What is Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)?
Reengineering product development and manufacturing processes
All design engineering, product development, and manufacturing organisations need an automated solution for managing, utilising, and leveraging 3D CAD design data.
Your current PDM system focuses on managing design data as it relates to product development processes, PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) centres on reengineering product development and manufacturing processes as they relate to product lifecycles. PDM is a design-focused technology that increases efficiencies within existing product development processes by improving the management of product design data.
PLM, on the other hand, is a strategic, process-centred approach that leverages PDM and the digital thread, to manage product lifecycles, remake processes, and increase output. As a result, PLM improves productivity across the connected enterprise rather than in a single department or a specific process.
Video Introduction
PLM for the Enterprise
PLM Capabilities and Benefits
Future-proof your product lifecycle management and help your company handle the increasing complexity of today's products.
"We looked at other PLM/PDM products, but they would require ripping out our existing system. Aras Innovator enables us to keep the software we already have and love while exposing product data in processes across the company."
Kevin Friske
MiTek Corporation
"Aras Innovator is exactly the solution I was looking for — keep SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional and scale it without having to replace it."
Josh Mings
SolidSmack
"Together Aras Innovator and SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional provide the ideal solution for us to streamline and simplify process complexity throughout the company."
David Baer
Spartan Motors
How Does PLM work?
Want to improve your process with PLM and services from TriMech? The product lifecycle usually includes five stages. Each of these stages can be enhanced using a PLM strategy.
01
Development
PLM can aid in collaboration during the development stage, centralising data and tracking changes to ensure faster, more efficient development.
02
Introduction
PLM can be used to track manage product data across teams, ensuring documentation and compliance, which can speed up time to-market and reduce errors.
03
Growth
As products gain market acceptance, PLM can be used to optimise production processes, ensuring efficient resource allocation and managing product variants as demand increases.
04
Maturity
PLM can be used to manage product updates, optimising supply chain management, and ensuring consistency across manufacturing processes.
05
Decline
PLM tools can be used to facilitate any product phase-out processes, managing end-of-life transitions and supporting decisions regarding updates or discontinuations.
System Integration
Integrations with other systems
PLM systems are able to integrate seamlessly with other enterprise systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to streamline workflows and enhance cross functional collaboration.
By integrating PLM with other systems, users are able to create a unified platform that can enable enhanced decision-making, reduce silos and improve upon responsiveness across departments. In turn, this helps to drive more efficient product development and better customer satisfaction.
PLM System Features
TriMech provides a complete PLM solution with the following features and benefits
PDM To PLM Service Process
Achieving successful Product Lifecycle Management requires a holistic, all-encompassing view of a business's processes, and technologies, as well as its business goals.
To do this, our team works closely with you to ensure you have a clear understanding of your current business situation to provide an optimal route forward to achieve your business goals while reducing costs and delays, increasing efficiencies, and eliminating silos.
Product Lifecycle Management Content
Learn more about PLM solutions with our resource content:
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Meggitt Enhances Document Control with PLM
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What is PLM? – Interview with Adam Bannaghan
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Industry Insight: Virtual Twin Technology and Aerospace & Defense
Supply Chain Planner’s Playbook
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ'S
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