Mendix on top of Siemens Teamcenter

Accelerating development with the Mendix platform

The Mendix platform supports the entire application lifecycle and is backed by a global customer and developer community. Reusable building blocks are shared via the Mendix Marketplace, significantly speeding up development.

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For Teamcenter specific use cases, Mendix offers out-of-the-box capabilities, such as:

• Integration via connectors and extensions in Mendix Pro
• Default application components like Single Sign-On (SSO), 3D viewers and tree table widgets
• Teamcenter marketplace templates such as Complaint Management, Product View 360 and Plan for Every Part
• Flexible deployment options: public cloud, private cloud or on-premise

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Real-world use cases

Adient: One mobile app for engineering, quality and manufacturing

Adient, a global leader in automotive seating, uses Mendix on top of Teamcenter to track issues across engineering, quality and manufacturing in a single mobile application.

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Users can capture issues directly on their mobile devices, add photos and synchronize everything with Teamcenter. This creates transparency across teams and speeds up issue resolution. Ram Pentakota, Vice President IT at Adient called it ‘phenomenal’.

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Pilatus: Improving user experience and eliminating shadow IT

Pilatus, a Mendix and Teamcenter customer, leverages Mendix connectors and generic building blocks to improve user experience and system integration.

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One example is the integration with SAP to synchronize completed tasks. This provides real-time insight into the progress of individual aircraft, improving project planning and customer communication. Previously, parts of this process relied on shadow IT, and even paper-based workflows.

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Another example is a tablet application for time tracking. Employees used to walk to a central computer to log their hours afterward. With Mendix, they now track time in real time on the shop floor, increasing accuracy and efficiency.

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CNH Industrial: One view across multiple systems

CNH Industrial, founded in 1842, uses Mendix to improve cross-functional collaboration and efficiency. With Mendix, they created a single point of information for parts and products while aggregating data from multiple backend systems.

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Previously, users had to switch between:

• The enterprise change management system (BOM and part information)
• The document management system (documentation)
• Teamcenter (3D data)

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With Mendix, BOM data is retrieved from the enterprise change management system, while Teamcenter data is fetched simultaneously and presented in a single view. Additional tabs show drawings, specifications and 2D visualizations. This information can also be shared directly with suppliers via a dedicated portal.

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The result is one application containing all relevant product data, significantly reducing time and effort spent searching for information.

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From use case to ROI

The number of possible Mendix applications on top of Teamcenter is virtually unlimited. The key is identifying the right use case and clearly defining its return on investment.

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At Squad Apps, we support organizations from idea and design to application development and ongoing support. If you’re ready to explore what’s possible with Mendix on top of Teamcenter, let’s have a conversation.

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