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How can you ensure your project teams deliver on-time and on-budget?


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Collaborative product data management (cPDM) delivers improved collaboration in these key areas:

within your design teams between design and manufacturing with your suppliers and customers

In this presentation we will focus on the first of these areas – improving collaboration between designers and across extended design teams

Improving collaborationfor small and mid-size companies

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Transforming the process of innovation by applying preconfigured

best practices to everyday engineering tasks and processes

A complete, easy-to-use and easy-to-deploy collaborative product data management (cPDM) solution that delivers a preconfigured yet extensible environment designed to meet the PDM requirements of mid-sized manufacturing companies

Simple and fast to install, set-up, operate, support Preconfigured best practices for everyday tasks and

processes Optimized around Microsoft standards A configuration of Teamcenter – the world’s must

widely used PLM system

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Teamcenter ExpressComplete cPDM for small and mid-size companies

Core cPDM Database andVaulting

Document, CAD/CAM, ERPIntegration

Workflow, Reporting,

Collaboration,Project Mgmt

Fast deployment (as fast as 2 weeks)

Secure Vault Standard user

roles and access security

Project initiation Check-In /

Check-Out Search, where-

used tools Revision/Version

Control

View & Markup 2D/3D Multi-CAD

support (Solid Edge, NX, CAM Express, SolidWorks, Pro/E, AutoCAD, Inventor, Catia V5)

MS Office, .PDF Assembly/BOM &

Configuration Mgt ERP – Microsoft

Dynamics, SAP

Pre-configured and custom design-mfg workflows

Engineering change order management

Preconfigured and custom report/query

Design review tools & processes

Shop Floor Viewer Project Scheduling Package & multi-site

collaboration

Familiar, dynamic user interface

Fast and simple to install

Standard 2 week implementation & training package

Fast end-user learning curve

Self paced training utility

Admin tools for customization

Multi-language support (‘Localized’)

Built on Microsoft platform

.JT, .PCF, .ZIP, .PDF standards for Viewing & Collaboration

Leverage the full portfolio of Teamcenter products as needs evolve

Scalable & Built on OpenStandards



Improving collaboration within and between your design teams

• Solution: Easy access to a single source of product data that supports:

• Rapid retrieval of the correct data and increased reuse of existing designs

• Workflows that alert all users of the status of design release and engineering change processes and required actions

• Transparent completion of data management tasks for designers working in CAD and Office applications

• “Parallel design” processes where work is performed collaboratively between multiple designers and with suppliers and customers

Designers need to find the correct data quickly, and need good visibility of design changes that are in process

Designers can collaborate more easily and complete projects faster and with higher quality



Improving collaborationIssue: Finding and re-using data

Data stored in multiple locations and formats, duplicates of data possible Ability to find existing designs that can be re-used in new assemblies, or

used as the basis for new designs is limited The typical engineer spends 25% to 30% of his time searching for part

information*

*Source: Aberdeen Research 2004



Improving collaboration Powerful search capabilities

Teamcenter Express brings your data into a single database, and incorporates powerful and flexible search capabilities

Preconfigured and user defined searches

Searches are stored on tabs for easy retrieval of data and modification of search criteria

Search from the Rich client, web client, CAD and Microsoft Office

Reduced time spent searching for data Facilitates reuse of existing data



Improving collaborationItem Data Management

CAD ModelSpecification.

Archive

Cost Rollup

Analysis

Part Number/Rev

Drawing

Manage Data from all sources File systems, external, legacy

Data managed as unit Item/Revision, CAD model, 2D

drawing, Office document, BOM assembly, tool, fixture, …

Where used, where referenced

Users can quickly see all the data associated with an item

Improves collaboration and understanding of the impact of a proposed change

Mfg. Instructions

Teamcenter Express links all data that defines a product directly to an item for excellent visibility of relevant data



Improving collaborationManaging engineering changes

Electronic workflow process to manage the engineering change process

Users notified immediately of tasks that require their attention

Status of engineering changes are visible to all users

Teamcenter Express delivers pre-configured support for managing engineering change

• Improved collaboration through visibility of status and assigned users for design changes



Improving collaborationfor CAD users

Secure vaulting, and version and revision management of CAD documents

Search cPDM database directly from CAD with graphical previews

Display status of all parts referenced in an assembly Alerts designers to changes being

made that may impact their work Integrated release management

Direct access to the single source of product data and transparent completion of data management tasks for CAD designers

