This article discusses that many companies are installing a companywide product data management (PDM) system, also known as an engineering data management system. These systems do several things, besides acting as a central data repository. Much of the data that overwhelms companies comes from engineers using a variety of software applications, such as computer-aided design, manufacturing, or engineering programs. The PDM systems manage engineering data that may come from a myriad of sources and applications but pertain to the development of one product. The chosen PDM system would have to track the design and manufacture of each part that would be assembled to form the finished printer. It would have to tell users what stage in the process each part had reached. But it would also have to serve as a virtual warehouse for all digital versions of a part and product, including older versions that could not be lost because they might be needed for reference at any time.
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Designing Across Borders
How Can Engineers Collaborate on Projects From Plants a World Apart Via Separate Computer Systems? A Product Data Management System Acts as Translator.
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Mechanical Engineering. Sep 2000, 122(09): 58-60 (3 pages)
Published Online: September 1, 2000
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Thilmany, J. (September 1, 2000). "Designing Across Borders." ASME. Mechanical Engineering. September 2000; 122(09): 58–60. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2000-SEP-2
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