Why Do Manufacturers Need Parts Management? Part 1 – Locating Parts
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Every engineer uses standard parts in some way, shape or form, within their designs. “Standard” may be something as simple as a bracket or fastener which is commonly reused in designs because it’s a known good part. These parts are often on-hand or readily available for the manufacturing team. It could be that your manufacturing facility actually produces a component and designers are mandated to use it for cost savings. Or lastly, it could be a large item such as a motor, gearbox or a pump which has become “standard issue” due to excellent performance or quality.
Parts Management software by PARTsolutions helps the design team to select the right part for the design. Whether it is purchased parts or the company’s design parts by useing the search and categories within our software. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
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Now, it’s time to call upon one of these specific parts for use in a design. The file must me located, verified for accuracy and placed within the CAD environment – meaning it must be in the correct format for use. Are your parts saved on the server or on your local C-drive? Are your colleagues storing their standard design parts on the same server folder or on their own C-drive? Great. Then you know where to go to find the standard parts you need for re-use. Well maybe not. How well organized is the C-Drive? Can you find yours and your teammate’s parts when you are updating or redesigning your product? Or is the parts folder organized like this:
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Adam Beck
Director of Marketing at CADENAS PARTsolutions | A Marketing graduate from the Miami University, Farmer School of Business in Oxford Ohio, Adam has years of experience in marketing and design for a variety of industries.
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