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 | Improved Communication with Contract Manufacturer Results in 0% Out-of-rev Product Development | | Industry | | Telecom - Interactive Communications | | | | Overview | Acme Packet was looking for a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system that would increase efficiency and productivity at the right price. They wanted to adopt and institute a part, BOM, and Change Management system early in the product design cycle to track all information sent to Contract Manufacturing. Acme Packet also needed a system that could be tightly coupled with their existing hardware design environment, Mentor's DxDatabook and ViewDraw.
Omnify Software was able to meet all of Acme Packet's requirements by providing an open-architecture, product lifecycle management solution. With the implementation of Omnify PLM, Acme Packet is able to focus on their core competencies while decreasing their cost and development time and most importantly, shortening their time-to-market. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Complete part/BOM/ECO management | | • | Shortened ECO cycle through unified messaging capability | | • | Engineering time-savings through direct integration with their engineering tools | | • | Secure, remote connection for their Contract Manufacturing partners | | • | 0% out-of-rev product development | | • | Decreased product cost and development time | | • | Decreased time-to-market |
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 | Leading Manufacturer of Commercial and Military Aerospace Platforms Realizes Cost Savings by Preventing Late-stage Rework | | Industry | | Aerospace/Defense - Commercial and Military Aerospace Platforms | | | | Overview | Like many electronics manufacturers, Astronics AES was challenged with its manual product development processes. The company produces well over 100 products, each with their own processes and workflows, and over 20,000 parts. To position themselves for continued growth and meet the demands of its aerospace customers (Boeing, Panasonic, Avionics, AirBus, among others) for high quality products, the executive team was motivated to look at new strategies that would maintain the company's competitive edge and product reputation in bringing leading electrical power to passengers and airline personnel. Investing in a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system to tighten product lifecycle processes and ensure that accurate product data was shared among design and manufacturing teams was the first step.
The company required a PLM system that provided easy integration with their ERP environment, Intuitive ERP, so that product data such as Bill of Materials (BOMs), drawings and changes could be automatically ported to the Intuitive system and eliminate errors related to hand-entering data. They also wanted the ability to integrate the PLM system with their engineering design environments, SolidWorks and Cadence® OrCAD® CIS.
"We evaluated a number of PLM systems for the purpose of creating a best practices environment and found Omnify's PLM software stood out from the crowd of PLM vendors in terms of it being a robust system, having a seamless interface to our Intuitive ERP and extremely good people standing behind the Omnify product," stated Jeide. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Eliminate potential data inaccuracies and costly rework | | • | Reduce searching time with data in a single location | | • | Standardize and control internal processes | | • | Ensure accuracy of data across the enterprise | | • | Facilitate meeting ISO and FAA regulatory requirements |
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 | Athena Technologies Cuts Product Development Cycles and Meets Market Windows for Flight Control Technologies | | Industry | | Aerospace/Defense - Navigation and Control Systems | | | | Overview | Challenged by the seemingly limitless opportunity for growth and the need to position its manufacturing operations to meet that challenge, Athena set out to find a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution that could stand up to its most demanding requirements. Critical focus was placed on not only ease of use and cost of operation, but also how quickly and "how painlessly" the company could minimize the downtime of new product delivery while the PLM solution was being implemented.
Athena looked at several vendors before choosing a PLM solution from Omnify Software. They chose Omnify due to its ability to deploy quickly and provide an easy to use solution built on an open technology platform with direct interfaces to engineering tools and manufacturing systems. The ease of implementation with the Omnify solution allowed Athena to continue shipping new product concurrently. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Decreased product development cycles | | • | Able to meet time-to-market windows | | • | Proactively catch errors/improved data integrity | | • | Enhanced communication with vendors | | • | Reliable engineering change processes |
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 | Integration of Omnify PLM and SAP Helps Avid Eliminate Duplicate Data Entry | | Industry | | Digital Audio and Video Technology | | | | Overview | Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with worldwide partners and suppliers, Avid needed to create a unified environment for their global product development teams to easily find and share product information in real-time. The company was managing product data in multiple systems that did not interface with each other. This environment resulted in the duplicate entry of data into various systems.
The company set out to find a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system in order to help streamline their product design and development processes for Avid video products. “Our ultimate goal was to create a central location for data and knowledge sharing throughout the evolution of a product.”
After researching six PLM vendors over a five-month period, Avid selected the Omnify Empower PLM solution. Implementing Omnify has allowed the Avid Video business unit to meet their goal of creating a central repository for product information. All of Avid’s various systems, including their ISO (International Standards Organization), ECO and Test Procedures have been consolidated into one database.
