FUTURE OF MAKING

CONNECTED DATA AND CLOUD COLLABORATION

Keeping your critical product development processes moving forward depends on connecting teams and data across your entire organization.

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Cloud collaboration

More than ever, product development relies on keeping teams and data connected across all departments and locations. Cloud collaboration software gives your entire organization secure access to the data they need anytime, anywhere. So, you can manage processes, projects, and people to drive efficient operations across your global supply chain.

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Connected data, people, and processes

Enable your teams to make informed decisions quickly by breaking down data silos and giving them access to the right data at the right time.

  • COLLABORATE FROM A SINGLE SOURCE OF DATA

    Engineering collaboration software helps designers and engineers organize design data, manage documentation, and track revisions and other development processes.

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  • STREAMLINE MULTIPLE PROCESSES

    Accelerate your product development processes across all departments and locations by automating workflows, key tasks and delivering timely information.

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  • MANAGE YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN ON THE CLOUD

    Stay connected 24/7 to your global supply chain with anytime, anywhere access to the information your extended organization needs for quoting, procurement, and supplier management.

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  • CREATE CUSTOM APPLICATIONS

    From automated processes to alerts. 3D in-browser to virtual reality. Combine API's with existing software systems to innovate how you work and get more from your data.

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Product data management

PDM software is used to organize product-related information, track revisions, collaborate, manage change orders, generate Bills of Materials (BOMs), and more.  Managing design data and engineering processes in one central location saves time and helps teams avoid mistakes and re-work. 

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Product lifecycle management

Cloud-based PLM connects people, processes, and data across the entire product lifecycle to a central repository of information. So, everyone from the conceptual designer to the end-customer is on the same page, sharing the same up-to-date product definition.

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Unified development platform

Cloud-based developer platforms can help you unlock the power of connected data to meet the specific needs of your company. Help create seamless workflows, enable data sharing across applications, and build new services to meet the demands of your connected customers.

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Benefits of connected data for design and manufacturing

  • Effective Collaboration

    EFFECTIVE COLLABORATION

    With a single source of data, the entire organization, from concept design to manufacturing and parts suppliers can collaborate like never before. 

  • EFFICIENT PROCESSES

    Eliminate the back and forth in the product development process to speed up your time to market with design software that is manufacturing-aware. 

  • ACTIONABLE INSIGHT

    With data at the center of your process, you begin to identify areas of process improvement and unlock the potential formachine learning and automation. 

Breaking down data silos

Manufacturers are under more pressure than ever to deliver better products, at a lower cost, and with less waste. Connected data is the lifeblood of the product development process, breaking down departmental silos and enabling the right design decisions at the right time.

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Data at the center

Connecting design and manufacturing by putting your data at the center is one of the most powerful ways to enable engineering collaboration and improve your business efficiency. This connected data approach helps to automate design and manufacturing processes, enabling you to deliver better products faster.

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