teamcenter classification and ecl@ss · 10/31/2018 · streamline your business with standard...

Teamcenter Classification and eCl@ssJim Dehmlow & Jan Hendrik Meijer

PLM Europe, Berlin – October 31, 2018

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Siemens PLM Software

Agenda

Introduction

Why eCl@ss?

Teamcenter support for eCl@ss

Demo

Summary

Q&A



Introduction

What is a classification system?

Classes Screws, flat, external drive

Screws, flat-head, internal drive

Screws, not flat

Screws, manual drive

Studs

Sheet-metal screws

Woodscrews

……

Head shape

Thread type

Outside thread diameter

Thread pitch

Thread size

Thread length

Material

Properties

According to DIN 4000-160: 2007-02

Helps organize the portfolio!



Introduction

Historical Perspective

Teamcenter Classification

• Available for 20+ years

• Core PLM capability

• Helps solve many business challenges related to reuse

• Can classify any workspace object in Teamcenter

• Examples: parts, tools, materials, documents, processes, …

• Customer configures desired taxonomy to meet business needs

• Previously no support for OOTB import/export of classification standards

eCl@ss

• Available for 18 years (membership and license options)

• Focus on exchange of standardized product information

• Drives revenue growth, cost reduction, time savings, productivity

• Latest version (10.1) is mature and offers broad industry support

• Founded by large German companies (including Siemens)



Introduction

Business Drivers

eCl@ss

Quality Complete and correct data

Standardized terminology and

consistent data model

Supports global and interconnected

production and supply chains

(Industry 4.0) through

standardized data exchange formats

Fast electronic

exchange with

customers and suppliers

Shorter translation times

Reduced time to create

catalogs

Simplified product

selection in

configurators &

electronic catalogs

Reduced cost of data creation,

provision and translation

Drop redundant data manipulation

Lower customer costs

through efficient integration of

product data into customer

systems

CostTime



Why eCl@ss?

Analogy: Uniform Transportation System

Today - Standardized containersPreviously - Different freight formats

Standardization

Standardized format

Only one defined interface system

Covers multiple manufacturers

Consistent process

Individual packaging for transport

No fixed formats, more preparation and space

needed

Variations depending on the type of ship and

shipping



Why eCl@ss?

Advantages of using eCl@ss at the customer interface

eCl@ss

Integration of suppliers and vendors without media discontinuity

Simplified and standardized data exchange accelerates the processing steps

required for planning, maintenance, support, service (replacement).

Standardized terminology and a consistent data model in

communications with customers and suppliers.

Standardized engineering data from suppliers reduces internal cost

of planning and design.

Easier procurement process because of fewer incorrect deliveries and

ambiguous orders.

Simplifies the selection of products in configurators and electronic catalogs.

Reduces customers' selection, order placement and engineering costs through

economical and efficient integration of our products into customer systems.

Supports global and interconnected production and supply chains (Industry 4.0)

through uniform and standardized data exchange formats

Standard mapping to other Standards (about 80%)



Why eCl@ss?

eCl@ss Standard Background

• eCl@ss is the only ISO/IEC-compliant industry standard

• Worldwide reference-data standard for the classification and unambiguous

description of products and services

• With eCl@ss, product master data can be exchanged digitallyacross all

borders – across sectors, countries, languages and organizations

• Industry 4.0 enabler

• Strong presence in EU, fast spreading in China, Japan and North America

• Solid foundation for classifying and exchanging data

• Current version 10.1, spans:

• 44 segments

• 41,000 product/commodity classes

• 17,000 unique properties



Why eCl@ss?

Example: Low Voltage Inverter

Classification according to eCl@ss

SINAMICS V20 AC low-voltage inverter

(MLFB: 6SL3210-5BB11-2AV0)

27-02-31-01

Segment 27 - Electric engineering, automation, process control engineering

Main group 02 - Electric drive

Group 31 - Frequency converter

Subgroup 01 - Frequency converter ≤ 1kV

Property: Rated output voltage (230 V)

Property: Rated output current (0.90 A)

Property: Input phase number (1)

…..

Property: Line frequency (50 … 60 Hz)

http://www.eclasscontent.com/index.php?id=27023101&language=de&action=det



Customer satisfaction (internal and external)

• eCl@ss is enabler for Industry 4.0 in products and

systems

• Supports global interconnected production and

supply chains

• Ensures uniform and standardized data exchange

Efficiency

• Today several formats and structures are used

• Automatic mapping (about 80% coverage)

• Desire eCl@ss support in Teamcenter

Why eCl@ss?

