Ford Motor Company is piloting new software from Siemens that facilitates virtual navigation within its assembly plants, helping the company improve global collaboration and better share best practices.
The new IntoSite application in the Tecnomatix portfolio is a cloud-based web application developed using the Google Earth infrastructure. IntoSite holds a 3D version of assembly plants and allows users to navigate virtually through the plants — down to the workstations — obtaining a better understanding of global processes. IntoSite was developed by Siemens’ product lifecycle management software business unit.
“Under the Ford production system, we are constantly looking for ways to improve standardisation around the globe,” said John Fleming, Ford Executive Vice President of global manufacturing. “The software pilot is helping us explore the realm of possibility for future cross-regional workplace communication.” The Peninsula
