"3D Part Catalog Management" A New Product Review from CIMdata

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — CIMdata, a global Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) consulting and research firm released a new Product Review entitled “3D Part Catalog Management.” This review presents CIMdata's perspectives on the use of 3D Part Catalog Management in the product development lifecycle to provide substantial benefits to companies that design and manufacture products. This paper presents the business case for an easily deployed and used part catalog solution that integrates with a company’s native CAD environment. It presents PARTsolutions' product suite as such a solution.

In order to support the rapid pace of business today, companies need to develop and introduce products more quickly than they did in the past. However, speed to market cannot be an excuse for low-quality products. Product designers need access to proven and standardized components from previous designs that they can reuse with confidence. They also need reliable access to component designs that are provided by suppliers and can be incorporated directly into their designs without having to re-model the parts and re-enter all of the attributes and data associated with each part. “Parts reuse is a major contributor to building innovative products quickly to meet market demands” says John MacKrell, CIMdata consultant. PARTsolutions' parts management solution provides capabilities to support both finding and importing previously-designed and standard parts directly into CAD models for new designs. Copies of the "3D Part Catalog Management" CIMdata product review are available here at no cost.