{"id":6028,"date":"2022-06-30T12:03:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T16:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/?p=6028"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:57:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:57:04","slug":"plm-for-solidworks-using-teamcenter-at-bladon-mt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/plm-for-solidworks-using-teamcenter-at-bladon-mt\/","title":{"rendered":"PLM for SolidWorks -Teamcenter at Bladon MT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why use Teamcenter PLM for SolidWorks? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bladon Micro Turbine&#8217;s team of 10 SolidWorks designers was using  product data management (PDM) and looking to upgrade. This pioneer in the design, development and manufacture of micro turbines chose Teamcenter to manage SolidWorks data and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;The core reason for Teamcenter was its quick, out-of-the-box solution &#8230; and the initial focus was to replace our PDM system with a PLM system that can grow.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Thomas Chainiau, Mechanical Design Engineer, Bladon MT<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenter\/the-best-plm-for-solidworks-is-best-for-your-design-team\/\" target=\"_blank\">See why the best PLM for SolidWorks is best for your design team!<\/a> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/topic\/plm-system\/69449\" target=\"_blank\">Watch these videos to see how easy it is to access and use Teamcenter!<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/trials.sw.siemens.com\/teamcenterx-cloud-plm\/?cmpid=13514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Experience cloud software-as-a-service (SaaS) PLM with the Teamcenter X free trial, an option for SolidWorks customers to get instant-on PLM!<\/a>&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;We wanted to introduce lifecycle control with Teamcenter. We already had quite well developed engineering change control processes, but they were run outside of PDM. Now we have lifecycle and process flow as part of the integrated PLM tool.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Neil Robson, Chief Engineer and Head of Engineering, Bladon MT<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/Siemens-SW-Fast-track-to-PLM-for-Bladon-Micro-Turbine-Infographic_tcm27-81876.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read this Bladon MT infographic<\/a> to see how the upgrade to Teamcenter PLM for SolidWorks made it easier for people at Bladon MT to find, share and reuse product information, improving bill of material (BOM) management and change processes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/PLM-for-SolidWorks-using-Teamcenter-at-Bladon-MT-infographic-1024x526.jpg\" alt=\"PLM for SolidWorks using Teamcenter at Bladon MT infographic\n\" class=\"wp-image-6052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/PLM-for-SolidWorks-using-Teamcenter-at-Bladon-MT-infographic-1024x526.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/PLM-for-SolidWorks-using-Teamcenter-at-Bladon-MT-infographic-600x308.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/PLM-for-SolidWorks-using-Teamcenter-at-Bladon-MT-infographic-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/PLM-for-SolidWorks-using-Teamcenter-at-Bladon-MT-infographic-1110x570.jpg 1110w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/09\/PLM-for-SolidWorks-using-Teamcenter-at-Bladon-MT-infographic.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/media\/global\/en\/Siemens-SW-Fast-track-to-PLM-for-Bladon-Micro-Turbine-Infographic_tcm27-81876.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">See why Bladon MT chose a preconfigured, fast delivery option for Teamcenter<\/a>. They got into production quickly with PLM that can grow as they grow &#8230; that&#8217;s easy to manage and maintain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m a mechanical design engineer, and I&#8217;m also responsible for deploying Teamcenter. The actual deployment is almost non-existent because all users have web browser access &#8230; before we had to deploy to each user. The infrastructure side is very easy to manage.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Thomas Chainiau, Mechanical Design Engineer, Bladon MT<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>With Teamcenter you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/products\/collaboration\/enterprise-pdm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">preconfigured options for delivery, from PDM to PLM<\/a>, so you can get up and running in the way that&#8217;s best for your business. 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