# Accelerate product development

Achieve design excellence using intelligent engineering solutions that unite global teams to drive continuous cross-domain collaborative product development, automate complex workflows, and harness the power of AI tools—while accelerating innovation across the entire product lifecycle.

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### Streamline product development processes

Today's product complexity and accelerating market demands require a fundamentally new approach. Transform your design engineering processes by connecting and enabling teams to explore more design possibilities, validate decisions faster, and optimize designs through AI-powered simulation.

## Rethink sustainable product design and workflows

Are you positioned to reach the next level of engineering excellence to meet increasing product complexity, quality, and compressed time-to-market?

**87%**

### 87% No longer business as usual

87% of companies think digital will disrupt their industry, only 44% are prepared. ( [McKinsey](https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/operations/our-insights/capturing-the-true-value-of-industry-four-point-zero))

**92%**

### 92% AI investment

Nearly all companies (92%) plan to increase AI investments over the next three years. ( [McKinsey](https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/mckinsey-digital/our-insights/superagency-in-the-workplace-empowering-people-to-unlock-ais-full-potential-at-work))

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### 75% Reduced engineering time

75% of product development teams will operate in hybrid or fully remote environments, emphasizing the need for collaborative tools and platforms. ( [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/product-development-trends-2025-insights-data-the-algorithm-nrjaf))

## Deliver next generation products

Turn complexity into an advantage. Blend sustainability, innovation, and digital transformation by harnessing data, AI, and collaborative processes. Discover how you can accelerate product development to meet the demands of rapidly evolving markets.

### Model-based product engineering

Adopt a holistic approach to product development that leverages digital models and simulations throughout the entire product lifecycle. Dynamic, model-based engineering serves as your single source of truth, providing flexibility, design integrity, safety, and security from concept to detailed implementation.

- Replace traditional document-based methods with dynamic, [model-based engineering](/content/en-us/solutions/systems-engineering/index.html)
- Create comprehensive digital models with detail across engineering domains
- Seamlessly [comply with changing requirements](/content/en-us/solutions/requirements-management/index.html) in real time across all models

## Product design engineering solutions for industry

The rapid shift in consumer demands for smarter, more complex products with technological advancements, such as AI, requires companies to innovate quickly. Explore how integrated product design engineering solutions can optimize designs for performance, cost, and manufacturability.

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**Aerospace & Defense** \ 
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[Rising to new heights](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/aerospace-design/index.html)

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**Automotive** \ 
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[Unleash the next generation of vehicles](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/automotive-design/index.html)

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**Battery** \ 
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[Battery development at scale and speed](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/battery-engineering/index.html)

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**Heavy Equipment** \ 
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[Join the future in heavy equipment production](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/heavy-equipment-design/index.html)

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**Industrial Machinery** \ 
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[Design and deliver configurable components](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/new-product-introduction-component-manufacturing/index.html)

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**Electronics** \ 
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[Electronic systems design innovation](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/electronic-systems-design/index.html)

## Explore real business insights

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**50% reduction in pack engineering time** \ 
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Discover how Peugeot optimized battery pack design and lowered costs while cutting development time from months to weeks. \ 
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[Read](https://resources.sw.siemens.com/en-US/case-study-psa-peugeot-citroen-simcenter/?lnc=eyJzbHVnIjoibG9jYWwtbmF2LWRpc3ctZGlnaXRhbC10aHJlYWQtZW5naW5lZXJpbmctc29mdHdhcmUtZW4tdXMtZGlnaXRhbC10aHJlYWQiLCJ0aXRsZSI6eyJ0aXRsZSI6IkRlc2lnbiBlbmdpbmVlcmluZyIsImNhdGVnb3J5IjoiU2FtZSBTaXRlIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2llbWVucy5jb20vZW4tdXMvZGlnaXRhbC10aHJlYWQvcHJvZHVjdC1kZXZlbG9wbWVudC8iLCJjb250ZXh0IjpmYWxzZX0sImxvY2FsZSI6ImVuLVVTIn0=)

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**Accurately configured products with 600% BOM** \ 
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Learn how JCB heavyweight manufacturer drives digitalization

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**Reduce analysis time by 30 to 50%** \ 
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Read how Northrup Grumman worked in the digital realm with proper design analyses, close connections to the hardware to design and properly analyzed and controlled mission requirements.

