{"id":16070,"date":"2023-07-13T12:38:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T16:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/?p=16070"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:58:35","slug":"whats-new-in-teamcenter-quality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/whats-new-in-teamcenter-quality\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s new in Teamcenter Quality 6.3?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-teal-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-teal-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-teal-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><strong>We are thrilled to announce the release of the latest version of Teamcenter Quality software!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-teal-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-teal-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fdcfc74e wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/resources.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/fact-sheet-whats-new-in-teamcenter-quality-6-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Fact S<\/strong>heet<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"accelerating-consumer-driven-innovation-while-applying-quality-management-best-practices\"><strong>Accelerating consumer-driven innovation while applying quality management best practices<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/products\/collaboration\/quality-compliance-management.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teamcenter Quality<\/a> software supports a closed-loop quality approach from design to manufacturing. Built on top of the Teamcenter software product lifecycle management (PLM) backbone, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/products\/collaboration\/quality-compliance-management.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teamcenter Quality<\/a>  helps you leverage product and process information, as well as share cross-departmental workflows so you can streamline the core quality management processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/products\/collaboration\/quality-compliance-management.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teamcenter Quality<\/a> works in the Active Workspace client (AWC) for Teamcenter. Active Workspace is an innovative web-based client platform that simplifies PLM for all users involved in product lifecycle, accelerating user adoption and shortening time-to-value by providing an intuitive experience anytime, anywhere, on any device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/products\/collaboration\/quality-compliance-management.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teamcenter Quality<\/a>, which is part of the <strong>Siemens Xcelerator<\/strong> business platform of software, hardware and services&nbsp;, helps you support all of the quality-relevant processes required in the overall product lifecycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"discover-the-latest-version\">Discover the latest version <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest version (AWC 6.3) delivers new enhancements to improve the application\u2019s capabilities and usability. Our expanded set of supported quality core processes offers you access to the most up-to-date set of technologies to streamline your quality management system. Learn more about the complete list of enhancements and features in the software release notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-teal-color has-text-color\" id=\"key-new-features\"><strong>Key new features<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Use enhanced quality checklists with empowered calculation methods, evaluation and threshold rules<\/strong>. Manage efficiently the quality checklists for better assessment is crucial. We already introduced the quality checklists in the previous releases. However, these have been significantly expanded in version 6.3. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Improve usability for searching and standardized quality checklist for quality project management<\/strong>. Teamcenter Quality 6.3 now allows you to streamline more of these tasks with improved capabilities to track quality projects such as advanced product quality planning (APQP) or supplier PPAP projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:12px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Checklist_rules_for_Whatsnew_6.3-600x338.png\" alt=\"Example of checklist rules definition in Teamcenter Quality\" class=\"wp-image-16080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Checklist_rules_for_Whatsnew_6.3-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Checklist_rules_for_Whatsnew_6.3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Checklist_rules_for_Whatsnew_6.3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Checklist_rules_for_Whatsnew_6.3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Checklist_rules_for_Whatsnew_6.3-395x222.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Checklist_rules_for_Whatsnew_6.3-900x506.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Checklist_rules_for_Whatsnew_6.3.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of checklist rules definition<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leverage the new FMEA risk matrix and improvements for usability and industry guideline support<\/strong>. Failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) is a methodology that allows companies to assess risks associated with possible product failure. The Teamcenter Quality FMEA module helps you avoid defects by allowing you to evaluate the effects caused by potential problems early in the planning phase. The FMEA module supports several standards and guidelines. The latest version contains new elements and enhancement, mainly boosting the usability and industry guideline support. Among the many improvements, a new important element is the FMEA risk matrix, which should be used as an evaluation tool for the priorities for the design or process FMEA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Figure-6.-Risk-matrix-600x336.png\" alt=\"Teamcenter Quality FMEA Risk matrix\" class=\"wp-image-16076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Figure-6.-Risk-matrix-600x336.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Figure-6.-Risk-matrix-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Figure-6.-Risk-matrix-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Figure-6.-Risk-matrix-1536x861.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Figure-6.-Risk-matrix-395x222.png 395w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Figure-6.