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New technologies are constantly increasing the use of additional systems and apps. This leads to an increasingly complex IT landscape of unconnected data silos. They make it difficult to exchange correct data and therefore collaborate across departments in the development and production of mechatronic products. Here, you can find out how to accelerate and improve the quality of cross-system and cross-divisional collaboration.

In six out of ten companies, innovation teams circumvent data handling policies to share product information. These workarounds can jeopardize innovation projects. This is the conclusion of our Fall Study 2023 "Industry Study 2023, Data as a Success Factor". Employees take these workarounds because product information is distributed across different systems, organizations and locations. This doesn't have to be the case, because intelligent data federation solutions have long since allowed direct, rights-controlled access to data in any system - from the task context and the company's own system environment.

The aim of the DigiTain project, Digitization for Sustainability, is the 100% digitized development of sustainable electric drive architectures. Together, the total of 28 partners from industry and science are researching the most efficient, comprehensible methods, models and processes possible for interdisciplinary engineering. In line with our expertise, XPLM takes over data management and the control of information flows in the product development process.

Development teams, production, procurement and shipping - many teams need product data. Each needs different data, and as timely and digital as possible, so that they can incorporate it directly into their own processes. When technical data is conveniently available, teams work more productively. XSPHERE makes it easy to query data in other systems, according to access rights, from within your own system environment and without having to adapt systems or data models. The basis is web services, and you can find out what they enable here.

Further internationalization: XPLM opens location in Japan. The decisive factor was the increasing global demand for solutions for consistently available product data and digitized processes throughout the company. As the second largest single market for PLM systems, Japan was the next logical step.

In many companies, product lifecycle management runs on local servers – especially in SMEs. On-premise solutions, however, are usually rigid, cost-intensive and not easily scalable. Reason enough to finally take a punt on an on-demand PLM solution. Integration solutions for many engineering tools already ensure convenient cross-domain management of product data and innovation processes in the cloud. 7 reasons for moving PLM to the cloud.

Smart processes help companies to be more economical, more competitive and more resilient. Manufacturing companies can significantly optimize their innovation processes to at least partially compensate for the shortage of skilled workers. In this way, they shorten their project lead times and reduce their opportunity costs. Digitized companies are particularly attractive for the next generation of skilled workers with an affinity for digital technology.

Do you remember the €9.00 ticket from Deutsche Bahn? That was great. However, if stations are temporarily closed due to overcrowded platforms and taking bicycles on board is no longer allowed, then there's something wrong with the overall package. Those affected experience frustration – a negative user experience (UX). The principle of "a well-thought-out overall package = a positive UX" can be transferred 1:1 to software applications.

The fact that a direct integration of EDA tools into a PLM system (Product Lifecycle Management) is designed from the outset to meet the typical requirements for data management and work processes in electronics engineering makes the work much easier. All users confirm this, regardless of which ECAD and PLM system they use and in which environment – on-premise or in the cloud.

Time is money. One strategy for achieving market maturity of innovations faster and better is the digitised value chain. The basis of end-to-end processes for all departments is automated engineering data. A central multi-CAD product lifecycle management system offers enormous potential for saving time and money.

Clear competitive advantage: By integrating Altium Designer with Teamcenter, Fritz Faulhaber was able to speed up PCB design for their small and micro motors by up to 80%. This is despite the fact that electronic assemblies are becoming more complex as the number and variety of product functions increase.