Making the value of technology clear
The Difference Between Digital and Electronic
While digital work instructions support going paperless, digital is not the same as electronic. While an electronic format such as a PDF offers the benefits of going paperless, it does not provide all of the benefits of going digital. A PDF is still a dumb document. The minute you create it, you break the digital thread. The document has no link to its source data, so as soon as there are changes, the PDF is outdated.
Digital Work Instructions
On the other hand, digital work instructions are smart and data-driven. They preserve the digital thread from the engineering data and connect it to the produced product. Digital work instructions dynamically guide operators as they work, providing instructions in a digestible way that is easy to follow. The software can pull data from multiple places, yet only show the operator what’s relevant to the current task, from a single screen. Work instructions are never out of date since they automatically update when there are changes. With connectivity, the software also captures what the operators do. This closed loop visibility validates that the instructions were executed properly and provides management with visibility, supporting continuous improvement.
What role does software play in the maturation of additive manufacturing to industrial scale?
This live webcast, hosted by Jim Brown and Igor Tsinman, President of AMC Bridge, explores the symbiotic relationship between additive manufacturing technology and the software applications that work cohesively with them. The panel includes Igal Kaptsan - General Manager Software of GE Additive and Moritz Maier - Co-Funder & Co-CEO of ELISE.
Register now to watch the May 13 webcast.
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What role should feature-based Product Line Engineering (PLE) play in a digital transformation strategy?
On May 11-12, 2021, Big Lever will be holding their Momentum 2021 Symposium and this question will be the underlying theme of the event.
Tech-Clarity’s Michelle Boucher will join the list of speakers and she will explore the question, why should business leaders care about PLE? Her talk will be at 1:45 EDT on Tuesday, May 11. You can register for the event here.
As products continue to grow in complexity, engineering jobs will only get harder. Digital transformation can help, and for many companies, this last year has dramatically accelerated adoption. With this growing adoption, what steps should you take to ensure you don’t fall behind your competition? Michelle’s talk will discuss how PLE fits into the digital transformation vision and the impact on the business. She will also explain how providing engineers with better solutions for PLE will help to execute a digital transformation strategy, while empowering your engineers to focus more on innovation and less on tedious tasks.
How can PLM enable medical device companies to streamline engineering and create digital continuity with a cohesive medical device digital thread? What should they look for in a PLM solution to improve closed-loop quality and patient outcomes while meeting complex, regional compliance demands?
This eBook takes a deeper dive into the data from our original, cross-industry digital thread study to better understand how the value and considerations for digital thread adoption apply to medical device manufacturers.
Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research, please visit our sponsor PTC (registration required).
Adopt PLM to support the digital thread. Top Performing companies are 2.4 times as likely to view PLM as critical to supporting the digital thread and are much more likely to use PLM to support it.
Enjoy the Benefits
The digital thread provides significant, measurable benefits including improved quality, increased engineering efficiency, enhanced innovation, faster time to market, and better compliance. Top Performers gain even higher benefits than others. For example, these more successful product developers enable their technical resources to spend 27% more time, on average, on value-added activities than their poorer performing counterparts.
*This summary is an abbreviated version of the ebook and does not contain the full content. For the full research, please visit our sponsor PTC (registration required).
If you have difficulty obtaining a copy of the research, please contact us.
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How can low-code help fill digital transformation gaps to help companies achieve the value of IoT opportunities? Jim Brown's guest post on Siemen's blog shows how companies can fill IoT gaps with low-code applications.
Below is a short summary, click here to read Jim Brown's full guest post on the Siemen's blog.
Digital Transformation Creates Opportunities
Today’s digital revolution is creating new opportunities for industrial companies. New business strategies powered by digital technologies are fundamentally changing the business landscape. Companies recognize they need to move quickly. As our Business Sustainability (and Survival) Strategies 2020 survey found, “Almost one-half of businesses (46%) have increased focus and/or accelerated digital transformation due to the pandemic.”
Digital Transformation Creates Gaps
Companies need to find ways to take advantage of the data and opportunities generated by the IoT. They need to figure out how to:
Digital transformation creates, exposes, and widens gaps in processes, organizational approaches, and systems. This leads 96% of industrial companies to say they need to create and implement new software more quickly. Addressing these application shortfalls is critical to long-term business success. Is developing applications with low-code the answer to filling the gaps? We surveyed over 300 manufacturers to find out.
Our new eBook, Filling Digital Transformation Gaps with Low-Code, looks at the challenges companies face today and how low-code development approaches can help.
Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research, please visit our sponsor Siemens (registration required).
Could deeper insights lower some manufacturing costs?
For years, continuous improvement programs have successfully lowered operating costs. Now, companies are using advanced analytics in manufacturing to find even more opportunities. This is not your father’s analytics. Rather, it correlates among different data sources, including IoT, to deliver fresh insights for confidently moving to reduce costs.
Julie Fraser's guest post on PTC’s blog outlines what advanced analytics is and the technologies that support it. Then it explores how advanced analytics can help save costs on asset maintenance and related production problems, reduce energy costs, and keep employees and communities safe. This short read will give you a new foundation to consider ways that advanced analytics in manufacturing might lower costs.
For related research, read Lower Six Manufacturing Costs with IoT. This eBook explores how advanced analytics works with other technologies to reduce costs in a manufacturing plant.
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How can semiconductor companies make their product innovation even more profitable?
By moving beyond technical prowess. By retooling innovation for a modern lifecycle management approach for digital continuity. This white paper is based on a Tech-Clarity survey of 277 semiconductor and high-tech professionals to find out how semiconductor companies manage product development and product lifecycles. This industry-specific survey indicates that success requires some retooling.
Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research, please visit our sponsor Siemens (registration required).
Digital Support for Retooling Semiconductor Innovation
It’s not realistic to expect to simplify the multi-application technology environment. That’s not what differentiates Top Performers. How they achieve superior performance is by being better at
What does Poor Quality Really Cost?
Calculating the actual cost of quality problems is not straightforward. Some of the expenses are apparent, but many are not. Quality is important to customers and to business profitability. So, truly understanding the cost of quality warrants the effort. Fortunately, advanced manufacturing technologies can help analyze and understand expenses plus reduce quality problems and escapes.
Julie Fraser's guest post on PTC’s blog outlines some ways advanced manufacturing technologies can help avoid quality problems, spot patterns to improve processes, and improve team communication. Explore this to consider whether you’ve included all of the costs of poor quality and prevented them in your operation.
For related research, read Lower Six Manufacturing Costs with IoT to explore how new technologies can help keep manufacturing expenses in check.
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What current challenge have manufacturers been wrestling with for at least 35 years?
System integration. Getting manufacturing data to flow has always been a problem. And it still is.
Based on Tech-Clarity research The Manufacturing Data Challenge: Lessons from Top Performers, most of the 300 respondents’ companies need better ways to integrate IT and OT data. Consistency and context are essential to better data management.
Read Julie Fraser’s guest blog on the Critical Manufacturing site. The post points to just how essential – and possible – better and more integrated manufacturing data management is today.
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How can IoT and advanced technologies lower costs in manufacturing? Lower Six Manufacturing Costs with IoT explores how new technologies can help keep age-old manufacturing expenses in check. The report discusses how the Internet of Things (IoT) and related technologies for monitoring and using data can streamline processes and support people in making profitable decisions.
Please enjoy the summary* below. Please visit our sponsor PTC for the full research (registration required).
How can Aerospace and Defense (A&D) companies streamline collaboration and create digital continuity? What should they look for in a PLM system to support a cohesive digital thread, especially given that their IT systems were not designed for remote work during a pandemic?
This eBook takes a deeper dive into the data from our original, cross-industry study on the digital thread to better understand how the value and considerations for digital thread adoption apply to A&D companies.
Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research, please visit our sponsor PTC (registration required).
You can also watch our related digital thread webcast.
Tech-Clarity is pleased to announce that we are expanding our research team and extending our coverage of Digital Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Additive Manufacturing. Well-known industry thought leader and research analyst James White is joining Tech-Clarity as Vice President of Digital Innovation Research. James brings with him decades of experience in Digital Enterprise specializing in Digital Transformation, Design Innovation, PLM, Industrial Additive Manufacturing, BIM, and other solution domains essential for engineering manufacturers. Please visit James’ Bio Page for more on his background.
Traditional manufacturing industries are undergoing significant change due to a confluence of events including globalizing supply chains, system-of-systems, emerging SaaS solutions, and multi-cultural teams while aiming to reduce product complexity and optimize portfolios. Leading manufacturers are eliminating the gaps between customer requirements management, product innovation, engineering product development, manufacturing operations, and supply chains by creating a cohesive digital thread. Today’s leading software vendors are evaluating their product portfolio strategies and new SaaS solutions are emerging as disrupters to meet these challenges. Adjacent technologies from solution providers such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and peer-to-peer collaboration tools such as Zoom and Slack are also becoming making an impact. Product Innovation Platforms offering CAD, CAE, PDM, and PLM are aligning and integrating much more closely with adjacent solutions including ERP, Supply Chain, MES, QMS, and more.
