Key Features

To fully support the entire enterprise SmarTeam has an array of toolsets to allow integration and sharing of data to anyone who has the need to create, modify, approve, or view your intellectual data. Customers who have implemented SmarTeam are seeing the following benefits:

Rapid Implementation

Using Windows servers and most any computer for a client, SmarTeam can be implemented in a short period of time. Taking advantage of robust settings out of the box, Smarteam can be quickly adapted to your specific needs. End users will quickly be able to perform all functions necessary and see an immediate productivity improvement.

Productivity

By centralizing all company data relating to your products, users will see the following immediate benefits:

• No more searching for data in several locations
• Immediate knowledge of latest version of CAD and other data
• Immediate awareness of revisions to parts
• Quickly find out where a part has been used
• User-friendly searches for parts reduces wasted time

Multi-CAD Management

SmarTeam's multi-CAD integrations allow a seamless blend of the CAD tools and SmarTeam. Even for companies using multiple CAD tools across several departments, SmarTeam allows for a common collaborative environment with a similar interface across all design tools. With menus integrated into the CAD packages all reading, writing, modification, and searching of data is done directly from the CAD program. Using this integration, complete hierarchy and product structure is maintained through the lifecycle operation. SmarTeam has native integration to all of the top CAD systems which make it a great tool for companies using one CAD tool or several.

Change and Workflow Management Control

SmarTeam can be customized to be as flexible or as rigid as you like. Once data is entered into SmarTeam changes are recorded and documented to create a trail of changes. This alone can be valuable to all users and managers on a team. Additionally, the Workflow product can create steps, or gates, that reflect your company processes. Using Workflow provides a more rigid system for the flow of design changes through out a company and can involve designers, engineers, managers, purchasing, and manufacturing approval at any step along the way to release and final approval.

Improved Communication

Companies immediately see that having better access to corporate data will improve the quality and reduce the overall product costs. From a standard internet browser any department will now be able to view and have markup capabilities on documents without have access to the actual tool used to create the document. This means quicker feedback and possibly feedback from critical departments that have never had the opportunity to provide feedback early in the lifecycle of a product. Each of these interactions can save money in rework and improved decision making across the enterprise. This communication is not limited to those within the building. The SmarTeam Multi-site product allows data sharing to teams members and decision makers located in different parts of the city, country, or world.