The press release follows: Siemens extends Xcelerator portfolio with new functions for efficient electrical and automation design of industrial equipment Siemens Digital Industries Software announces the release of NX Automation Designer software and NX Industrial Electrical Design software, a new suite of solutions that provide a central design application for industrial electrical and automation design. These new tools can help manufacturers of production systems to manage design complexity, shorten development lifecycles, and increase the quality of their designs. Direct integration with Teamcenter software for product lifecycle management (PLM) and the entire NX design software portfolio provides a unified multidisciplinary design environment for production systems engineering. NX Automation Designer and NX Industrial Electrical Design provide new functions for efficient electrical and automation design of industrial equipment.