CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
15 October 2007
Product News
Siemens PLM Software and Enigma Partner to Boost Profits in Aerospace and Defense; Joint Solution for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Provides Significant Cost Savings to OEMs and Operators
Enigma Inc ., a leader in aftermarket service and support technology, announced that the company has signed a partnership agreement with Siemens PLM Software, a division of Siemens Automation and Drives. The two companies have integrated Enigma's InService solutions with the Teamcenter® for MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul) software offering. The combined solutions are being brought to market with a focus on aerospace and defense (A&D) contractors, military branches and equipment maintainers. Siemens PLM Software and Enigma solutions help workers in the field and the depot by simplifying scheduled and unscheduled service events, improving spare parts identification and optimizing the maintenance and engineering workflow.
"Enigma's partnership with Siemens PLM Software strengthens our presence in the aerospace and defense industries, where there is a huge demand for this combination of content and asset management for maintenance," said Jonathon Yaron, CEO of Enigma. "The joint solutions make existing product and engineering data readily accessible for maintenance and material improvement programs."
According to a statement supplied by Siemens PLM Software, "By integrating service, inventory planning, diagnostics, fault isolation and fleet and configuration management, Siemens PLM Software and Enigma deliver unprecedented automation for critical aftermarket support. With an automated process for documenting maintenance activities that can be shared directly with the maintenance and engineering department, these solutions provide unique insights into the operational environment, thus driving product improvements and maintenance best practices. By increasing the speed and quality of maintenance, the joint solutions help manufacturers and operators reduce operations and logistics costs and increase equipment uptime."
The management of technical publications in A&D is challenging due to multiple content sources, diverse equipment configurations, frequent revisions/changes and complex approval processes. Siemens PLM Software and Enigma solutions simplify these maintenance challenges by providing fast access to information that is spread across multiple information systems, enabling engineers to quickly update and distribute technical publications, and technicians to swiftly perform maintenance and repairs.
The integrated solution combines Enigma's InService MRO, EPC (Electronic Parts Catalog) and JCG (Job Card Generator) with Siemens PLM Software's Teamcenter for MRO to provide a maintenance environment that manages asset configuration, maintenance documentation, maintenance planning and execution and illustrated parts catalogs. The resulting solution helps technicians in the field and the hangar by delivering all of the latest service manuals, spare parts and troubleshooting guides, customized for each specific piece of equipment. In addition, the solution can be easily integrated with enterprise resource planning, generating customized task cards and offering technicians critical visibility into the entire maintenance workflow.
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