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Why engineers should stop revisioning
Our managing director wrote this post on the critical practice of revisioning drawings and 3D models in CAD and PDM systems. This traditional approach, dating back to hand-drawn revisions, often overlooks the impact on ERP and warehouse systems, emphasizing the necessity for new material numbers to ensure compatibility and process integrity.
Introducing new part numbers for design changes – FFF Rule
When engineers modify a design, they must decide between updating the original design or assigning a new part number, based on interchangeability. The Form-Fit-Function rule helps determine if designs can be swapped without issues.
Utilizing microservices to compare BOMs
In this blog post, our student programmer, Christian, describes one of the tasks he is working on at the moment.
Transfer of Process Plans to Routings
Recently, we were tasked to build a solution for a client that made it possible to transfer MPMLink Process Plans to SAP ECC Routing through an API. Due to policy
PLM vs PDM – What is the difference?
When dealing with technical systems or parts of an industry, designations and abbreviations can be many, and they can be difficult to tell apart and even to quite understand. In this article, we will help you understand the terms Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Product Data Management (PDM) and we will highlight the differences between the two.
SAP in Microsoft Power Apps
In this article, I will provide a guide to setup SAP NetWeaver Gateway and Microsoft Power Apps such that information from SAP can be visualized in Microsoft Power Apps. In
Robotic Process Automation (RPA bots)
(Video) Webinar on Robotic Process Automation – its opportunities, values and benefits.
Document Management in Windchill
Windchill is a great system for control of not only CAD and drawings, but also technical documents. However, the out-of-the-box solution for document reviews are limited and often requires additional manual procedures in e.g. Excel to manage and drive the document reviews.
Learn in this article, how to use Windchill more efficiently for Document Management.
What is the foundation for Document Management? (Video)
Good Document Management Systems require the right people behaviour, governance & ownership, classification & attributes and last but not least workflows. In this video Peter á Porta will take you through this foundation.
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