Siemens Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Software helps manufacturers ready product ideas. PLM, a category of design and collaboration software, automates the product development process from concept and design to prototype and production. Its Teamcenter is the world's most widely used PLM software. Customers worldwide use Teamcenter, including many of the world's largest automakers, which were among the first manufacturers to adopt PLM. Its product lines are also used by the aerospace, consumer products, electronics, energy, high-tech, and industrial manufacturing industries. The company is a subsidiary of Siemens Industry's Automation division.