{"id":211,"date":"2018-08-14T09:57:02","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T16:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Tecnomatix-News\/Digital-Enterprise-Factory-From-Machine-Design-to-Assembly-amp\/ba-p\/516047"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:02:15","slug":"digital-enterprise-factory-from-machine-design-to-assembly-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/digital-enterprise-factory-from-machine-design-to-assembly-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Enterprise Factory &#8211; From Machine Design to Assembly &amp; Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Watch the Digital Enterprise Factory Showcase Tour video blog series to experience the power of digitalization in manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>During the multi-stop tour, experts demonstrate the planning process for a Field PG assembly.\u00a0 In this portion of the factory tour, we tell the story from machine design, line design, and automation design, to virtual reality, virtual commissioning, and assembly and installation.\u00a0 Across all of the videos we feature useful Siemens software solutions including, NX Mechatronics Concept Designer (MCD), Active Workspace, Line Designer, Process Simulate, PLCSim Advanced, and SIMATIC IT UA DM.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the tour and let us know what you think in the comments section.\u00a0 If you missed previous Digital Enterprise Factory Showcase Tour video blogs, you&#8217;ll find links to those below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Machine Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the machine line builder section.\u00a0 Here we have been awarded a contract to develop and build an automatic kitting system.\u00a0 This kitting system is automated to handle multiple configurations of the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) new product that they are delivering to the market. Therefore the OEM has provided us with the documentation package that includes specification requirements and any type of supporting models that define what the system needs to do.We have brought that information into Teamcenter and we are going to view that information in Active Workspace.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-211-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/d7dea892-6e9a-41c0-82bd-285acb52e1be-en-US-video.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/d7dea892-6e9a-41c0-82bd-285acb52e1be-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/d7dea892-6e9a-41c0-82bd-285acb52e1be-en-US-video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/d7dea892-6e9a-41c0-82bd-285acb52e1be-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Line Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the line planning station.We won the contract and we want to follow the requirements.\u00a0\u00a0 The customer data has been imported already. With Active Workspace it is very easy to search and access. Part of the requirements are geometric boundaries. If they have not already been modeled by the OEM, we can define them based on the customer\u2019s specifications by describing the area and the height that we are allowed to use.\u00a0We can ensure that our project delivery will be compliant and at the same time, as a project member, as well as other departments, will easily understand that this area is reserved for our kitting line.\u00a0 These boundaries will be reused during the creation of our manufacturing layout.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-211-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/f32c9f86-a547-47b9-a713-6832424cfc80-en-US-video.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/f32c9f86-a547-47b9-a713-6832424cfc80-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/f32c9f86-a547-47b9-a713-6832424cfc80-en-US-video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/f32c9f86-a547-47b9-a713-6832424cfc80-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Automation Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the Automation Design station we will begin where the mechanical designer left off.To complete the electrical and automation design for the kitting machine.First the automation engineer loads the design from MCD or Line Designer for this project, making the mechanical structure properties geometry directly accessible. We then combine the mechanical design with the already completed portions of the electrical design schematics as well as the automation design data which is required to complete the software design of the control system.\u00a0 Altogether these aspects combine to form an interdisciplinary design model representing the major aspects of the machine.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-211-3\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/4e9dd6a9-9abf-48da-ae96-a9a16bd1d95d-en-US-video.mp4?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/4e9dd6a9-9abf-48da-ae96-a9a16bd1d95d-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/4e9dd6a9-9abf-48da-ae96-a9a16bd1d95d-en-US-video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/4e9dd6a9-9abf-48da-ae96-a9a16bd1d95d-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual Reality<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to Process Simulate virtual reality station. We invite you to take advantage of the latest technology and step into the virtual reality twin of your kitting line with the click of a button.\u00a0 Simply load your data directly into the VR headset and avoid wasted time on file exports, imports, or processing. Review, assess and analyze your production facility in a live Process Simulate VR session.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-211-4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/126a6714-1ae2-45fa-b21c-d0e2032ac0c8-en-US-video.mp4?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/126a6714-1ae2-45fa-b21c-d0e2032ac0c8-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/126a6714-1ae2-45fa-b21c-d0e2032ac0c8-en-US-video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/126a6714-1ae2-45fa-b21c-d0e2032ac0c8-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual Commissioning<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the virtual commissioning station.\u00a0 Here you have all the components for a complete software virtual commissioning TIA Portal with PLCSim Advanced from Siemens Factory Automation and Process Simulate from Siemens PLM Software.\u00a0 We already loaded the kitting line automation project.\u00a0 The control program is already running in the virtual PLCSim Advanced.\u00a0 We also have the 3D simulation model of the automated kitting line loaded in Process Simulate and connected to PLCSim Advanced.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-211-5\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/bd267fff-d31a-41ea-9dff-0eefed374ddd-en-US-video.mp4?_=5\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/bd267fff-d31a-41ea-9dff-0eefed374ddd-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/bd267fff-d31a-41ea-9dff-0eefed374ddd-en-US-video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/bd267fff-d31a-41ea-9dff-0eefed374ddd-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Assembly and Installation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the assembly and installation station.\u00a0 Here we would like to show you how a manufacturing engineer can open a process plan in order to change part or resource assignment, or add operations which are missing in the process.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-211-6\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/5025ba46-d775-420a-9fa1-0d00bc1450ba-en-US-video.mp4?_=6\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/5025ba46-d775-420a-9fa1-0d00bc1450ba-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/5025ba46-d775-420a-9fa1-0d00bc1450ba-en-US-video.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/videos.mentor-cdn.com\/mgc\/videos\/5400\/5025ba46-d775-420a-9fa1-0d00bc1450ba-en-US-video.mp4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch the video to learn more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch the other video blogs in the series:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Tecnomatix-News\/Manufacturing-planning-with-a-digital-twin\/ba-p\/496337\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Manufacturing planning with a digital twin<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Tecnomatix-News\/Printed-circuit-board-designs-optimized-for-manufacturing\/ba-p\/488146\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Printed circuit board designs optimized for manufacturing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Tecnomatix-News\/Electronics-Design-Enhanced-by-Collaboration-Between-Teams\/ba-p\/479068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Electronics design enhanced by collaboration between teams<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/tecnomatix\/integrated-design-simulation-for-optimizing-design-solutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Integrated design &amp; 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