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PLM and collaboration software
News Release from: Product Sight | Subject: PSLE
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 09 January 2004
University exploits integrated PLM
technology
The first production deployment of the new Product Sight Lifecycle Environment (PSLE) is at the University of Missouri - Columbia, Space Planning Department.
The first production deployment of the new Product Sight Lifecycle Environment (PSLE) is at the University of Missouri - Columbia, Space Planning Department Product Sight Lifecycle Environment is an integration of the company's unique PLM technologies, FindView and SyncroSpec
This business-ready system delivers immediate unified web access to existing product lifecycle content from wherever it is located combined with management for related engineering and manufacturing activities.
SyncroSpec synchronises data and activities needed to control engineering documents and data, while FindView is a powerful search engine that gives universal overview of relevant information content with access to existing product data from multiple sources.
The integration of both technologies results in a powerful product lifecycle management (PLM) system applicable to many different industries and needs.
Product Sight Lifecycle Environment has already been deployed at the University of Missouri - Columbia, within its Space Planning department, and has provided immediate return on investment for the organisation with its management of engineering and design data in the organisation.
Scott Shader, Director of Space Planning and Management at University of Missouri - Columbia stated: "FindView has played a core part of our facilities archive management for some time.
We saw the opportunity to improve our archive document management right away when Product Sight showed us how its SyncroSpec Pipeline created greater synergies for our operation".
Architects and engineers, both internal and external to University of Missouri - Columbia, use Product Sight's integrated system for facilities maintenance and new design.
It maintains a repository for the official archive of the final set of sealed documents for each facility project.
The SyncroSpec Pipeline module has added robust document control and business process automation to FindView's engineering content search capabilities.
The deployment of the new system was completed in less than 3 weeks.
"Product Sight Lifecycle Environment is already allowing us to streamline procedures for capturing and maintaining up to date technical data on campus facilities and infrastructure", Scott Shader elaborated, "This helps us improve Space Planning's contribution as a profit centre for the university.
Overall design costs are reduced by reusing and reworking existing drawings versus redrawing everything.
We can help projects save as much as $500,000 on a $20,000,000 project".
The University also recently put a library website for the archive online.
Scott Shader's Space Planning group was able to apply for and win research grants for making archive data more broadly available to university researchers and the public.
Flexibility of Product Sight Lifecycle Environment was demonstrated by how quickly it could be configured for this new opportunity.
FindView made searching and viewing the information powerful enough for researchers and user friendly enough for use by the general public.
Product Sight Lifecycle Environment delivers a comprehensive product lifecycle management (PLM) solution for the real world of manufacturers and engineers.
This innovative synergy of FindView and SyncroSpec software offers: immediate structured search on existing product data content; unified single point of web-access for multiple information sources; connected lifecycle management activities with powerful tracking and control capabilities; and rapid deployment with business ready configuration for immediate results using existing data.
The practical difference for the real world is how quickly and cost effectively businesses can realise the advantages for improving the accuracy and availability of technical product data across a product's lifecycle.
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