Tatra Trucks, a leading truck manufacturer in the Czech Republic, has adopted the
Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software, including Teamcenter software for product lifecycle management (PLM) and the Mendix ‘low code platform’ to help increase production volume and strengthen its ability to manufacture vehicles that meet specific customer requirements. Tatra Trucks says that to achieve these goals, the company is ‘digitalising to intensively modernise and optimise production processes to meet the company’s plans for growth’.
Jakub Pončík, Tatra Trucks’ technical director, said: “The implementation of Siemens’ Teamcenter software represents a major technological shift for Tatra Trucks and will provide the company with a significant competitive advantage on the global market. Digitalisation will enable us to respond more efficiently to the specific requirements of each customer and achieve faster order processing. We anticipate more flexible development, faster technological preparation of production and more timely deliveries of the required quality.”
René Zahradník, Siemens Digital Industries Software’s managing director for the Czech Republic, said: “The decision to implement solutions from Siemens Xcelerator at Tatra Trucks demonstrates its key role in optimising the company’s digital processes. Teamcenter enables the effective use of digital twins and artificial intelligence to innovate products and manufacturing processes, thereby helping to ensure long-term competitiveness. We are glad that Tatra Trucks has chosen our solution, and we look forward to our journey together.
“This software solution integrates all key PLM processes into a single database, managing all customer requirements in real time through program and project management — including process quality across the entire company. All changes and requests will be recorded and managed within Teamcenter change management. The PLM system enables the creation and management of complete bills of materials and helps Tatra Trucks to more efficiently develop innovative products, improve information sharing between production, service and maintenance, achieve their sustainability goals of carbon footprint reduction and meet regulatory requirements.
Tatra Trucks a.s. took over the renowned brand Tatra and the Kopřivnice-based automotive manufacturer in 2013, which underwent a successful restructuring after the change in ownership. The domestic markets in the Czech Republic and Slovakia are very important, but a large part of the company’s production is exported to dozens of countries around the world. Tatra Trucks a.s. employs more than 1,800 people and another 500 work in its subsidiary Tatra Metalurgie a.s., which focuses mainly on foundry and forging.