4. with your suppliers and customersIn this presentation we will focus on the first of these areas – improving collaboration between designers and across extended design teams
35. Leverage the full portfolio of Teamcenter products as needs evolve Teamcenter ExpressComplete cPDM for small and mid-size companies Fast deployment (as fast as 2 weeks) Workflow, Reporting, Collaboration, Project Mgmt Scalable & Built on Open Standards Core cPDM Database and Vaulting Document, CAD/CAM, ERP Integration
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37. Rapid retrieval of the correct data and increased reuse of existing designs
38. Workflows that alert all users of the status of design release and engineering change processes and required actions
39. Transparent completion of data management tasks for designers working in CAD and Office applications
40. “Parallel design” processes where work is performed collaboratively between multiple designers and with suppliers and customers Designers can collaborate more easily and complete projects faster and with higher quality
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42. Ability to find existing designs that can be re-used in new assemblies, or used as the basis for new designs is limited
43. The typical engineer spends 25% to 30% of his time searching for part information* *Source: Aberdeen Research 2004
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45. Searches are stored on tabs for easy retrieval of data and modification of search criteria
46. Search from the Rich client, web client, CAD and Microsoft Office
78. Visualization tools that clearly communicate design intent and enable rapid feedback of manufacturing issues
79. Fast and easy retrieval of the correct design data on the shop floor Speed design-through-manufacturing projects and reduce errors and rework in manufacturing
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81. Optional triggers to automatically create archive files and/or output data for ERP
107. Broad access through easily deployed web clients for remote users such as field engineers
108. Rendering of multi-CAD data into neutral, lightweight formats for visualization and markup by all users
109. Easily accessible tools that suppliers and customers can use to participate in efficient and accurate design reviewsImproved collaboration around complex design issues resulting in better quality designs and improved customer responsiveness
116. Supported by Rich, Web and Shop Floor Viewer clientsUsers can view and analyze a wide variety of document types using all Teamcenter Express client interfaces
How can you ensure your project teams deliver design-through-manufacturing projects on-time and on-budget?
Collaborative product data management – or - cPDM, delivers improved collaboration in these key areas:Within your design teamsBetween your design and manufacturing departmentsand with external users such as field engineers, and with your suppliers and customersIn this presentation we will focus on the first of these areas – improved collaboration between your designers and across extended design teams
In this presentation we will focus on improving collaboration for all users involved in the design process – a key issue here is that your users need to be able to find existing data quickly – and need good visibility of design changes that are in processcPDM addresses these issues by providing:Rapid retrieval of the correct data and increased reuse of existing designsElectronic workflows that alert all users of the status of design processesTransparent completion of data management tasksAnd Support for “Parallel design” processes - where work is performed collaboratively between multiple designers and with suppliers and customers Using these techniques designers can collaborate more easily and complete projects faster and with higher quality
We see that in a lot of small- and medium-size manufacturing organizations data is stored in multiple locations and in multiple formats. Quite often duplicates of data are present, and - if one of the copies is modified - there are now two versions of the data – which is the correct one to use for manufacturing?Also – the ability to find existing designs that can be re-used in new assemblies, or used as the basis for new designs is limitedIndustry analyst Aberdeen Research found that a typical engineer spends 25 to 30% of their time searching for part information!