“This is a strategic move,” explains Jim Brown, President and Founder of Tech-Clarity. “As manufacturers grapple with rapid change while combating global pressures it’s imperative for us to offer a broad strategic perspective on digital transformatoin in 2021 and beyond. More than ever before, we must help companies seek out the value of technology by simultaneously balancing technology against processes and people. James brings great experience, credibility, and a global perspective. We are excited to have such a respected thought leader join our team to help further our mission of making the business value of technology clear.”
James’ research focus will include Digital Innovation, Digital Transformation, PLM, BIM, and Industrial Additive Manufacturing.
Please follow Tech-Clarity on Twitter and join our mailing list to read James’ research. For more information or to schedule a briefing please feel free to contact us.
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He began his career in special purpose machine design before moving into the CAD/CAE/PLM industry focused on heavy engineering applications. While developing his career in the engineering software industry, Mr. White moved countries 8 times. Through this journey, he gathered valuable multi-cultural experience in a wide range of industries working for leading CAD/CAE/PLM solution companies such as HP, Autodesk, Upchain, and Accenture. He has held senior positions responsible for taking new disruptive products to market. He is particularly interested in the confluence of events currently affecting engineering product development; globalization of supply chains, system-of-systems, emerging SaaS solutions, multi-cultural teams, and the need to reduce complexity and optimize portfolios.
James White has trade certificates in design drafting, fitting/turning/machining, a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Otago University of Dunedin New Zealand, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing/Business Strategy from Monash University, Melbourne Australia.
Mr. White believes that companies achieve the highest value from their initiatives when they allow all stakeholders to contribute. He believes that sometimes the expectations of new technology are too high, new process goals too ambitious, and expectations of people’s ability to change are not clearly understood. Only by evaluating the combination of technology, processes, and people simultaneously can the true value of technology be achieved.
When he’s not focused on investigating the value of technology, he is a competitive ocean swimmer and motorcycle track and adventure rider.
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Is cloud PLM the right option for your company? If so, what do you need to know? Take our Cloud PLM Advisor assessment to find out.
The assessment leverages our research to assess your company’s readiness to transition to the cloud. Should you switch to a new system? Wait for your current solution to be available on the cloud? How much functionality are you willing to trade off, if any? Do you have the proper standards in mind?
The assessment considers five pillars of cloud readiness to provide tailored recommendations to help you determine the best path for your business:
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How does your company stack up in its ability to monitor and optimize equipment performance using the IoT? Answer a few questions in our IoT Machine Monitoring Assessment and you’ll get a customized report that:
You can also learn more about machine monitoring and optimization and find how to get started by visiting our sponsor, Siemens MindSphere®.
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Semiconductor innovation is multi-faceted; can lifecycle management improve product and thus business success?
This on-demand webinar features Julie Fraser sharing Top Performers’ best practices for digital continuity based on her new semiconductor industry research.
Semiconductor companies are great at technical innovation, but many do not have all the capabilities they need for product profitability. The webcast shares insights from a survey of over 275 respondents from semiconductor companies and those who design semiconductors into their smart products. These are highlights of the upcoming research report, Semiconductor Innovation for Profitability: A Lifecycle Approach for Smart Products and Devices.
Fraser will present highlights of the research:
How can design engineers improve confidence in simulation results? Can cloud-based simulation help?
Watch Michelle Boucher as she shares best practices from her research to explain how design engineers can get even more value from simulation.
Simulation can be a powerful design tool by providing engineers with design guidance. However, some are concerned they lack the knowledge and background to use CAE. Consequently, they are hesitant to try it. Hear how better collaboration and a cloud platform can help address this challenge.
Register and watch the Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA episode 3 of SIMULATION TALKS: Addressing Cloud-Based Simulation for Better Engineering here.
For more information on this topic, check out the related eBook here.
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How can design engineers get even more value from simulation? What is the most effective way to aid design engineers in their ability to create more competitive products?
Our new eBook, How to Survive and Win New Markets by Getting Even More Value from Simulation explores these questions. Today’s challenging economic times, worsened by COVID-19, mean companies will need to work even harder to win over customers with products that stand out in the global economy. Therefore, engineers must make the right decisions as they create increasingly complex products. However, Tech-Clarity’s research finds that unfortunately, 44% of manufacturers find these crucial decisions are becoming even harder. Many rely on personal experience and guesswork, but is there a better way?
