Challenges and How to Overcome Them
Executives in the manufacturing industry, such as in the automotive, machinery, components and heavy equipment industries, face a variety of challenges when driving digital transformation initiatives. A technology that enables secure, fast and scalable access to industrial 3D data across the entire company and beyond significantly speeds up the digital transformation.
❢ Challenge: 3D data is often trapped in siloed CAD software, making cross-department collaboration difficult.
✓ Solution: A centralized, cloud-based 3D visualization platform enables seamless collaboration across design, engineering, production, supply chain, sales & marketing and customer service teams – regardless of their location or the software they use.
❢ Challenge: Manufacturing companies rely on (outdated) PLM, CAD, and ERP systems that struggle to handle large and complex 3D data.
✓ Solution: Threedy instant3Dhub eliminates bottlenecks caused by legacy systems by enabling real-time access to large 3D models without requiring costly upgrades or local hardware dependencies.
❢ Challenge: Digital Twin adoption is hindered by slow data processing and integration with existing IT/OT systems.
✓ Solution: A proper technology provides real-time streaming of 3D data, enabling factories to create and update Digital Twins without performance issues. This supports predictive maintenance, real-time monitoring, and quality control.
❢ Challenge: 3D data is a critical intellectual asset, vulnerable to cyber threats and unauthorized access.
✓ Solution: The right solution ensures secure, encrypted access with role-based permissions, preventing unauthorized downloads or data leaks while allowing authorized users to interact with models.
❢ Challenge: Running high-performance 3D applications requires expensive GPU workstations and large storage systems.
✓ Solution: Cloud-based streaming eliminates the need for high-end local hardware, reducing IT infrastructure costs while ensuring scalability as more users and departments adopt the platform.
❢ Challenge: Suppliers and manufacturers struggle with poor data exchange due to different CAD formats and software limitations.
✓ Solution: A universal 3D data access system ensures that suppliers, OEMs, and third-party vendors can visualize and interact with complex 3D models without requiring specific software or heavy computational resources.
❢ Challenge: Designers, Engineers, and other stakeholders often require on-premise workstations to access heavy 3D models.
✓ Solution: By offering remote, browser-based access to complex 3D models, global collaboration is supported – whether teams work from home, in the field, or across multiple factories.