NGK Spark Plug Company Limited has created a next-generation engineering data system (EDS) that will support their engineering development process by providing the entire group with access to production data and linking customer demands with customer satisfaction.

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd manufactures automotive parts for internal combustion engines as well as technical ceramics products that promote driving pleasure and improve safety while respecting the environment. The company’s spark plugs have been used by almost all automotive manufacturers domestically and worldwide. In the 1990’s they experienced complications with the coordination of their drawing management system and other systems that generated the company’s drawing data, which hampered global business development. When you factor in new product introductions, increased automotive sales and the expansion of facilities, the company began to incur challenges with timeliness, BOM management and accuracy and change management.

POWERFUL SUPPORT FOR SPEEDY GLOBAL BUSINESS

NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. adopted Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE® platform, including ENOVIA and CATIA V6, to create a next-generation engineering data system (EDS) to support modularity through the unified management of all design data. This new system enhances collaboration and enables speedy transmission of design data on a global scale. It allows all data to be precisely connected in different forms and allows for prompt extraction and distribution of all necessary product information

“With this system, we expect a quicker response from our production sites when faced with an increase in production.” – Masashi Ando, Manager in the Sensor Engineering Department

For more information on how the EDS has improved efficiency and productivity at NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd., be sure to read the case study provided by Dassault Systèmes.