The new product challenge
 

PLM (Product Life Cycle Management) technologies support companies throughout the lifecycle of their products, from conception all the way through to product retirement.
All companies' products (and services) age and ultimately lose their attractiveness: the development of new products therefore becomes a major challenge for every company if they want to remain successful - sounds obvious but managing these ‘lifecycle' issues is complex both in terms of planning and design.
Design and development are very important steps where 80% of decisions regarding the cost of both manufacturing and maintaining the new product will be taken.

Thales integrates software solutions from its alliance partners: PTC and Siemens PLM. Thales has developed core models using their respective solutions, Windchill and Teamcenter. Those core models allow easier reuse of solutions and are really well suitable to large enterprise with several engineering sites all over the globe, sharing the same processes for design, engineering, development, manufacturing and maintenance.

Why choose Thales for defining, implementing or maintaining your PLM system?

  • Thales brings its experiences acquired during many large complex implementations both for its many customers in the aeronautics, electronics, defence and automotive sectors, as well as for itself - we practice what we preach!
  • Thales has developed a focused methodology, based on the leading software packages, which allows for accelerated deployment of the application by capitalizing on the re-use of predefined industrial processes.
  • Thales adopts an iterative method which helps our customers to align their users needs on standard product functionality.
  • Thales not only understands the back office repository PLM systems, but is also a market leader in key enabling technologies (such as RFID) which ensures a continuous stream of information during the life of the product.