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A Single Source of Truth with PLM
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Managing and sharing product data effectively plays a critical role in manufacturing efficiency and related business functions. Standardized product data management and revision processes need to be established early in the product lifecycle to support downstream operations.
In this video, IndX explains how Siemens Teamcenter for Manufacturing is used to deliver Product Lifecycle Management solutions. These solutions provide a single digital source of truth and support quality across the product lifecycle, from design and production to maintenance beyond the factory.
IndX helps manufacturers connect design and manufacturing processes and manage product data consistently throughout the lifecycle.
Let’s talk about data – product data, drawings, Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM) files, engineering data, assembly operations, Bills of Materials (BOMs), quality specifications – the list goes on.
Whether you make airplanes, automotive parts or consumer goods, how effectively you manage and share product data will have a huge impact on the efficiency of other business functions, especially manufacturing operations.
Standardized product data management and revision processes must be established from the beginning of the product lifecycle.
To help manufacturers achieve this, IndX delivers holistic Product Lifecycle Management, or PLM, solutions that create a single digital source of truth and ensure quality across the product lifecycle – from product design to production to maintenance beyond the factory doors.
Siemens Teamcenter is the world’s most widely-used PLM software. While most see Teamcenter as a tool to manage engineering data alone, IndX leverages Teamcenter to help customers connect, align and control their data across departments and processes. As a result, they can bring better products to market ahead of the competition.
Starting with product design, PLM systems store 3D data as well as detailed properties of assemblies and components.
The product design is revision controlled, allowing continuous updates and improvements while restricting user access and tracing maturity status.
Design changes can be traced to all related dependencies and decisions, and users can assess the impact of the change and compare revisions of the product.
Engineering data in PLM also feeds the manufacturing planning process, enabling complexity management and permitting variability to support the entire scope of a product’s configuration.
Manufacturing can then use the design information in PLM to create a detailed routing which can be consumed by downstream systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES).
Even operators executing production on the factory floor have direct access to the latest routings and electronic work instructions within PLM.
The management of the entire lifespan of a product within a single digital environment is a critical aspect for companies striving to reap the benefits of Industry 4.0. The right PLM solution, together with a highly experienced implementation partner like IndX, are key to achieving this goal.
