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Data Migration

 SAMPLES...
   

   Legacy Data Migration Projects
 

Conversion of Legacy CAD data into 3D Model and 2D Drawing,  for one of the Largest Farm Equipment manufacturer in the World, (Work done for USA and Germany centres)

Conversion of Legacy CAD data into 3D Model and 2D Drawing, for the largest road construction, earth moving equipment, tunnel drilling machinery manufacturer in Germany

Conversion of Legacy CAD data into 3D Model, of the largest automobile manufacturer in Germany

Re-engineering and acted as the virtual CAD Design Centre for Austria based Company, who specializes in automatic door mechanism for high speed train, tram and bus.

Conversion of Legacy CAD data into 3D Model and 2D Drawing, for one of the largest Machine Tool manufacturring group in Germany. Also acting as a Virtual CAD Centre and involving in their live projects.

Acting as the Extended virtual CAD Design Centre for an Italy based Company, who specializes in Large Scale Air Conditioning System, Creating Specs, Detailed 2D layout, Assembly, BOM, Work Instruction, Maintenance manual, 2D Drawings etc

Conversion of Legacy CAD data into 3D Model and 2D Drawing, for one of the largest Engineering group in Finland.

Digitization and Conversion of the Paper based engineering drawing to 2D CAD Drawing for the one of the Top Engineering Group in India.

Scanning, Digitization of physical parts into 3D Model and 2D Drawing for one of the leading MNC Consulting Company in India, for their Customer in USA.

And many more…

Standardizing the CAD Environment and Library Creation

It is important to standardize the CAD Software environment for  increased efficiency and lowering support overhead.

  • Setting up global configuration file

  • Establishing  layer conventions

  • Creating starter files or template files

  • Custom MENU CONFIGURATION FILE

  • Set up global DRAWING CONFIGURATION FILE

  • Set up plotter configuration files

  • Create DATA TRANSLATION CONFIGURATION FILE

STANDARD LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT

Data Reuse

An enormous time savings to any project is the ability to reuse existing data.  Reusable data takes several forms: library parts, family tables of assemblies and parts, formats, drawing symbols.  A large percentage of data created for this project will be reusable for other projects. 

The following are some options available for the creation of CAD Software libraries:

  • Existing  items can be imported into CAD Software part mode. 

  • Purchased parts will be created based on vendor catalog drawings or CAD Software models.

  • Standard CUSTOMER parts.

  • Small standard assemblies and small purchased assemblies.

In addition, following libraries are established

  • Creation of Custom BOM TABLE

  • Creation of commonly used STANDARD FEATURES

  • Creation of MATERIALS LIBRARY

  • Creation of TEXT NOTES LIBRARY

  • Creation of SYMBOLS LIBRARY

  • Creation Common DRAWING TABLES

  • TRAINING/STANDARD TRAINING MATERIAL

PDM - Data Management

NESTech Consulting Services offers consultants specializing in the implementation of PDM.  Our PDM consultants carry the experience of guiding many implementations of the PDM product in a broad range of customer product development environments. 

Large assembly management techniques

- Use of simplified representations:

- Use of layers

- Use of Inter change mode

Planning design intent

CAD Software is a tremendous tool to capture design intent:  what features relate to which other ones and in what ways.  The ability to build design intent in parts and assemblies is a skill which is acquired over time and which the NESTech consult can accelerate.

Best practices for designing; model creation tips and techniques

Modeling for FEA

Design for assembly process sheets

Methodologies for modeling specific part and assembly types

Design Documentation

During the implementation of CAD Software the customer will find that designing with solid models affords greatly increased design communication.  This design documentation includes both company internal and external deliverable requirements.

In light of this new information capability, companies must revisit the way designs are communicated to the rest of the internal organization as well as to other external organizations. The NESTech consultant will provide suggestions, ideas, examples, as well as develop company specific proce­dures for the efficient use of CAD Software solid model information.

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NESTech customizes the data migration process for each customer's specific requirement. NESTech's custom data migration projects create consistent models that incorporate the original design intent of your design. This makes future redesign steps easier, and the reusability of your 3D CAD data can dramatically shorten the design cycle for new products. You can expect to save time and money while gaining a competitive advantage in your industry.

Benefits  from our services:

  • An average cost savings of 60% to 70% versus the costs of performing data conversion in-house.

  • Guaranteed data consistency and quality meets your specifications.

  • Reusability in both upstream and downstream applications makes faster time-to-market and reduced costs.

  • Increased time for your design team to focus on core design tasks.

Legacy CAD database migration is not an automated process. Models have to be created or rebuilt incorporating design intent step by step. Now you have an opportunity to have this data converted to your CAD platform of choice at a price you can afford, and in a timeframe that is realistic. NESTech engineers can take your products from paper drawings through 3D modeling to complete manufacturing solutions, while your engineers continue to focus on on-going projects.

NESTech specializes in efficient, intelligent CAD data conversion. We combine high-caliber engineering talent, customized specifications, secure data environments, and a global infrastructure to provide best-in-class solutions.


Incorporation of Standard Procedures in Data Migration Projects

General Modeling and Documentation Methodologies

Companies implementing CAD Software must develop and document standards and methods for the use of CAD Software.  There will be a lot of interaction between CUSTOMER and the NESTech consultants dur­ing the development of these company standards.  The goal is to have a pre-thought-out method for modeling each item so that the following conditions are met: 

  • The model and drawing are maintainable and modifiable by someone other than the original modeler.

  • The model is robust in terms of downstream uses:  assemblies, detailing, analysis, and manu­facturing.

Numbering schemes

Establishment of a numbering scheme is of major importance  internal tracking of drawings within CUSTOMER, also for  designing in the CAD Software environment.  Because of the associativity of CAD Software files, unique names must be assigned to parts, assemblies, drawings, family table instances, etc.    In addition, the numbering scheme can actually be a way of categorizing files  that can be later tracked in PDM.  This categorization of parts and assemblies will help to eliminate duplication of design effort.

Authorization and revision procedures

Access to the database can be controlled by setting authorizations for access to files.  Revision history is automatically tracked which includes the date of the change; the user who made the change as well as a host of other information that can be tracked.  Files can be promoted or demoted to different release levels such as release for manufacturing or release for preliminary design. These procedures should be established early in the project so that information can be tracked from the earliest portion of the design cycle.

Formats and drawing conventions

Formats and drawing convention should be established early in the project.  Information can be added to the parts and assemblies in the form of “parameters” that can later be automatically added to the drawing format.  Information such as designer, drawing creation date, and revision level of the part are all information that can added to the drawing automatically when the user identifies which part or assembly he is making a drawing of.  Drawing conventions, such as standard text heights, dual dimensioning, arrow lengths, etc. can be controlled from one location so that drawings will be created to CUSTOMER specifications.  Automatic BOM’s are able to be displayed in customized formats.    

 
 

 

 

 
   

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