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Have we designed anything like this before? Do we still have the CAD models? Is there any documentation? Who worked on it and when? Shouting across the room to ask one of these common questions doesn’t work when that person is a thousand miles and three time zones away.
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM (EPDM) provides an easy way for designers to collaborate on product designs without worrying about version control or data loss. It stores CAD models and supporting documents–anything from emails to images–in an indexed central repository that tracks versions and automates workflows to eliminate wasteful repetition.
EPDM is designed for organizations that:
- Have anywhere from three designers to hundreds
- Divide engineering work among multiple locations; and/or
- Outsource engineering work
Easy to implement and use, SolidWorks Enterprise PDM is the only product data management solution (PDM solution) entirely integrated within Windows Explorer. Users perform all functions either through Windows Explorer or one of its CAD integrations. Through this PDM software functionality, users across the enterprise can readily manage files and collaborate more effectively throughout the product lifecycle.
SolidWorks Enterprise PDM Advantages:
- Easy to implement and use
- Provides scalable, secure access for large design teams
- Enables companies to manage data at multiple locations with automatic file replication at each site
- Automates simple workflow including ECN/ECO processes
- Enables connectivity to MRP/ERP systems
- Full audit trails enable regulatory compliance
For product data management solutions at the individual or workgroup level refer to SolidWorks Workgroup PDM.
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Featured SolidWorks Enterprise PDM Capabilities:
 Secure access. Protect your product design data with secure managed access to authorized individuals, over a network or via the web. In addition to internal users, you also can permit access to partners, customers, and your supply chain.
 Revision control. Help your design team avoid overwriting files, and assist purchasing and manufacturing in ordering and producing the correct parts every time.
 Full document preview. View and print more than 250 file types–including SolidWorks, AutoCAD®, Inventor®, Solid Edge®, PDF, and Microsoft® Office–plus images, animations, movie files, and more.
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