-Risk-matrix-900x505.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/Figure-6.-Risk-matrix.png 1917w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Teamcenter Quality FMEA Risk matrix<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Access the improved usability and ballooning functionality based on 2D\/3D PMIs<\/strong>. You can use Teamcenter Quality Control and Inspection Planning to improve product quality, customer relations and satisfaction while decreasing development time. The integrated solution offers process and design-oriented inspection planning combined with control plan management to prevent rework and reduce costs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:9px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/control.plan63-600x340.png\" alt=\"Improved ballooning functionality in Teamcenter Quality Control and Inspection Planning\" class=\"wp-image-16077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/control.plan63-600x340.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/control.plan63.png 741w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Improved ballooning functionality in Teamcenter Quality Control and Inspection Planning<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Leverage enhancements in root cause analysis for Ishikawa diagrams and the 5 Whys method. <\/strong>he Teamcenter Quality Problem Solving module comes with additional updates in version 6.3 to include valuable enrichments such as the expansions in Ishikawa diagrams and 5 Why methodology.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Create enhanced defects based on visual markups and use the RCA browser. <\/strong>Another enhancement is the root cause analysis browser that can simplify the overall problem-solving process. Now, users can take the root cause analysis browser everywhere in Teamcenter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/psp_whatsnew-600x340.png\" alt=\"Example of improved functionalities in Teamcenter Quality Problem Solving \" class=\"wp-image-16082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/psp_whatsnew-600x340.png 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/psp_whatsnew-1024x580.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/psp_whatsnew-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/psp_whatsnew-900x510.png 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2023\/07\/psp_whatsnew.png 1077w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Example of enhancement in Teamcenter Quality Problem Solving<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"benefits-of-our-quality-management-solution\"><strong>Benefits of our quality management solution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Efficiently manage the quality checklists for better assessment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Simplify tasks on quality project management best practices to manage quality gates\/quality project milestones<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Deliver enhanced FMEA tool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Optimize planning quality inspection leveraging drawings and models<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide greater defect descriptions to facilitate problem solving <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Close the loop in your root cause analysis with a deeper evaluation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"experience-the-advantages-of-the-closed-loop-quality-and-start-your-digital-journey-with-siemens-today\"><strong>Experience the advantages of the closed-loop quality and start your digital journey with Siemens today!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><em>Would you like to get a general overview of our offerings of quality management software?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a few minutes to look into our new&nbsp;<strong>Teamcenter Quality 6.3 fact sheet<\/strong>, or learn how to experience the benefits of closed-loop quality for best-in-class products with our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/resource\/quality-management-system-software\/99161\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">videos<\/a>&nbsp;experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-teal-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-teal-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-teal-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Are you interested in more details on our quality management software solution components?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-teal-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-teal-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a deep dive into five of them by reading these fact sheets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/Siemens%20SW%20Teamcenter%20Quality%20Problem%20Solving%20Fact%20Sheet_tcm27-92381.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teamcenter Quality \u2013 Problem Solving<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/Siemens%20SW%20Teamcenter%20Quality%20Control%20and%20Inspection%20Planning%20Fact%20Sheet_tcm27-92384.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teamcenter Quality \u2013 Control and Inspection Planning<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/Siemens%20SW%20Teamcenter%20Quality%20FMEA%20Fact%20Sheet_tcm27-92523.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teamcenter Quality \u2013 Failure Mode and Effects Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/Siemens%20SW%20Quality%20Project%20Management%20Fact%20Sheet_tcm27-92341.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teamcenter Quality Project Management<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/Siemens%20SW%20Quality%20Action%20Management%20Fact%20Sheet_tcm27-92350.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teamcenter Quality Action Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/plm.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/teamcenter\/solutions\/quality-compliance-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find out more about&nbsp;quality management and compliance&nbsp;on our website!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-teal-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-teal-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:21px\"><strong>Start fast and grow with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens.com\/en-us\/products\/teamcenter\/teamcenter-x-cloud-plm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teamcenter X<\/a>   |   Make smarter decisions with <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AI-powered 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