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**Improve collaboration and streamline asset management** \ 
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Learn how SINDOH increased design efficiency and higher product quality in less time while reducing development costs.

## Integrated product development solutions

### Engineering simulation

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### Product design

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### Product lifecycle management

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### Electrical design

[View solution](/content/en-us/solutions/electrical-design/index.html)

### PCB design

[View solution](/content/en-us/products/pcb/pcb-design/index.html)

### Systems engineering

[View solution](/content/en-us/solutions/systems-engineering/index.html)

## Frequently asked questions

### What role does AI technology play in product development

[AI in product development](https://blogs.sw.siemens.com/digital-transformation/ai-in-product-development/) enables faster, smarter, and more cost-efficient innovation. Generative AI helps teams rapidly create new concepts, design variations, and even personalized products at scale. By feeding in constraints like material, weight, or function, companies can explore thousands of optimized prototypes in minutes, accelerating ideation and reducing the need for manual design work. This speeds up early-stage creativity while opening opportunities for customization and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Complementing this, AI-powered simulation allows businesses to test and validate designs virtually before building physical prototypes. Engineers can model performance under stress, temperature, or wear, ensuring flaws are caught early and reducing waste, cost, and risk. Used together, generative AI and simulation create a powerful loop: designs are generated, tested virtually, and refined—leading to quicker time-to-market, more sustainable use of materials, and better overall product performance.

### What industries do product engineering solutions support?

Robust product engineering solutions are designed to support a wide range of industries. They enable efficient design, simulation, and validation for complex vehicles, equipment, and systems across all sectors. The versatility of these solutions allows companies to tackle the unique requirements, regulations, and design challenges faced in diverse markets, empowering them to develop innovative products and bring them to market more effectively. Whether it's creating the next generation of automobiles, aerospace components, industrial automation systems, or consumer electronics, Siemens' comprehensive platform can be applied across a multitude of industries to drive product development excellence. Examples of industries we support are:

- Aerospace and defense: [Aerospace design](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/aerospace-design/index.html)
- Automotive:

- [Accelerated product development](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/automotive-design/index.html)
  - [Autonomous vehicle development](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/autonomous-vehicle-development/index.html)
  - [Vehicle electrification](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/vehicle-electrification/index.html)
- Battery: [Accelerated battery development for industrial batteries](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/battery-engineering/index.html)
- Consumer products: [Consumer product design](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/consumer-product-design/index.html)
- Electronics: [Electronic systems design](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/electronic-systems-design/index.html)
- Energy and utilities: [Power plant design](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/power-plant-design/index.html)
- Heavy equipment:

- [Engineering simulation](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/engineering-simulation-heavy-equipment/index.html)
  - [Heavy equipment design](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/heavy-equipment-design/index.html)
- Industrial machinery: [New product introduction](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/new-product-introduction-component-manufacturing/index.html)
- Marine: [Ship design and marine engineering](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/ship-design/index.html)
- Medical device:

- [Medical device design](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/medical-device-design/index.html)
  - [Design control](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/design-control/index.html)
- Pharmaceuticals: [Pharmaceutical process development and tech transfer](/content/en-us/digital-thread/tech-transfer-pharma/index.html)
- Semiconductors: [IC Design and Advanced Packaging](/content/en-us/digital-thread/product-development/ic-design/index.html)

