Product Lifecycle Management ABB Xiamen Switchgear a member

Product Lifecycle Management ABB Xiamen Switchgear (a member of ABB Group) · · · o ABB Xiamen Switchgear produces medium-voltage electronic switching equipment for electrical applications at ABB Group’s first plant in China. Business Challenges o Separate MCAD and ECAD databases resulted in development delay o Disconnected product data negatively impacted quality control o Lack of a direct link to ERP forced manual copying of data between systems, creating errors and delays o ECO cycle was slow and error prone Solution Implementation o SMARTEAM Editor, Web Editor, Workflow and Gateway o Multi-CAD data management from a single repository o Fast retrieval of accurate data with powerful search capabilities o Tight linkage to manufacturing through the SAP ERP system o Standardized and automated change processes o Bilingual operation in Chinese and English o Short implementation and training times Benefits of the Solution o Shortened product development time by 30%, accommodating a 30% increase in business volume o o Improved BOM accuracy 40% Improved mechanical design quality 70% Significantly reduced electronic design errors Facilitated a move from serial to concurrent engineering and collaboration © 2003 IBM Corporation § Customer Background

Product Lifecycle Management ABB XIAMEN SWITCHGEAR ·The Industry ABB Xiamen Switchgear produces medium-voltage electronic switching equipment at ABB Group’s first plant in China. The equipment is used to manage the distribution of electricity in major installations worldwide. © 2003 IBM Corporation ·The Challenge With separate MCAD and ECAD databases and no direct link to the company’s ERP system, ABB Xiamen was forced to manually re-key product data multiple times, contributing to delays, errors and a cumbersome ECO cycle and negatively impacting quality control. ·The Solution ABB Xiamen chose SMARTEAM to provide multi-CAD data management from a single repository. SMARTEAM provides fast retrieval of accurate data with powerful search capabilities and establishes a tight linkage to manufacturing through the company’s SAP ERP system. SMARTEAM helped ABB Xiamen standardize and automate its change processes, and bilingual operation in Chinese and English shortened implementation and training times. ·The Customer Benefits Product development times were shortened by 30%, helping ABB Xiamen to accommodate a 30% increase in business, while BOM accuracy improved 40% and mechanical design quality improved 70%. “With SMARTEAM, the groups collaborate and work in a concurrent engineering approach. Change orders flow through the cycle much faster. Our entire product development process is more efficient. ” -- Andrew Xu, Engineering Manager, ABB Xiamen Switchgear

Product Lifecycle Management As a leading producer of electronic switchgear for electrical applications, ABB was experiencing a rapid increase in demand for its product The company’s Xiamen switchgear plant was hampered by multiple, disconnected CAD and enterprise systems that forced employees to manually copy data from one to the other, wasting time and creating errors. Learn how implementing SMARTEAM improved their productivity, cutting development time by a third and improving accuracy by up to 70%. “With SMARTEAM®, the groups collaborate and work in a concurrent engineering approach. Change orders flow through the cycle much faster. Our entire product development process is more efficient. Also, quality is significantly improved because information is exchanged digitally instead of being hand copied from system to system. ” Andrew Xu, Engineering Manager, ABB Xiamen Switchgear Presentation Title | Date | Confidential © 2003 IBM Corporation SMARTEAM sparks quality improvement at ABB Xiamen