A direct link from the Omnify Empower database to Mentor Graphics DxDatabook™ allows engineers to select parts and access all part data such as symbols, device name, component package, and documentation from Omnify without leaving their design environment. Duplicate data entry has been eliminated through bi-directional sharing of information between the Omnify Empower PLM system and SAP. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Improved data integrity | | • | Improved resource allocation | | • | Ensure new products are built to the latest revision | | • | Real-time access to information for global suppliers | | • | Accelerate ECO and new product processes | | • | Cost-effectively scale to accommodate new users |
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 | Manufacturer of Oxide Single Crystals Reduces Engineering Change Cycles by 16% and Achieves $250,000 in Cost Savings | | Industry | | Manufacturer of Oxide Single Crystals | | | | Overview | Volume manufacturing is Crystal’s specialty with a notable annual production of 60 tons of single-crystalline lithium niobate. Crystal’s staff of 150 people delivers a number of highly customized product lines involving internal and external development teams. This environment, coupled with increasing pressure from customers for solutions to be delivered in a much faster timeframe, required Crystal to take a look at their existing product development processes and find ways to improve efficiencies.
Automating their manual processes was essential to streamline communication among the product development teams for faster reviews and evaluation. In addition, automating the sharing of product development and change management information between their Infor ERP Baan system and Cadence® OrCAD® CIS design environment would address data inconsistencies and eliminate re-work.
After assessing PLM vendors, Crystal selected the Omnify PLM solution because of its ability to address all of their requirements at a much more reasonable cost, easily integrate with their existing design and manufacturing systems, and the willingness of the Omnify team to support their needs. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Reduced ECO cycle time by 16% | | • | Estimated overall savings of $250k over 5 years | | • | Ensures accuracy of data across the enterprise | | • | Easy to use solution/fast user adoption | | • | Eliminate waste in manually searching and accessing product information | | • | Meet ISO and RoHS compliance requirements |
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 | Medical Device Manufacturer Streamlines Product Design and Manufacturing Processes and Shortens New Product Development Timelines for Light-based Aesthetic and Medical Treatment Systems | | Industry | | Medical Device - Light-based Aesthetic Treatment Systems | | | | Overview | Cynosure was looking to streamline their product design and manufacturing processes in order to shorten new product development timelines and ease collaboration with suppliers. They needed to implement technology that provided a centralized location to store product documentation such as bill of materials (BOMs) and design drawings, in addition to automate the processing of engineering change orders (ECOs). Cynosure wanted the ability to import SolidWorks software files and OrCAD BOMs in addition to the ability to upload data to both their existing and future ERP systems. Easy export of information into common formats such as Excel spreadsheets and BOM comparison functionality were important features. Enabling secure access to product information for key suppliers and contract manufacturers were also fundamental requirements.
Cynosure selected Omnify Software due to Omnify's ease of use, powerful data sharing capabilities, and affordable cost. Omnify's unique ability to directly integrate with SolidWorks and Cadence® OrCAD® Capture CIS have helped to greatly decrease the time required for documenting change as well as significantly increase the quality and accuracy of product data. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Data validation and error checking earlier in the design cycle | | • | Decreased engineering change cycles through direct integration with their engineering tools | | • | Improved data integrity | | • | Decreased time spent searching for information | | • | Reduced product redundancies | | • | Shortened product development time | | • | Shortened time-to-market | | • | Quick implementation | | • | Easy to use |
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 | Premier Manufacturer of Modules and Programmers for Major Vehicle Manufacturers Tightens Change Control Processes and Cuts Product Return Rates by Over 50% | | Industry | | Automotive - Modules and Programmers for Major Vehicle Manufacturers | | | | Overview | Edge Products experienced some changes in management that brought in new personnel with vast industry experience. The new team identified a need for improved change and part control processes. Edge is a rapidly growing company and the nature of their products requires fast development cycles. For example, if a vehicle manufacturer makes a change to an existing product, Edge must react quickly, often with a change to their products.
Edge's manual engineering processes were not conducive to this constantly changing product design environment. The company wanted to implement electronic processes for easy access to product information and improved efficiency. Edge had an ERP system in place which contained parts and order information but lacked the type of functionality required to manage detailed engineering data, particularly engineering changes.