Based on a survey of 272 manufacturers, this research study examines best practices that allow engineers to make more informed design decisions, while overcoming the limitations of traditional engineering infrastructure and the role that CAE tools can play.
Please enjoy the summary* below. For the full research, please visit our sponsor Dassault Systemes SOLIDWORKS (registration required).
Getting More Value from Simulation
While simulation offers many advantages, there are opportunities to get even more value. Often, it is the lack of knowledge that holds them back. This is likely why 83% of Top Performers say that if design engineers could collaborate more easily with a simulation expert, it would help them.
Better Collaboration
The majority of respondents, 54%, agreed that the best way to enable collaboration between analysts and design engineers is to send a link to collaborate on a model in real-time. A cloud platform is a way to allow this, which is probably a contributor to why Top Performing companies are 3.9 times more likely to use cloud software, including for simulation.
While better collaboration is a powerful benefit, the leading advantage of those using simulation in the cloud, reported by 71%, is the additional computing power and faster results. Top Performers would use this extra time to complete design work faster, innovate more, and conduct additional simulations. The research also finds that those using simulation in the cloud report more benefits than anticipated by those who don't use it. This indicates that once you start using simulation in the cloud, it will likely help you in ways that you may not expect.
Easy Access to Needed Data
Another way to support design engineers is to make sure they have access to the required data to support simulations. The research finds that Top Performing companies are 63% more likely than Others to agree that the cloud is the ideal way to manage the different data types needed for simulation. Incidentally, those using the cloud for simulation are more likely to manage material data, best practices, test data, past simulations, and real-world performance data. Respondents identified all of these as data types that should be managed.
An Integrated Platform
The cloud is also a way of supporting an integrated platform. Companies reported many benefits of an integrated platform. Interestingly, the more complex the product, the more likely respondents were to report more benefits. Easier collaboration between design engineers and analysts, better traceability, more flexible licensing, ease of sharing and controlling access to results, and access to multiple physics were among the most commonly reported benefits.
Empower design engineers to use simulation. Cloud simulation offers many advantages that can make that easier.
Could your production operation be more productive? Sometimes it’s difficult to tell, despite having plenty of data. Sometimes, metrics like overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) don’t even help uncover the hidden factory. Yet, OEE can and should pinpoint opportunities.
Find out how to improve more reliably in this June 2021 webcast. Listen in to Tech-Clarity’s Julie Fraser, VP of Research for Operations and Manufacturing, and Nick Leeder, VP of Digital Transformation Solutions at PTC, as they discuss how digital continuous improvement (CI) programs can help your company succeed. Keep your bottlenecks productive. Build on and drill down into OEE to get real insights.
Hint: It’s all about speed. Get a glimpse into the hidden factory. Start thinking about how to uncover ways to boost productivity.
View the webcast on-demand here.
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Could your production operation be more productive? Sometimes it’s difficult to tell, despite having plenty of data. Sometimes, metrics like overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) don’t even help uncover the hidden factory. Yet, OEE can and should pinpoint opportunities. Find out how to improve more reliably in this June 2021 webcast. Listen in to Tech-Clarity’s Julie…
With increasing demands for highly skilled operators, yet a shortage of workers with those skills, what can manufacturers do to boost manufacturing productivity? With workforce shortages, market volatility, and rising costs plaguing most manufacturers, many are turning to new ways of operating, and digital transformation is playing a pivotal role. Digital work instructions can be…
What role does software play in the maturation of additive manufacturing to industrial scale? This live webcast, hosted by Jim Brown and Igor Tsinman, President of AMC Bridge, explores the symbiotic relationship between additive manufacturing technology and the software applications that work cohesively with them. The panel includes Igal Kaptsan – General Manager Software of GE…
What role should feature-based Product Line Engineering (PLE) play in a digital transformation strategy? On May 11-12, 2021, Big Lever will be holding their Momentum 2021 Symposium and this question will be the underlying theme of the event. Tech-Clarity’s Michelle Boucher will join the list of speakers and she will explore the question, why should…
How can PLM enable medical device companies to streamline engineering and create digital continuity with a cohesive medical device digital thread? What should they look for in a PLM solution to improve closed-loop quality and patient outcomes while meeting complex, regional compliance demands? This eBook takes a deeper dive into the data from our original, cross-industry digital thread study to…
How can low-code help fill digital transformation gaps to help companies achieve the value of IoT opportunities? Jim Brown’s guest post on Siemen’s blog shows how companies can fill IoT gaps with low-code applications. Below is a short summary, click here to read Jim Brown’s full guest post on the Siemen’s blog. Digital Transformation Creates Opportunities Today’s…
Digital transformation creates, exposes, and widens gaps in processes, organizational approaches, and systems. This leads 96% of industrial companies to say they need to create and implement new software more quickly. Addressing these application shortfalls is critical to long-term business success. Is developing applications with low-code the answer to filling the gaps? We surveyed over…
Could deeper insights lower some manufacturing costs? For years, continuous improvement programs have successfully lowered operating costs. Now, companies are using advanced analytics in manufacturing to find even more opportunities. This is not your father’s analytics. Rather, it correlates among different data sources, including IoT, to deliver fresh insights for confidently moving to reduce costs….
