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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nIt\u2019s important to have the right tools that simplify the management of weights and balance data so the design and product teams can focus on solving real engineering problems and right-sizing the product and achieving program targets without incurring the cost of delays as a result of overweight designs or out of balance products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Challenges & Current Reality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Reporting on the weight and balance status against the targets is traditionally done with several reporting tools, both commercial and homegrown. The challenge with this approach is that weight engineers are just reacting and reporting on the status against the targets and not proactively influencing product direction throughout the product lifecycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Managing weights data in separate databases disconnected from PLM adds to the overhead and maintenance as they must collect inputs from multiple sources such as ECAD\/MCAD tools, Excel files, supplier specification documents and then reconcile them manually against the product bill of materials without robust change control mechanism that keeps track of these changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This lack of single-source-of-truth for weights data adds to the cost of delay as it typically lags design development, potentially resulting in overweight designs being released. The need to generate weight reports organized by breakdowns other than how the product is designed adds to the complexity if the weights information is not maintained in a single source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nThe need to develop a product that is within approved weight and balance limits and tracking the status right from concept through design development and final production and validating for all configurations and payload conditions consistently in real-time are critical for product success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Doing so ensures that your product meets or exceeds your customer\u2019s expectations and more importantly avoids late changes that are often expensive and potentially could delay product release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How Can Teamcenter Influence Weight and Balance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Building on the strengths of Teamcenter\u2019s BOM and Configuration Management, Teamcenter\u2019s weight management solution addresses the tool and process shortcomings that customers face today and eliminates the need for managing weights in an offline database disconnected from PLM and CAD systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nWith this integrated approach, the Teamcenter weight management solution enables all key stakeholders in an organization to collaborate effectively on a single PLM platform while providing independent access control and lifecycle to plan, manage and evolve targets. Stakeholders may also manage weight estimates, as-weighed and other weight types to support different phases of the product lifecycle from concept through production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maintaining full digital traceability starting from requirements is another key aspect of the Teamcenter Weight and Balance solution that helps you establish end-to-end digital traceability from requirements to the corresponding product and their weights. This traceability will help continuously assess and maintain product compliance against corporate and regulatory standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nYou can generate on-demand weight and balance reports of any product size and configuration to view status against the target in real-time at all levels of product breakdown with warning indicators and relevant engineering charts that help track weights against targets and impacts of payloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nStay tuned to learn how we plan to address cost and carbon footprint management in Teamcenter to track, analyze and calculate in order to make informed decisions to achieve cost and climate targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Learn more about weight and balance and bill of materials (BOM) by reading below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bill of Materials Management<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n