White Papers
The Future of Sports & Entertainment Venues: Digital Twins
Sports and Entertainment digital twins (reality capture) are changing the way venues are planned, renovated, and maintained. In this article we will explore how our laser scan to point cloud and 3D...
New Hire Spotlight | Ian Barker-Cortrecht
PMI would like to welcome Ian Barker-Cortrecht to our growing team of laser scanning experts across the United States! Ian joins us with an engineering background with a degree in Product Design...
What is Building Information Modeling (BIM)?
BIM, or Building Information Modeling, provides the most detailed asset information to ensure collaborative, yet efficient, planning, design, construction, and maintenance for buildings of all...
5 Tips and Strategies for SIMUL8® Users
5 Tips and Strategies for SIMUL8® Users By Ed Williams 1. Labels & Information Stores Always distinguish clearly between a SIMUL8® Label (what some other software, simulation textbooks,...
What Is 3D Laser Scanning?
What Is 3D Laser Scanning? 3D Laser Scanning uses cutting edge technology to build "point clouds" to create digital representations oh physical assets. With these point clouds, we are able to...
Why a Flexible Staffing Strategy Is Especially Critical Now | PMI Staffing
Written By: Tom Dushaj Times are hard for many companies. Everywhere you look, there are postings for talent wanted in all types of technology positions ranging from Web Developers, Project...
PMI Partners With Smiling Machines | Press Release
PMI is pleased to announce its new strategic partnership with Smiling Machines. "Our partnership with PMI opens the door to the US market. PMI's many years of experience in simulations and the huge...
Temporary Workers | PMI’s Ultimate Onboarding Checklist
The Ultimate Onboarding Checklist for Temporary Workers Tom Dushaj Temporary workers must be integrated into the workplace as swiftly and efficiently as possible so that they can begin their...
Understanding The Role of Simulation Modeling
Raid Al-Aomar, Edward J.Williams and Onur M. Ülgen. Understanding The Role of Simulation Modeling After understanding the concepts and aspects of the term “simulation modeling,” it is necessary to...
Absolutely NAIL Your Record Models!
For owners/operators seeking the holy grail digital twin, you must first create the AIM. AIM is the acronym "Asset Information Model". You might be asking, "Wasn't the dream of BIM to be that?" ...
What Is Simulation Modeling?
Raid Al-Aomar, Edward J.Williams and Onur M. Ülgen. So, What Exactly Is Simulation Modeling? Simulation Modeling is the art and science of capturing the functionality and the relevant...
Using Independent Contractors | New Rules You Need to Know
By Tom Dushaj Independent contractors can be a real asset to your business. They can take up the slack when your workload is especially heavy yet it’s not a problem to release them when the workload...
Layout & Throughput Optimization for Vertical and/or Automated Farming
About PMI Production Modeling Corporation (PMI) is a full-service Industrial Engineering Company with offices throughout the world with Headquarters the US. PMI employs SME’s that have...
Eight Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring a Technology Consultant
Eight Mistakes to Avoid When Hiring a Technology Consultant Tom Dushaj Technology is constantly evolving and it affects almost every aspect of today’s businesses. In order for your company...
PMI Case Study | Line Capacity Improvement through Ergonomic Analysis, MODAPTS and Simulation Modeling
PROJECT SUMMARY The client is a leading global supplier of automotive dampers and performance shock absorbers in commercial and defense segments. PMI was able to offer its expertise in Ergonomic...
PMI Case Study | Supply Chain Optimization on for Major Automotive OEM
PROJECT SUMMARY The client, a major automotive company, desired a new vehicle distribution system for its North American dealership network. The goal was to create a system that would be responsive...
PMI Case Study | Equipment Manufacturer Implements Labor Standards and Lean Initiatives
PROJECT SUMMARY A top tier supplier of agricultural and construction equipment launched several new products without developing corresponding labor standards to support the production process. This...
PMI Case Study | Material Handling System Project Management
PROJECT SUMMARY PMI’s established project management methodology was used to design, plan and implement material handling systems for a new engine assembly line at a large automotive engine assembly...
PMI Case Study | Simulation Study for a Multinational Conglomerate
PROJECT SUMMARY The client is a multinational conglomerate that focuses on industrial engineering and steel production. PMI offered a discrete-event simulation model to evaluate the design of a new...
