Anark provides a model-based publishing and collaboration platform that automates Technical Data Package (TDP) generation and ensures a traceable digital thread. It enables secure, universal access to product data for faster cycle times and improved supplier collaboration.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Traditional methods for managing and distributing engineering data create significant gaps in workflows, leading to delays, errors, and inefficient collaboration between internal teams and external suppliers. Existing Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and CAD systems often fall short in providing universal, contextual access to digital product definitions, particularly for non-engineering stakeholders and supply chain partners.
Solution
Anark provides a model-based publishing and collaboration platform designed to bridge these gaps and establish a comprehensive digital thread. The platform facilitates secure, universal access to digital product definitions, enabling faster cycle times and improved supplier collaboration. It automates the creation of Technical Data Packages (TDPs) and ensures a traceable digital thread across engineering and manufacturing processes. By integrating with existing PLM and CAD systems, Anark transforms complex product data into accessible formats like 3D PDFs and web-based collaboration spaces, empowering all stakeholders with the information they need.
Target Audience
Anark serves manufacturers and their supply chains, particularly those in complex industries such as aerospace, defense, and automotive, who require robust solutions for managing and collaborating on engineering data.
Features
- **Automated Technical Data Package (TDP) Generation:** Leverages configurable publishing recipes and templates to automate the creation of TDPs from authoritative sources like PLM and CAD systems, ensuring consistency and compliance.
- **Model-Based Collaboration:** Offers secure, web-based collaboration spaces that allow for real-time markups, comments, and feedback directly within the context of product data, eliminating the need for disconnected tools.
- **PLM/PDM Integration:** Seamlessly integrates with leading PLM and PDM systems (e.g., Siemens Teamcenter, PTC Windchill, Dassault ENOVIA) to synchronize engineering revisions and workflows, automating data delivery.
- **Universal Data Access:** Transforms complex 3D CAD data, including PMI (Product Manufacturing Information), into universally accessible formats such as 3D PDFs and interactive HTML, requiring no specialized viewers or add-ins.
- **Supplier Collaboration Workflows:** Streamlines communication and data exchange with suppliers through secure, role-based access to TDPs, facilitating RFIs, RFQs, and first article inspections.
- **Work Instruction Authoring:** Enables the capture, authoring, and reuse of expert knowledge to create actionable work instructions and inspection plans directly from engineering product data.
- **Data Governance and Security:** Implements features such as role-based access controls (RBAC), dynamic watermarking, and audit trails to ensure data security, IP protection, and compliance with standards like MIL-STD-31000B and CUI markings.
- **Extensible Architecture:** Features a microservices and API-first architecture that allows for custom integrations with ERP, QMS, and other enterprise systems via an SDK.