Aerospace

Airframer company: A journey to an enhanced Teamcenter environment

Discover how this airframer company partnered with Applied CAx to stabilize and recover its PLM environment.

Overview

Our customer is a single-site airframer engineering team based in the U.S. that inherited a failed Teamcenter installation from a previous vendor.

Company
  • Airframer company
software
  • Teamcenter PLM
  • Siemens NX CAM
  • Siemens NX CAD
industry
  • Aerospace

The company contacted Applied CAx to stabilize and recover its PLM environment. This engagement had a limited module deployment scope, focusing on NX and CAM rather than a full PLM scope. The client had approximately 80 users (61 authors and 20 consumers).

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The challenge

Failed Teamcenter environment with complex integrations and many users requiring training and onboarding.

02
The solution

Implemented new Teamcenter, NX CAM workflows, custom releases, and delivered hands-on user training.

03
The impact

Rescued PLM deployment, improved stability, and aligned NX CAM processes with aerospace manufacturing needs.

Project objectives

The client’s goals were to deploy Teamcenter as a controlled, proof-of-concept system to manage CAM workflows and key NX data, implement support of thermal protection system (TPS) design and manufacturing, including integration with Haas machines, and unlock the capability to expand document management maturity over time, especially for specification and verification files.

Applied CAx rebuilt the company’s Teamcenter environment into a lean proof-of-concept instance within months, enabled core NX CAM workflows for TPS tile machining, and delivered custom release workflows to streamline design iteration and production handoff.

Project activity highlights

Streamlined NX manufacturing workflows

In just a few months, the Applied CAx team rebuilt the company’s Teamcenter environment into a lean proof-of-concept instance tailored to the company’s needs. The implementation focused exclusively on NX, bypassing SolidWorks data management to streamline operations. Core NX CAM workflows were enabled to support TPS tile machining, ensuring precision and efficiency in manufacturing. Additionally, custom release workflows were developed to accelerate design iteration and improve handoff of production, enhancing overall agility and throughput.

Results

Scalable digital thread foundation

This project had a major impact by turning around a failed PLM deployment and delivering a stable, functional Teamcenter environment.

Our engineering services team provided training, CAM automation, and NX support tailored to the company’s specific aerospace needs. Most importantly, the project established a solid foundation for future digital thread integration across mechanical and electrical domains, enabling long-term innovation and collaboration.

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Recovered PLM deployment

Turned around failed PLM deployment and delivered a stable, functional Teamcenter environment supporting ongoing engineering operations.

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Tailored engineering support

Provided training, CAM automation, and NX support aligned with company's specific aerospace engineering requirements.

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Digital thread foundation

Established a foundation for future digital thread integration across mechanical and electrical engineering domains.

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Strategic growth guidance

Delivered strategic guidance to expand Teamcenter usage as organizational readiness and system adoption continue increasing.

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