PDM translates into product data management, which simply means using tools to manage the data obtained after a series of operations such as product design, process, drawings and structure, and then designing product drawings for safety control and information sharing according to the requirements of the factory. After approval, product bom materials can be generated for subsequent analysis and management by PLM and ERP, so the core department of PDM is graphic data management, which can also be understood as providing product data support for PLM. More realistic application in new product design and transformation research and development of manufacturing industry.
The translation of PLM is product lifecycle management, which is actually a set of practical product solutions. It is mainly used to solve all kinds of analysis in product manufacturing, product project management and product cost prediction, and can also be used as a record process of products from start to scrap. Therefore, PLM is mainly oriented to large and medium-sized manufacturing industries, and its operation is mainly supported by product bom data and various data provided by PDM, so that enterprises can have a detailed analysis and forecast of products before putting into production. Practical applications, for example, some manufacturing industries find that products are not attractive enough after they are put into the market, which leads to the inability of products to be sold in large quantities. PDM is used for R&D departments to strengthen the collection of product advantages, improve product disadvantages, and then carry out various analyses in PLM to verify whether it meets the requirements of mass production and market rate, so the information and data of product upgrading, including product advantages and disadvantages, will be recorded in PLM for investigation and utilization.
ERP translation enterprise resource planning, this should be no stranger, its main function is to maximize the most reasonable use of resources, to achieve refined management, so that information can be enjoyed, while production management can be carried out in an orderly and effective manner. After the product information of PLM is approved, the general enterprise will transfer the material information and data of PLM such as product bom to ERP through the docking of PLM and ERP, because manual input of ERP will not only consume a lot of time and manpower, but also involve confidentiality issues.
If you want to build an intelligent manufacturing digital workshop, you may need to connect with MES system, which is the link between the preceding and the following. In fact, MES system means that you can collect all kinds of product data through big data and cloud platform, and carry out all kinds of analysis, including market analysis, cost analysis, simulation prediction and so on. And then transfer the data to ERP to form an order. Next, MES system can collect equipment data in places you need, such as workshop kanban, server background, boss's computer or mobile phone, form reports or present operational information. Senior officials can not only see the status, productivity and alarm of all equipment without going down to the workshop, but also send instructions through programming to make the machine work intelligently, which has great advantages in labor cost and work efficiency. Of course, these all need to buy and match the hardware equipment connected with MES, but in the long run, the advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages.