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Bill Genc is technical director for Missler
Software Inc.
everyone downstream of the changes,
instructing them to open their own
files and hit "refresh." In some cases,
those downstream workers may need to
fix or recreate portions of their work,
but they will not have to start over
again. Moreover, all the changes they
and the engineers have made are pro-
tected by a previously managed revision.
Oftentimes, this change in flow causes
only a few minutes of disruption in the
manufacturing process. Then everyone
returns to doing what they should be
doing—manufacturing.
A managed PDM solution like this
also offers the benefit of project backup.
Imagine a customer sends you a design
revision. You make the required changes
and then when you go to them for
approval, you find they have changed
their minds again. They want to go back
to the original design. You hope you
have a backup of the complete project,
including the original design. With
a managed solution, you are always
protected with just such a backup. You
can simply revert back to the previous
revision, and all items downstream will
return to that revision.
If PDM products are developed prop-
erly, with usability and cost effectiveness
in mind, and then deployed appropriate-
ly, they are worth their weight in gold.
Only then can these management solu-
tions become attractive and attainable
for the typical mold manufacturer.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Missler Software Inc.
630-889-8055
bill@topsolidusa.com
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