Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Vukica Jovanovic Mechanical Engineering Technology Part 1: Part 1: An Overview of the Digital Manufacturing 1 Introduction to Digital Manufacturing

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Digital Manufacturing: Define Basic Parts Unit 3 2

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence CAD: Computer-Aided Design The use of computer technology to aid in the design of a product –2D vector base drafting systems –3D solid and surface modelers

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence CAD Software Animation AutoCAD Add-ons – Mechanical Parts and Details MCAD Programs Sheet Metal Design Specialized MCAD Programs Surface Modeling Tolerance Analysis Viewers Virtual Prototyping

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence CAM: Computer-Aided Manufacturing Typical areas of concern: High Speed Machining: streamlining of tool paths Multi-function Machining 5 Axis Machining Tool path generationMold and Tooling Example

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence CAPP: Computer Aided Process Planning To prepare: –Detailed set of plans –Instructions to produce a part Begins with –Engineering drawings –Specifications –Parts or material lists –Forecast of demand The results of the planning are: –Routings –Process plans –Fabrication & assembly drawings

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Factory Layout Planning Creation of layout from 3D models for: –Virtual 3D models: sales personnel –Photo-realistic images or animation –Potential customers –BOM: basis for price calculations

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Ergonomics Design tasks and work areas Maximize the efficiency and quality of employees’ work To enhance user safety and comfort To improve the ergonomics of product designs

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Off-line Robot Programming Takes place on a computer Models of the workcell: –robot, pieces and surroundings Reuse of existing CAD data The robot programs are verified in simulation Errors are corrected

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Production Process Simulation Define problems & identify bottlenecks Validation of proposed implementations under time constraints Capacity Planning Lead time reduction Work in progress reduction

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Product Lifecycle Management Systems The process of managing the entire lifecycle From its conception Through design and manufacture To service and disposal

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Current Information Model Source: Grieves, M. (2006). Product Lifecycle Management: Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking. New York, McGraw-Hill.

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence PLM Information Model

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Analysis Software: Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Computer simulation technique used in engineering analysis Numerical technique Based on an energy principle such as –The virtual work principle or –The minimum total potential energy principle Leading products ANSYS ABAQUS LUSAS LS-DYNA NASTRAN SAMCEF

Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence References Answers.com, Ergonomics, Retrieved in Nov from: BrianKleve.com, CATIA Image Gallery, Retrieved in Nov from: Camelot Robotics, Robot Programming, Retrieved in Nov from: Delmia, Process Engineer, 2002, Retrieved in Nov from: Deneb, System Simulation Solutions, Simulation Services, (2004), Retrieved in Nov from: Grieves, M.W. (2006) Product Lifecycle Management Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking, Retrieved in Nov. 2007: Grieves, M.W. (2006). Product Lifecycle Management: Driving the Next Generation of Lean Thinking. New York, McGraw-Hill. igm Robotic Systems, Inc, (2002), Off-Line Teaching, Retrieved in Nov from: Kenneth Crow, Computer-Aided Process Planning, DRM Associates, 1992, Retrieved in Nov from:

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Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Acknowledgments The author wishes to acknowledge the support from the Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) Opportunity Fund for North Central Indiana DOL Grant Agreement #: HG for “Development of Integrated Digital Manufacturing Curriculum.” The author wishes to acknowledge the support from the National Science Foundation – Advanced Technology Education Program, NSF Grant # for “Midwest Coalition for Comprehensive Design Education.” 17