Product Data Management (PDM)

(Data) turbo for your product development.

With PDM, you link design and product data, processes and people in product development. This accelerates your development process and at the same time you realize a central, uniform data stock. Read more and also learn how you can centrally manage your design and parts list data with a PDM system.

Product Data Management

Use product data management (PDM) to make product development faster.


PDM


Product Data Management (PDM) refers to the management of all relevant design and product data as well as processes and people in the design and construction phase. With PDM, you manage your design data and processes not only faster but also more efficiently. 

PDM systems enable company-wide professional management of all documents required during product development, e.g. CAD models, drawings, calculations, office data or specification and test report data. PDM systems thus ensure, among other things, professional change management, secure document management or versioning or revisioning that can be traced at any time.

In addition: With the specific CIDEON interfaces you can connect all common ERP systems with the PDM system that suits you best.    

You can also use PDM as the basis for your Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Enable the management and control of data and processes along the entire product lifecycle - starting from the initial concept to the end of the product's life. 

Start benefiting from a centralized solution for handling all development-related information and design processes. Not only will you realize better collaboration and control at every stage of your product development. Over the entire product lifecycle, you also minimize time and costs - while improving quality.




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Use Cases


Data management makes product development easier, faster and more efficient and is driven by product data management (PDM) and product lifecycle management (PLM). PDM applications in day-to-day business are many and varied:


Managing Design Data

PDM improves the management of design and product-related data, people and processes. Prevent poorly organized and unprotected network folders or tables that are not kept up to date. Professionalize data management including centralizing data storage, setting permissions, backing up data and easily tracking files and revisions by using PDM solutions.

Optimize Cooperation

Use PDM to further optimize collaboration. PDM solutions provide functions for parallel development at different locations (simultaneous engineering) using managed or direct access options. Use versioning/revision functions to keep track of the status of design changes.

Extend CAD Data Management

Use PDM to extend data management. Don't just manage CAD data in the future, but optimize workflows and processes throughout product development, e.g., change and approvals management, design reviews, project management and BOM management. Costs can then be decreased and product quality increased.


Benefits


Improved Cooperation

Use PDM systems to improve cooperation. Benefit from features for fast data sharing, file version control and change traceability.

Simplified Design Processes

Use PDM systems to simplify your design processes, for example, by automating change requests or BOM creation.

Reduced Risk of Error

Centrally save product and process data within the PDM system. Eliminate the risk of data loss, duplicate files and conflicting versions.


Faster Planning

Use the PDM system as a knowledge database and apply already known information for future product developments.



CIDEON Conify


Your software solution for a consistent configuration process

 

CIDEON Conify connects data consistently from the sales as well as the engineering phase to automatically provide PDM-compliant CAD data of the configured product. This creates the basis for the subsequent  engineering-to-order and generation of ERP-specific parts lists, work schedules and production processes according to customer requirements, enabling the creation of individual products quickly and according to specifications.

Benefit from, among other things: 

  • Automation of daily tasks in the processing of configurable products
  • Consistent data quality
  • Ensuring uniform standards for all process participants

 

Conify is the ideal combination of CONnection and CONfiguration!





Our Added Values


CIDEON advises and supports companies in optimizing their product development processes - from conception and engineering to manufacturing and service. We stand for:


Decades of Expertise

Rely on decades of practical knowledge in system integration and process consulting. CIDEON understands your business challenges in digital transformation and supports you with unique solutions along the entire value chain.

Customized Engineering

Benefit from customized solutions with CIDEON software and interfaces. Integrative, powerful and perfectly tailored to your individual requirements in day-to-day business.

 

End-to-End Process Consulting

Transform your digital requirements into corporate (added) value. We simplify your processes, map them digitally and make them economically viable - across functions and divisions throughout the entire product development process.  

International Cooperation

Place your trust in a strong group of companies. CIDEON is part of the family-run, globally active Friedhelm Loh Group and is guided by the principles of customer-focused and sustainable corporate management. 




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FAQ about Product Data Management (PDM)

PDM is the abbreviation for Product Data Management and refers to the management of all relevant design and product data as well as processes and people in the design and construction phase.

A PDM System is a technical solution that you use to manage design and product data as well as processes and people. 

Prodcut Data Management (PDM) stands for a central solution to handle all product-related information and design processes. Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) builds on this and enables the management and control of data and processes along the entire product lifecycle - starting from the initial concept to the end of the product's life. 

PDM works much like an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. PDM systems, such as Autodesk Vault, are compatible with popular existing data management solutions. They capture, store and manage all important information from design and construction, such as master data, parts lists, construction drawings or CAD models. 

PDM systems are the technological basis for efficient product data management. They enable consistent data, clean processes and better collaboration in product development.

Yes. A PDM system enables professional change management during product development. 

Yes, PDM systems ensure professional company-wide management of all required documents, e.g. CAD models, drawings, calculations, office data or specification and test report data, during product development.

PDM or a PDM system automatically synchronizes tasks, lists and project structures with the information they contain. Thus, the system supports you, for example, in the generation of BOMs, the maintenance of BOM information, and the reconciliation of BOMs from mechanical and electrical engineering.  

With a PDM system, you improve the management of design and product-related data. You can store all the data you need centrally, back it up, assign authorizations to it, and track individual files or revisions. 

Yes. PDM solutions offer functions for parallel development at distributed locations (simultaneous engineering) using controlled or direct access options.

Yes. The most common PDM systems focus on the scalability of customer-specific requirements and solutions. 

There is a wide range of PDM systems available. CIDEON is an Autodesk and SAP Platinum Partner and cooperates with other market-leading providers. We will be happy to advise you on the selection and implementation of a solution for efficient product data management that is tailored to your needs. 

The requirements for efficient product data management are very individual and are represented on the market with a large number of systems. CIDEON will be happy to advise you on the selection and implementation of a solution for efficient product data management/PDM system that is tailored to your needs. 

Yes. With the various CIDEON interfaces you can connect all common ERP systems with the respective PDM systems.    

Yes! We have decades of expertise as a system integrator and process consultant and enable the fast and flexible preparation, implementation and use of your data.


CIDEON Support

Quality, speed and reliability in engineering play a crucial role in your success. All-round services are therefore as important as committed specialists and powerful software.

CIDEON Support gives you quick and easy answers to your questions, detailed information about products and solutions, and helpful tips and tricks.

Managed Services take us one step further: This service enables us to maintain an overview of your CAD/PDM/PLM environment and thus ensure your software's long-term operational reliability. You can then always be sure that your systems are always up to date and operable.


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