Overcoming CAD Compatibility Challenges at Tristone
Majenta provided critical data translation and management services to Tristone, a UK, Poland, and Spain-based supplier of hoses to Nissan, enabling them to meet Nissan's stringent data requirements despite differing CAD systems.
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of CAD data submitted on time for Nissan projects.
reduction in time spent on manual part mapping and annotation.
compliance with Nissan's strict data formatting and numbering policies.
faster CAD data translation from Catia V5 to Siemens NX.
Project Context
Tristone faced significant challenges in managing CAD data exchange across its geographically dispersed operations. With Catia V5 as their primary CAD system, Tristone needed to seamlessly integrate with Nissan's Siemens NX environment. This incompatibility, coupled with Nissan's specific data formatting, numbering policies, and the intricacies of their Teamcenter system, created a complex data management hurdle. As Nissan held design authority for hose and tube routing, Tristone was required to efficiently receive and process design-related CAD data directly from Nissan — and adhering to Nissan's strict modelling practices, including the Paperless Model, added another layer of complexity.
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Tristone recognised the need for a centralised and streamlined solution to ensure data consistency, compliance, and timely project delivery across all their manufacturing locations.
CAD translation
Majenta translated Tristone’s native Catia V5 CAD data into Siemens NX, ensuring compatibility with Nissan's systems.
Bespoke workflows
Our team developed bespoke Excel-based workflows to map Tristone’s part numbers to Nissan’s system, ensuring compliance.
Data enhancement
Our team updated and added CAD data PMI (Product Data Information), annotation, PDM attributes, and performed data checks.
G2B and PDS support
We processed G2B applications, completed Spec Tender replies, and created PDS (Proposal Data Submission) forms.
Data upload to Teamcenter
Majenta uploaded the processed CAD data, supporting documentation, and drawings to Nissan's Teamcenter P3 system on the supplier’s behalf.
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Our solution delivered significant benefits, streamlining collaboration and reducing overheads.
By leveraging Majenta's expertise, Tristone achieved significant time savings in CAD data translation and drastically reduced the manual effort associated with part mapping and annotation. This efficiency, combined with Majenta's management of data submissions, allowed Tristone to meet all project deadlines and maintain a 100% on-time delivery record for Nissan projects. The improved data accuracy and compliance further strengthened Tristone's position as a reliable supplier.
Majenta's solution effectively bridged the gap between disparate CAD systems, facilitating seamless collaboration between Tristone and Nissan.
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