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software addresses today ’ s most complex challenges including aging infrastructure , disruptions to supply chains , data management , quality control , increasing part validation costs and long lead times .
Role of additive manufacturing software
In the energy sector , there are five key software capabilities necessary for an efficient additive manufacturing workflow .
Digital Warehouse allows an OEM to define and make available certified digital assets so that they can be manufactured at any location by any certified supplier . OEMs can manage a different catalog of parts for each customer , and suppliers can use available and certified part designs while protecting their IP .
▼ Digital Warehouse of parts
Order Management is an online portal for collaborating with customers . Oil and gas companies can upload a file to get a quote , order parts based on previous orders or search the Digital Warehouse for the parts they want .
On the portal , users can also configure workflows for different use cases , define the costing and quoting processes , approval steps , required resources and planning of the order availability for each different available manufacturing locations or suppliers .
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