How can semiconductor companies make their product innovation even more profitable? By moving beyond technical prowess. By retooling innovation for a modern lifecycle management approach for digital continuity. This white paper is based on a Tech-Clarity survey of 277 semiconductor and high-tech professionals to find out how semiconductor companies manage product development and product lifecycles….
What does Poor Quality Really Cost? Calculating the actual cost of quality problems is not straightforward. Some of the expenses are apparent, but many are not. Quality is important to customers and to business profitability. So, truly understanding the cost of quality warrants the effort. Fortunately, advanced manufacturing technologies can help analyze and understand expenses…
What current challenge have manufacturers been wrestling with for at least 35 years? System integration. Getting manufacturing data to flow has always been a problem. And it still is. Based on Tech-Clarity research The Manufacturing Data Challenge: Lessons from Top Performers, most of the 300 respondents’ companies need better ways to integrate IT and OT data….
How can IoT and advanced technologies lower costs in manufacturing? Lower Six Manufacturing Costs with IoT explores how new technologies can help keep age-old manufacturing expenses in check. The report discusses how the Internet of Things (IoT) and related technologies for monitoring and using data can streamline processes and support people in making profitable decisions….
How can Aerospace and Defense (A&D) companies streamline collaboration and create digital continuity? What should they look for in a PLM system to support a cohesive digital thread, especially given that their IT systems were not designed for remote work during a pandemic? This eBook takes a deeper dive into the data from our original,…
Tech-Clarity is pleased to announce that we are expanding our research team and extending our coverage of Digital Innovation, Digital Transformation, and Additive Manufacturing. Well-known industry thought leader and research analyst James White is joining Tech-Clarity as Vice President of Digital Innovation Research. James brings with him decades of experience in Digital Enterprise specializing in…
James White is the Vice President of Digital Innovation Research for independent research firm Tech-Clarity. He covers the Digital Enterprise specializing in Digital Transformation, Design Innovation, PLM, Industrial Additive Manufacturing, BIM, and other solution areas for manufacturers. He began his career in special purpose machine design before moving into the CAD/CAE/PLM industry focused on heavy…
Is cloud PLM the right option for your company? If so, what do you need to know? Take our Cloud PLM Advisor assessment to find out. The assessment leverages our research to assess your company’s readiness to transition to the cloud. Should you switch to a new system? Wait for your current solution to be…
How does your company stack up in its ability to monitor and optimize equipment performance using the IoT? Answer a few questions in our IoT Machine Monitoring Assessment and you’ll get a customized report that: Compares your capabilities to Top Performing companies Offers tailored recommendations to improve performance The assessment leverages our survey data to…
Semiconductor innovation is multi-faceted; can lifecycle management improve product and thus business success? This on-demand webinar features Julie Fraser sharing Top Performers’ best practices for digital continuity based on her new semiconductor industry research. Semiconductor companies are great at technical innovation, but many do not have all the capabilities they need for product profitability. The…
How can design engineers improve confidence in simulation results? Can cloud-based simulation help? Watch Michelle Boucher as she shares best practices from her research to explain how design engineers can get even more value from simulation. Simulation can be a powerful design tool by providing engineers with design guidance. However, some are concerned they lack the…
How can design engineers get even more value from simulation? What is the most effective way to aid design engineers in their ability to create more competitive products? Our new eBook, How to Survive and Win New Markets by Getting Even More Value from Simulation explores these questions. Today’s challenging economic times, worsened by COVID-19,…
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