Design and engineering processes for electrical and electronic systems follow domain-specific approaches to data capture, change management, and requirements management. This report outlines challenges that leading automotive OEMs and Tier One manufacturers face when automating their electrical and electronic design and engineering processes using advanced mechatronics solutions.

Approaches of different OEMs are compared. Recommendations for the planning of mechatronics solutions and process transformations, as well as pitfalls to avoid, are outlined in the report. Number of pages in report, 33.

Manufacturing Process Management (MPM) bridges the gap between product design and manufacturing production. PTC's new entry, Windchill MPMLink, uses the proven technology of the Windchill information management platform and offers a very intuitive, simple interface for storing and relating almost all artifacts of manufacturing engineers' work.

The focus of the solution is to enable concurrent product and manufacturing process development. Overall, CPDA is favorably impressed with PTC's efforts to offer a well organized solution for information management and change management to manufacturing engineers. Number of pages in report, 3.

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Twenty companies to date have participated in a scorecard assessing their level of maturity with respect to simulation in six critical areas. The survey shows strong progress over the recent past, and many companies have established development efforts at the leading edge. Most often, however, the efforts have not yet been consistently applied across the firms. In general, automotive led aerospace across four of the six categories reviewed. Their motivation to automate simulation processes may be higher due to the recurring analysis applied to many similar models, justifying the investment.

The aerospace industry tends to develop new methodologies and tools for a project due to the rapid evolution of technology between programs, the availability of new materials, new concepts in the structure, and changes in the certification processes. Number of pages in report, 17.

CPDA's newsletter, Tech Trends in PLM Update, highlights the critical issues in PLM research.

CONTENTS:
• Design Creation and Validation
• Challenge of Mechatronics - Expert Panel Discussion
• Design/Simulation Council Scorecard for Simulation

Number of pages in report, 7.

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