PLM Implementation Intelligence

Every PLM implementationneeds automations.None of them need to be custom code.

From our experience implementing and migrating enterprise PLM systems, we have catalogued 50+ business process automations that virtually every manufacturing company requires. With PLM Neo, every one of these is a configuration, not a coding project.

Custom code per engagement

380+

person-days of development

With PLM Neo

Weeks

through plain language configuration

Applicable:New PLM implementations · Platform upgrades · Agile PLM to Teamcenter migrations · Any Teamcenter engagement

How it works

The automation burden every PLM implementation carries.

PLM platforms deliver powerful out-of-the-box capabilities — but every manufacturing company has business-specific processes that go beyond them. Without PLM Neo, each one is a custom development project. With PLM Neo, each one is a plain language configuration.

Without PLM Neo

Business requirement identified

e.g. EBOM must auto-sync to MBOM on ECO release — not in OOTB Teamcenter

Custom code written

PLM developer codes the automation in ITK or Java — specific to the platform version

Test, deploy, document

QA cycles, deployment, and maintenance documentation for every automation

Repeat — and again on every upgrade

50+ automations. Each platform upgrade risks breaking the custom code layer

⏱ 380+ person-days · Permanent technical debt · Upgrade risk forever

PLMNeo

With PLM Neo

Same automation inventory

All 50+ automations — described in plain language

Configure, not code

Business logic set up as PLM Neo tasks — no custom code written

Upgrade-proof by design

Business layer sits above Teamcenter — platform upgrades don't touch it

⚡ Fraction of the cost · Upgrade-proof · Team can evolve it

The automation landscape

Six categories. Every PLM customer needs them. All addressable through PLM Neo.

Automation scope — Agile PLM → Teamcenter migration

■ Traditional: Custom Code

// EBOM → MBOM Sync
@EventHandler(type=WORKFLOW_STATUS_CHANGE)
public void ebomToMbomSync(TCEvent e){
  // 340 lines of custom ITK code...
}

// Revision Scheme Logic
@EventHandler(type=CREATE_OBJECT)
public void setNewRevision(TCEvent e){
  // Proto→Production state logic...
}

// Cost Sheet Generator
@EventHandler(type=WF_TRANSITION)
public void generateCostSheet(TCEvent e){
  // Excel template fill logic...
}

50+ files · 380+ person-days · Re-written on every upgrade

■ PLM Neo: Plain Language Configuration

EBOM → MBOM Synchronisation

When a production ECO reaches Released status, automatically create manufacturing parts and sync the manufacturing BOM.

✓ Configured

Maturity-Driven Revision Scheme

Use numeric revision in prototype stage; switch to alphabetical when maturity changes to production.

✓ Configured

Cost Sheet Generation

At Sales Review workflow stage, generate PE, Purchasing and Summary cost sheets from the template using current BOM data.

✓ Configured

Plain language · Weeks to implement · Survives every upgrade

Impact

What this means for your PLM programme.

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Proven in a real engagement

Catalogued from an Agile PLM to Teamcenter migration for a Tier-1 automotive supplier in Canada. 50+ automations. Not hypothetical.

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Upgrade-proof by design

Business logic lives in the PLM Neo layer, above the platform. Future Teamcenter upgrades don't break your processes.

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No developer required

Your team describes new automations in plain language. No PLM developer or specialist consultant required every time something needs to change.

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Six categories, fully covered

BOM synchronisation · Revision management · Document generation · Data validation · Workflow intelligence · Supplier management.

Recognise these automation requirements in your PLM programme?

Walk us through your process requirements. We'll show you how PLM Neo addresses them — without writing a line of custom code.

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