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Omnify Empower PLM has been recognized by G2 Crowd, the world's leading business software review platform, as a high performer
earning the highest overall satisfaction score in the PLM Software Grid Report.
Below is a sampling of our many customer success stories.
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Electronic Component Information Management Significantly Improves Electronic Design Process for ABB Drives and Controls
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Electronic Component Information Management Significantly Improves Electronic Design Process for ABB Drives and Controls
ABB Drives and Controls was lacking a component information management system with a centralized database for their Printed Circuit Board Assembly (PCBA) components and the mechanical parts that included PCBAs.
They needed to establish collaboration among their hardware design teams with controlled processes to manage PCBA component Bill of Materials (BOMs) and Engineering Changes/ECOs, track part status (approve, maintain and phase out),
gain "where used" visibility to easily identify component issues across multiple products, as well as make it easier to reuse components in new designs.
"We selected Omnify Empower PLM due to its solid integration with Mentor Graphics PADS, ease of use, and the fact that the system is designed from an electronic design point of view," stated Tuomas Kemppainen, Design Engineer and Omnify Process Owner for ABB Drives and Controls.
"Since implementing this system, it is very clear that all of our design processes related to the Omnify electronic component information system have improved significantly."
Key benefits:
- Easily transitioned from Excel spreadsheets to an electronic component information management system
- Collaboration among hardware design teams
- Track and manage component information for RoHS, WEEE and material content compliance
- Efficient electronic BOM and Engineering Change Management processes
- Reduce time spent searching for components
- Save time with single document master list
- Solid integration with Mentor Graphics PADs
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Advancing From Excel Spreadsheets Amplifies Digital Audio Manufacturer's Engineering Design, Documentation and Collaboration Processes
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Apogee Electronics is a leading manufacturer of professional digital audio interfaces and microphones for recording and listening to music.
Apogee's latest products ONE, JAM and MiC, designed especially for Apple® iPad®, iPhone®, Mac®, and GarageBand® software, are proof that Apogee continues to be at the forefront of recording technology.
Like many new companies, Apogee was managing product information with Excel spreadsheets where Bills of Materials (BOMs) were maintained manually and changes were managed in a homegrown system.
The manual approach of hand entering information into spreadsheets proved to be error-prone with mistakes that wound up being very costly.
In addition, Excel did not provide any capabilities for revision control or assessing the effects of design decisions.
Apogee was seeking a software solution to meet their specific needs for managing BOM revisions, document vaulting, and signoff procedures with a clear record of all changes.
"The biggest factor for us in finding a solution was price followed by integration with our PADS PCB design tool, compatibility with MAC devices and the ability to own the data," said Marcus Fan, IT Manager.
"We looked at a few Product Lifecycle Management vendors including Arena Solutions, Siemens PLM and Omnify Software, and Omnify's web-based solution provided all of the functionality we required with a price that was right for us."
Key Benefits:
- Easy to use and cost effective web-based solution
- Simple upgrade from using Excel spreadsheets
- More efficient BOM and change management
- Direct integration with Mentor Graphics PADS®
- Collaboration among engineering, operations and manufacturing
- Time and cost savings with secure access to product information for their contract manufacturer
- Reduce time spend searching for information
- Improve engineering design choices
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Design and Manufacturing Integration Eliminates Duplicate Database Data Entry, Shortens ECO Processes and Improves Supplier Communication
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Operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with worldwide partners and suppliers, Avid, a leader in digital video and audio technology, needed to create a unified environment for their global product development teams to easily find and share product information in real-time.
The company was managing product data in multiple systems that did not interface with each other.
This environment resulted in the duplicate entry of data into various systems.
The company set out to find a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system in order to help streamline their product design and development processes for Avid video products.
"Our ultimate goal was to create a central location for data and knowledge sharing throughout the evolution of a product."
After researching six PLM vendors over a five-month period, Avid selected the Omnify Empower PLM solution.
Implementing Omnify has allowed the Avid Video business unit to meet their goal of creating a central repository for product information.
All of Avid's various systems, including their ISO (International Standards Organization), ECO (Engineering Change Order) and Test Procedures have been consolidated into one database.
A direct link from the Omnify Empower database to Mentor Graphics DxDatabook™ allows engineers to select parts and access all
part data such as symbols, device name, component package, and documentation from Omnify without leaving their design environment.
Duplicate data entry has been eliminated through bi-directional sharing of information between the Omnify Empower PLM system and SAP.
Key Benefits:
- Improved data integrity
- Improved resource allocation
- Ensure new products are built to the latest revision
- Real-time access to information for global suppliers
- Accelerate ECO and new product processes
- Cost-effectively scale to accommodate new users
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Empower PLM: "Perfect Choice" for Growing Ultra-Broadband Solutions Company
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Casa Systems had a manual Bill of Material (BOM) and change management method in place where everything was tracked in Excel spreadsheets.
