{"id":1185,"date":"2021-01-03T05:56:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-03T10:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Teamcenter-Blog\/Polar-Electro-Brings-Together-Mechanical-and-Electronic-Product\/ba-p\/547898"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:50:31","slug":"polar-electro-brings-together-mechanical-and-electronic-product-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/polar-electro-brings-together-mechanical-and-electronic-product-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Polar Electro Brings Together Mechanical and Electronic Product Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fitness watches push the boundaries of mechanical and electronic product development.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>They started as plastic bands that were worn around your wrist, not much more attractive than a hair tie, or big clunky watches. Now they\u2019re sleek and modern, loaded with more features than ever \u2026 and connected to any smart device!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Technology packs complex performance data in a tiny package. High-end fitness watches are designed to be comfortable and attractive enough to wear 24\/7 from business to casual to workouts to sleep.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Learn more about this topic by registering for an informative on-demand webinar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/webinar\/design-management\/58373\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">An Inside Look: Polar Electro wins the race with collaborative mechanical, electronic, and software product design management<\/a>,&nbsp;as part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/topic\/impact-of-plm-strategy\/59248\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">new webinar series on strategies to streamline product innovation<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the world\u2019s leading brands is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polar.com\/us-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\">Polar Electro<\/a>, which pushes the limits of wearable fitness technology by bringing together mechanical and electronic product development using Teamcenter, NX, and Mentor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Teamcenter users, the accessible, intuitive, and easy-to-use Active Workspace client is critical to PLM training and adoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Active Workspace is a tool which is very easy to use. If I need to train some end-users &#8230; it&#8217;s very clear to show them how they should work there. 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