PLM CAD Consultancy USG Engineering | PLM CAD Consultancy Re-use with Options and Variants 1 Bas van Goch Arjan Wolfert

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USG Engineering | PLM & CAD Consultancy

Re-use with Options and Variants

Bas van Goch & Arjan Wolfert

PLM & CAD Consultancy

Agenda

• Introduction to USG Engineering | PLM & CAD Consultancy• Re-use• Demonstration Options & Variants in Creo Parametric and Windchill

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What we do

• Consultancy

• Support

• Training

• Software Development

Over 20 years of experience in PLM & CAD ConsultancyAll consultants have a degree in engineering/product development


How we work

Project based• Installation and configuration of Windchill servers and Creo

Parametric clients• Upgrading Windchill installations• Data migrations from PTC and non-PTC databases• Modelling business processes in Windchill

Training • Standard or custom• In our classroom or on site• USG Training laptops


Re-use


Does your company want to grow?

YES! No.


Product series or unique products?

Each product we make is

unique

We re-use building blocks and modify it to

fit customer requirements

We have standard (modular)

products we build in series

A B C


What is a modular product?

• Modules are building blocks that can be exchanges

• With a relative small number of modules you can build many products:̵6 Shovel example:̵6 3 types of wheels̵6 3 types of shovels̵6 2 types of cabines̵6 3 types of enginesTotaal aantal mogelijke varianten:3 * 3 * 2 * 3 = 54 variants

Product Platforms: What is it about?


• Engineering data:̵6 Each new product needs to have

a fully new set of documentation̵6 Testing and releases have to be done

for each product

Unique products? Product Platforms: What is it about?

Shovel 123

WheelsShovel

CabinEngineShovel 543

WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel

CabinEngine


• Sales data:̵6 What can be sell/make?̵6 How can we define the price?

• Engineering data:̵6 Each new product needs to have

a fully new set of documentation̵6 Testing and releases have to be done

for each product

• Manufacturing:̵6 Lots of process plans

• Service:̵6 We want to service fast: lots of stock parts̵6 Service knowlegde: lots of service documentation

Unique products? Product Platforms: What is it about?

Shovel 123

WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel


WheelsShovel

CabinEngine


Product Platforms: Re-use

• Sales process:̵6 Know what your company

can make̵6 Know what is will cost

• Engineering data:̵6 One set of data, more detailed

• Manufacturing:̵6 Optimized manufacturing process

• Service:̵6 Fewer parts in stock̵6 Better service

Product Platforms: What is it about?

Shovel Family

Wheels C

Wheels A

Wheels B

Shovel C

Shovel A

Shovel B

Cabin A

Cabin B

Engine C

Engine A

Engine B


Attention points

• Project driven organisations:̵6 Products are customer specific̵6 Cost are primarily project related̵6 Project manager drives the process

• Product oriented organisations̵6 Products are based on modules̵6 Cost for development can be devided over multiple products̵6 Product management/Sales drives the process

Result: Different requirements for your organisation


Demonstration


Variant BOM (100%)

Configurated Motorcycle- Chassis- Fork B- Rear Suspension B- Alloy Front Wheel- Alloy Rear Wheel

Product Platforms in Creo and Windchill

Overloaded BOM (>100%)

Configurable Motorcycle- Chassis- Front Fork

- Fork A- Fork B

- Rear Suspension - Rear Suspension A- Rear Suspension B

- Wheels- Spoke Front Wheel- Spoke Rear Wheel- Alloy Front Wheel- Alloy Rear Wheel

Options & Choices

Option A: Suspension- Choice 1: Standard- Choice 2: Special

Option B: Wheels- Choice 1: Spoke- Choice 2: Alloy

Overloaded BOM (>100%)

Configurable Motorcycle- Chassis- Front Fork

- Fork A- Fork B

- Rear Suspension - Rear Suspension A- Rear Suspension B

- Wheels- Spoke Front Wheel- Spoke Rear Wheel- Alloy Front Wheel- Alloy Rear Wheel

‘80%’ Standard BOM as a start for

Engineer to Order


Functionality in Creo and Windchill

Creo Option Modeler Extension (OMX)

Ability to filter Variants from an overloaded 3D CAD assembly by

selecting choices. Regenerates part positions dependend on selected

choices

Windchill Options & Variants (Out of the Box)

Ability to Filter Variants from an overloaded Product Structure based

on choice selection. Product structure in Windchill is not limited to

Creo data only, but can also include other CAD formats, documents

and software


Live Demo in Creo and Windchill

View overloaded configurable assembly in Creo

Generate new variant in Windchill by choosing options

Derive dedicated 3D CAD assembly of the new variant in Creo


Product Platforms in Creo and Windchill

Creo Option Modeler Extension (OMX)

Windchill Options & Variants (Out of the Box)

Platform Structures for Windchill

- Advanced Configurable Product Platform Design

- Conditional rules, advanced logic, change management


Questions

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Arjan WolfertConsultant PLM & CAD

M +31 6 8133 8705 Keulenstraat 8n

plmcad.usgengineering.nl 7418 ET [email protected] Nederland

Bas van GochConsultant PLM & CAD

M +31 6 2846 3056 Keulenstraat 8n

plmcad.usgengineering.nl 7418 ET [email protected] Nederland

Thank you for your attention and interest!

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PLM CAD Consultancy USG Engineering | PLM CAD Consultancy Re-use with Options and Variants 1 Bas van Goch Arjan Wolfert