Edge was looking for a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system to remove the paperwork burden and provide a complete documentation trail. They searched specifically for a system that included engineering change, Bill of Material (BOM) and documentation management. Direct integration with their existing ERP system, Sage MAS 200 ERP, was a necessity. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Over a 50% reduction in product return rates | | • | Improved product quality | | • | Reduced costly rework | | • | Standardized and organized internal processes | | • | Improved and streamlined communication | | • | Ensure accuracy of data across the enterprise | | • | Easily share data with internal and external teams |
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 | Harman Specialty Group Decreases Product Development Time and Cost Through Centralized Product Data | | Industry | | Audio Technologies | | | | Overview | As Harman Specialty Group set out to develop the next generation of advanced audio technologies, they were plagued by manual, paper-based processes that resulted in delays and inconsistent data. All documentation and Approved Vendor Lists (AVLs) existed in different file formats stored on various servers throughout the company.
It was apparent that Harman needed a unified system to manage, track and store their product information as well as provide visibility into the entire product development process. The Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system from Omnify Software was the ideal solution. With Omnify, all documents are now available electronically from a single source, eliminating the need to search the multitude of servers and folders where documentation once resided. New Part Requests (NPRs) and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) are also processed electronically through Omnify. Omnify's open and flexible solution allows Harman to import and export data to/from their Minx ERP system and Omnify's ability to directly interface with Harman's engineering design tool, Mentor's DxDesigner, has given electrical designers control over their schematics. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Single repository to access product data/eliminated various silos of data | | • | Gained visibility into the entire product development process | | • | Reduced product development costs | | • | Shortened engineering change and NPR cycles | | • | Improved and streamlined communication | | • | Eliminated data duplication | | • | Established accountability | | • | Improved data integrity |
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 | Electronics Manufacturing Services Provider Improves Documentation Communication with Customers by 100% | | Industry | | Electronics Manufacturing Services Provider | | | | Overview | Intelligent Manufacturing Solutions (IMS) is a full service Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider, specializing in New Product Introduction and Quick Turn Assembly, from Prototype through Moderate Run Production. IMS provides "Intelligent Solutions" to a diversified customer base. These solutions include Quick Turn Prototyping, Sourcing Services, Supply Chain Stabilization Programs, Enhanced Manufacturability Guidance, Test Design and Development, and Safe Passage Transition.
With competitive pressures locally and offshore, IMS needed to increase their value-add to provide the highest level of service to their customers. IMS recognized that Omnify's PLM system could facilitate this by providing a single environment for creating and changing product information and enabling vital product data to be easily shared between IMS and their customers. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | 100% reduction in ECO notification time | | • | 100% improvement in documentation communication | | • | Improved and streamlined communication | | • | Compare BOMs in minutes vs. hours | | • | Elimination of scrap due to incorrect builds | | • | Elimination of lost schedule time due to supply or BOM issues | | • | Single location to create and change product data | | • | IMS involved in sourcing and design decisions |
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 | Automated Processes Help L3 Klein Associates Decrease Inventory Exercises by 50% | | Industry | | Side Scan Sonar Systems | | | | Overview | L3 Klein was searching for a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution that would enable greater visibility into their entire development cycle, from idea and request for materials, to engineering and manufacturing. The solution would replace L3 Klein's homegrown solution that relied heavily on Excel spreadsheets, e-mail and manual requests that resulted in inefficiencies in the development process. The PLM solution would also have to integrate seamlessly with L3 Klein's existing ERP system, VISUAL Enterprise as well as their engineering design environment, Cadence® OrCAD® Capture CIS.
Omnify met all of L3 Klein's requirements for functionality, cost, ease-of-use, and unmatched customer support. Through Omnify, L3 Klein automated their time-consuming manual processes and established collaboration between engineering and manufacturing. L3 Klein now has visibility into their entire product development cycle. Data integrity, cycle times and product innovation have all improved since implementing Omnify. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Inventory exercise time reduced by 50% | | • | Eliminated delays in reporting and scheduling | | • | Improved data integrity | | • | Unsurpassed efficiency levels | | • | Improved part selection process | | • | Reduced product redundancies | | • | Decreased time-to-market |
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 | Liquid Computing Finds Omnify Solution More Cost Effective than Competitive "Free" Offerings and Benefits from Significant Cost and Overhead Savings | | Industry | | Fabric Computing Systems | | | | Overview | As a fast-growing start-up, Liquid Computing was at a critical point where they were ramping up hardware design and new product introduction. They needed an advanced method to track and manage their component, bill of material and revision information.
