Automating to-configuration outputs with Rulestream
Bo Hald Nielsen
PLM-EuropeTuesday 24 of octoberRoom 1 (17:00 – 17:30)
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Danfoss Power Solutions facts
Sales - 2016 11,948m DKK / 1,775m USD
Employees 6,404
Worldwide sales more than 80 countries
Sales companies in 17 countries
Factories 20 in 10 countries
Top three markets USA, Europe and China
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Hydrostatic transmissions
Orbital motors
Electronic components
Steering solutions
Proportional Valve Groups
Solutions to help customers control and deliver hydraulic power in their applications
Open circuit axial piston pumps
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Introduction to PVG (complexity of product)
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Old Manual process – Print requests
Customer
• Realize need
Account Manager or Distributer
• Do we have an existing solution
Phone, Email
SystemApplicationEngineer
• Do we have an existing solution
SalesForceInquiry
ProductApplication
Engineer• Do we have
an existing solution
SalesForceInquiry
Drafter
• Do we have an existing solution
• Manually Create Model and Drawing
SalesForceInquiry
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Background- Why are we doing itSystem Application Engineering
Non-Core;
71,7%
Core; 27,8%
Core/Non-Core Activity Split 2016
Print Requests
(non core);
38%
Specifications
(non core);
19%
Others
(non core);
18%
Replacement
Spare/Parts
Product
(non core); 25%
Non-Core Activity Split 2016
38% of 71% 27 % of the
requests to our SAE org. are related to print requests (3D & 2D)
Global SAE HeadcountEU ~40NA ~25APAC ~15
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New “Automated” process
• Generate with Tool
Customer
Account Manager or Distributer
SystemApplicationEngineer
ProductApplication
Engineer
Drafter
• Realize need
• Do we have an existing solution
• Do we have an existing solution
• Do we have an existing solution
Phone, Email
SalesForceInquiry
SalesForceInquiry
SalesForceInquiry
Internals QA Phase1st Wave2nd Wave3rd Wave
Externals4th Wave5th Wave
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Who was involved
Contract with Siemens
• Partnership with IDEAL PLM
• 2 Consultants
• 1 week Onsite combined training in Rulestream and Project startup
• 3 days Onsite workshop midproject
• Online support (Skype and Slack) 2x2 hours @ week
Danfoss participants
• Digital Marketing (Sales & Marketing)
• IT (Engineering IT, PLM)
• Business Unit PVG
• 3 participants
• @3 days a week for 1 month
• @2 days a week for 1 month
• @1 day a week for 1 month
• Rulestream special partner for Nordic region• Over 5 years experience in
Rulestream • Over 25 years of partnership with
Siemens PLM - 1992• PLM, CAD & Digital
Manufacturing• Local operations in Finland and
Russia• 82 Employees • Over 500 PLM customer
locations
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How did we do it
1. Setup Development Environment
• Rulestream
• Teamcenter
2. Picked a few sample components
• Figured out how to build the 3D model (1/3 of the work)
• Figured out how to do the 2D drawings (2/3 of the work)
3. Realized that CDE were the way to go
• One to many relations, 200 CDE cover 1500+ parts
4. Analyzed the needed data components to make the framework work.
5. Generate all the needed CDEs
• Containing all the planes, coordinate systems, PMI, … needed
6. Establish relationship in-between CDEs and Parts in Teamcenter
7. Setup Drawing templates in NX
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How does the solution work1. Login
• Salesforce (Internal)
• Partnerlink (External)
2. Go to request webpage
• Fill in spec sheet Manual or uploadeexcel spec sheet
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How does the solution work1. Login
• Salesforce (Internal)
• Partnerlink (External)
2. Go to request webpage
• Fill in spec sheet Manual
• Uploade excel spec sheet
3. Wait for batch job to process, at end email notification with a link is send by email.
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How does the solution work1. Login
• Salesforce (Internal)
• Partnerlink (External)
2. Go to request webpage
• Fill in spec sheet Manual
• Uploade excel spec sheet
3. Wait for batch job to process, at end email notification with a link is send by email.
4. Follow link and Download
5. All the generated outputs are stored in Teamcenter for later documentation
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Processing a request-What happens
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Generated output – 3D model
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Generated output - PDF
2D drawing
• Overall Drawing
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Generated output - PDF
2D drawing
• Overall Drawing
• Product drawing
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Generated output - PDF
2D drawing
• Overall Drawing
• Product drawing
• A number of different views with measurements
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Generated output - PDF
2D drawing
• Overall Drawing
• Product drawing
• A number of different views with measurements
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Generated output - PDF
2D drawing
• Overall Drawing
• Product drawing
• A number of different views with measurements
• Table with references to sizes
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Generated output - PDF
2D drawing
• Overall Drawing
• Product drawing
• A number of different views with measurements
• Table with references to sizes
• Information Box
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What is next-Rulestream @ Danfoss Power Solutions
• Optimization
• How can we get the batch job to process faster?Currently we are at 7-10min per request
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What is next-Rulestream @ Danfoss Power Solutions
• Optimization
• How can we get the batch job to process faster?Currently we are at 7-10min per request
• Business Unit PVG
• All modular PVG products
• Cover all facilities
• Add outputs
• Line diagram
• Exploded view
“It all needs to be done by end of next year”Vice President BU Business & Sales development
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What is next-Rulestream @ Danfoss Power Solutions
• Optimization
• How can we get the batch job to process faster?Currently we are at 7-10min per request
• Business Unit PVG
• All modular PVG products
• Cover all facilities
• Add outputs
• Line diagram
• Exploded view
• Rollout in all Business Unites
• Setup training
• Setup pilot projects
• Plan roadmap for all our configurable products.
• Integrate into overall Architecture
CustomersProducts
Pricing (lookup)CustomersProducts
Configuration Rules (PS/PE)Pricing Procedure
SAP ERPSAP ERP
RuleStream- 2D Drawings
- 3D Models
- Schematics
- ETO
SAP ERP
salesforce
ConfigIt-Quote
-Price
-Configure
SAP Account InformationOpportunity
Quotation- Header/Items- Pricing
Customer Communication
Product (attributes, text)Assets
Quotation- Header/Items- Pricing
‘Master Model Code’Quotation Print
Product ComponentDrawings
PIM
DAMSAP MDM
Facade
PLM
Team Center
Product CreationBOM
Routing
Document
Generator
Product Component Master DataCharacteristics
Drawings/Models/Schematics
Product Drawings/Models/Schematics
CAD file (step)Drawings/Documents
(PDF/JPG?)
DITA- Literature
Generator
Literature (PDF)
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Lessons Learned-Upgrade to latest version … FIRST
Team Center upgrade and NX upgrade
• Teamcenter 8.5 10.1 11.0
• NX 8.5 11.0
• Rulestream 8.11.2 8.13.0
• Most of the issues (Time bandits) we encountered were related to functionality not supported in current version of either Rulestream, NX, or the combination of the two versions.
• IDEAL PLM and Siemens did a good job at capturing there issues and fixing them in next release of Rulestream
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Questions
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Contact information
Bo Hald Nielsen
Program Manager Solution and Product Configurators
Danfoss Power Solutions Aps
Digital Marketing
Nordborgvej 81, D25 – Ø124
6430 Nordborg, Denmark
Telephone +45 7488 2175
Mobile: +45 2460 7513
Email: [email protected]
www.powersolutions.Danfoss.com