An implementation of web based PDM with open source CMS

The importance of content management systems (CMS) has increased dramatically in recent years, but the open source CMS is usually criticized for the lack of applications in manufacturing fields. CMS has predominantly focused on managing documents, and on the other hand, product data management (PDM) is a digital repository of product information, including non-paper representations like CAD files. In this paper, a Web based PDM System is implemented and integrated with the open source CMS to cope with the tasks of the mechanical design. There are three major functions provided in this system. First of all, to provide users with a Web based product data vault system for design related files storage. Secondly, a data-sharing and collaboration system are created to enhance the pre-manufacturing planning and detailed design communication. The third function of this system allows user to setup an efficient programming environment for the engineering analysis processes.