For a company to survive in the manufacturing industry, it must not only accumulate light-weight 3D data, but also share this information within the company and with related companies as well as train key personnel. 3D Manufacturing Innovation introduces the best practices developed by Toyota, Sony, Nikon, Casio and other pioneers in the global engineering scene, providing the reader with invaluable tips for manufacturing innovation.
3D design is now a key technology for effective collaboration between manufacturing companies. Since the introduction of lightweight 3D data technology, "post-3D CAD/CAM/CAE data" is now compatible for use across manufacturing, sales and marketing processes. The successful use of 3D data throughout such processes has become indispensable for the competitive strength of companies in the manufacturing industry.
For a company to survive and win in the manufacturing industry, it must not only accumulate lightweight 3D data, but also share this information within the company and with related companies, and train key personnel in the use of this data. 3D Manufacturing Innovation introduces the best practices developed by Toyota, Sony, Nikon, Casio and other pioneers in the global engineering scene, providing the reader with invaluable tips for manufacturing innovation.
3D Manufacturing Innovation is a valuable guide for corporate IT managers, consultants and professionals involved in CAD/CAM/CAE, as well as for vendors of digital engineering software.
Adoption of IT by Manufacturing Industry to Enhance Competitive Strength
The Trend Towards the Use of Lightweight 3D Data
SONY: Ideas on Expanding Lightweight 3D Data to Company-wide Use
Surfacing Effects of the Use of Lightweight 3D Data
TOYOTA: Design Review in Body Design
NIKON: The Use of 3D Data as a Communication Pipe
YAMAGATA CASIO: Digital Engineering Practiced at Die and Mold Plant and Transfer of Technological Information
ALPINE PRECISION: Report-less and Drawing-less in Mold-Making
TOKAI RIKA: Visualization of Product Information; Mold-making Using 3D Work Specifications
CASIO: Creating Customer Manuals Using 3D Data
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS: Business Restructuring Involving Suppliers
KVAL: 3D Information Sharing and Its Effect on a Middle-scale Firm
MAN NUTZFAHRZEUGE AG: Promoting a Company-wide Process Chain Using 3D Drawings
Using 3D Data Successfully
Hiroshi Toriya is a founder of Lattice Technology, Inc. The company provides software for the creation, management and integration of usable, intelligent 3D content throughout the manufacturing enterprise.
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