Siemens Xcelerator helps Workhorse Group design electric last-mile delivery truck

● Electric vehicle startup standardizes on Siemens Teamcenter X and NX software to reduce IT investment while increasing accessibility for development teams and supply chain

Siemens Digital Industries Software recently announced that Workhorse Group Inc. (“Workhorse”), a U.S. technology company focused on leading the transition to zero-emission commercial vehicles, has deployed Siemens Xcelerator’s industrial software solutions to help streamline development team and supply chain activities to create electric delivery trucks designed for sustainable “last mile” delivery services.

Teamcenter® X, a cloud-based product lifecycle management (PLM) software, and NX™, a vehicle product engineering and manufacturing software, helped Workhorse successfully launch its mid-size electric truck line. “Siemens’ NX and Teamcenter X software helped us standardize and effectively integrate design, engineering and supply chain functions,” said Jeff Mowry, CIO of Workhorse. “Previously, our multi-CAD environment was costly and required additional resources, but with the support of Siemens software, we have eliminated these inefficiencies and can focus more on creating the complex electric truck.”

Workhorse quickly deployed Teamcenter X software as a service (SaaS) to help it address time pressures during the engineering design of its flagship product, the Workhorse W56 all-electric van. Working with Siemens partner PROLIM, Workhorse used PLM software for production, significantly reducing the IT resources required compared to traditional on-premises solutions.

“Siemens’ software solutions enable us to effectively manage complex bills of materials and engineering change notices, which is critical to the production of electric vehicles with ever-changing requirements. This strategic move not only reduces our operating costs, but also improves the company’s ability to protect intellectual property and defend cybersecurity,” added Mowry.

“Workhorse has standardized on the combination of Siemens NX and Teamcenter X software to deliver the design, integration and data control capabilities we need to support vehicle production, product development and manufacturing,” said Dave Bjerke, vice president of engineering at Workhorse. “Siemens Xcelerator industrial software solutions are the digital foundation for our business processes and are at the core, enabling us to leverage our existing capabilities and innovate at the scale and speed we need to achieve our goals.”

“Workhorse is an example of how startups can transform the transportation and electrification industries through a digital foundation,” said Nand Kochhar, Vice President of Automotive and Transportation Industry at Siemens Digital Industries Software. “Siemens Xcelerator’s industrial software solutions provide advanced design tools, backed by a secure, robust and scalable data management platform, to help Workhorse quickly deliver electric vehicles designed for the ‘last mile’ to market.”

Looking ahead, Workhorse will continue to explore how to further expand the application scope of Siemens software, including implementing a configurator module to handle more complex product variants and a supply chain module to enhance supplier collaboration.