MULTIVAC selects Teamcenter to connect engineering & manufacturing

By Susan Zimmerlee

Manufacturers today face growing pressure to manage product complexity, improve collaboration across engineering disciplines, and establish stronger connections between product development and manufacturing. As products become more sophisticated and organizations seek to accelerate innovation, many are investing in a digital thread that connects product information, processes, and teams throughout the lifecycle.

📢 That’s why we’re excited to share that MULTIVAC has selected Siemens’ Teamcenter software as its strategic product lifecycle management (PLM) backbone to support the company’s ongoing digital transformation journey.

As a leading provider of processing and packaging solutions for the food, medical device, and pharmaceutical industries, MULTIVAC operates in an environment where innovation, quality, and efficiency are critical. The company’s decision reflects a growing industry focus on creating a connected digital foundation that brings engineering and manufacturing closer together.

Building a connected digital backbone

MULTIVAC selected Teamcenter from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software as its strategic PLM backbone, creating a foundation for connecting product development and manufacturing processes across the organization.

By establishing Teamcenter as its digital thread backbone, MULTIVAC aims to improve transparency, collaboration, and efficiency across engineering teams while creating greater consistency throughout the product lifecycle. The initiative supports the company’s efforts to digitalize product development processes and manage increasing product complexity.

Modern products require collaboration across multiple disciplines, including mechanical, electrical, electronics, software, manufacturing, and service teams. Keeping information aligned across those domains becomes increasingly difficult when data is spread across disconnected systems.

A connected digital backbone helps create a common source of product information, enabling teams to work with greater visibility, confidence, and traceability throughout the lifecycle.

Picture of MULTIVAC machine — *Image courtesy of MULTIVAC*

Extending connectivity across engineering and manufacturing

Teamcenter is being introduced into an environment where MULTIVAC is already leveraging Siemens technologies to support manufacturing operations. The company currently uses solutions such as Designcenter Manufacturing and Teamcenter Manufacturing Resource Library to support manufacturing processes and tool management. By adopting Teamcenter as its central PLM backbone, MULTIVAC can further strengthen connections between engineering information, manufacturing resources, and downstream production activities.

Rather than treating engineering and manufacturing as separate functions, the goal is to create a more connected environment where product and manufacturing information can flow across teams and processes. This improved continuity helps support collaboration, transparency, and operational efficiency throughout the organization.

Connecting product development to the shopfloor

The announcement also highlights MULTIVAC’s focus on extending the digital thread beyond engineering and into manufacturing operations.

In addition to product development processes, MULTIVAC is leveraging Siemens solutions to support CNC shopfloor operations, including tool management and future NC program handling. Bringing these capabilities into a broader digital backbone helps improve consistency between engineering and manufacturing data while reducing manual handoffs and improving visibility across the lifecycle.

For manufacturers facing growing product and process complexity, engineering-to-manufacturing continuity is becoming increasingly important. Connecting product development with downstream manufacturing activities helps teams make better-informed decisions, reduce errors, and improve responsiveness as products evolve.

Creating an AI-ready foundation

Another noteworthy aspect of MULTIVAC’s digital transformation strategy is its focus on preparing for AI-enabled engineering and analytics.

Organizations exploring industrial AI often discover that the effectiveness of AI depends on the quality, accessibility, and consistency of their data. A connected digital backbone helps establish the foundation needed to support future AI initiatives by making product information more connected, traceable, and accessible.

As Dr. Christian Lau, chief technical officer and group president at MULTIVAC, explained:

With Teamcenter, we are improving user efficiency and collaboration, while preparing for the future by making our data-driven processes fit for AI-enabled engineering and analytics.”

By creating a connected environment for product and manufacturing information, MULTIVAC is positioning itself to take advantage of future opportunities in analytics, automation, and AI-driven innovation.

Supporting long-term digital transformation

Digital transformation is not a single project. It is an ongoing effort to connect people, processes, and information across the enterprise.

MULTIVAC’s selection of Teamcenter reflects a strategic investment in a scalable digital foundation that supports collaboration today while enabling future innovation initiatives. By expanding its use of Siemens Xcelerator solutions and establishing Teamcenter as its digital thread backbone, the company is creating stronger connections between engineering and manufacturing while preparing for the next stage of digitalization.

We look forward to supporting MULTIVAC as it continues its digital transformation journey and advances its vision for connected product development and manufacturing.