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Digitalization of Product Development and the Shopfloor Using an AI-Enabled NPD Platform
Manufacturing organizations are accelerating the digitalization of product development and shopfloor execution to enhance traceability, quality, and speed to launch. However, a persistent gap remains: the lack of seamless connectivity between engineering definitions—such as part prints and DFMEAs—and shopfloor execution via PFMEAs, Control Plans, and SPC monitoring. These fragmented processes limit visibility and increase the risk of nonconforming products.
An AI-enabled New Product Development (NPD) platform bridges this gap, establishing a single digital thread from design to manufacturing. By structuring engineering data and collecting shopfloor insights in real time, organizations gain immediate visibility into process capability and risk. AI further enhances this foundation by validating content and automating traditionally manual quality assurance activities. Watch this webinar recording to learn how to move from reactive quality management to proactive defect prevention and sustained operational excellence.
Key Takeaways
- Digital Part Print Management: Automatically convert imported, ballooned prints into structured characteristics that drive downstream processes.
- End-to-End Linkages: Maintain consistency across DFMEA, DVPR, Process Flows, PFMEA, and Work Instructions through digital traceability.
- Enhanced Shopfloor Controls: Strengthen execution with linked Control Plans and real-time SPC for faster response to out-of-control conditions.
- Built-in Prevention and effectively driving near-100% conformance: Learn how digital controls combined alerts help proactively detect variation, enforce reaction plans, and ensure products are produced within specification—effectively driving near-100% conformance over time.
- AI-Enabled Quality and PPAP Readiness: Discover how AI can validate, recommend, and generate PFMEAs and Control Plans.
Speaker
Antony John
Antony John is the Vice President of Omnex Systems. He has 19 years of experience transforming technology businesses across global markets and different customer industry segments, for profitable growth. Antony also possesses strong experience working in the Information Technology, Automotive, Aerospace, Oil & Natural Gas, and Insurance industries. He currently leads the Product Development of EwQIMS, a revolutionary software solution for managing Enterprise Quality for APQP, Integrated Management Systems / QHSE, and Supplier Quality used by Fortune 500 companies, OEMs, top automotive manufacturers, and large semi-conductor organizations across the globe.
Chad Kymal
Chad Kymal is the CTO and Founder of Omnex Inc. He is the author of seven books and more than 100 papers including several on integrated management systems. Chad is currently on the writing committees for several standards including TC 22/ SC 32/WG 8 for ISO 26262 (Functional Safety), ISO/TC 176 for ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management), ISO/TC 207 for ISO 14001:2015 (Environmental Management), and PC283 for ISO 45001 (Health and Safety Management Systems). He founded and was the CEO of an Automotive registrar for over 10 years and is familiar with conducting audits, being witnessed for audits, and also evaluating auditors and assessors. He authored and teaches a course for 3rd Party Auditors for Automotive Registrars on behalf of International Automotive Certification Bodies Association (IACBA). This course explains how 3rd Party Auditors audit IATF 16949 in an environment that includes ASPICE, Functional Safety and Product Cybersecurity. He is currently rolling out the course to global 3rd Party Auditors for IATF 16949. Chad has spent over 20 years in system, hardware and software development in various capacities. He assesses and works in automotive system, hardware and software for Agile, ASPICE, and Functional Safety ISO 26262. Chad is also currently an intacsTM certified Principal Assessor for Automotive SPICE.