Enhancements of research and training facilities to help up to 1,000 students
Taipei City, Taiwan – Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division and a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services, announces an in-kind software grant with a commercial value of US$75 million to National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taipei City, Taiwan.
The in-kind grant, the first one that NTU has received from Siemens PLM Software’s GO PLM (Global Opportunities in Product Lifecycle Management) program, will be deployed for training courses to be available at NTU’s future Advanced Manufacturing Centre.
One thousand students and 150 teaching staff will benefit from this software, which will help improve the training standards for students, particularly in the areas of co-design, rapid prototyping, process management and document management software, and hardware equipment of medical devices.
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The range of software provided includes PLM applications that are widely used by many multi-national corporations in key industries around the globe. The grant includes NX software, Siemens PLM Software’s comprehensive digital product development solution; Teamcenter software, Siemens PLM Software's digital lifecycle management solution and the world’s most widely used PLM portfolio; and Tecnomatix software, Siemens PLM Software’s best-in-class digital manufacturing solution.
In addition the grant includes the Teamcenter for Medical Devices solution which was jointly developed by Siemens PLM Software and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services and business solutions and outsourcing firm that possesses in-depth knowledge, expertise and experience of the regulatory needs in the medical gadgetry industry.
“TCS is actively focusing on improving the quality of life by developing products and solutions for Medical Devices & Diagnostics clients globally,” says Regu Ayyaswamy, vice president and head, Engineering and Industrial Services of TCS.
“We see this collaboration as a key initiative to develop mutual value for NTU, Siemens PLM Software and TCS.”
“Through the in-kind grant from Siemens PLM Software, NTU will now be able to set up a cross-teaching and research and development center which will help take our training facilities to the next level,” says Yang Tai Hong, director, Biomedical Engineering Institute of Applied Mechanics of National Taiwan University.
“From an academic perspective, the move will not only benefit our students training more adequately but is also slated to strengthen our position as the top university in Taiwan by catapulting us farther ahead of other Taiwanese varsities through our improved training capabilities.”
“Siemens PLM Software is proud to be associated with National Taiwan University and looks forward to providing the designers and engineers of the future with our industry leading PLM technology,” says Chuck Yuan, senior vice president and general manager, Greater China, Siemens PLM Software.
“It is apparent that manufacturers today compete on the basis of time to market, product costs, quality and innovation. Through this initiative, we are confident that students from NTU will gain invaluable experience from PLM software technology, which serves to support these key business objectives and helps turn more ideas into successful products.”
Siemens PLM Software’s technology will also enhance teaching resources, through long-distance Internet learning programs, for I-Shou University, Southern Taiwan University, Kun Shan University, Tajen University, Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Yuanpei University, Ming Chuan University and assist in the implementation of industrial convergence.