The Tecnomatix Digital Manufacturing solutions from Siemens PLM Software provide the Machinery and Industrial industries with a variety of applications designed for:

• Maximizing existing modules and re-use in configuring new variants
• Transform personnel know-how to organizational IP
• Controlled and managed planning environment
• Reduce NPI time & Streamline inefficient processes through best practices Re-use
• Single repository for product, process and plant information

Globalization, time-to-market and cost pressures all create challenges in general assembly manufacturing. Companies must manage their planning process for greater efficiency and consistency across globally dispersed plants, balancing production activity and resources even as product customization increases. While each company faces a different set of challenges, at the highest level there are four areas of concern that are common to most companies.

• Poor process and workflow coordination
• Planning and production resource constraints
• Insufficient visibility into variable plant capabilities
• Regulatory requirements

Digital manufacturing solutions based on PLM provide a common backbone that links all of the interrelated aspects of assembly manufacturing. These solutions provide highly sophisticated tools that make it possible to manage product and process information more effectively and to ensure that all parties across the value chain work together in highly focused teams that operate in a consistent manner