Manage the intersections with key systems

Key Use Cases Business Relevance

CRM

PLM SCM

Risk

Opportunity



Why eCl@ss?

Long Term Advantages to Robust Standard

eCl@ss is able to meet

both:

Long term varied

technical requirements

Market-relevant

aspects for Siemens

Offers advantages

compared to other

international standards



Why eCl@ss?

Siemens AG is a steering committee member in eCl@ss

Regular members of the steering committee

Source: eCl@ss e.V. Last revised: May 2018

http://wiki.eclass.eu/wiki/Category:Steering_Committee_Member




Press Release

Siemens PLM announces

support for eCl@ss

Standard

• Siemens PLM’s trendsetting

dominance in classification and

re-use continues to help

companies build a Digital

Enterprise

• Driving the wider Siemens

vision of connected systems to

deliver value with Digital Twin




Streamline your business with standard digital exchange

IaaSManaged Service

New ProductTeamcenter for eCl@ss Data Management

powered by our new classification engine

Industry StandardeCl@ss is the only worldwide ISO/IEC-compliant

data standard – foundation for Industry 4.0

Adopt at your PaceTraditional and eCl@ss Classification data can

co-exist – tools help seamlessly migrate data

Get StartedInitial Active Workspace availability Spring 2019

Leverage this enabler for better connected systems




New Product

Teamcenter for eCl@ss Data Management

• Will be licensed separately

• Supports import/export and management of eCl@ss data

• This new license will not be required to take advantage of

new classification engine

• Means you can leverage new capabilities in context of a

non-eCl@ss taxonomy

• Attribute Blocks

• Cardinality

• Polymorphism

• Pricing details still TBD




Industry Standard – Enabler for Industry 4.0

Systems must

communicate

with a standard

language!



Digital Twin Product

Digital Twin Production

Digital TwinPerformance

Virtualproduct

Virtualproduction

Realproduct

Real productionAutomation

Continuous improvement

Insights from performance

Collaboration Platform

Verification Validation

Specification Commissioning

Realizing the full value of digitalizationTeamcenter support for eCl@ss

Industry Standard - Support for the digital twin



Digital Twin Product

Digital Twin Production

Digital TwinPerformance

Virtualproduct

Virtualproduction

Realproduct

Real productionAutomation

Continuous improvement

Insights from performance

Collaboration Platform

Verification Validation

Specification Commissioning

Realizing the full value of digitalizationTeamcenter support for eCl@ss

Industry Standard - Support for the digital twin

Teamcenter for eCl@ss Data Management




Adopt at your Pace

• Customer (as always) controls choice of classification taxonomy

• Customer is not forced to use eCl@ss standard

• However, Siemens PLM recommends customers to look at benefits

of using standard to better achieve connected systems

• Both traditional and eCl@ss data can co-exist in the same Teamcenter

instance

• Customer gets a more powerful classification engine (see next slide)

to extend their own taxonomy

• Utilities will be provided (starting in Teamcenter 12.2) to help

customers migrate classification data from old to new engine

• Customer can decide when to migrate based on their business needs

• At least until end of 2022 (when we plan to phase out old

classification engine)




Get Started – Benefits for All

• Our new classification engine provides many benefits for customers

(even if they do not use the eCl@ss standard taxonomy)

• Better overall performance

• Removes limit of 200 attributes per classification class

• Fundamentally changes classification data storage

• In native data type format instead of strings which incur

conversion overhead

• Supports attribute blocks and groups (for better organization of

classification attributes that encourages re-use)

• Supports cardinality (e.g. the ability to create multiple instances of

an attribute block each capturing different values)

• Supports polymorphism (e.g. allows dynamic selection of a type of

attribute block to be used based on the value of another property)

• “All in” on Active Workspace and new 4.1 layout & styling




Get Started – Expectations

• Teamcenter 12.2 & Active Workspace 4.2 provide initial product support

• Delivered in Spring 2019 (e.g. May timeframe)

• Key Use Cases supported

• Import eCl@ss data with advanced modeling constructs

(including attribute blocks, aspects, cardinality and

polymorphism) into Teamcenter

• Search, browse and classify content based on eCl@ss

• XML export of eCl@ss data along with the instance data for the

Teamcenter objects that were classified

• Allows XML data exchange with other businesses

• All of the above works in a mixed environment where the customer

can preserve their existing classification data and migrate/leverage

the new classification engine at a pace that makes sense




Get Started – Expectations (continued)