### What emerging technologies can be used to drive product development?

Product development is being transformed by a range of emerging technologies that are driving innovation and enhancing the entire lifecycle. [Generative design tools](https://www.sw.siemens.com/en-US/technology/generative-design/) powered by AI can autonomously generate design alternatives to explore new possibilities, while [digital twins](https://www.sw.siemens.com/en-US/technology/digital-twin/) create detailed virtual representations for simulation and optimization. The integration of IoT sensors enables real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance, while AR/VR technologies enhance visualization and collaboration. Additive manufacturing enables rapid prototyping and customization, and AI-powered tools assist with design optimization, quality control, and data-driven decision-making. Cloud computing and collaboration platforms facilitate seamless remote work and data sharing, while advanced simulation and modeling capabilities help predict product performance before physical testing. By strategically leveraging these cutting-edge technologies, organizations can drive greater efficiency, agility, and innovation throughout the product development process, ultimately delivering better products to market faster.

### What are the benefits of using cloud services vs. on-premises solutions for product development?

The scalability and flexibility of the cloud allows organizations to easily adapt computing power, storage, and software licenses to changing business needs, without the constraints of fixed hardware infrastructure. This reduces the IT overhead and capital expenditures associated with managing in-house data centers and software. [Cloud-based platforms](https://plm.sw.siemens.com/en-US/teamcenter/solutions/) also enable distributed teams to collaborate more effectively in real-time, accessing the same data, models, and tools regardless of location. Additionally, the automatic updates, security patches, and backup capabilities provided by cloud service providers can enhance data protection and ensure teams are always working with the latest product development capabilities. By embracing the cloud, organizations can focus less on managing underlying technology and more on driving innovation, accelerating time-to-value, and delivering better products to market.

### How does this solution contribute to sustainable product design?

The product development process supports sustainability by embedding eco-friendly strategies and technologies across the entire lifecycle—from initial concept to disposal. Integrated, [sustainability-led product development](https://blogs.sw.siemens.com/digital-transformation/sustainable-design/) drives innovation, cost efficiency, and long-term competitiveness. By designing with environmental impact in mind companies not only reduce their ecological footprint but also create products that resonate with eco-conscious markets, unlock new business models, and support a more sustainable future.

### What common challenges do engineering teams face during product development and how does this solution address them?

An accelerated product development approach tackles these issues head-on. Integrated tools enable cross-domain collaboration, while dynamic digital models ensure design integrity with real-time change propagation. By seamlessly connecting teams and processes, the [enterprise BOM](https://resources.sw.siemens.com/en-US/infographic-managing-costs-with-enterprise-bom/?bc=eyJwYWdlIjoiM3lIZW5iUmpLaFJKY1JmV1Rkb2QxdyIsInNpdGUiOiJvbmUiLCJsb2NhbGUiOiJlbi1VUyJ9&lnc=eyJzbHVnIjoibG9jYWwtbmF2LWRpc3ctZGlnaXRhbC10aHJlYWQtZW5naW5lZXJpbmctc29mdHdhcmUtZW4tdXMtZGlnaXRhbC10aHJlYWQiLCJ0aXRsZSI6eyJ0aXRsZSI6IkRlc2lnbiBlbmdpbmVlcmluZyIsImNhdGVnb3J5IjoiU2FtZSBTaXRlIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2llbWVucy5jb20vZW4tdXMvZGlnaXRhbC10aHJlYWQvcHJvZHVjdC1kZXZlbG9wbWVudC8iLCJjb250ZXh0IjpmYWxzZX0sImxvY2FsZSI6ImVuLVVTIn0=) becomes a powerful engine of collaboration, driving excellence from concept to manufacturing. [AI-powered simulation and testing](https://blogs.sw.siemens.com/thought-leadership/how-generative-ai-is-reshaping-design-and-simulation/) create digital twins that bridge the gap between design and real-world performance, validating decisions with confidence. Flexible tools that facilitate agile adaptation further empower teams to respond swiftly to evolving requirements. This holistic, data-driven approach turns complexity into an advantage, allowing engineering organizations to deliver breakthrough innovations to market faster than the competition.