The connected factory, Industry 4.0, The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT), the Connected Enterprise, mechatronics. Whatever you call the future of manufacturing, it is clear that it is advancing…and rapidly. The ability to connect the design process to all aspects of production is ground zero in your ability to keep pace with these changes.
While upgrading your tools is an expenditure you’d rather not deal with, there is a solid business case for transitioning to high functioning computer-aided engineering (CAE) design software. We’re going to look at the value of systems that utilize the power of your database-driven software in this discussion.