A novel approach for product lifecycle management of mechatronic equipment in SME - PLM4all Project

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PLM4allT7.1 – Promoção e Divulgação de Resultados

Marco 20

Anexo 21

2015-06-30

FAIM 2015 23-26 June ∙ University of Wolverhampton

Flexible Automation & Intelligent Manufacturing25th International Conference ∙ Wolverhampton ∙ UK

PLM4all

A novel approach for product lifecycle management of

mechatronic equipment in SME

António Correia Alves (INESC TEC)


Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. PLM4all Approach and Concept

3. Conclusions


1. IntroductionMechatronic Equipment Lifecycle

• With the advent of the“information age”, thesophistication of mechatronicequipment has increasedexponentially.

• Full life cycle management ofmechatronic equipment hasbecome very complex:– large amount of components and

systems involved– high number of agents that

interact with the product.

Mechatronics is a multidisciplinaryfield of engineering that includes acombination of mechanicalengineering, electrical engineering,telecommunications engineering,control engineering and computerengineeringen.wikipedia.org

Euler diagram for Mechatronics Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MIT


1. IntroductionMechatronic Equipment Lifecycle

Mechatronics is a multidisciplinaryfield of engineering that includes acombination of mechanicalengineering, electrical engineering,telecommunications engineering,control engineering and computerengineeringen.wikipedia.org

Euler diagram for Mechatronics Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, MIT


1. IntroductionPLM Evolution

Product lifecycle management, evolution of computing applicationsH. Cao and P. Folan


1. IntroductionPLM Utilization Obstacles in SME

• PLM implementation is not generalised and not always lead to the expected results:

– PLM solutions tend to have a very high total cost ownership , which is difficult for SMEs to support.

– They require very thorough processes structuring and information organization.

– Are complex to use and demand for high degree of expertise.


2. PLM4all Approach and ConceptPLM4all Characterization

• The PLM4all solution encompasses a range of methodologiesand an IT platform dedicated to product lifecyclemanagement:

– The methodologies cover all the fundamental phases of product lifecycle – Ideation, Design and Development, Manufacturing,Maintenance, Retrofitting and End of Life – and embrace a leanthinking approach focused on the critical needs of SMEs articulatedwith a reduced cost mind-set.

– The IT platform includes modules for information management,collaborative processes and activities management, interoperabilitywith CAD and ERP systems and knowledge management.


2. PLM4all Approach and ConceptPLM4all Key Features

• Based on lean thinking principles, so that product interactions are“value oriented” and with more emphasis in human capabilities.

• Methodological contents (recommendations, best practices) andtemplates to support the implementation of the product’s life cyclekey phases;

• Adoption of neutral transfer connections for among CAD, ERP andPDM systems;

• High simplification and flexibility;


2. PLM4all Approach and ConceptPLM4all Product Lifecycle Reference Model

• Structured in phases, stages and activities:

Phases

Stages

Activities



• Structured in phases, stages and activities:

Risk analysis’ template Templates

Phases

Stages

Activities

• Most critical activities are supported by best practices templates



PLM4all Product Lifecycle Reference Model

IdeationDevelopment

and DesignManufacturing

Industrialization

Manufacturing processes

studies

Specific means of production development

Installation of man. means,

setup and tests

Pre-Series production

Series production

Maintenance Retrofitting End of Life

Phase

Stage

Activity

……

…


2. PLM4all Approach and ConceptPM4all Product Hierarchical Structure

Product Hierarchical Tree

Family

Range

Model

Variant

Instance

Top level.No Versions.

• Laser Cutting;• Press Brakes; • Shears.




Family

Range

Model

Variant

Instance


Admits Versions.


• Press Brakes:• GreenBender

• 13530• 40• 50

• 16030• Bluebender• PF Fast• Bending cells




Family

Range

Model

Variant

Instance


Admits Versions.

Unique Product.No Versions.


