CAD Automation with Rulestream at Siemens Large Drives...Project Organization Projectlead André...

CAD Automation withRulestream at Siemens LargeDrivesRoom Nizza, 25th Oct 2017, 09:00 – 10:00

André HiekeGS IT PD LD PLM 1, Siemens [email protected]

Introduction

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Presenter information

André HiekeIT Project ManagerPLM Demands & Projects

GS IT PD LD PLM 1, Siemens AG

13 years ago I started my PLM journey at UGS, later working for CSC and thencoming to Siemens AG. Since 2012 I am working as IT Project Manager andDemand Manager for the Siemens Business Unit Large Drives


Large Drives has a strong global setup

• HQ in Nuremberg, Germany

• 25 production sites in 12 countries

• ~250 service hubs in >40 countries

• 24 / 7 hotlines in 3 time zones

• ~24.000 people working for you Americas

Asia / AustraliaEurope / Africa /Middle East

Nuremberg

Key facts about LD Large Drives

Industrial Applications•

High voltage motors and mediumvoltage converters,

Industrial generators

Products

Low voltage motors and low voltageconverters

Services for Large Drives

Service & support for productsand systemsTraction and Series Drives

Drive products for traction, including rail,hybrid drives and mobile mining; wind

generators and converters

Cranes

Products, solutions and systems for Cranes


LD core portfolio has a high variety

Traction and Series Drives (TD)Products (P)• LV motors• LV converters

Industrial Applications (AP)• HV motors• MV converters• Industrial generators

Power

Voltage

Weight

Lead time Days

1kg 100t1t10kg 100kg 10t 500t

50W 10MW100kW1kW 10kW 1MW 100MW100W

0.1kV 20kV10kV1kV

Years (2 yrs)Months(6 mths)

1kg 100t1t10kg 100kg 10t 500t


0.1kV 20kV10kV1kV

Days Years (2 yrs)Months(2 mths)

1kg 100t1t10kg 100kg 10t 500t


0.1kV 20kV10kV1kV

Days Years (2 yrs)Months(2 mths)

• Drive products for traction, includingrail, (hybrid) electric commercialvehicles and mobile mining

• Wind generators and converters

LD DigitalizationStrategy


Challenges of the LD digitalization strategy

How we started


PreProject

A PreProject was initiated to evaluate the needs and the possible solutions for CAD Automation at PD LD in 2015/2016

Results (extract):• Comparision to the AS IS landscape⋅ Currently no global tool in place at PD LD⋅ Several clustered solutions for CAD automation exist at PD LD (NX PTS, Self developed interfaces, NX Journal

functions, NX Open, … )⋅ None of the current solutions can be adapted / enlarged to a global LD Tool

• Proposal for a solution:⋅ „Rulestream“ is the recommended tool for CAD Automation⋅ Validated with two complex Proof of Concept showcases

• Several usecases for CAD Automation were identified and integrated into the follow up project as pilots


What is “Rulestream”?

“Rulestream” is a Siemens software for the rulebased productautomation

The solution can be seamlessly integrated into the existingPLM- and CAD landscape (NX and Teamcenter)

Rulestream is already implemented in our PLM landscapeand can be used for automation with NX and Teamcenter


Pilot implementations of Rulestream

Name / Location UsecasesCreation of assemblies for motors(Nuremberg, PD LD P)

Build the 100% assembly of the product in Teamcenter /NX based on order information

Creation of shafts(Norwood, PD LD AP)

Build the shaft for a product based on order informationand technical databases for electrical and mechanicalcalculation

Creation of assemblies for converter(Nuremberg, PD LD P)

Build the 100% assembly of the product in Teamcenter /NX based on order information

Creation of single parts and assemblies(Berlin, PD LD AP)

Build the 100% assembly of the product in Teamcenter /NX, also create missing component if not existing

Creation of single parts and assemblies(Drasov, PD LD AP)

Build a subassembly, also create missing components ifnot existing


Project Organization

ProjectleadAndré Hieke (GS IT PD LD PLM-1)

Business Project Lead

QMiP/Controlling Steering Committee

Pilot 2

Pilot 1

Pilot …

LD Decision Board

Project Team (IT)Technical Experts• CoE PLM• DF PL• IT PD LD-PLM

supports

Decides and prioritises

Methods and GlobalCollaboration


Rollout process for every pilot

RequirementsAnalysis

RulestreamTraining First Step Ramp Up Implementation

Analysis of the basicRequirements and Use casesfor CAD Automation in aWorkshop

Evaluation of the possibilites toimplement these requirementswith Rulestream and decisionfor a Pilot

Training for the working withRulestream with the namedArchitects

At the end of the trainingactivation of the users inproductive system

Start working with Rulestream

Getting known to the system,first steps

Corporate working withRulestream together with aRulestream specialist

Clarification of open questions,further clarification of theimplementation

Self-contained implementationwith Rulestream


User community

What we have achieved


Facts and Figures

5 pilots, 4 sites, 3 countries (Germany, USA, Czech Republic)

Training for architects in all 4 sites

26 architects / 30 engineers are trained (originally planned: 20 architects)

Ramp Ups completed from Nov 2016 – March 2017 for all pilots (and laterrepeated for major mile stones)

All 5 pilots implementations are (partly) productive (implementations arepublished)

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Feedback

“The tool has a ton of potential, but it will need to continueto be developed. “

“Support team has been very helpful.”

“The goal was achieved, but with work arounds.”

“The goal was achieved without dimension drawing. “

“I am looking forward to our continued good cooperation “


Next steps

• Finalization of the pilots (first phases of their implementation)

• Extend productive usage of Rulestream for the intended use cases

• Enlarge common code base, including database for standards

• Upgrade to the next Rulestream versions

• Support new pilots / new use cases

• Regular key user workshops

• Standardization of the existing implementations


Issues encountered

Solved

• Rulestream performance for engineers in WAN areas

• Automation in Teamcenter: parts from designs

Unsolved / Ongoing

• Rulestream performance for architects in WAN areas

• Automation in Teamcenter: all objects, and relations between objects

• Using unattended engineer mode

• Direct drawing manipulation

• Data transfer between different Rulestream instances


Lessons learned

• Do not rely on Trainings

• Do not use Rulestream without a concept

• Plan the pilots as projects

• Build up a community

• Think who will be an (good) architect

• Think outside the box

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