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Software 28 MoldMaking Technology November 2015 A Managed Solution But what if it didn't have to be this way? What if the entire experience could be changed? What if, instead of making PDM an afterthought, you made it your primary thought, front and center in all your data-related operations? This means finding a software solution that manages all of the information that is created, used and deployed within your manufacturing processes and ensures that everyone involved in these processes works with the absolute latest version of the data. A solution like this would be integrated very tightly inside your CAD/CAM software, so users don't even know they are using a managed solution. Say you are a mold manufacturer that does everything internally, from the 3D design of the mold and the 2D detailed prints with the bill of materials to pulling electrodes and pro- gramming everything in between. You just finished completing a design, and your electrode specialists are pulling electrodes and beginning to program. At the same time, your mold base specialist is programming all of the base work, and the worker assigned to hard milling is programming your high-speed five- axis mill for the cavity block. And this is a rush job, so you have virtually no time to think. Then the customer sends you a new database with a design change. How do you handle the design change and ensure that everyone gets the necessary updates without too much disruption to the operation? You have two options. You can continue to manage this project yourself by checking every file to verify if an update is required, then head out to the shop floor to find each person involved in the project, alert them to the changes and inform them that all of their work will likely need to be redone. Or, you can work with a software solution that manages all of this for you: a PDM-based CAD/CAM solution. In a PDM system, the design changes come through a man- aged solution. Engineering incorporates design changes, and when the design is approved, the engineers simply "close" the revision. This fires an automatic mechanism that notifies A managed PDM solution offers project backup, which enables users to compare original and revised mold/part designs. Completely sealed The NEW EROWA ITS 50 holder C provides maximum protection against contamination of the chuck during the manufacturing process. The ITS 50 C also has an integrated gripper groove for automation and it is universally applicable. www.erowa.com