3 Ways Simulation Can Help Improve Profits in Production & Assembly Lines
Simulation is a process of using a computer model that represents an existing or planned system to understand the various interactions and constraints in a production system. Simulation modeling...
PMI Case Study | Material Flow Study Reveals Over $4M Potential Annual Savings for Automotive OEM
PROJECT SUMMARY PMI was retained by a major automotive OEM to perform analyses of material flow within an integrated stamping and sub-assembly plant. The OEM not only wanted recommendations on...
PMI Case Study | Industrial Engineering Study for a Major Discount Retailer
Project Summary A large discount retailer was preparing to incorporate a demand-driven scheduling system. A key parameter required for this system was accurate workload content by task for each...
PMI Case Study | Time & Motion and Traffic Flow Analysis for Optical Retail
Project Summary A major optical retailer was concerned with their scheduling method, based primarily on sales dollars. They were interested in developing a more accurate, nimble, and demand-driven...
PMC Simulation Case Study | Hospital Capacity Analysis Validate Master Plan
PROJECT SUMMARY A hospital administration was planning the construction of a new hospital. The building architects determined the structure of the hospital to encompass four departments - Emergency,...
PMI Case Study | Simulation Model of a Bottling Line
PROJECT SUMMARY A major producer of baby-food products desired additional information about their existing bottling system and recommendations to improve production efficiency. To meet the client’s...
PMI Case Study | Bag-In-Box Food Packaging Line
PROJECT SUMMARY This simulation model was developed to improve the existing production facilities for one of the world's leading producers of ready-to-eat cereals. Plant management had formulated...
PMI IT Staffing | The PMI Difference
PMI provides a broad range of business analytics and business intelligence services to enable corporate decision-makers to increase their bottom line. The PMI Difference stems from a deep rooted...
PMI Case Study | PLM Assessments Help Define Business Priorities
PROJECT SUMMARY A hospital administration was planning the construction of a new hospital. The building architects determined the structure of the hospital to encompass four departments - Emergency,...
3D Laser Scanning FAQ’s
3D Laser Scanning may seem like an intimidating undertaking for your business, but with PMC's experienced team of laser scanning from buildings, to trains, ships, and everything in between, we can...
Menu of Reality Capture options
The ecosystem of technologies that capture 3D spatial data (Reality Capture) has changed drastically over the last several years. The data reality capture is often use to develop BIM design...
Understanding Point Cloud Alignment & Coordinate Systems
PMC will continue to digitize everything in our path as it has done for more than twenty five years. However, over the past several years we have made it a goal to not deliver throw-away data. The way we do that is to ask about a higher value of interoperability.
Foundational data for Digital Twin and Industry 4.0
PMC will continue to digitize everything in our path as it has done for more than twenty five years. However, over the past several years we have made it a goal to not deliver throw-away data. The way we do that is to ask about a higher value of interoperability.
PMI Case Study | Automated Warehouse Design Material Flow Analysis
PROJECT SUMMARY A simulation model was built to evaluate the performance of an automatic warehousing system under different values of design parameters and operational policies. The automatic...
PMI Case Study | Warehouse Design and Staffing Simulation
PROJECT SUMMARY PMI helped a major automaker design the layout of a parts warehouse. Using simulation, researchers determined the staffing levels that different proposed layouts needed to achieve...
PMI Case Study | Impact Analysis of Contrast Media Delivery Systems
PROJECT SUMMARY A healthcare products manufacturer wished to perform an unbiased time and motion analysis to compare the efficiency of two distinct methods of contrast media delivery processes for...
PMI Case Study | Aircraft Assembly Productivity Improvement
PROJECT SUMMARY An airframe manufacturer sought to improve their throughput rate. Previously, they had been first-to-market with a particular airframe model, resulting in both a high number of...
PMI Case Study | Warehouse Data Collection and Material Flow Study
PROJECT SUMMARY A multi-billion dollar automotive supplier was outgrowing its 1.6 million square foot warehouse. With time running out and customer demand increasing, they called upon PMI to analyze...
What is Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS)?
Well, What is it? Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) is a form of measuring with a tripod-based LIDAR (light detection and ranging) instrument used to capture high accuracy data of buildings and other...