Extends cPDM environment to the designer’s desktop

Enables more users to collaborate through the design process



Improving collaboration for Microsoft Office users

Extends the cPDM environment to more user’s desktops

Enables more users to collaborate throughout the design process

Search the cPDM database from Microsoft Office applications

Integrate Microsoft Word and Excel documents into the single source of product data

Manage Microsoft Office template files Create BOM Reports and structured

document content

Microsoft Office 2007 Integration enables more users to collaborate throughout the design process



Improving collaboration Microsoft Outlook integration

Teamcenter Express / Microsoft Outlook email management:

Send / compose email with data attached Store / link important emails

Teamcenter Express workflow tasks accessed through Microsoft Outlook

Initiate / perform a document review / approval - from within Microsoft Office applications

Automatic bidirectional synchronization of tasks between Teamcenter Express and Microsoft Outlook

Integration of cPDM workflows into the user’s standard email environment improves efficiency and collaboration

Integrate workflow assignments with Microsoft Outlook tasks



Improved collaborationCustomer Example: Back-Tech

Customer value Increased design efficiency Comprehensive knowledge

management Improved re-use of existing

components and design information

Business initiatives Commonization & re-use New product development Production efficiencyBusiness challenges Short development times Customer-specific, modular machinery Keys to success Integrated knowledge management Accessibility of legacy data Transfer of design data to ERP

Back-Tech is an Austrian manufacturer of machines for production of baked goods. Back-Tech has 80 employees and 1500 systems installed worldwide



Improving collaboration between design and manufacturing

• Solution: A single source of product data that is easily accessible to manufacturing and 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 issues

• 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

Manufacturers need efficient and accurate release of design information to manufacturing, and easy access to product data for shop floor users



“Release for production” workflow ensures correct users are notified of required actions

Optional triggers to automatically create archive files and/or output data for ERP

• Audit trail maintained of user, time and action

• All relevant users can be notified of the release

Improved collaboration for all users involved in the release process

Consistent and accurate release of data to manufacturing

Teamcenter Express incorporates preconfigured workflows for releasing design data to manufacturing

Improving collaborationRelease to manufacturing



Improving collaborationERP Integration

Teamcenter Express delivers preconfigured integration to transfer product data to ERP systems Generic part and BOM data output automatically

triggered by workflow process Preconfigured for Microsoft Dynamics GP, AX, NAV Standard solution also available for SAP integration

MS Dynamics

SAP

XML

Consistent and accurate transfer of product data to ERP

Teamcenter Express incorporates tools to automatically transfer product data to ERP



• Create, manage, update and view project schedules

• Link multiple projects and create master/sub projects

• Trigger workflows from project schedules

• Link documents to project schedule as deliverables

• Calculate project costs

• Export/Import project schedules to/from Microsoft Project

Improving collaborationProject scheduling

Improved project collaboration and control Identify bottlenecks and optimize resources across multiple projects



Improving collaborationBest-in-class Visualization

Teamcenter Express incorporates Teamcenter Lifecycle Visualization for viewing & markup of the single source of product data

Dynamic viewing and markup of 2D Office documents and 3D CAD documents

3D visualization includes measurement, dimensioning and cross-sectioning capabilities

Supported by Rich, Web and Shop Floor Viewer clients

• Users in both design and manufacturing can easily analyze and markup data that was created in many different formats



Improving collaborationShop Floor Viewer client

Simplified client targeted at shop floor users

Find, view, measure and print 2D and 3D documents

Web only client, easily deployed and low total cost of ownership

Teamcenter Express has an optional shop floor viewer client that provides easy access to product data for shop floor users

• Easy access to product data for shop floor users

• Reduces error and rework in manufacturing



Improving collaborationCustomer example: Schätti

Business initiatives Shared common database of product

information between two geographical sites Future incorporation of CAM Express for

manufacturing automationBusiness challenges Improve collaboration between design and

manufacturing sites in Plovdiv, Bulgaria & Schwanden, Switzerland

Keys to success A single product information database Easy-to-learn software An integrated software portfolio

Schätti is an Swiss based manufacturer of furniture mechanisms with 160 employees and 2 design & manufacturing sites in Switzerland & Bulgaria