• Business Process Planning

• It’s understood it takes time to evaluate new capabilities and plan

when to enhance classification-based business processes

• Siemens PLM expects customers to use initial release in sandbox

environments for this purpose

• Integrations Ecosystem

• Please understand Siemens PLM needs time to rebase and validate

all of our classification integrations

• Current thinking is this activity will continue through Fall 2020

• Please consult with Teamcenter product management if you have

more complicated integration requirements relative to your production

Teamcenter Classification deployments



Demo

Flow

Background

• Using new Active Workspace 4.1 UI

• Leverages full screen real estate

Use Cases

• eCl@ss Navigation

• Determine correct location to classify

• Classify using key constructs

• Property Groups

• Cardinality

• Polymorphism

• Search

• Find classified content



Summary

Key Takeaways

Siemens PLM Announces support for eCl@ss standard

• New Teamcenter for eCl@ss Data Management product

• “All in” on Active Workspace

• Streamline your business with standard digital exchange

• Enabler for Industry 4.0

Adopt at your Pace

• Traditional and eCl@ss Classification data can co-exist

• Tools help seamlessly migrate data

New Classification Engine provides benefits for all

• A significant Teamcenter Classification enhancement

• Can be leveraged for non-eCl@ss situations

Get Started in Spring 2019

• Key use cases supported

• Evaluate future benefits and plans for Teamcenter classification & eCl@ss



Contacts

Abhi Aklujkar

Teamcenter Product Management

E-mail: [email protected]

Jan Hendrik Meijer

Pre Sales Technical Contact


Thomas Steinbauer

Sales Account Manager


Andreas Schaefer

Marketing Contact


siemens.com

mailto:[email protected]






Q&A

Thank You!

Backup Slides



eCl@ss Advanced

Cross-class reuse of properties

Aspect* Class – Synchronous motor (IEC)

Block Commercial properties

GTIN

Manufacturer name

Manufacturer SKU

Product name

Product type name

Supplier name

Supplier SKU

Class – Frequency converter

Block Commercial properties A special variant of a block

Properties which do not describe

specific attributes of the product, but

attributes of a general nature such

as prices, SKUs, delivery times,

packaging, etc., are grouped into

aspects.

The advantage of an aspect is the

universal use of the aspect in any

number of classes without being a

direct part of a class. It is not subject

to any product-specific restrictions.

*only in eCl@ss - Advanced

Aspect (covers multiple classes)



eCl@ss Advanced

Structuring of properties by dynamic duplication of blocks

Cardinality* Class - Frequency converter

Number of interfaces (n = 1…m) n = 2

Property 1

Property 2

Interface 1

Property 1

Property 2

Interface 2

Value A

Value B

Value C

Value D

Class - Frequency converter

Block Interface

Property 1

Value A

Property 2

Value B

Defines the attribute of being able to

use a block with different property

values multiple times in a class.

Cardinality expresses how often a

block with different property features

(values) is assigned to the respective

class.




eCl@ss Advanced

Detailed description by dynamic assignment of values

Polymorphism* Class - Frequency converter

Interface type (Type1, Type2, …, Type n) Type = Type1

Property 1

Property 2

Interface Type1 (parallel)

Property 3

Property 4

Interface Type2 (serial)

Value A

Value B

Value C

Value D

Class - Frequency converter

Block Interface

Property 1

Value A

Property 2

Value B

Makes it possible to define several

blocks with varying contents

(properties) within a class and

assign them to the respective class

depending on its use.

Originates from biology and

describes the parallel existence of

different types of individuals from

the same species such as, for

instance, red and black squirrels.




Backup

Links

Classification standards Bodies/consortia Standardization

eCl@ss Prozeus DIN

ETIM VDMA ISO

IDEA BME DKE

UNSPSC ZVEI IEC

GS1 VDE CEN

Introducing eCl@ss

German

English

(youtube)

https://www.eclass.eu/en.html

http://www.prozeus.de/

https://www.din.de/en

https://www.etim-international.com/

https://www.vdma.org/en/der-vdma

http://www.iso.org/iso/home.html

http://idea4industry.com/

https://www.bme.de/en/association-supply-chain-management-procurement-and-logistics/

https://www.dke.de/de/Seiten/Startseite.aspx

http://www.unspsc.org/

https://www.zvei.org/en/

http://www.iec.ch/

https://www.gs1.org/

https://www.vde.com/en

http://www.cen.eu/cen/pages/default.aspx

https://youtu.be/AG1c7XGNZLQ

https://youtu.be/eJTI8HckJSs



What is eCl@ss?

Collaboration partners

ETIM

Initiative to standardize the electronic exchange of product data for electrical and electronic products (Segment 27) and products from related industries to enable the electronic trading of these products.

