Solutions for product lifecycle management
Valtech concentrates on the implementation of integrated, universal processes for product development and product innovation. Our strength lies in the link between the target process and the IT solutions. As manufacturer-neutral service provider, Valtech supports a best-of-breed strategy, which means that our customers are provided with an individual, requirement-specific solution.
Valtech offers services for setting up PDM portals and integration solutions for manufacturers and suppliers.
- Development, adaptation and maintenance of integrated PLM systems
- Development of applications, portals, and cross-applications
- Data integration, application integration
- PDM/PDM coupling
- Integration of PDM, ERP and CAx systems
PLM Consulting
Valtech PLM Consulting offers consultation modules to enable integration solutions in the company. Valtech’s integrated consulting approach for the entire product lifecycle is directed consistently at the corporate aims of the automotive manufacturer:
- Process integration consultation, creation of specific concepts
- Creation of universal product data models
- Creation of functional and technical architectural concepts in the CAx/PDM ERP environment
- System and tool selection, analysis and rating of existing and potential systems, interfaces and integration platforms
- Concepts for the standardization and simplification of IT systems
- Rollout concepts and operation concepts
- Running training courses
- Architecture management and technical quality assurance
- Agile project management, method consultation
- Support of E/E development processes with methods taken from architecture management and technical quality assurance (requirements management, problem and test management, management of dependencies, continuous integration, methods of technical quality assurance in software development)
Mapping of product creation processes on "virtual vehicle"
Valtech is primarily occupied with processes and systems of product creation in the automotive industry. Its aim is to establish maximum process efficiency and IT support for processes on the basis of integrated PLM systems.
The virtual vehicle serves as a basis for developing and planning new models:
- Development, design, testing, production
- Purchasing, sales and service planning
- Acceleration of product creation processes
- Acceleration of the maturation process of the product by means of the integration of all components in the computer model
- Use of shared database, not only by developers but also by production, sales and purchasing
Conception and development
Valtech designs, develops and integrates IT solutions in the following functional and technical areas:
- Administrative PDM solutions
- CA-PDM (design-specific product data, e.g. mounting positions, weights, installation space, modules, junctures)
- PDM for process planning
- PDM for hardware security, CAE/CAT
- PDM for requirements and project management
- PDM for the E/E (electric/electronic) process chain