Customer value Improved product profitability

through design-manufacturing collaboration

Increased product quality through tightly linked production facilities



Improving collaboration with field engineers, suppliers and customers

• Solution: a collaborative product data management environment that provides:

• Broad access through easily deployed web clients for remote users such as field engineers

• Rendering of multi-CAD data into neutral, lightweight formats for visualization and markup by all users

• Easily accessible tools that suppliers and customers can use to participate in efficient and accurate design reviews

Need to work more efficiently and accurately with globally distributed suppliers, customers and field engineers

Improved collaboration around complex design issues resulting in better quality designs and improved customer responsiveness



Improving collaborationWeb clients for remote access

Need controlled but easy access to the single source of product data for remote users and when traveling to meet with suppliers and customers

Easily deployed web client – just need a web browser and internet access

Product data is secured from unauthorized access

Search for parts, view 2D documents and 3D CAD models

Participate in workflows

Remote users can gain access to the single source of product data and work more effectively with suppliers and customers



Improving collaborationBest-in-class Visualization

Remote users need comprehensive capabilities for visualizing and analyzing 2D documents and 3D CAD models

Dynamic viewing and markup of 2D Office documents and 3D CAD documents

3D visualization includes measurement, dimensioning and cross-sectioning capabilities

Supported by Rich, Web and Shop Floor Viewer clients

Users can view and analyze a wide variety of document types using all Teamcenter Express client interfaces



Improving collaborationManaging CAD data in multiple formats

Teamcenter Express supports organizations who work in a Multi-CAD environment

Proven CAD integrations from the Teamcenter portfolio

Check-in/check-out, search and retrieval, and product structure management for all major CAD systems

Mixed landscape of different CAD tools, data and design practices within the organization and for suppliers and customers

Flexibility to manage CAD data from legacy applications, customers & suppliers Enables collaboration irrespective of source of data



Manage all the data related to the bid process Single visualization solution for data in

multiple formats “Item structure” groups all data together

for excellent visibility of related data Can use workflows to manage the process

Cost rollup reporting capability for accurate cost estimating and tracking

Improving collaborationResponding to customer bid requests

Improve collaboration across the organization when responding to bid requests (RFQs)

All related data clearly visible to all users involved in responding to an RFQ Improved collaboration leads to faster and more accurate response to customers



Improving collaborationFast and accurate design reviews

External users such as suppliers and customers need to participate in the design review process

Teamcenter Express delivers “XpresReview Package Exchange” for managed design reviews and collaboration

Collect, package (.pcf, .zip) and export Supports documents, CAD models and

assemblies Selectively enable view, print and markup XpresReview tool integration

Enables customers and suppliers to participate in controlled design reviews without a direct connection to the database

Comprehensive visualization, analysis and markup capabilities reduce errors and improve communication of desired changes



Improving collaborationCustomer Example: Verhoeven

Business initiatives Commonization and re-use New product development Production efficiency

Business challenges Great variety of products Quality, price and delivery times

Keys to success Single source of integrated CAD & PLM Common design BOM and parts list Linkage between PLM and ERP

Customer value Management of Solid Edge and AutoCAD

data to support 2D to 3D migration More design validations, earlier means

better quality & customer satisfaction Reduced production errors through

improved management of documents

Verhoeven is a Dutch designer and manufacturer of internal transport systems for customers for a range of industrial sectors

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Improving collaboration Industry analyst validation

Manufacturers that display best-in-class performance in meeting their customer’s needs utilize these cPDM capabilities more than their competitors to improve their collaboration – and benefit from faster project completion:

Best-in-Class

Industry Average

Laggard

Centralized access to product data 89% 79% 64%

Parallel design (multiple designers, suppliers and customers, geographically distributed)

75% 50% 40%

Release management (electronic communication / handoffs between design & manufacturing)

78% 58% 55%

Timeframe from concept design to release to manufacturing

19.8 weeks 29.4 weeks 36.5 weeks

Source: Aberdeen Group “Enabling customer responsiveness with the modern engineering organization” September 2008



By providing broad access to a single source of product data through a cPDM solution like Teamcenter Express you can improve collaboration

Within and between your design teams between design and manufacturing with your suppliers and customers

…and deliver your design through manufacturing projects on-time and on-budget

Improving collaboration Summary



How can you ensure your project teams deliver on-time and on-budget?

With improved collaboration based on a single source of product data



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