After closely researching PLM vendors, Liquid Computing selected Omnify Software due to Omnify's offering of an affordable solution that was easy to implement (implementation was complete in 2 days) and scalability to grow as Liquid Computing grows. Omnify's open technology platform provided the ability to directly integrate with Cadence Concept®. This was unique among the vendors they researched. The company is also leveraging Omnify to track, store and report Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) compliance information to meet requirements for lead free directives enforced by the European Union. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Significant cost and overhead savings | | • | Unique integration with their engineering environment, Cadence Concept | | • | Automated component, bill of material and revision information management | | • | Simplified BOM release and AVL update processes | | • | Streamlined communication with external suppliers | | • | Scalable to grow as Liquid grows with minimal IT maintenance | | • | Easy to use (new users trained in less than an hour) | | • | Quick implementation (complete in 2 days) | | • | Affordable price for a start-up with flexible license model (floating licenses) |
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 | Leader in Design and Manufacture of Smart Sensors Manages Extraordinary Growth Without Having to Increase Production Staff | | Industry | | Microminiature Sensors | | | | Overview | When MicroStrain was first founded, it used an entry-level financial accounting system and managed scheduling and job costing on spreadsheets. Production managers walked around the shop collecting parts and checking them off of a paper bill of materials. This approach was very difficult to understand the demand for their products and the parts that were available to meet that demand. The company’s engineers stored their design information in various folders and it was often difficult to find the latest versions of PCB designs, mechanical designs, bill of materials (BOMs) and other critical information. The engineering change order (ECO) process was managed by passing around a paper form.
Microstrain decided to move to the Made2Manage ERP system. After it was completed, Consona announced an interface between Made2Manage ERP and the Omnify Software product lifecycle management (PLM) system. Microstrain saw the potential for further improvements by automating engineering change orders via Omnify PLM and integrating product development and production management processes.
The implementation of the Made2Manage ERP and Omnify PLM systems helped MicroStrain, Inc. manage extraordinary growth without having to increase administrative staff. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Doubled annual revenue in the past two years without having to add production staff | | • | Reduced turnaround time on the average order from one week to two days | | • | Reduced inbound shipping charges by approximately 35 percent due to better material planning |
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 | Mintera Exceeds Goal of Reducing Time-to-Market on New Product Introductions by Several Weeks | | Industry | | Telecom - 40 Gbps DWDM Transport Subsystems | | | | Overview | In order to maintain a leadership position in their industry, Mintera realized the need to implement a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system so they could remain focused on their core competencies, increase product innovation and beat their competitors to market.
Mintera selected the Omnify solution because of its ability to meet all of their criteria - from seamless integration with existing systems to flexibility and support - all within their budgetary requirements. The Omnify system was quickly implemented, transferring all of Mintera's legacy data without any disruption in development. The application was deployed in days, complete with customized field names and part attributes. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | 50% decrease in new part request cycle | | • | 60% decrease in database searching cycle | | • | Enhanced communication with their CM by automating communication processes | | • | Faster and improved decisions made at the schematic level | | • | Seamless integration with their existing systems (Mentor DxViewDraw and Intuitive ERP) | | • | Met Mintera's budgetary needs, yet remains open and scalable for future growth |
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 | Leader in Innovative Technologies for the Cardiac and Vascular Markets Automates Engineering Change and Training Processes for Continuous Improvement and FDA/ISO Compliance | | Industry | | Medical Aesthetics | | | | Overview | The company was managing product data with a homegrown system developed in an Access database that required a great deal of manual intervention and paper processes. If someone changed a Quality document they would have to print it out, pull out the old document from a folder, put in the new version and then walk around from person to person for sign-off. This setup did not have the necessary tracking for who was actually trained on a certain procedure, who signed off on an Engineering Change Order (ECO), or when items were signed-off. In addition, it did not allow PLC to capture employee product knowledge so if anyone left the company they took that knowledge with them.
PLC was looking to replace the homegrown database with a solution that would allow Documentation Control to keep ECOs moving through an automated system rather than a ‘walking system’ where they had to physically walk from person to person for sign-off. In addition, being in a highly regulated industry required PLC to set up more formal, automated processes. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Meet stringent FDA and ISO compliance requirements | | • | Improve ECO and Training process efficiencies | | • | Substantial labor savings due to automated processes | | • | Significant cut in change approval to production time |
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 | Redline Communications Achieves 100% Return on Investment from Omnify Software in First Year | | Industry | | Telecom - Advanced Broadband Wireless Access and Backhaul Solutions | | | | Overview | Redline was searching for a PLM solution that would integrate all their Bill of Materials (BOMs), engineering changes/ECOs, and part data into a single repository that could be easily accessible by everyone involved in the product development process (internal teams, contract manufacturing, and offshore design partners).
