Siemens PLM Software Technical Documentation with S1000D Support in Teamcenter

Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division has announced support for the independent S1000D technical publication standard within the integrated content management solution of its Teamcenter software suite. Already adopted throughout the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry, S1000D is being embraced due to its designed intent to reduce the time and costs associated with publishing, exchanging and maintaining technical information.

"Because we deliver a comprehensive PLM portfolio with an integrated content management solution Teamcenter users already had the ability to fully synchronize product documentation activities with product engineering activities," said Steve Bashada, vice president of Teamcenter Applications, Siemens PLM Software. "With today's announcement we can now enable all of our customers producing and exchanging technical publications to experience the efficiency provided by the S1000D standard while maintaining the unique advantages of the Teamcenter content management offering."

"S1000D is having a major impact on publications in the A&D space," said Rick Schochler, COO of Crowell Solutions, a Dallas, Texas based consultancy specializing in business intelligence, content management/S1000D and application development. "One of the major topics that groups are dealing with is how best to handle parts information within an S1000D environment. The ability to reuse product data straight from the engineering source is a huge advantage to writers who need to insure part information is accurate with respect to product configuration. Teamcenter content management provides the ability to do this by pulling publications staff into the engineering repository and sharing that info."