Siemens PLM Software
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| Strategic business unit | |
| Industry | CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM Software |
| Predecessor | UGS Corp. |
| Founded |
1963, Torrance, California (as Siemens PLM Software) |
| Headquarters | Plano, Texas, U.S. |
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Key people
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Chuck Grindstaff, Tony Hemmelgarn, David Shirk |
| Products | PLM software and services — Teamcenter, NX, Tecnomatix, Velocity Series, COMOS |
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Number of employees
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7600 (2011) |
| Parent |
McDonnell Douglas (1976 - 1991) Electronic Data Systems (1991 - 2004) UGS Corp. (2004 - 2007) Siemens (2007 - present) |
| Website | www |
1963, Torrance, California
(as United Computing)
Siemens PLM Software (formerly UGS) is a computer software company specializing in 3D & 2D Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software. The company is a business unit of Siemens, and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.
The first commercial product developed by what is now known as Siemens PLM Software was called UNIAPT, released in 1969 by a software company then called United Computing. UNIAPT was one of the world's first end-user CAM products. United Computing was founded in 1963 above a hair salon in Torrance, California, and went on to purchase the Automated Drafting and Machining (ADAM) software code from MGS in 1973. The code became a foundation for a product called UNI-GRAPHICS, later sold commercially in 1975 as Unigraphics.
The following year, United Computing was acquired by the aerospace company McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing), who created new CAD/CAM divisions, naming one the Unigraphics Group. Finally, in 1980, Unigraphics was released, marking the group's first true 3D modeling hardware and software offering. Already home to McDonnell Douglas, the Unigraphics Group grew in St. Louis, Missouri, which became the new headquarters.
In 1991, the McDonnell Douglas Systems Integration groups, including Unigraphics, were acquired by EDS (then a part of General Motors Corp., now part of HP Enterprise Services). EDS branded the acquired business as EDS Unigraphics. Eventually, in 1997 EDS set up its Unigraphics division as a wholly owned subsidiary called Unigraphics Solutions. EDS took Unigraphics Solutions public while continuing to own majority controlling shares in Unigraphics. During this time, Unigraphics acquired a few companies itself including Engineering Animation, Inc., the former Ames, Iowa-based visualization company.
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