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Eliminating Re-work, Increasing Security and Ensuring Higher Productivity - SolidWorks
Enterprise PDM
Organizations are all about Data Flow - Creating, Preserving, Re-using, Securing
and Updating Data relevant to the products being manufactured on a continuous basis.
A break in the chain of data flow leads to re-work,
productivity loss, wastage of time, cross-fire, in-efficiency and finally - bottomline
profitability. SolidWorks Enterprise PDM enables every organization
to create a rich, scalable database that is securely accessible and sharable by
team members anywhere.- Collaborate across multiple offices, multiple time zones and even multiple continents
- Re-use standard parts data cost-efficiently, rather than recreating from scratch
- Ensure your team has immediate access to the latest product data available
- Save time and simplify searching through files and designs for the right data
- Streamline workflow, improve performance and cut costs enterprise-wide
Eliminate File Management Pains
As little as five days - that's how quickly an organization can have SolidWorks PDM in place and eliminate chronic file management pains once and for all.
Fully integrated with 3D CAD SolidWorks software, SolidWorks Enterprise PDM deploys in a fraction of the time of other enterprise data management systems. Designed to be the affordable, easy to implement solution for small to midsize, multi-location, multi-national manufacturers, it is the perfect way to maximize productivity of CAD system throughout THE enterprise.
- Administer the system internally and configure to support current workflows, business procedures and IT systems
- Make a smooth transition with little to no disruption or downtime
- Minimal training required - an intuitive interface emulates Windows® Explorer
- Quickly streamline interaction and automate approvals between workgroups for immediate productivity gains
- Accelerate ROI with the SolidWorks PDM Quick Start program
PDM Vs PLM - Right Choice
Contemporary PLM Solutions such as Windchill (from Parametric Technology), TeamCenter (from Siemens PLM), Arena (from Arena Solutions), SAP PLM (From SAP), while offering broad-based solutions involving many departments of a large engineering enterprise, confound the Industrial Enterprises in terms of chosing between PLM and PDM. Answers to following questions would help IT (Information Technology) Professionals working in Manufacturing Industry, to confirm the choice of implementing PDM Vs PLM.- Do we have an ERP/ MRP implemented, already, in the organization? If yes, why the functionality inside the same need to be replicated?
- Do we have a Procurement (Purchase) System containing Supplier database being maintained for co-ordinating supply, shipment, purchase as well as managing the supply chain?
- Can we afford to maintain a large team of programming experts who need to constantly maintain, upgrade, revise and manage large codes just to manage the PLM?
- If engineering data alone needs to be managed, secured, re-used with workflow implemented, do I need a full fledged PLM that is larger on investment costs and overlaps our current investment in ERP/ MRP?
- How soon should the implementation be completed?
- Is lower cost of ownership a priority?
Enterpise PDM Capabilities - Scalable, Easy to Implement and Control -
Shortest time to Productivity
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Protect product design data by providing secure, managed access only to authorized
individuals, over a network or via the Web. Give access to partners, customers,
and supply chain partners.
Help design team avoid overwriting files, and assist purchasing and manufacturing
in ordering and producing the correct parts.
View and print more than 250 file types–including SolidWorks, AutoCAD®, PDF, and
Microsoft® Office – plus images, animations, movie files and more. Other CAD platforms
like Inventor® and Solid Edge® can be previewed using readily-available viewers
Easy to find documents based on their names, contained data, attached metadata,
workflow state, and other parameters. For even greater productivity, user can pre-define,
save, and share your searches
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM is fully configurable. Hence it works well within an Organization's
unique team structure, design process, and industry
As the organization grows, the same high level of speed, functionality and security
is assured
For multi-national companies, or ones with multiple-site offices, SolidWorks EPDM
supports document/drawing vault replication over a WAN, making current design information
immediately available worldwide. EPDM supports Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Czech,
English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian and Spanish
Access to design data from anywhere with a Web connection with security assured
- only based on organizational hierarchy
SolidWorks EPDM supports automates functions like engineering change notices (ECN)/engineering
change order (ECO) processes, and integration and connectivity to MRP and ERP systems.
Automatic email notifications prompt team members on actions required at specific
stages, while an overview of project status highlights bottlenecks for managers
 Secure Access |
 Revision Control |
 Full Document Preview |
 Design Data Search and Re-use |
 Fully configurable - Customization |
 Scalability |
 Vault Replication - Multi Site Access |
 Remote Access Via Windows Explorer |
 Automated Approval Process |
