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Juni 17, 2021
Komplexität mit einem modularen Produktansatz beherrschen
Modular aufgebaute Produktportfolios sollen die Kalkulation und Realisierung von Investitionsgütern besser planbar machen – dennoch scheitern sie häufig an der klassischen Trennung der Disziplinen. Um das Versprechen einer modularen Produktarchitektur einlösen zu können, müssen Unternehmen jedoch einige wichtige Voraussetzungen in Organisation, Abläufen und Infrastruktur schaffen.
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Mai 05, 2021
PCB Design Datenmanagement: Erwartung vs. Realität
Aus unserem Alltag kennen wir viele Beispiele, in denen unsere Erwartungen und die Realität nicht ganz übereinstimmen. Im PCB Design Datenmanagement ist das nicht anders...
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März 11, 2021
Alles unter Kontrolle
Das heutige Daily Business im Datenmanagement kann manchmal eine echte Herausforderung sein. Mit dem DS-E3 Starter Paket lassen sich jedoch einige Stolpersteine aus dem Weg räumen.
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April 24, 2020
Working Remotely with DS – Design Data Management Tools
The world that we all live in has been changed by the Covid-19 outbreak. Stay at home orders and social distancing significantly impact the way we live our daily lives. Working remotely presents a whole new set of challenges for engineers and the companies that employ us. We now work on company supplied-laptops that typically connect back to the corporate network through a VPN.
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April 21, 2020
Legacy Data Management and Migration with CR-8000
In today’s global value chains, data exchange and re-reuse are vital to support collaboration and productivity. But most data formats are proprietary. For any organization with an extensive database of ECAD data, the need for data migration will eventually arise.
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Januar 15, 2019
Tech Tip: Component Lists with Destination Matrix
The destination matrix enables convenient viewing and editing of a component list that has part variants.
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- Blog
Januar 08, 2019
Tech Tip: Database management using E3.CopyDatabaseEntries
Component management is a big part of the design process spanning multiple library instances. The library management tools like E3.CopyDatabaseEntries are available in E3.series to automate much of the manual work. CopyDatabaseEntries has been a trusted tool for many years for a large number of E3.series users. The biggest advantage of the tool is ...
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November 27, 2018
Tech Tip: Variation Management in Component Lists
Variation Management provides the means for the user to define the part numbers and mounting status of parts to be mounted based on the product variation: delivery destination and model. Furthermore, Variant Management applications allow the user to easily switch views and export parts lists based on the destination.
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Variation Management provides the means for the user to define the part numbers and mounting status of parts to be mounted based on the product va...
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Oktober 05, 2018
Connect Your Component Library to the Supply Chain
Take a walk in the engineer’s shoes: I need an 80 MHZ network controller for my new project and I found one in the PLM/PDM system. That was easy. Now a quick check in the procurement database to do a price and availability check. So far so good, now on to the component engineering system to see if there are any possible lifecycle issues with a 10-year minimum requirement. It’s my lucky day, no issues and it’s a company-preferred part with an ECAD library instance.
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Design engineers must have the ability to make intelligent component selections involving critical supply chain information without having to leav...
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Juni 28, 2018
Why Systems Engineering is the Voice of the Customer
We broke new ground for many attendees by opening our Zuken Innovation World Americas 2018 conference with a keynote on Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). We were fortunate to have an expert in the field speak: Enrique Krajmalnik, CTO of No Magic, an industry leader in MBSE.
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Systems Engineering has been around for a while, but the practice of model-based systems engineering is gaining adoption in many business sectors....
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Mai 17, 2018
Data - The Secret of Success Under Industry 4.0?
Industry 4.0, a.k.a. the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR), is a hot topic because most of us are either taking our first steps in this world, or we’re preparing to. Clearly, earlier industrial revolutions were all about making better use of resources (e.g. burning coal to make steam), people (e.g. workers in factories) and, latterly, electricity and computer-controlled automation. For each revolution, the companies that did well were early adopters of the technology and practices of the day, and they recognised waste when they saw it.
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Industry 4.0, a.k.a. the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR), is a hot topic because most of us are either taking our first steps in this world, or ...
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April 12, 2018
The Building Blocks of a Digital Twin Strategy for Automotive Wiring Systems
Because of its influence on weight and cost, accurately digitizing the wiring system is a priority when implementing a digital twin strategy in the automotive and transportation sectors. It’s also one of the most challenging aspects of this task.
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März 29, 2018
Controlling the Release Points for Your PLM/PDM System
There is one thing that all design engineers will agree on: creating and gathering all the required data for PLM is error-prone and can be a royal pain. We all understand the value of releasing our design data to the corporate PLM system but our design process dictates multiple release points, and each one has a different purpose and data requirements.
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There is one thing that all design engineers will agree on: creating and gathering all the required data for PLM is error-prone and can be a royal...
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Januar 23, 2018
Tech Tip: Generating Where-used Reports in DS-CR (formerly known as DS-2)
One of the more powerful capabilities of a good data management system such as DS-CR (formerly known as DS-2) is searching and the ability to generate reports. A great example is the ability to generate Where-used information. These types of reports are extremely useful when performing impact assessments where ...
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One of the more powerful capabilities of a good Data Management system such as DS-2 is searching and the ability to generate reports. A great exam...
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Januar 09, 2018
Self-Driving Bus is 3D Printed in Only a Few Weeks
The automobile business spends a year or two designing a new vehicle, then another year or two building tools to produce it in high volumes. Local Motors has turned that paradigm on its head with its Olli, the self-driving, electric shuttle.
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Traditionally, the automobile business spends a year or two designing a new vehicle, then another year or two building tools to produce it in high...
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November 16, 2017
What High Tech Industries Can Learn about Managing Data from the Early Days of CAD
Because I’ve been in the electrical/electronics (E/E) engineering industry for such a long time, I can still remember drawing PCB layouts manually. We would then work out the connection lengths of wire harnesses by laying out waxed cord lacing on a physical prototype.
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Because I’ve been in the electrical/electronics (E/E) engineering industry for such a long time, I can still remember drawing PCB layouts manual...