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- Dec 08 2021
Product Lineup
NEC provides a cloud-based PLM service named "Obbligato for SaaS" and also an on-premise PLM product named "Obbligato".
Please select a proper product according to customer’s environment, purpose, and budget.
Customers can also shift from "Obbligato for SaaS" to "Obbligato" step by step.
In addition, "Obbligato" will evolve into the fourth generation "Obbligato" by reforming its platform to respond to rapid digitization and business model transformation.
PLM Solution "Obbligato" Overview
Achieving Innovation in the Global Manufacturing Process
Obbligato is a product lifecycle management system, which manages various product data generated in manufacturing processes in relation to the product development process and integrated BOM. Throughout the whole product life cycle, by effective use of Obbligato, NEC will support the strengthening of product development capabilities and competitiveness of customers.
Obbligato
● Features
Obbligato integrates and manages the most important reference information BOM / BOP in manufacturing, and builds the engineering platform of manufacturing that linked with digital thread. Based on the abundant achievements in the Obbligato series, you can use it with confidence as a evolving PLM that will greatly enhance ease of use, connection, customization .
● Concept: "Manufacturing engineering platform" linked with digital thread
We manage and consolidate the standard reference over the entire product lifecycle ranging from planning to design, production, maintenance, and by seamlessly connecting data with digital threads, we can respond promptly to changes in customer needs, reduce product development lead time, improve quality, speed product traceability.
● Solution
This system is suitable for the customer who would like to customize flexibly in accordance with the business.
- An on-premise PLM system of which the introduction is No. 1 in Japan.
- In addition to realize high-quality business functions, flexible customization is also available.
- NEC provides detailed function regarding “BOM” which is required in Japan’s manufacturing business.
Obbligato for SaaS
This service is suitable for the customer who wants to use immediately at a low cost.
- Customer can use PLM instantly via the Internet.
- NEC prepares a widely-used business scenario which can be used directly without any customization.
- One user in one-month contract is also available for small start customer.
Obbligato for SaaS in China
NEC announced the sales launch in China of Obbligato for SaaS, NEC’s product lifecycle management (PLM) cloud service. Building service bases in datacenters in China enables high reliability and communication quality as a cloud service, while complying with the laws and regulations, such as the cybersecurity law, in China.Case Studies
Automatic deployment of BOMs from engineering to manufacturing, starting from the 3D model Further strengthening of unique strength of "100,000 ETO(Engineer To Order) per year" with PLM system
KITZ Corporation
Building a platform that links engineering and manufacturing digitally with BOM as core Further progress through global MONOZUKURI process innovation
Sanden Holdings
What will be the form of NEC's new development platform for turning out revolutionary products that triumph in the global marketplace?
NEC unified PDM
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