INCAT launches essential PLM guide for aerospace
INCAT launches essential PLM guide for aerospace
Keywords: Aerospace industry, Product life cycle
INCAT, an international provider of software solutions and services, has created a comprehensive guide to product lifecycle management (PLM). The guide covers every aspect of the process, including what PLM actually means and how the aerospace industry can benefit from it. The guide has been produced in response to a survey carried out earlier in the year, which revealed a broad lack of understanding about PLM among industry professionals[1].
PLM: an essential guide to PLM – what it means and how to get it right is aimed at businesses both large and small and explains the value of PLM for a wide range of industries, with specific reference to aerospace. The guide not only defines PLM and sets it within its wider business context, but also offers practical industry examples that illustrate PLM in action, analyst opinion of the PLM marketplace and a useful checklist of key considerations and pitfalls for a company looking to implement a PLM solution.
As the guide explains, the complexities of the aerospace industry make it an ideal candidate for PLM. Tough regulation, stringent processes, complex supply chains and often disparate design and engineering teams create a specific set of demands and challenges that can be fully addressed through the implementation of a PLM strategy. The guide demonstrates how PLM can increase productivity and help to cut costs in the critical phases of aircraft development, without compromising quality or precision.
Bob Smith, Group Engineering director for Dunlop Bestobell (part of the Aerospace Division of Meggitt) says: “Following extensive research and consultation with INCAT, we are on the verge of implementing a PLM solution at Meggitt because it delivers cradle to grave product information, can manage major assemblies down to material level and allows group access across a web portal – enabling the leverage of core skills and cross business co-operation – all within a configuration control environment. I believe this guide will be a useful resource for other aerospace companies looking to achieve similar goals.”
Nick Sale, PLM Services director for INCAT in the UK says: “There has been much noise generated about the possibilities of PLM, but very little tackling the nuts and bolts of how to develop profitable partnerships and create a positive impact to the bottom line. By consolidating all our experience of PLM into one essential guide, I hope we can demonstrate how business critical PLM is to anyone in manufacturing, why they should focus on it and how best to reap its rewards.”
Product lifecycle management: an essential guide to PLM – what it means and how to get it right is available at.
Details available from: Tel: +44 (0) 20 7749 4400.
Note1. PLM survey undertaken by INCAT at Solid Modelling 2005.
