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Mechatronics Process Management

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Synchronize mechanical, electrical, electronic and software lifecycles

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Today’s products are increasingly designed with built-in intelligence, which means that software is becoming more and more an integrated part of the product. The addition of wire harnessing, electronics and software to already complex product development create new challenges for your company’s schedule, cost, and quality targets. In fact, research indicates that 55% of repair costs are derived from embedded software issues.

The software lifecycle is different than the normal product lifecycle of, say, a mechanical part or component in the vehicle. In addition, the wire harness design process poses a new set of challenges because development for mechanical and electrical design have traditionally been done in isolation, using different tools and data management systems. The only way to consider the physical and electrical constraints of cabling in a single context is to manage, integrate and synchronize the product information. All of these different types of data, as well as their change processes, must be managed and shared. And not just within your own company, but with your suppliers participating from all over the world. This takes the demand for product lifecycle management to a whole new level.

Teamcenter brings together mechatronics product and process knowledge

Teamcenter’s mechatronics process management solution provides you with a rich environment for the associative development of mechanical, electrical, electronic and embedded software technologies in a single source of product and process knowledge. Teamcenter establishes a common data model across your engineering domains within a common PLM framework. Your individual development teams can retain their mechanical, electrical, electronic or software focus, while working in-context and together to meet your overall development goals.

With Teamcenter, your company can deliver more innovative, higher quality products to market faster with fewer resources and lower warranty costs

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Key Capabilities and Benefits

Solution Capabilities

  • Single source of mechatronics product and process knowledge
  • Integrations with MCAD and ECAD tools
  • Integrations with software development tools
  • Embedded software lifecycle management
  • Electronic visual design collaboration
  • Systems engineering
  • Wire harness data management
  • Product configuration management
  • Open application and systems integration

Solution Benefits

  • Inform decision-making to speed time-to-market
  • Improves productivity and quality while lowering development cost
  • Design anywhere, build anywhere
  • Quickly and cost-effectively identify and resolve design integration issues
  • Reduce costly errors, especially those caused by late changes in the lifecycle
  • Streamline global operations and global teaming
  • Manage the impact of change
  • Leverage existing software investments and user expertise
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