• Press Brakes:• GreenBender

• 13530• 40• 50

• 16030• Bluebender• PF Fast• Bending cells

• Press Brake GreenBender 13530-40, SN 23654


2. PLM4all Approach and ConceptPLM4all Product Functional Structure

System:a group of devices forming a

network especially for distributing something or

serving a common purpose

(merriam webster)

Product Functional

Tree

System 1

System 2

• n systems

• Braking system• Power trim system• Control system• …


2. PLM4all Approach and ConceptPLM4all Product Assembly Structure

Product Assembly Tree

Module 1

Module 1.1

Module 1.1.n

Module 2

Module 2.1

Module 2.1.n

Module 4

Module 4.1

Module 7

Module 7.1


2. PLM4all Approach and ConceptPLM4all Modules and Systems Association

Product Assembly TreeProduct

Functional Tree

System 1

System 2

Module 1

Module 1.1

Module 1.1.n

Module 2

Module 2.1

Module 2.1.n

Module 4

Module 4.1

Module 7

Module 7.1


2. PLM4all Approach and ConceptPLM4all Configuration Matrix

MODEL (Product)

Modules

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7 … Mn

Syst

em

s

S1

S2 x x

S3 x o

…

Sn A A

Module

Module

Coding: x – Required moduleo – Optional moduleA – Alternative module

n=2n= no. of hierarchy levels


2. PLM4all Approach and ConceptPLM4all CAD – ERP Integration

• The conversion process is supported by the definition of business rules;• Part search by attributes and formation and rearrangement of subsets

(BOM CAD);• Filtering of “ghost” drawings used only for display purposes;• Product tree generation from CAD subsets (BOM ERP);• Construction and storage of CAD ERP mapping models;

ToolboxInput Panel

M1

P

P

P

P

M1

P

P

M12

M11

P

P

Output Panel

ExportTo

ERP

PLM4all Product

StructureDB

CADModel

STEPAP233

Stub


2. PLM4all Approach and ConceptPLM4all Configuration Matrix Fill In

How do we fill in theConfiguration Matrix?

Manual data entry


2. PLM4all Approach and ConceptPLM4all Configuration Matrix Fill In

How do we fill in theConfiguration Matrix?

Manual data entry

OR

DB import


2. PLM4all Approach and ConceptPLM4all Lifecycle Activities’ Management



• Structured activities

• Ad-hoc tasks

T T T



• Structured activities in projects

• Ad-hoc tasks

• Projects

T T T




• Ad-hoc tasks

• Projects

T T T




• Ad-hoc tasks

• Projects

Developmentand Design Manufacturing Maintenance Retrofitting End of Life

T T T


2. PLM4all Approach and Concept Product Lifecycle Overview

PHASE | STAGE

IdeationIdeas manag.Opport. manag.Proposal develp.

Develop.& DesignSpecificationDraftDetail Proj.

ManufacturingIndustrializationPre-SeriesSeries Production

MaintenanceCorrective Maint.

< Jan Fev Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan >

Family: Press Brake; Range: GB; Model:13530; Variant: 40; Instance: SN:23654

Activity storyAll details available


2. PLM4all Approach and ConceptPLM4all Architecture

PLM4all PLATFORM

IdeationDesign &

DevelopmentManufacturing

Maintenance

Retrofitting End of Life

DATA FLOWDATA FLOW

DATA FLOW

CAD SYSTEMS ERP SYSTEMSDATA FLOW

stubs

TASKS – PROJECTS – OPERATIONS


3. Conclusions

• The use of ICT in SMEs is critical as they bring a myriad of benefits in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, growth, innovation and competitive advantages.

• Despite the potential of ICTs, there is a low diffusion of structured ICTs in SME since these solutions tend to require a high initial investment, skilled staff, a coherent business strategy and training.

• Therefore, the need to develop low cost and user-friendly PLM tools that are able to attend to SMEs operational demands is insurgent.

• PLM4all’s innovative characteristics, combined with the conciliation of low possession cost software with ground features of a PLM platform, provide PLM4all with an extremely high degree of flexibility, low cost and facilitated utilization, being a highly suited solution for SMEs.


4. Contacts and Acknowledgements

PLM4all consortium

António Correia Alves

INESC TEC (RTO)

(Technical Leader)

[email protected]

www.inesctec.pt

This work was developed in the frame of the Co-Promotion Project 38834, from the Program of Incentives to Technological Research & Development, supported by the Portuguese Innovation Agency (ANI), to whom the financial support is to be acknowledged.

Team Members

Tiago Faro - ADIRA(Project Leader – SME Pilot)

António Baptista – INEGI (RTO)(Product Development Group)

José Faria – DREAMO(ICT Company)

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.inesctec.pt/

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A novel approach for product lifecycle management of mechatronic equipment in SME - PLM4all Project