Implementing system to manage design preparation for production and product life cycle

Main project goals

• Arranging teamwork in a single information environment;
• Preparing design documentation in electronic form;
• Developing 3D models and graphic design documentation;
• Ensuring that all the operational information is up to date.

Project deadlines

September 2013 – August 2014

Project summary

Borlas Group and Transas ZAO Unmanned Systems Division developed and implemented a system to manage the design preparation for production and the life cycle of a product powered by NX™ and Teamcenter^® software products.

Here are the functional areas automated in the project:

• Developing design documentation in electronic form:
  • Developing rules to work with an electronic layout of a product, including preparation of a graphic design documentation;
  • Preparing rules to shape the electronic structure of the product;
  • Developing a methodology to prepare design documentation for products, fully or partially consisting of electronic layouts of the product.
• Managging master data for the tasks of design preparation of production:
  • Generating material classifier;
  • Managing standard products classifier;
  • Managing purchased item.
• Managing electronic BOM and reporting:
  • Developing a methodology for using electronic product layouts to form its electronic structure in Teamcenter;
  • Developing Specification as required by GOST 2.106-96 on product electronic structure;
• Developing Specification Sheet as required by GOST 2.106-96.
• Approval and amendments to the design documentation:
  • Development of procedures for issuing design documentation in electronic form with the provision of procedures for checking documentation for manufacturability;
  • Creating a methodology for making changes (including the results of a manufacturability check) in design documentation.
• Archiving design documentation in paper and electronic form, including management of information on paper originals, electronic mailing list, requests for making copies.

Project results

• Design work management reached the qualitatively new tech level;
• Reduction of labor intensity and duration of approval procedures and amendments to design documentation, data transfer for technological preparation of production in electronic form,
• Acceleration of product development due to the creation of a unified information environment, organization of parallel work and collective interaction of specialists from various departments of the Customer.