Product and production document creation and control is an important part of any manufacturing organization's information management process. Without a high-quality, reliable and centralized solution for in place, it is nearly impossible to manage the creation, versioning, distribution and security of all of the documents required to design, plan, produce and qualify your end product. Documentation tools play an essential role in the product lifecycle. Documents can be expensive to produce and have a long life – sometimes longer than the products they describe – and can be very complex, even having to meet stringent standards in some industries. Done right, documents can be very profitable, especially when they support the service business.
Many companies today are already using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems for the management of their product design data and documents, but they are not leveraging the same system for their manufacturing data and documents. While most see PLM as a tool to manage engineering documentation alone, we focus on PLM as a central environment for the management of all the data related to the lifecycle of the product. By creating a single source of truth, and enabling both engineering and manufacturing to revise, collaborate and communicate within one system effectively, a consolidated PLM solution ensures that the transition from product concept to a concrete, touchable object will be done correctly, efficiently and cost-effectively.
A complete PLM solution will offer a centralized repository where relevant personnel from different groups - business, design, manufacturing planning and production - can all go to create, update, access, share and utilize tools to support and facilitate the create of design documents such as:
All documents and technical publications will be in the same Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system as all your other product-related information. Authorized personnel will have direct access to up-to-date product information like Bill of Materials (BOM), parts lists and 3D geometry, and can work to the same milestones. Within your integrated PLM environment, you can keep your product design and documentation aligned with product changes to reduce the time and cost of development, while improving document accuracy and effectiveness.
Engineering can help you implement a system that will be flexible enough to integrate with your existing processes and IT infrastructure while providing the security and usability necessary to make sure that the right people have access to the right information at the right time. Leveraging the leading PLM software and tools on the market, we will deliver integrated document management solutions to help you
