Engineering Collaboration Webinar One

Wake up your PLM: Managing Engineering Data with PLM?

Presenters: Mike Halladay – Director of Engineering

Collaboration ServicesDennis Walker – Director of Product Development

Who is ZWS?Zero Wait-State helps companies implement an effective PLM strategy based on their specific

business modelServices Products

implementation integration data migration DescriptionBuilder DesignState LoadState PDXState

Agenda• Design Data in the Enterprise• Challenges to Maximizing Value• Solutions• Maximizing Value - DesignState

and EC

DESIGN DATA IN THE ENTERPRISE

Design Data & Enterprise Data

Design Data

Design Data

• Models• Schematics• Drawings• Engineering Bill of

Materials (CAD)

• Design attributes– Material– Finish– Mass Properties– Etc.

• Description• Model State / Status

Any part of the large quantity of information defining the product. For example:

Design Data

Iterated before prototype or production

- 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

A A 1 A 2 A 3

B

C C 1 C 2

D

E

CAD File Versions

Enterprise Product RecordComprises all information that is required to make a product Customer

Information• Requirements• Configurations• Quality Issues

Portfolio Information• Programs• Schedules• Resources• Deliverables

Design Information• Schematic & Drawings • CAD Models• Software/Firmware• Design Reviews

Purchasing Information• Pricing • Part/BOM Costs• Software/Firmware• Price History

Supplier Information• Approved Vendors• Preference/Status• Availability

Manufacturing Information• Bill of Materials• Mfg. Instructions• Revisions

Service Information• Corrective Actions• Field Instructions• Service BOMs

Compliance Information• Regulatory• Standard• Audits

agile Enterprise

Product RecordPLM Platform

Enterprise Product Record• Part Master• Bill of Materials• Revision Data• Manufacturing Definition

Enterprise Product Record• Revised under change control according

to organization policy

Part Revisions

A

C

D

E

B

Intro

CAD Versions & Product Revisions

CHALLENGES TO MAXIMIZING VALUE

We will dive into the pains companies’ face and what solutions are best for a company

Pain PointsZero Wait-State business architecture uncovers pain points in customer processes.

Pain Points

1. Information Accuracy and Consistency Problems

2. Business Process Sequencing Problems3. Visibility and Timing Problems

Zero Wait-State business architecture uncovers pain points in customer processes.

Information Accuracy Problems

• Manual information entry to product record

• Manual or incorrect BOM information

• BOM structure different between design and manufacturing

• Item BOM out of sequence

Information Accuracy Problems

• Lost time entering and fixing information

• Repeated lost time with changes due to BOM structure differences in manufacturing and engineering

• Products not meeting requirements

Process Sequencing Problems

• Engineer changes made to incorrect design revision

• Incorrect revisions sent to prototype or manufacturer

• Proto builds confused with production builds

• Design feedback from manufacturer or internal SME is based on incorrect design revision

Process Sequencing Problems

• Lost time reconciling revision mismatches

• Additional prototypes needed costs time and material

• Reduced product quality

Visibility and Timing Problems

• Lack of design collaboration for DFx• Visibility to design is not available when

needed• Lack of visibility to Critical Component

status during design• Untimely updates of information• Lack of visibility for sourcing• Race conditions and confusion (first

change in wins)

Visibility and Timing Problems

• Lower quality, higher cost due to lack of input

• Lost opportunity for early interventions and improvements

• New rev required to swap or fix parts

SOLUTIONS

What can we do?

Maximizing Value

Information Accuracy Problems

• Automated information flow• Connected Design and

Enterprise Product Definition

Process Sequencing Problems

• Automated processes• Provide data visibility

through a referenced source (PLM)

• Connected information

Visibility and Timing Problems

• Right information at right time

• Human intervention only when necessary

MAXIMIZING DATA VALUE

See what’s up next!

Maximizing Data Value

DesignState Engineering Collaboration

• Provide visibility between enterprise and engineering team

• Link design and enterprise change management• Integrate CAD systems with Enterprise PLM• Leverage product design data throughout the enterprise

PART TWO WEBINAR

“Wake up your PLM with Engineering Collaboration and DesignState”August 12, 2015 at 10 am CST

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