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The digital factory is the generic term for a comprehensive network of digital models and methods among other things the simulation and 3D-Visualisierung. Their purpose is the holistic planning, realization, controlling and current improvement of all substantial factory processes and - resources in connection with the product (e.g. KFZ, airplane).
The digital factory does not only consist of software. The digital factory must be seen in the total context of the enterprise and can into four levels be arranged in such a way:
A goal is it, proven methods, to standardize processes and operational funds in such a way that they can be used with another product or with the successor than planning components again. Thus costs cannot only be lowered with the purchase by parts and plants, but offer also substantial advantages regarding maintenance, flexibility and reliability. Routine activities are transferred to the software (e.g. .DELMIA, UGS/Tecnomatix or more taraVRbuilder).
All process-taken part of planning settle its tasks at the computer and by Workflows are interlaced. Fixed times the progress in the planning process is made measurable. That secures the availability of the desired data at the correct time, in correct detailing and in the correct context.
All relevant planning data (product, process, resources) is only once seized by the ranges involved and administered by a data base. They are for each planner, in the future also for suppliers, and Dienstleister, always in the current form available. A core goal is it to be able to use the data with new models very early to meet about in order a cost estimation
However does not have itself the digital factory was located today (at the end of of 2005) surface covering in the producing industry as planning system interspersed. So far only large-scale enterprises trust in the new technology. Reasons for this are appropriate according to a study Fraunhofer of the institute for production engineering and automation (IPA) about "digital factory with small and medium-size enterprises" (ISBN 3-8167-6725-7) at to high costs and the unclear use.
In order to meet these barriers, that developed Fraunhofer IPA the method DigiPlan check for the early recognition of Unternehmenspotenzialen still before the introduction of the digital factory. Based on this Potenzialen the economic meaningful system components are then selected. The method is efficient and resources-saving and gets along with 2-3 Workshops. So it can afford each enterprise, analyze the own Potenziale of the digital factory and let the shape of the digital factory for itself outline.
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