Chinese company adopts PLM solution from PTC to beef up overall design process and improve product simulation capabilities
Needham, MA — July 17, 2006 — China's Zhangjiakou Coal Mining Machinery Company has selected and deployed a product lifecycle management (PLM) solution from PTC as a platform for developing its coal mining equipment.
Based in the Hebei province in northern China, Zhangjiakou is one of the largest and most well-known manufacturers of specialized coal mining equipment in China. The company produces a variety of machinery, including its best-selling Armored Face Conveyor (AFC), which is used to transport raw coal from underground to the loading bin in a coal mining system.
The company's research and development team has more than 60 product engineers focused on customizing and improving coal mining equipment. Prior to adopting PTC's Pro/ENGINEER solution, Zhangjiakou was using 2D computer-aided design (CAD) software for its product design in a 2D environment.
At that time, the designers were often experiencing difficulty eliminating design errors in the conveyor belt and other parts of the AFC during product design. With 2D design tools, it is difficult to identify errors so the R&D team had to make repeated changes to their product designs, which ultimately resulted in a long R&D cycle.
Zhangjiakou licensed PTC's Pro/ENGINEER solution through PTC channel partner E-Tech Technology Co. to beef up its overall product design process and specifically to improve its product simulation capabilities.
With the 3D modeling capabilities of Pro/ENGINEER, Zhangjiakou is looking to improve existing product designs, ensuring that the components can withstand tremendous stresses experienced in an actual working environment.
Additionally, using the structural analysis capabilities in Pro/ENGINEER Mechanica, the product engineers at Zhangjiakou are aiming to identify problem areas early in the development cycle so that the company can save money and bring higher quality products to market faster.
"PTC Pro/ENGINEER is equipped with strong 3D modeling features which enabled our engineers to work more efficiently while maximizing innovation and quality," said Ma Li, deputy general manager at the manufacturer. "Zhangjiakou is now able to boast one of the industry's largest and best coal mining equipment in China. The increased efficiencies in the product R&D cycle have helped us achieve this status, and our customers are increasingly pleased with the high standards we have maintained in product quality."
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Needham, MA — July 17, 2006 — China's Zhangjiakou Coal Mining Machinery Company has selected and deployed a product lifecycle management (PLM) solution from PTC as a platform for developing its coal mining equipment.
Based in the Hebei province in northern China, Zhangjiakou is one of the largest and most well-known manufacturers of specialized coal mining equipment in China. The company produces a variety of machinery, including its best-selling Armored Face Conveyor (AFC), which is used to transport raw coal from underground to the loading bin in a coal mining system.
The company's research and development team has more than 60 product engineers focused on customizing and improving coal mining equipment. Prior to adopting PTC's Pro/ENGINEER solution, Zhangjiakou was using 2D computer-aided design (CAD) software for its product design in a 2D environment.
At that time, the designers were often experiencing difficulty eliminating design errors in the conveyor belt and other parts of the AFC during product design. With 2D design tools, it is difficult to identify errors so the R&D team had to make repeated changes to their product designs, which ultimately resulted in a long R&D cycle.
Zhangjiakou licensed PTC's Pro/ENGINEER solution through PTC channel partner E-Tech Technology Co. to beef up its overall product design process and specifically to improve its product simulation capabilities.
With the 3D modeling capabilities of Pro/ENGINEER, Zhangjiakou is looking to improve existing product designs, ensuring that the components can withstand tremendous stresses experienced in an actual working environment.
Additionally, using the structural analysis capabilities in Pro/ENGINEER Mechanica, the product engineers at Zhangjiakou are aiming to identify problem areas early in the development cycle so that the company can save money and bring higher quality products to market faster.
"PTC Pro/ENGINEER is equipped with strong 3D modeling features which enabled our engineers to work more efficiently while maximizing innovation and quality," said Ma Li, deputy general manager at the manufacturer. "Zhangjiakou is now able to boast one of the industry's largest and best coal mining equipment in China. The increased efficiencies in the product R&D cycle have helped us achieve this status, and our customers are increasingly pleased with the high standards we have maintained in product quality."
Additional Articles of Interest
— As you read this, someone in your corporation is treading the ethical line because of expediency, undue pressure or because they don't know better. How can we protect our organizations from flawed reciprocal business awards, conflicts of interest and a myriad of other issues? Read more in "Ethics and Procurement: The Case for Full Disclosure," the Final Thoughts column in the April/May 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
— For the latest facts, figures and benchmarking data from the supply chain industry, read the "Running the Numbers column in the April/May 2006 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
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