PMI & COVID-19 —Taking care of our family, as well as yours
With the rapid changes during this time of COVID-19, it is a priority to ensure the health and safety of our customers, employees, partners, and communities. We are working diligently to reduce the...
Importance of Developing Clean BIM and CAD Data
In today's post, we are going to dive deep into what it means to have a "clean" model and share some of the principles that guide PMI when completing models for our customers. Whether you are...
PMI Case Study | Virtual Simulation Validates Steel Mill Capacity
PROJECT SUMMARY PMI’s simulation team created a model of a state-of-the-art steel mill for the purpose of capacity validation. The model was used to conduct several ‘what-if’ analyses of mill...
PMI Case Study | Medical Technology Improved by Industrial Engineering Methods
PROJECT SUMMARY The management team at a hospital was interested in improving patient satisfaction. The goals of maximizing time allotted for patient care and ensuring that the nursing staff had an...
PMI Case Study | Time Optimization Leads to Pipefitting Process Upgrade
PROJECT SUMMARY The project objective was to perform a work sampling study and analyze the improvement opportunities by taking the holistic view of the process and identifying the percentage of...
PMI Case Study | Capacity Analysis Aids a Vehicle Processing Facility
PROJECT SUMMARY A major defense contractor retained PMI to perform a capacity analysis study of a vehicle processing facility. The goal of the project was to allow for of the vehicle throughput and...
PMI Case Study | LASER SCANNING SAVES MOLD MAKER $5K & TIME
PROJECT SUMMARY A mold maker company sought to re-qualify used molds and improve its process time from mold design to production. Previously using manual methods to take measurements, a 3D laser...
PMI | Parts-Scanning Services
Part Scanning Technology 3D Laser Part Scanning is a non-contact, nondestructive technology that digitally captures the shape of physical objects using a line of laser light. Point clouds are then...
I Scanned My Building, Now What?
I Scanned My Building, Now What? As terrestrial scanning becomes more common within the AEC industry a new challenge has emerged. What do we do with all the scan data? Many Options Once you’ve...
How Do I Get My Factory in 3D?
How Do I Get My factory in 3D? As the drive to increase efficiency and reduce rework for factory planning continues to grow many factory owners look to 3D factory design to help. This leads to the...
What is Terrestrial Laser Scanning?
What is Terrestrial Laser Scanning? 3D Laser Scanning is a non-contact, non-destructive technology that digitally captures the shape of physical objects using laser light. 3D laser scanners create...
PMI Case Study | LASER SCANNING SOLUTION FOR REVERSE ENGINEERING
PROJECT SUMMARY Production Modeling Corporation India (PMI) collaborated with a leading global material handling system supplier to perform maintenance on a section of conveyor that carries painted...
Simulation Helps Assess and Increase Airplane Manufacturing Capacity
SIMULATION HELPS ASSESS AND INCREASE AIRPLANE MANUFACTURING CAPACITY Marcelo Zottolo, Edward J. Williams, Onur M. Ülgen PMI 15726 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, Michigan 48126 USA ...
Simulation Increases Efficiency Of Engine Air-Leak Testing
SIMULATION INCREASES EFFICIENCY OF ENGINE AIR-LEAK TESTING Ravi Lote | Edward J. Williams | Onur M. Ülgen PMI 15726 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, Michigan 48126 U.S.A ABSTRACT Discrete-event process...
Evaluating the performance of a complex power and free conveyor system in a flexible manufacturing environment
EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF A COMPLEX POWER AND FREE CONVEYOR SYSTEM IN A FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT Ashish Devikar | Karthik Vasudevan | Nikhil Garge | Edward Williams | Rajesh...
High speed bottle manufacturing lines: Case studies and simulation software selection techniques
HIGH SPEEDBOTTLE MANUFACTURING LINES: CASE STUDIES AND SIMULATION SOFTWARE SELECTION TECHNIQUES Karthik Vasudevan | Ravi Lote | Edward Williams | Onur Ulgen ABSTRACT Simulation Engineers and...
Simulation Of Medical Laboratory Operations To Achieve Optimal Resource Allocation
SIMULATION OF MEDICAL LABORATORY OPERATIONS TO ACHIEVE OPTIMAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION Ravindra Lote | Edward J. Williams | Onur M. Ülgen PMI 15726 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 48126 U.S.A. ABSTRACT As...