Utilized Across the Enterprise
Design -- Manufacturing -- Service Parts -- Supply Chain -- IT
iSEEK's suite of tools provides value across the enterprise.
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The ability to search, classify and analyze engineering data by shape provides value for many different business operations.
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Design
Reuse
Models & Parts
Shape-based search enables model and part reuse.
Should-cost Estimation
When a new part is highly similar to an existing one, the existing part's cost is the most accurate predictor of cost for the new part.
Standardization
The ability to classify models by shape allows pools of highly similar models to be easily detected and analyzed.
Manufacturing & Distribution
Highly similar models have similar tool paths and fixture designs, creating opportunities for reuse.
Reuse
Tool Path
Orphaned inventory can be identified through the use of tablet computer and cell phone pictures.
Identification
In the event of a stock-out, highly similar parts with the potential to serve as substitutes can be identified.
Substitution
Supply Chain
Reusing existing supplier parts has a significant impact on cost.
Reuse
Vendor Parts
Polaris has CAD model inspection tools that allow users to interrogate models including the ability to extract a component from a model and perform a search.
Model Inspection
Highly similar parts should have highly similar cost to purchase. Analytics can be used to discover unjustifiable cost variance.
Price Validation
Substitution
Vendor parts often have variants of different material or finish, or which can be made to work with slight modification. A ShapeID label can identify these options.
Field Services & Service Parts
Identification & Substitution
Mobile allows smartphone and tablet computer photos to identify parts and potential substitutes.
3D Printing
Mobile creates a direct path from a photo of a physical part, to the STL file needed to print the part.
ShapeID Quick Read (QR) codes and RFID tags allow
identification of parts and also potential substitutes.
Substitution
Engineering Management
Sentry evaluates newly completed models and provides alerts when reuse opportunities might have been overlooked.
Monitoring