Why ThinkTeam?
When a product exists in hundreds of versions, each with its own Bill of Materials, finding the right information can take days of manual searching. ThinkTeam brings order to this complexity: every file and every piece of data is stored, linked and easy to retrieve in seconds, ensuring that you always work with the correct revision.
Built on extensive experience in product information management, ThinkTeam has been developed around customer needs. It is flexible, modular, easy to install and ready to use from day one.
Designed around the product, not the files.
This product-centric approach is what makes ThinkTeam so valued by manufacturing companies and sets it apart from many solutions on the market.
Many systems originally developed as simple document management solution later evolved into PLM systems by adding functionality over time. However, their underlying structure remained the same: the file is at the center, while the product is treated merely as a collection of documents stored in folders. To understand how a machine is built, its structure must be reconstructed from the drawings.
ThinkTeam takes the opposite approach: the product itself is at the center, with its actual structure of components, subassemblies and assemblies. Each item is an independent entity, with its own part number, revisions and relationships to other items. Documents (3D models, 2D drawings, specifications, calculations, certificates and manuals) are associated with the items they refer to, rather than the other way around.
What changes in day-to-day work
Work as you would on the shop floor
Navigate the product’s Bill of Materials, open a subassembly, drill down to an individual component and immediately access all the documentation associated to it.
One component, multiple machines
A component used in several assemblies exists only once, and its documents are updated wherever it is used, without duplication.
Where-used information
Before modifying a component, you can immediately see which assemblies and products it belongs to, allowing you to assess the impact of the change.
Variants and versions under control
Even when a product exists in hundreds of configurations, each with its own Bill of Materials, its structure remains clear and easy to navigate.
A common language across departments
Engineering, production, purchasing and service teams work with items and part numbers rather than file names, and access information according to the same logic.
In short, ThinkTeam does more than simply store documents: it represents the product as it is, with all the information needed to design, manufacture and maintain it over time linked to it.
Key features
Management of any file type
ThinkTeam manages all types of information and documents, regardless of their format or the application used to create them. When a file needs to be viewed or edited, ThinkTeam automatically launches the original application or the appropriate viewer.
Centralized Vault and check-in/check-out
All documents are kept in a single, structured archive. The check-in/check-out mechanism prevents overwriting and conflicts, allowing multiple users to work together securely.
Access control
Configurable rules define who can view, edit or approve each document, helping protect your company’s know-how.
Bill of Materials management
ThinkTeam allows users to create and manage Bill of Materials (BOMs),generating them automatically from within the CAD environment, together with corresponding document trees.
CAD and MS Office integration
Designers can continue working in their CAD environment, where ThinkTeam integrates seamlessly. The MS Office plug-in also extends document management to spreadsheets, reports and technical documentation.
Two versions to meet different needs
ThinkTeam Document Management
The solution for creating and managing documents of any type, with all the core document management features: Vault management, check-in/check-out, access control and MS Office integrations.
ThinkTeam PLM
Includes all the features of ThinkTeam Document Management and adds comprehensive Bill of Materials management. Advanced CAD integrations automate the creation and management of BOMs and associated document trees directly from within the CAD environment.
Up and running from day one, without interrupting the technical department
ThinkTeam can be implemented without interrupting the design activities. The benefits are seen from the first days and the return on investment is concrete and measurable in the short to medium term. The configuration quickly adapts to the specific requirements of each company and the solution can grow over time, extending to other departments.
The result is high user adoption, as employees do not have to change the way they work, but can finally find all the information they need in one place.
At the heart of ThinkPLM suite
ThinkTeam is the foundation of the ThinkPLM suite and can be complemented by additional modules to extend product lifecycle management capabilities:
ThinkChange
Comprehensive Engineering Change Management (ECR/ECO), with every change tracked and email notifications sent to all the business functions involved.
ThinkMaintain
Maintenance management with As Built configurations, enabling users to track the evolution of each serial number delivered to customers.
ThinkPrint
Centralized, automated printing and plotting, with documents routed to the most suitable output devices according to their format and type.
ThinkTeam: experiences and insights
Video
Watch the video to discover how ThinkTeam helps you manage, organize and make the most of your product data, streamlining processes and improving collaboration.
Case studies
Discover how companies have improved their processes and achieved tangible results with ThinkTeam.
IFI S.p.A.
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