IGA Technologies: Powerguide

Main article: Product Lifecycle Management

POWERGUIDE - software for the development of visual animated 3D instructions for assembly processes, operation, maintenance and repair, as well as electronic product catalogs with 3D representation and the ability to generate requests for ordering spare parts in a single environment.

2022

Product Overview: How to Manage the Operation of Industrial Products

For a long time machine-building time, enterprises had a serious need for solutions for deep automation of routine documentation processes. The Russian The company IGA Technologies , based on a long examination in the paradigm PLM , managed to create a POWERGUIDE product for developing electronic technical manuals and maintaining electronic product catalogs. Read more here.

Capabilities and features of the software system

According to information as of October 2022, the domestic POWERGUIDE software package is designed to develop interactive electronic technical manuals, instructions on assembly technological processes, operation, maintenance and repair processes, as well as 3D electronic product catalogs (ECT) for use at all stages of the product life cycle after production. The POWERGUIDE architecture and role model provides for the possibility of organizing a client web portal located on the manufacturer's website, and the use of a client-server solution on the local network of the enterprise.

Using the solution allows you to jointly develop and view interactive documentation in a single environment using a web browser. All content editors are in the same environment, no additional client software installation is required.

A high degree of system automation allows you to get an instruction or directory in a few minutes according to a given template with the ability to expand and detail an interactive document in the future.

POWERGUIDE functionality:

• 1. Collaborative development and viewing in a single environment using a web browser (Astra Linux + Mozilla Firefox, inclusive).
• 2. Use of the system as a single platform for interaction of the parent enterprise with customers, service and dealerships;
• 3. Support for data from all popular CAD systems and the ability to integrate with enterprise ERP, MES, PDM, PLM systems. Flexible change management;
• 4. Create associated illustrations with automatic balloting based on the 3D model of the product;
• 5. Management of access rights of employees, customers and counterparties. Assign directory or document rights to each user, group, or role;
• 6. Create explosion diagram animations in an associated 3D scene;
• 7. Quickly create a multi-level catalog based on templates and product structure;
• 8. Creation of interactive animation of assembly processes, maintenance and repair of the product, installation/dismantling of equipment;
• 9. Search for related documents in 1 click (3D models, drawings, schedules, photos, video files and other necessary documentation);
• 10. Virtual reality to assess real scale and visibility/access areas in training;
• 11. Automatic creation of PDF documents based on interactive instructions and catalogs;
• 12. Access from stationary and mobile devices (PC, terminal, laptop, smartphone, tablet, wearable devices of virtual reality).