The goal is the complete harmonization between ETIM and eCl@ss, http://wiki.prozeus.de/index.php/ETIM

Benefit for eCl@ss: Low adaptation costs by using harmonized data models and synchronized mappings

Benefit for Siemens: Driving implementation and improvement of ecl@ss within Siemens AG

JEITA

Collaboration by using related standards which describe products (required in view of I4.0 and IoTS), https://www.eclass.eu/fileadmin/downloads/PositionsPapier_eCl%40ss_JEITA.pdf

The goal is the sustainable and comprehensive establishment of the electronic data exchange

Benefit for eCl@ss: Dissemination on the Japanese market (international expansion)

Benefit for Siemens: Market access to the companies established there

http://wiki.prozeus.de/index.php/ETIM

https://www.eclass.eu/fileadmin/downloads/PositionsPapier_eCl@ss_JEITA.pdf



What is eCl@ss?

Collaboration partners

SAP

SAP AIN is a business network that brings together information from manufacturers, service providers and plant/equipment operators on a cloud-based platform.

The goal is to incorporate eCl@ss in the SAP Asset Intelligence Network (SAP AIN) since eCl@ss helps establish standardized product descriptions so that, for instance, products can be analyzed and compared with one another https://www.eclass.eu/en/association/cooperation.html

Benefit for eCl@ss: Market-driven expansion (SAP is the software and software services provider with the highest sales volume)

Benefit for Siemens: Benchmark for the implementation of eCl@ss in Teamcenter

Automation ML

AML is a neutral, XML-based data format for the exchange of equipment planning data which is available as an open standard. AML is standardized in IEC 62714.

You can also read about the result in the joint whitepaper “Automation ML and eCl@ss Integration”, Nov. 2015: https://www.automationml.org/o.red/uploads/dateien/1448438009-20151030_WP_AutomationML_and_eClass_integration_v1.0_neu.pdf

Benefit for eCl@ss: Implementing system wide engineering by combining both standards across companies and industries

Benefit for Siemens: Easy data sharing among tools which avoids conversions and resulting data losses, https://www.it-production.com/allgemein/standardsautomationml-und-eclss-kombinieren/

https://www.eclass.eu/en/association/cooperation.html

https://www.automationml.org/o.red/uploads/dateien/1448438009-20151030_WP_AutomationML_and_eClass_integration_v1.0_neu.pdf

https://www.it-production.com/allgemein/standardsautomationml-und-eclss-kombinieren/



What is eCl@ss?

Continuous collaboration

IEC

Developing a mapping between eCl@ss and IEC CDD (https://cdd.iec.ch) which makes structures, properties and values exchangeable in both directions

The goal is the sustainable harmonization of overlapping contents in the IEC CDD and in eCl@ss, https://iecetech.org/index.php/issue/2016-08/Digital-data-exchange-to-be-streamlined

Benefit for eCl@ss: Continuing development in conformance with standards

Benefit for Siemens: Using eCl@ss establishes conformance with standards right away

Industry 4.0 platform

Interaction between industrial production and modern information and communication technology which allows implementation of a largely self-organized production system.

The goal is to drive digital structure change and create the standardized and reliable framework required for this change, https://www.plattform-i40.de/I40/Navigation/EN/Home/home.html„eCl@ss White Paper”, https://www.eclass.eu/static/documents/wiki/Whitepaper/ecl-Whitepaper-Industry40_EN.pdf

Benefit for eCl@ss: Coordinated development with I4.0, international establishment and support with and by eCl@ss

Benefit for Siemens: eCl@ss as enabler for implementing Industry 4.0 in solutions and products and systems

https://cdd.iec.ch/

https://iecetech.org/index.php/issue/2016-08/Digital-data-exchange-to-be-streamlined

https://www.plattform-i40.de/I40/Navigation/EN/Home/home.html

https://www.eclass.eu/static/documents/wiki/Whitepaper/ecl-Whitepaper-Industry40_EN.pdf



What is eCl@ss?

Projects

SemAnz 4.0 (completed)

A semantic basis for the exchange of information in Industry 4.0 based on existing standards, http://www.semanz40.de/

The goal is the sustainable establishment of German standards within the context of Industry 4.0 and the creation of a reliable basis for business investments, https://forschung-sachsen-anhalt.de/project/semantische-allianz-industrie-semanz-19466

Benefit for eCl@ss: Continued development and dissemination of the “eCl@ss language”

Benefit for Siemens: Create a global understanding of product and production information of companies, equipment and processes

http://www.semanz40.de/

https://forschung-sachsen-anhalt.de/project/semantische-allianz-industrie-semanz-19466

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