Siemens Dimensional Planning Software Benefits SMBs

Siemens introduced a new software to help small to mid-size manufacturers collect, manage, dimensionally analyze and report on production quality results. Based on the Dimensional Planning and Validation (DPV) enterprise solution from its product lifecycle management (PLM) software business unit, DPV Lite helps improve quality and reduce costs for small to medium size businesses (SMB) by providing access to design and manufacturing information that directly influences quality targets, the company says. DPV and DPV Lite are part of Siemens' Tecnomatix portfolio.

DPV Lite gives manufacturers the ability to directly connect and integrate quality knowledge into mainstream product design and manufacturing processes. This mitigates the impact to operational productivity and warranty costs and reduces the cost of quality by reducing scrap, re-work and production losses, Siemens says.

"In an effort to stay competitive and meet customer demands, manufacturers continually work to reduce cost and improve quality. For example, large automotive OEMs have to improve product quality by three to four percent annually, just to remain competitive," said Al Hufstetler, vice president, product management, manufacturing engineering software, Siemens PLM Software. "This cannot happen unless the entire supplier community is aligned with their quality improvement process. DPV Lite enables small to mid-size suppliers to confirm that both their in-process and end-of-line quality are meeting the strict requirements of their OEM partners."

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.