Daimler

Business Divisions

Cross-divisional coverage

Daimler Protics has three divisions covering all aspects of product lifecycle management, namely PDM (Product Data Management), SDM (Sales Systems & Data Management) and VE & C (Virtual Engineering & Consulting).

PDM division | Product Data Management

Solutions for integrated and consistent product data and information processes in Development and Production.

The staff who work in the PDM division are deployed across the Daimler AG group in MBC, Daimler Trucks, Buses and AMG. The main focus of their project work and job remit lies in the areas of development, production, production planning and IT.

  • Analysis and optimisation of product documentation methods and processes
  • Development and implementation of new processes and methods
  • Change management (method development/support)
  • Operational product data and release management

SDM division |Sales Systems & Data Management

Solutions for sustainable systems and processes in Sales
and After Sales.


The SDM teams primarily serve internal customers of the Daimler Group referred on by Sales and After Sales, concentrating mainly on the consultancy aspect of the development, introduction and operation of sales and after-sales systems.

  • Sales data management
  • Sales process consultancy
  • Process/project management (Houston)
  • Documentation methods (Sales/After Sales)
  • System/content management support

VE & C division | Virtual Engineering & Consulting

Future-oriented concepts and solutions for intuitive and integrated representation and handling of three-dimensional data and processes in all phases of the product life cycle.

The teams from the VE & C division assist their customers with the evaluation and introduction of innovations in the field of visualisation, advise them with the conceptual design and development of methods and tools for the visualisation and handling of three-dimensional information, and devise visualisation and simulation solutions which are customised to the specific requirements.

  • Innovation consultancy and management in the field of visualisation
  • 3D visualisation and simulation solutions
  • Mobile and collaborative solutions
  • Support/operation of visualisation centres

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