Hello, I’m Tony Karew, also known as one half of the dynamic duo called The Robot Whisperers. This blog kicks off the first of many focusing on Manufacturing. I’ll be devoting most of my blogs to the topic of robotics on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. Here we will discuss the latest innovations in technology and how it applies to manufacturing.
Innovations in technology are making companies leaner and faster, increasing their products’ velocity to market. Innovative technology makes it easier for companies to deal with the complexities of bringing products to market faster and with higher quality. For years it has been easy for design engineers to take advantage of the many advances in software, computers, and data storage. Finally, these advances are available today across the enterprise in manufacturing.
Bringing the advances of design engineering to the shopfloor
Years ago when production simulation came along, it was a game changer for the manufacturing domain. At last, manufacturing concepts could be qualified and their success or failure could be validated virtually. Simulation was a technological breakthrough, and when placed in skilled hands, could easily save tens of thousands of dollars. The problem was manufacturing still had a major disconnect from the product engineering group, and there was no way to manage all this new data. There was no way to conveniently store each engineer’s work or track their progress. There also was no way to easily search and find tools, products or other resources. And things like versioning and configuration management were reserved for product data. But does versioning and configuration management apply to manufacturing systems? It definitely can. But the fact is, this technology has been used by designers for years. However it was never available to manufacturing. That is until now on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.
Manufacturing knowledge at your fingertips
Finally engineers in manufacturing can take advantage of the advancements in technology. They are now better equipped to track project workflow. They can easily locate processes, resources, parts, products, and tools. They now have the capability to divide up engineering tasks into smaller pieces for improved department workflow, with immediate access to project data and timelines. They also have the ability to instantly communicate across the project to resolve issues and improve productivity. Not only is the project management aspect of engineering improved, this technology also allows manufacturing to be very closely aligned with design, so things like accommodating fastener changes in the manufacturing process are now much easier than ever before.
The best part is, all this exists on a single platform. These technologies will certainly play a significant role in the manufacturing and industrial engineering domains. With this is mind, I think that manufacturing has the most to gain from the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. What do you think?
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