Teamcenter Express brings your product data into a single database, and provides powerful and flexible methods to structure and search the dataSearches can be conducted not only from the full or “rich” Teamcenter Express client, but from a web client and from CAD applications and Microsoft OfficeThe benefit to the user is less time spent searching for data, and increased reuse of proven components in new designs
Item data management is a core concept of Teamcenter Express and brings real benefits in the area of collaboration:All types of data are associated to the item and this data is managed as a unit through release and change processes to ensure integrityThe benefits of this approach are that users can quickly see all the data associated with an item- This Improves collaboration and the understanding of the impact of a proposed change
Teamcenter Express also delivers pre-configured, electronic workflows for managing the design processThrough these workflows users are notified immediately of tasks that require their attention – and the status of the design process is clearly visible to all users, promoting collaboration between all users involved in the design processLets see a short demonstration of how – with all your users working from a single source of product data – collaboration becomes a natural part of the design process
Lets now look in more detail at how your designers who use CAD – and other users who use Microsoft Office - can collaborate more easily to complete design projects fasterFor Cad users Teamcenter Express supports:Secure vaulting, and version and revision management of CAD documentsSearching the cPDM database directly from CAD with graphical previews of the parts foundDisplay status of all parts referenced in an assembly - Alerting designers to changes being made that may impact their workAnd integrated release managementThis enables designers to collaborate more effectively throughout the design processLets see a demonstration of a CAD to cPDM integration – in this example we will use the “Solid Edge Embedded Client” – the integration between Siemen’s Solid Edge CAD software and Teamcenter Express
Teamcenter Express also offers specific integration with Microsoft Office 2007 – for example with Word and Excel – this enables the users who utilize these applications to integrate their data into the single source of product data maintained by Teamcenter ExpressSome of the capabilities include:Searching the cPDM database directly from Microsoft Office applicationsIntegrating Microsoft Office documents into the single source of product dataAnd Managing Microsoft Office template filesThis enables all your users to collaborate effectively throughout the design process
Another capability that enables more effective collaboration is the integration between Teamcenter Express and Microsoft Outlook 2007 - this enables workflow assignments created in Teamcenter Express to be rapidly communicated to your users through their standard email interface – and provides them with direct access to the workflow tasks and associated documentsLets see a quick demonstration of how users of Microsoft Office applications can improve their collaboration throughout the design process
Lets look at how a Teamcenter Express customer - Back-Tech in Austria - has been able to improve their collaboration with Teamcenter Express This small manufacturing company develops and produces machinery used by commercial and industrial bakeries.A new design project begins with the layout of the entire project in Teamcenter Express - typically several designers work on one project simultaneously - with Teamcenter Express automatically handling the access and revision control - Designers’ time that used to be spent on tedious data management tasks has been almost completely eliminated.Another increase in efficiency – even more than Back-Tech had hoped for initially – is due to increased re-use of previously designed parts. These are not only easier to find, but they can be adapted to a new project with little effort on the part of the designer. Thanks to Teamcenter Express, Back-Tech is closer to fulfilling its mission of being one of the leading system suppliers in the field of small baked goods.
Manufacturers need efficient and accurate release of product information to manufacturing, and easy access to product data for shop floor usersThe solution is a single source of product data that supports:Electronic workflows for timely and accurate release of product data to manufacturing Visualization tools that clearly communicate design intent and enable rapid feedback of manufacturing issuesFast and easy retrieval of the correct design data on the shop floorUsing these techniques manufacturers can improve collaboration between their design and manufacturing departments, speed the completion of design-through-manufacturing projects and reduce errors and rework in manufacturing
Teamcenter Express incorporates preconfigured workflows for releasing design data to manufacturing that are best on industry best practicesThese electronic workflows ensure that users are immediately notified of required actions – and that all relevant users are notified of the final releaseAn audit trail is maintained for all workflow events, including the user, date and time and the action performedUsing these workflows ensures improved collaboration between all users involved in the release process – resulting in consistent and accurate release of design data to manufacturing
Teamcenter Express users can take advantage of the optional Project scheduling module to link their Project Schedules with product data and processes in the Teamcenter Express database - enhancing collaboration within the project team and giving the Project Manager increased control over his resources and schedules, and enabling him to identify and avoid bottlenecks earlier than by conventional methods.The Teamcenter Express Schedule Manager option is an embedded application, ensuring a tight connection at the data, user interface, resource and process levels. Teamcenter Express Project Schedules can be synchronized with data held in Microsoft Project enabling a variety of different strategies to manage multiple projects and programs in a dispersed environment.Note: 2 AVI demos are available on SalesCentre/Partner portal for this subject ID = 13622 and 13623
