What is PDM?

PDM meaning

The Chinese name of PDM is Product Data Management ).

PDM is used to manage all product-related information (including part information, configuration, documents, CAD files, structures, and permission information) and all technologies related to product-related processes, including process definition and management.

Background of PDM generation

In the S and S, enterprises began to use CAD, CAM and other technologies in their design and production processes. The application of new technologies also brought new challenges while promoting productivity development. Although computer-aided technologies of various units have become increasingly mature for manufacturing enterprises, they all have their own systems and lack effective information sharing and utilization between them to form a so-called "information islands "; in addition, with the rapid development of computer applications, various types of data are also rapidly expanding, which puts a huge pressure on the corresponding management of enterprises: a wide range of data types, redundant data, and difficult data retrieval, data security and sharing management.

Many enterprises have realized that orderly information management will become a key factor to stay ahead of the competition in the future. In this context, a new management philosophy and technology-PDM is developed, which is based on software technology and focuses on products, the technology that integrates product-related data, processes, and resources. PDM is clearly positioned as a manufacturing enterprise, with products as the core of management, and data, processes, and resources as the three elements of management information. The two main lines of PDM information management are static product structures and dynamic product design processes. All information organization and resource management are centered on product design, this is also different from other information management systems in PDM systems, such as enterprise information management systems (MIS), manufacturing resource planning (mrp ii), and project management systems (PM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP.

Application of PDM

1. PDM data management scope

PDM is indeed a "well-managed" software. Any data that can finally be converted into a computer's description and storage can be managed at all. For example: product structure and configuration, part definition and design data, CAD drawing files, engineering analysis and verification data, manufacturing plans and specifications, NC programming files, image files (photos, shape charts, scan charts)), product manuals, software products (programs, libraries, functions, and other "parts "), various electronic reports, cost accounting, product comments, project plans, multimedia audio and video products, hard Kao bei files, and other electronic data.

PDM can be widely used in various industrial fields. However, each domain has its own characteristics and needs, and the application levels and levels are different. Therefore, there is no omnipotent PDM system that can be tolerated.

2. PDM user object

PDM can touch every corner and every nerve of modern enterprises. In enterprises, PDM can be used as long as they are dealing with product data.

3. Integration of PDM and Enterprise Information

In the process of enterprise information integration, the PDM system can be viewed as an integration framework, various applications such as CAD/CAM/CAE, EDA, OA, CAPP, MRP ,... and so on, will be integrated directly as an object in a variety of ways, such as application interfaces, Development (encapsulation), etc, this enables high integration, coordination, and sharing of all product data distributed in various places of the enterprise and used (running) in various applications, and the high optimization or restructuring of all product R & D processes.

4. Functions of PDM Products

One of the nine main functions that can meet the needs of all aspects of the enterprise's application of PDM products, including document management, workflow and process management, product structure and configuration management, view and annotation, scanning and Image Service, design retrieval and part library, project management, electronic collaboration, tools and integration "function.

The PDM system makes ISO 900X even more powerful.

The PDM system can automatically implement the process required by iso x to reduce costs and improve work efficiency. PDM provides enterprises with tools to implement the ISO x standard.

Product Data Management (PDM) is of great significance in realizing enterprise information integration, improving enterprise management level and product development efficiency, it is one of the important technologies in today's computer application field. We will introduce the centralized PDM system later. You can visit the PDM column on the internal homepage of the Group to learn more.