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Leica Geosystems Saves €5,000 Per Product with Teamcenter IMM – A Nexpirit Success Story

How integrated material management streamlines compliance, accelerates time-to-market, and paves the way for sustainability.

Leading precision measurement technology company Leica Geosystems has achieved remarkable efficiency gains through the implementation of Siemens Teamcenter with Integrated Material Management (IMM) – with Nexpirit as their trusted implementation partner.

The Challenge

As regulations around material compliance, export compliance, and sustainability continue to intensify, Leica Geosystems needed a scalable solution to manage increasingly complex product data. Traditional processes were time-consuming and costly, with material assessments taking up to 7 hours for products with just 55 BOM lines.

The Solution: Teamcenter IMM

“Teamcenter was a big step from PDM to PLM for us,” explains Alexander Perle, Director IT – CAD/PLM at Leica Geosystems. “The whole BOM management is the real benefit – we could finally close the gap between engineering and manufacturing.”


With Nexpirit’s expertise, Leica Geosystems implemented Teamcenter’s Integrated Material Management module, creating a digital thread that serves as the digital twin of their products.

Impressive Results

The numbers speak for themselves:

Time savings:
Assessment time for complex products (550 BOM lines) reduced to just 4 hours – down from 7 hours for much simpler products
Cost reduction:
Approximately €5,000 saved per product through in-house compliance assessments
Faster time-to-market:
Streamlined processes enable quicker product launches
Seamless integration:
IMM connects directly with NX, allowing engineers to access released and compliant materials during the design phase
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A Holistic Compliance Approach

Leica Geosystems leverages IMM for multiple compliance areas:


  • Material Compliance: “We don’t want hazardous substances in our products,” states Perle. “We chose IMM because of compliance and increasing regulations. The good thing is that regulations are automatically updated in Teamcenter, so we don’t have to track them manually anymore.”

  • Export Compliance: Critical checks are integrated into the workflow to ensure products meet international trade regulations.

  • Sustainability: Looking ahead, Leica Geosystems is using IMM as the foundation for environmental calculations, including carbon footprint and energy consumption tracking.
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The Partnership Advantage

“Our partnership with Nexpirit started with the IMM-project,” notes Perle. “Companies should use Teamcenter with material and export compliance because it’s very well integrated. Especially IMM is very easy to handle in TC.”

The collaboration continues to evolve, with Nexpirit now supporting Leica Geosystems in implementing the “Teamcenter for Sustainability” module to capture emissions, resource consumption, and ultimately reduce CO2 output.

“As an experienced Siemens Teamcenter implementation partner, we have successfully deployed IMM, substance compliance, and export compliance solutions across numerous companies,” explains Lucas Dann, Managing Director of Nexpirit. “The integration into Teamcenter PLM makes processes simple and user-friendly for all stakeholders. The project with Leica Geosystems exemplifies the measurable success that can be achieved through professional PLM implementation.”

Why It Matters

“In our opinion, one of the biggest levers is to start at the BOM and individual material level,” emphasizes Lucas Dann. “When we know the composition of our parts and assemblies, we can scale statements and run analyses across complete BOMs. With this data, we can then work to improve and change things – for example, to reduce our emissions.”

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Looking Forward

“Compliance checks should happen as early as possible in our innovation projects,” emphasizes Perle. This proactive approach, enabled by Teamcenter IMM, positions Leica Geosystems not just for regulatory compliance, but for leadership in sustainable product development.

Watch the full video to hear Alexander Perle share detailed insights into Leica Geosystems’ digital transformation journey with Teamcenter IMM.

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