Teamcenter Express incorporates Teamcenter Lifecycle Visualization – the best-in-class solution for visualization, collaboration and design review using the JT lightweight format for 3D models - and visualizing many other 2D and 3D files in their native file formatOrganizations that work in a multi-CAD environment can perform analysis on multi-CAD 3D assemblies without requiring access to a CAD systemUsers in both design and manufacturing can collaborate more easily – based on easy access to data that was created in many different formats
Teamcenter Express has an optional shop floor viewer client that provides easy access to product data for shop floor usersUsers such as machine operators and assembly team leaders can quickly search for part information, analyze 3D models and print 2D documents, ensuring that they have the correct data for their manufacturing processesThe benefit is improved collaboration between design & manufacturing and less errors and rework in the manufacturing process
An example of a smaller manufacturing company that has used Teamcenter Express to improve collaboration between their design & manufacturing departments is SchattiThis manufacturer of mechanisms for the furniture industry has its main design & manufacturing plant in Switzerland and another manufacturing plant in BulgariaSchatti has been able to increase its product quality and productivity through improved collaboration based around Teamcenter Express
Today’s manufacturers need to work more efficiently and accurately with globally distributed suppliers and customers – and with their engineers in the fieldA Collaborative product data management solution provides excellent tools to meet these needs including :Broad access for remote users such as field engineers using easily deployed web clientsRendering of multi-CAD data into neutral, lightweight formats for easy visualization and analysis by external usersEasily accessible tools that enable suppliers and customers to participate in design reviewsUsing these techniques manufacturers can improve collaboration with their suppliers and customers - resulting in better quality designs and improved customer responsiveness
Manufacturing organizations need controlled but easy access to the single source of product data for remote users such as field engineers – and for your office based staff when they are traveling to meet with suppliers and customersTeamcenter Express meets these needs by providing these capabilities:An easily deployed web client – you just need a web browser and internet access to connect to the databaseProduct data is secured from unauthorized accessSearch for parts, view 2D documents and 3D CAD modelsUsers can still participate in workflowsUsing these capabilities remote users can gain access to the single source of product data and work more effectively with suppliers and customers
Remote users need comprehensive capabilities for visualizing and analyzing 2D documents and 3D CAD modelsTeamcenter Express supportsDynamic viewing and markup of 2D Office documents and 3D CAD documents3D visualization includes measurement, dimensioning and cross-sectioning capabilitiesThese comprehensive visualization capabilities are supported by all client types including the rich (or windows) client, and web and shop floor viewer clientsUsers can view and analyze a wide variety of document types using all Teamcenter Express client interfaces
Today’s SMBs operate in a mixed landscape of different CAD tools, data and design practices - both within the organization and with their suppliers and customersTeamcenter Express supports these organizations who work in a Multi-CAD environmentWith proven CAD integration options from the Teamcenter portfolio These CAD integrations include check-in/check-out, search and retrieval, and product structure management for all major CAD systemsThese capabilities ensure that SMBs have the flexibility to manage CAD data from legacy applications, customers & suppliers - enabling best-in-class collaboration irrespective of the source of data
External users such as suppliers and customers need to be able participate easily in the design review processTeamcenter Express delivers “XpresReview Package Exchange for managed design reviews and collaborationXpresReview Package Exchange enables users to create a design review package containing 2D and 3D CAD files and other technical documents, and send this package for review and markup by external users using the freely downloadable XpresReview toolCollect, package (.pcf, .zip) and export Supports documents, CAD models and assemblies Selectively enable view, print and markup XpresReview tool integrationXpresReview package exchange enables customers and suppliers to participate in controlled design reviews without a direct connection to the database- And the comprehensive visualization, analysis and markup capabilities reduce errors and improve communication of desired changes
Lets take a quick look at a customer who has used Teamcenter Express to improve their collaboration with their customersVerhoeven Oss based in the Netherlands designs and manufactures internal transport systems for a range of industrial sectors.Verhoeven selected Teamcenter Express to drive their key business initiatives of re-use and new product development to meet their customers’ demands for improved quality, price and delivery times while maintaining a large portfolio of product offerings.Verhoeven has benefited from improved collaboration with their customers and reduced production errors through improved management of the many documents they produce
According to the Aberdeen Group, companies that deliver best-in-class performance in meeting their companies needs have implemented the key cPDM capabilities that you see here– and that are key enablers of improved collaboration - to a greater extent than their competitors- and this has enabled these best-in-class performers reduce their timeframe for product release by 16 weeks compared with some of their competitors!
In summary, by providing broad access to a single source of product data through a cPDM solution like Teamcenter Express you can improve collaborationwithin your design teamsbetween design and manufacturingand with your suppliers and customers…and deliver your design through manufacturing projects on-time and on-budget
So how can you ensure your project teams deliver design-through-manufacturing projects on-time and on-budget?With improved collaboration based on a single source of product data