The company was growing incredibly fast and they needed to find a solution to support formal engineering change control processes in order to eliminate issues they were experiencing with accountability, delays and lost information.
They wanted an intuitive, easy to use, affordable product that would scale with them as they grew and integrated with their existing engineering design environment.
"I have previous experience with PLM systems so I knew what I was looking for, and after seeing a demo on Omnify Empower I knew it was exactly what we needed," stated Kristin Couturier, Documentation Control Manager/ISO Administrator for Casa Systems.
"We found the product to be very intuitive, allows easy access to necessary product information, and offers a price that is right for a small company.
The key selling point for us was that Empower PLM talks to our engineering design software, Mentor Graphics DXDesigner,
and with other PLM systems it was an additional module at an additional cost."
Key Benefits:
- Easily transitioned from Excel spreadsheets to automated product development processes
- Implemented in two days
- Full adoption within one month
- Gained efficient electronic BOM and Engineering Change Management processes
- Eliminated issues with accountability, delays and lost information
- Integration with Mentor Graphics DxDesigner
- Affordable and scalable for growing company
- Hosted deployment eliminates server maintenance
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Leader in Video Technology Updates Legacy Systems to Gain Automated and Integrated Product Development Processes
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For more than 50 years, the Grass Valley™ name has been synonymous with innovation, leadership, and performance.
As the premiere video technology solutions company, Grass Valley knows what it takes to keep up with the fast pace of technology advancements, customer requirements and a global workforce.
With an aging component database and a Product Data Management (PDM) system that eventually was announced End of Life (EOL) the company had to find a new way to support their complex product lifecycle requirements.
Grass Valley needed a next generation solution to automate engineering change and Bill of Material (BOM) management as well as streamline their engineering and manufacturing processes.
A team comprised of Engineering and IT staff set out to find the ideal Product Lifecycle Management solution.
"Besides the functional requirements, our main goals were to find an off- the-shelf solution that did not require customizations, was easy to use and offered a good price to performance ratio," stated Gerard Meijer, Manager of Digital Hardware and Layout for Grass Valley.
"A few additional PLM requirements included out-of-the -box integration with our existing CAD tools from Mentor Graphics, bi-directional integration with our manufacturing systems and an internally developed engineering database, plus an easy to use and browser independent interface for the manufacturing floor.
All possible solutions were compared on a score card and Omnify Empower PLM was the best possible solution for us."
Grass Valley now has highly automated and integrated processes for ECR's (Engineering Change Requests) and CQ's (Component Qualifications).
Empower PLM provides Grass Valley with the ability to easily search for information, view a complete hierarchical BOM list, and deliver automatic notifications on changes.
The company is able to share pertinent development information across their entire enterprise by integrating Design, Manufacturing and the factory floor via Empower PLM.
In addition, Grass Valley has opened the Empower PLM system to their Contract Manufacturer (CM).
Their CM has full, yet controlled, access to product documentation, BOMs, and ECOs and is included in the automated process flows.
Key Benefits:
| • | Easy transition from aging legacy systems |
| • | Efficient electronic BOM and change management |
| • | Easy to use, flexible and cost effective solution |
| • | Integration with Mentor Graphics engineering design tools |
| • | Integration with their business and manufacturing systems |
| • | Secure access to product information for their contract manufacturer |
| • | Collaboration among design, manufacturing, factory and partners |
| • | Shorter component qualification and engineering change request lead time |
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Implementing PLM Early On Gives Emerging Wireless Technology Company a Boost
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WiTricity was founded in 2007 to commercialize an exciting new technology for wireless electricity invented by world renowned physicists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Like a typical start-up, WiTricity had a small team managing design information in Excel spreadsheets.
Even with the minimal amount of data they were managing, they were experiencing the chaos of manual processes.
Spreadsheet revisions were constantly changing with no formal change control process or centralized repository location.
They needed to replace their Excel spreadsheets with a more formal and controlled automated system.
"As we started to evaluate solutions, we really wanted to find a product that could meet our needs as a small technology start-up and delivered the best value," stated Matt MacDonald, Vice President of Engineering for WiTricity.
"The Omnify Empower PLM solution was a perfect fit for us because it delivered functionality, scalability and a start-up friendly price tag."
Key benefits:
- Start-up friendly price tag
- Full functionality to meet their current and future needs
- Scalable to grow as their team/company grows
- Integration with Mentor Graphics engineering design tools
- Integration with their Microsoft Dynamics GP ERP system
- Controlled and efficient engineering processes
- Eliminate chaos of managing engineering changes with Excel spreadsheets
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