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why we reinventthe wheel

hidden Costof reinvention

MakingReuse Easier

Recreating a design might seem like your best (or only) option when you can’t track down an existing file. but the hidden costs of reinventing the whell make design reuse worth effort, even if it takes more of your time

up front!

The Hidden valueof design Reuse

Accessing and modifying data in

non-native formats can be problematic

FindingInformation

is Hard

Data is inthe Wrong

FormatWe Need

To Innovate

24% of non-value added engineering time is spent searching for

information1

14% of non-value added engineering time is

spent recreating data you couldn’t find1

Innovation is crucial, but make sure you’re

innovating where it matters and adds

tangible business value

Reinventing designs makes

engineering less efficient

Engineers only spend 48% of their time on innovation and design work1

Reinventing designs kills downstreamproductivity and profitability

Reuse doesn’t have to be such a big tradeoff in time and effort.

There are ways to make reusing existing designs easier to find and reuse.

Duplicate inventory costs

money

Managing duplicate

designs cost time and money

Maintaining multiple CAD models costs

engineering time

New parts need to be

retested and revalidated

Product compliance data and

documentation must be recreated

Manufacturing setup costs

and time are duplicated

Product Management (PDM) makes data easier

to find

Top Performers are 2.6x as likely to be very effec-

tive at finding data2

CAD helps you reuse and modify legacy CAD

regardless of format

Consider 3D scanning to generate 3D for parts

without models

14%

24%

1Tech-Clarity Perspective: Reducing Non-Value Added Work in Engineering, Tech-Clarity., 20142Tech-Clarity Perspective: Best Practices for Managing Design Data, Tech-Clarity., 2012