Key Benefits of deman for your Company

• Accelerated Engineering Workflow
  Accessing CAD files from the local cache is 8-10 times faster than retrieving files from a remote server. This performance boost drastically reduces wait times for loading and saving files, enabling engineers to work more efficiently, focus on solving complex design challenges, and meet deadlines faster. The impact on engineering throughput is significant, particularly when dealing with large assemblies or complex models that typically slow down workflows.

• Work from Anywhere
  With the local cache synced with the server, engineers can work from virtually any location with an internet connection, even using mobile networks. This flexibility opens the door to remote work, allowing the company to tap into a broader talent pool without geographic limitations. Additionally, teams can collaborate seamlessly across different sites or with third-party partners, ensuring faster iteration cycles and better responsiveness to project needs.

• Reduced Network Load and Improved Server Performance
  By minimizing direct interaction between CAD applications and the central server, deman reduces the load on company networks. This results in improved overall performance for other IT resources and users. The system's efficient use of bandwidth makes it more resilient in low-bandwidth or high-latency environments, meaning that even sites with weaker network infrastructure can perform well.

• Enhanced Data Security and Consistency
  deman’s synchronization protocol ensures that the most up-to-date version of any file is always cached locally, while the server maintains a secure, centralized repository of all design data. This creates a robust system for preventing file corruption, ensuring version control, and reducing the risk of human error in file handling. Engineers always have access to the latest approved files, regardless of where they are working from.

• Scalability and Adaptability for Future Growth
  As the business grows, this system’s architecture can scale with minimal disruption. Whether expanding engineering teams, adding new locations, or integrating external partners into the design process, deman’s local cache strategy provides a stable and scalable foundation. Additionally, it paves the way for incorporating advanced technologies like cloud-based simulations and real-time collaboration tools.

1. Centralized Data Management

The deman system's ability to store both CAD and non-CAD files in one system, while tracking full revision histories via an SQL database, means that all critical project data is managed from one location.

Engineers and other stakeholders can access this information remotely, from anywhere, ensuring that the right data is always available at the right time. This reduces the risk of data duplication, miscommunication, or working from outdated files, which can severely disrupt project timelines and product quality.

Key Advantages:

• Improved Collaboration: With centralized access to project files, cross-functional teams (design, production, quality, procurement, etc.) are able to work from a consistent data set, minimizing miscommunication and ensuring that everyone is aligned on the latest project status.
• Reduced Errors and Misalignments: Engineering data is dynamic, often undergoing multiple revisions. deman tracking of revision history ensures that all teams have access to the most recent and correct data, preventing costly errors caused by outdated files.
• Remote Access: The ability for engineers to access project files from virtually anywhere supports remote work and enhances collaboration across global or dispersed teams.

2. Efficient Project Administration and Tracking

The SQL-based structure of deman allows the system to manage the full lifecycle of files, providing detailed tracking and insight into revisions, approvals, and change management processes. This ensures that:

• Full Traceability: deman logs all actions taken on project data, making it easier to track who made what changes and when. This transparency is particularly important in regulated industries where audits may be necessary.
• Streamlined Project Administration: By having the revision history and all pertinent documents in one system, project administrators can easily track the status of various deliverables and quickly identify any issues in the data flow that might delay timelines.

3. Document Control Beyond Engineering

deman is not limited to engineering data. Its ability to manage certificates, production failure images, vendor catalogs, and even emails means that non-engineering stakeholders (such as procurement or compliance teams) can access critical information related to their tasks without requiring additional systems. This further increases cross-departmental collaboration and efficiency.

• Compliance and Quality Management: Storing compliance documents and certificates in the same system ensures that audits and checks for quality certifications can be managed more easily. This reduces the likelihood of compliance failures or production shutdowns due to missing documentation.
• Production Feedback Integration: Images and documents related to production issues, such as quality failures, can be added directly to relevant project files. This allows for better analysis and faster troubleshooting of issues, leading to higher product quality and shorter lead times.

4. Support for External Systems and Applications

deman's ability to maintain an external folder-based structure for manufacturing files provides flexibility for systems not managed by deman, such as legacy systems or specialized manufacturing applications.

This capability allows companies to integrate deman into their existing IT ecosystem without disrupting workflows or requiring massive overhauls to external tools or processes.

• Seamless Integration: Manufacturing applications that are not directly integrated with deman still benefit from access to the file structure maintained by deman. For instance, CNC programming tools or automated manufacturing systems that rely on STEP or DXF files can easily access the latest versions of these files, ensuring that production is aligned with the most current designs.
• Reduced System Fragmentation: While deman centralizes a large portion of project data, it remains flexible enough to accommodate external tools that companies may rely on. This reduces the need for data silos and eliminates unnecessary manual intervention in data management.

5. Single Source of Truth (SSOT) for the Entire Organization

The phrase "single source of truth" emphasizes that all project-related information, from design data to administrative documentation, exists in a single, consistent repository. This unified data source minimizes risks, enhances decision-making, and streamlines operations.

• Enhanced Decision-Making: When decision-makers have access to consistent, accurate, and up-to-date information, they are better equipped to make informed choices. deman provides the confidence that all stakeholders are using the same, correct version of the data, which is crucial for maintaining project timelines and quality standards.
• Faster Time-to-Market: By improving communication and data access across departments, deman reduces inefficiencies and speeds up the development process, helping companies bring products to market faster.

• Searching for and updating drawings: Engineers must frequently revise and validate drawings, which can involve ensuring consistency across various versions and locating the correct files in a cluttered file management system.

• Updating multiple formats: CAD designs need to be exported into different file formats (e.g., DXF, STEP, PDF) to be used in manufacturing processes, customer reviews, and documentation.

• Managing downstream documentation: After the initial design, the engineer must ensure that all necessary documentation—drawings, BOMs, and technical specifications—are up-to-date and available to other stakeholders like suppliers, manufacturers, and customers.

• Final preparation for owners and online repositories: Projects must be packaged in an organized manner, prepared for either internal or external owners, and often shared on digital platforms or company intranets for future use or archiving.

These tasks highlight the time inefficiencies inherent in a traditional workflow, creating bottlenecks in product development cycles and preventing engineers from focusing on the creative and innovative aspects of design. Automated solutions such as Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and file management integrations with CAD can significantly reduce the manual effort involved in file updates, ensuring data consistency and streamlining these repetitive processes.