A key requirement was that the PLM solution could easily integrate with their EDA design environment, Cadence® OrCAD® Capture CIS and was open and scalable enough to allow for future integrations with other applications such as their Financial and Purchasing systems.
Omnify provided Redline with a solution that fit their need for control over BOMs, ECOs, and Documentation in addition to meeting their integration demands. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | 100% return on investment in the first year | | • | Shortened and streamlined communication cycles with internal and external teams | | • | Decreased engineering change cycles | | • | Assured data quality by eliminating human error | | • | Reduced scrap and rework | | • | Complete implementation deployed in days with no downtime |
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 | Solta Medical Meets Stringent FDA Compliance Requirements for Class II Medical Device Product | | Industry | | Medical Aesthetics | | | | Overview | The Thermage solution from Solta Medical is a Class II medical device and therefore is required to meet stringent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compliance requirements. Solta Medical must have a proper document structure in place to show the history of how a product was built, with signed and dated documents.
Solta Medical wanted a central and secure location for all Thermage product data to be vaulted so that they could easily track, manage and find information. They also wanted to implement a system that would support better compliance and manufacturing processes. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Meet stringent FDA compliance requirements (21 CFR part 11) | | • | Able to complete Software Validation in short timeframe | | • | Eliminate waste in manually searching for product information | | • | Easy to use solution/Fast user adoption for existing and new staff | | • | Superior customer support |
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 | Treske Precision Machining Implements Omnify in Less Than a Week and Shortens Engineering Change Cycles by over 75% | | Industry | | Manufacturer of Precision Machined Parts, Welded Frames, and Integrated Assemblies | | | | Overview | A substantial growth in their customer base and pending ISO certification changed Treske’s requirements for managing product information. Legacy processes were no longer sufficient to keep up with the significant increase of documentation that needed to be managed. Treske’s product documentation was stored in various files on network servers; Bills of Materials (BOMs) were managed in Excel spreadsheets and prints were saved in PDF format. This setup lacked accessibility and the capabilities to keep documentation in a controlled environment such as tracking, linking and where-used searching.
Treske had implemented an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution from Epicor Software Corporation, Epicor Vantage® 8.0, to manage manufacturing information such as job planning, purchasing, inventory and financial data. Treske knew the best way to manage their growing product information and properly track documentation for ISO certification was to employ a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Treske’s ultimate goal was to integrate the ERP and PLM environments to directly share information through an automated process and eliminate double entry of part data. Treske enters new part data on a daily basis and manually entering that data into two systems is error-prone and time-consuming. Treske wanted all released information, particularly BOMs, automatically uploaded to Epicor from the PLM system.
Omnify supplied Treske with a PLM solution that met all of their requirements: an open integration platform, ease of use, low cost, and an outstanding support team. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Fast implementation and training (under one week) | | • | Reduced ECO cycle time by over 75% | | • | Unified location to manage product information | | • | Ensure accuracy of data across the enterprise | | • | Reduced product returns | | • | Eliminate delays in searching and accessing product information | | • | Supports ISO certification requirements |
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 | XEI Scientific Improves Efficiencies with Omnify Software and Maintains Profitability in Tough Economy | | Industry | | RF Plasma Cleaning Systems for Electron Microscopes and High Vacuum Systems | | | | Overview | As an emerging company, XEI Scientific had a small staff, heavy workload and limited bandwidth. They did not have time to organize product data, leaving it scattered across multiple computers and in different formats. Finding data was a time-consuming and cumbersome task without any guarantee that the information was current.
The company discovered that a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution would provide the data management capabilities they were looking for. XEI set out to find a product to meet their specific needs as a growing company. XEI wanted an affordable PLM product that would scale as the company grew.
Centralizing product information within Omnify improved collaboration and made accessing data a simple process. This environment helped XEI to reduce errors and costly rework, resulting in a higher quality product for their customers. XEI has also realized significant savings in overhead, allowing them to grow and improve profitability despite the recession by keeping costs and headcount down.
With over half of their sales overseas, XEI needs to assure the design and manufacture of compliant products. During XEI’s Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories (NRTL) inspection, the auditor was impressed with how XEI managed approved vendor and parts lists in Omnify as well as BOM Versioning and ECO processes. The auditor was also pleased with XEI’s use of Omnify as a document control system for assembly and test procedures and documentation for customers, such as user manuals and software. | | | | Return on Investment | | • | Reduce time searching for product information | | • | Eliminate scrap and rework | | • | Significant overhead savings | | • | Help decrease cost of goods by over 20% | | • | Cut compliance certification time by 50% | | • | Maintain profitability in tough economy |
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