Part Classification & Reuse
Maintain control of parts inventory and reduce costs
Increase reuse through classification
An unclear parts inventory causes time-consuming searches, the duplication of existing parts, and unnecessary new designs. This consumes time and inflates budgets. Without a clear structure, valuable potential for standardization and reuse remains untapped. This is where CONTACT Elements Part Classification & Reuse steps in: Utilizing flexible feature models and a powerful part search, combined with a structured, portfolio-oriented classification, the solution not only generates transparency across the entire parts inventory. It also lays the foundation for automated PLM and CAD processes – from parametric 3D models to the finished drawing. The result: higher reuse rates, faster development, and measurable cost reductions.
Your benefits
- Organize master data to match the portfolio
- Increase reuse ‒ reduce part costs and variety
- Automate PLM and CAD processes
- Accelerate part search through attributes and visual navigation
- Facilitate the search for geometrically similar parts
Organize master data to match the portfolio
With CONTACT Elements Part Classification & Reuse and Universal Classification, you organize your master data to perfectly match your portfolio. Flexibly map features across attribute groups (for example, according to ECLASS or DIN 4000/4001/4002) and structure your inventory based on functional, geometric, or physical properties. This creates transparency and reduces part variety. It establishes a foundation for standardization, high reuse rates – and thus for significant cost reductions.
Organize master data to match the portfolio
With CONTACT Elements Part Classification & Reuse and Universal Classification, you organize your master data to perfectly match your portfolio. Flexibly map features across attribute groups (for example, according to ECLASS or DIN 4000/4001/4002) and structure your inventory based on functional, geometric, or physical properties. This creates transparency and reduces part variety. It establishes a foundation for standardization, high reuse rates – and thus for significant cost reductions.
With CONTACT Elements Part Classification & Reuse and Universal Classification, you organize your master data to perfectly match your portfolio. Flexibly map features across attribute groups (for example, according to ECLASS or DIN 4000/4001/4002) and structure your inventory based on functional, geometric, or physical properties. This creates transparency and reduces part variety. It establishes a foundation for standardization, high reuse rates – and thus for significant cost reductions.
Automate PLM and CAD processes
Your item classification, ideally in combination with variant management, serves as the foundation for comprehensive CAD automations. Based on parametric CAD templates, you can derive 3D models and drawings for components at the push of a button directly from the PLM data. As soon as developers create a part master record with attributes, the 3D geometry and associated drawings are automatically available. Such automations, powered by CONTACT CAD-Job-Services, significantly reduce manual efforts and accelerate the entire development process.
Automate PLM and CAD processes
Your item classification, ideally in combination with variant management, serves as the foundation for comprehensive CAD automations. Based on parametric CAD templates, you can derive 3D models and drawings for components at the push of a button directly from the PLM data. As soon as developers create a part master record with attributes, the 3D geometry and associated drawings are automatically available. Such automations, powered by CONTACT CAD-Job-Services, significantly reduce manual efforts and accelerate the entire development process.
Your item classification, ideally in combination with variant management, serves as the foundation for comprehensive CAD automations. Based on parametric CAD templates, you can derive 3D models and drawings for components at the push of a button directly from the PLM data. As soon as developers create a part master record with attributes, the 3D geometry and associated drawings are automatically available. Such automations, powered by CONTACT CAD-Job-Services, significantly reduce manual efforts and accelerate the entire development process.
Accelerate part search through visual navigation
Part Classification & Reuse significantly accelerates the search for components. Required parts can be found via attribute groups, features, metadata, and full-text search. You can use a wide variety of units of measure and values as feature parameters. Seamlessly synchronize classification information with ERP systems and integrate leading standard part systems. The innovative Class Browser, with its intuitive-visual navigation through the parts inventory, offers an additional identification option and makes part searching more efficient than ever.
Accelerate part search through visual navigation
Part Classification & Reuse significantly accelerates the search for components. Required parts can be found via attribute groups, features, metadata, and full-text search. You can use a wide variety of units of measure and values as feature parameters. Seamlessly synchronize classification information with ERP systems and integrate leading standard part systems. The innovative Class Browser, with its intuitive-visual navigation through the parts inventory, offers an additional identification option and makes part searching more efficient than ever.
Part Classification & Reuse significantly accelerates the search for components. Required parts can be found via attribute groups, features, metadata, and full-text search. You can use a wide variety of units of measure and values as feature parameters. Seamlessly synchronize classification information with ERP systems and integrate leading standard part systems. The innovative Class Browser, with its intuitive-visual navigation through the parts inventory, offers an additional identification option and makes part searching more efficient than ever.
Related Elements
Classify and find objects faster
Organize master data transparently and systematically using classification systems
Visually support and accelerate the search for objects such as parts and documents
Reduce costs through reuse and decreased part diversity
Provide tailored views for engineering, procurement, and sales
Drive standardization while supporting compliance and sustainability
Manage product structures and bills of materials securely and efficiently
- Ensure compliance through end-to-end documentation of product development
- Efficiently configure variants using 150% bills of materials
- Compare product structures and drive standardization
- Build product architectures across disciplines
- Supply downstream processes with reliable data
Combine customer orientation with efficient value creation
Build product portfolios efficiently and strategically
Achieve the ideal balance between customer orientation and cost-effectiveness
Modularize product variability and manage it consistently throughout the product lifecycle
Maintain transparency and clarity even in complex variant spaces
Automatically supply downstream processes with data
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