Plano, TX, April 15, 2021 – Akebono Brake Corporation selects PROLIM to deploy Solid Edge® software and Teamcenter® X software from Siemens Digital Industries Software to drive digital transformation. With more than 90 years of brake design and production expertise employing over 9,000 people worldwide, with over 3,500 in North America, Akebono provides the world’s automotive industry with advanced braking and noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) solutions.
PROLIM’s partnership with AWS elevates Akebono Brake Corporation’s digital transformation by leveraging AWS services. This collaboration harnesses AWS cloud infrastructure to optimize Solid Edge and Teamcenter X software deployment, enabling Akebono to accelerate their digital transformation while reducing IT costs.
“The combination of Solid Edge and Teamcenter X provides us with a powerful, easy-to-use, and agile product development solution. Teamcenter X will manage our Solid Edge designs and other product-related data, and since it’s a SaaS platform with no infrastructure overhead, we can immediately focus on unlocking opportunities for growth and improved efficiencies through digital transformation,” says Corey Minter- Engineering Manager at Akebono Brake Corporation in Elizabethtown, KY.
Teamcenter X, a cloud-based Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)-as-a-service innovation platform, brings the power of the cloud to all users, to help reduce time-to-market and connect distributed, cross-disciplinary teams while improving effectiveness and efficiency at any scale. “Combining traditional PLM with cloud computing allows PLM to be available anywhere and, on any device, reduce IT resource needs, and keep up with the latest innovative technology, while enabling enterprises to move the investment from a capital expenditure to an operational expenditure,” says Prabhu Patil, Founder & CEO of PROLIM.
“Solid Edge is a complete portfolio of product development tools, including mechanical design, simulation, manufacturing and technical publications. Combining that with the instant-on PLM value of Teamcenter X, we offer a comprehensive solution with a very fast return on investment,” said John Miller, Senior Vice President for Mainstream Engineering Software, Siemens Digital Industries Software. “Our partnership with PROLIM enables us to help innovative companies like Akebono achieve their digital transformation goals faster.”