Engineering into Dynamics Nonin Bluestar PLM Integration with
Engineering into Dynamics @ Nonin Bluestar PLM Integration with AX 2012 Nonin Customer Story
Introductions • Nonin Medical • Rick Trask, Director of IT • PDM Technology, North America • Dan Fite, Director of Business Development
Agenda • Bluestar • Product positioning • Nonin • Bringing Engineering into Dynamics • Demonstration • Q&A
Questions for the Group • Is your Engineering Group using Dynamics today? • Do they have a need to be in Dynamics? • Get the correct information into Dynamics for production • Double entry of information • Engineering and Production Numbering linking • What happens when you have to make a change in the product • Engineering, Production, and/or Customers requested
Microsoft Dynamics One set of data and documentation for the entire operation Microsoft Dynamics Sales and Service Manufacturing Financials Procurement and Sourcing
One solution for engineering and operation One set of data and documentation for the entire operation The missing link Microsoft Dynamics With Bluestar PLM Sales and Service Engineering Manufacturing and Financials Procurement and Sourcing Quality Management/Configuration/Projects Product (Engineering and Manufacturing) Change Management Business Proces Management Workflow
CAD Engineering CAD vis or W ibi lit y Overview d an ge an xc h ta e n io at da m to te nd au Ex ow kfl Bluestar PLM
Multi-site engineering collaboration Global PLM/ERP metadata
Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations Enterprise edition AX 7 CAM: Solid. CAM, Inventor. CAM AX 2012 AX 2009 AX 4 (Axapta 3) NX
Nonin Medical • Nonin Background • Producer of Noninvasive Medical devices for over 30 years • AX 2012 R 3, 155 Dynamics Users, 75 Engineers/R&D • Business Requirements • PLM was seen as a need during ERP selection • Executive decision to include it along with ERP integration • Manage documents and various CAD files • Provide change management (ECN / ECO)
Business Markets §Professional Care EMS, LTAC, Hospital, Homecare, Military, Sleep Center §OEM §Consumer Chronic Disease Management Health and Wellness §Dental §Pharmacy §Veterinary
Nonin Medical Inc – Rick Trask Bluestar PLM What is it? What does it do? Myths
Bluestar is Product Lifecycle Management Software
It works with Dynamics AX True ISV as it is embedded . . . CRM Item Master BOM MRP II A/R A/P. . . Dynamics AX Bluestar
Blue. Star is even more… A single Vault that will work with… Creo/Pro. E Solid. Works Auto. CAD Altium Word Excel Adobe Illustrator / Fox-It And everything used to document designs, test results, manuals, etc. Data (CNC code)
A tool for Engineers to interface with AX • • • Part numbers Bills of material Costed bills of material Items in stock Where Used
Mechanical Engineers can do more • • Pull part numbers Automatic revision control Organize docs by project Create workspaces and Projects Search engine is powerful Update Bills of Material prior to release Easily view drawings and Bills of Material Electronic ECOs for review and approval
Configuration Management can do more • • Check in/Check out capabilities Bill of Material work in development Automated PDF creation Effectivity date control for parts to plan inventory scrap/usage Communication of changes to avoid duplicate work Document/Bill of Material review at your fingertips Manage the product (item) then release into AX from Bluestar
Myths from Engineering regarding their needs • Bluestar doesn’t work with Creo – it won’t work for you • It’s only a tool for the Mechanical Engineers • You can only use it if you intend to release drawings, assemblies, documents, etc. • Submitting drawing to vendors is more difficult
Searching Made Easy
Reporting Made Easy • Audit Trails • ERP Reporting
Single version for product status Design Status Revised Status Approved Status
Solution Overview Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) • Electronic Signature capability meeting FDA requirements • Manage documents with a secure Vault • CAD file management tools; PRO-E, Auto. CAD & Solid. Works • Check in/out process and versioning • Configured product release process controls • Capability to know where all components are used • Bill of Material Management (BOM)
Bluestar PLM Next steps • • • Engineering Changes Electronic Signatures Redlining of documents
Nonin Go-live Migration Process Dynamics AX production environment and Bluestar released on 12/15/2015
KEY BENEFITS SEEN BY NONIN • Improved collaboration between engineering & manufacturing teams • Improved data & drawing integrity • eliminated duplicate data and drawings • Data transparency • All users see the same content and version • Increased engineering productivity • Everything in place (Vault)
• Detail engineer the configured BOM with 3 D CAD support Build documentation structure Approve product structure Release into AX Complete an engineering / manufacturing change order Approve and release the (final/updated) changed product Configure a sales order line
Customer Comments “Errors resulting from our bill of materials have reduced from 60% to below 10%, ” ; “The gap is closing every audit. ” “Bluestar has supported our efforts for prevention of errors, improved efficiency and a faster time to market. ” Production line efficiency has increased by 15%. “This is because equipment setup and other product attributes were not readily available before. Now it is easier to create different products. ” “ With separate systems for Product design, engineering, quality documentation, procurement, production and finance were all separate and without Bluestar it was difficult to keep them in sync. ” “We turned to Bluestar PLM for help. “Bluestar stood out with its seamless integration into Microsoft Dynamics AX, ”. “Additionally, the integration into our 3 D modelling software (Solidworks) and other Microsoft products such as the Office suite combined to make a very versatile tool. ” “ Our employees have quickly favoured Bluestar PLM because it acts as a one stop shop. All data – from development through to sales and marketing, customer service and quality assurance – can be found quickly and easily. ” “We’ve reduced time spent on ECO processes by 80%. We’ve reduced document control time on ECO tasks by 60%- 80%. We’ve achieved multi-site engineering collaboration and created one central place to store and manage our data. And we have true revision and lifecycle control. ”
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