Democratizing information is a cornerstone for a successful Digital Transformation In projects that aim to improve the information workflows at product development companies I like to start by mapping out the current sources of information and the processes that work in-between them on a whiteboard. It gives context and a greater understanding of organizational needs […]
Read MoreFor any product development company, the Product Data Management (PDM) system is an essential component as it journeys into digital transformation. It forms the foundations for all ongoing and future digital information projects, regardless of their size. Investing into a PDM system can create a great deal of value in itself. Many organizations who operate […]
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My clients ask, “How can AR make our production staff and manufacturing process more efficient?” Is there a solution for us to easily move people from one place, where demand is low to another place where demand is high and still keep up quality and productivity? Today’s flexible approach requires a workforce that can be […]
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PDSVISION has recently participated in the EU Commission funded Horizon 2020 project studying circular economy in context of two demonstrations. The project is called Resource-efficient Circular Product-Service Systems a.k.a ReCiPSS. PDSVISION Finland Managing Director Perttu Korpela tells us why participating is important to him and the group, as we continue our objective of helping customers […]
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LiveWorx is the flagship “virtual event” for the industrial enterprise – Helping technologists innovate at scale with the real goal in mind: transformation that helps drive outcomes. As someone keen to explore the event and all it has to offer – not easy considering Liveworx 2020 is the largest and most diverse yet – covering […]
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An internet search on the “effects of bad/broken communication/collaboration” will generate a good number of hits. They will all point to the same things; lost production, insecurities, eroded relationships and frustration. These are things that are bad within both private and professional settings. And since I’m not a marriage counsellor by any means, the focus […]
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Product lifecycle data is created within in engineering, manufacturing, marketing, IT, service and sales. Imagine how diverse this data is and imagine how quickly it changes, grows and evolves. This lifecycle data is in many organizations captured in a product’s BoM (Bill of Material). Since there are many different stakeholders it also means that the […]
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“….most design is a variation from or modification to, an already existing product or machine”. (Cross, N. (1989), Engineering Design Methods, Chichester: John Wiley & Sons). That was said and written back in 1989. A lot has happened since, but the importance of managing change is still the same. Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher, was quoted […]
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In design, the question often arises as to how you can design so that you do not have any problems later on, even in production. One way is to design structures during construction that later work better in manufacturing. Is this effective? Very often I would say no. Construction and manufacturing should be clearly separated. […]
Read MoreProduct Configurators gives companies a possibility to manage product variants in an efficient way, for PTC Creo Parametric, we use PDS Creo Configurator, but more about that later. You hear often people talking about product configurators as a solution to quite different and sometimes even conflicting needs. Whereas configurator gives a company a possibility to […]
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