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PLATOs Software solutions offers overall concepts and solutions to ensure that possible sources of errors are identified and eliminate during development. Universal IT support during the early stages of development is indispensable. PLATO solutions provides the concept and the tools, first by focusing on what the customer wants (QFD), followed by risk analysis (FMEA) and subsequent measure management, all the way to complete documentation plans for development and management of the manual.
- Risk Management
  Risk management
  Identify, evaluate and minimise risks of different industries and business sectors.
- Engineering Methods
  Engineering Methods
  Run your business in the future. With tailor-made methods for your engineering.
  - APQP
    APQP
    Looking ahead, planning for customized product development.
  - Requirement Management
    Requirement management
    The SCIO™-Matrix ranks as the fastest method of system analysis. With a comprehensive systematic customer requirements are transferred via an optimal implementation in product functionality.
  - Change Management
    Change Management
    Change management with DRBFM: success with method! SCIO™-DRBFM as the safest method for product design changes.
  - Set of methods
    Set of methods
    PLATO SCIO™-Methods is a web application that provides custom forms for the implementation of engineering methods and analysis for businesses.
- Functional safety
  Functional safety
  Manufacturers of complex products with electrical, electronic and programmable components must ensure that reliable control of failures and faults is ensured. We support you in this task.
  - FMEDA
    FMEDA
    Safety standards such as ISO 26262 or IEC 61508
- Integrated Management Systems
  Integrated Management Systems
  Software solutions to meet requirements from different areas, eg. quality, environmental and occupational health and safety, safety.
- Quality Management
  Quality Management
  Manage your Quality Manuals, policies and audit: a management solution from one source.
  - Control of Documents
    Systematic Control of Documents
    Organizing knowledge and information.
Products
Products
PLATOs Software solutions offers overall concepts and solutions to ensure that possible sources of errors are identified and eliminate during development. Universal IT support during the early stages of development is indispensable. PLATO solutions provides the concept and the tools, first by focusing on what the customer wants (QFD), followed by risk analysis (FMEA) and subsequent measure management, all the way to complete documentation plans for development and management of the manual.
- PLATO e1ns
  PLATO e1ns - The Engineering Framework
  PLATO e1ns is the web-based Engineering system for the optimal design of your product development process. With e1ns PLATO has developed a solution to optimize the early stages of the PDP. Right where you lay the foundation for cost and risk avoidance.
  - e1ns.aspects
    e1ns.aspects - Model-based engineering
    e1ns.aspects provides a visual representation of a system / product structure for developers. The intuitive and very systematic approach of e1ns.aspects automatically builds the system tree as the basis for all further activities in the product development process.
  - e1ns.dashboard
    e1ns.dashboard - Performance visualization
    Keep track of current indicators and evaluations. e1ns.dashboard provides transparency about project activities, risk and measure statistics. Existing standard evaluations of the dashboard are supplemented with own indicators and reports.
  - e1ns.documents
    e1ns.documents - Engineering assurance
    With e1ns.documents all existing documents and data are evaluated, which were created by the PLATO applications in the engineering process. An optimized search strategy ensures that the user can search by various criteria and receives meaningful results quickly. Optional filters are used to narrow the search.
  - e1ns.actions
    e1ns.actions - Integrated collaboration
    e1ns.actions is a management system for initiating, implementing and controlling measures. All pending tasks in the company, agreed targets (e.g. minimizing the error rate) and observations (e.g. from audits or complaints) are communicated and documented.
  - e1ns.architect
    e1ns.architect - Smart connections
    The methodology of e1ns.architect allows to build a model of the system architecture very quickly and systematically. The requirements on a system and/or the customer needs are analyzed and the components that could be used to fulfill the requirements can be identified.
  - e1ns.flow
    e1ns.flow - Modeling and visualizing processes
    e1ns.flow is a central tool in the process planning phase. Manufacturing and assembly processes are developed parallel to the development of the product. They are used as a basis for planning and calculating projects and for project meetings with customers.
  - e1ns.output
    e1ns.output - Engineering proof
    e1ns.output is an integrated module for an automated generation of individual files. These master data, results of analyses or parts thereof are combined and transferred into a structured output format. If necessary, issue-specific data of users during the creation can be entered.
  - e1ns.foundation
    e1ns.foundation - Integrating participants
    PLATO e1ns.foundation makes the complete set of knowledge in the PLATO database available - quickly, easily, and safely via the web browser. It displays the current information relating to the design, risks, and process planning in vivid graphical overviews and in the required forms.
  - e1ns.templates
    e1ns.templates - Lessons Learned
    It makes sense to quickly use an existing example as a template when performing a similar task.
- e1ns solutions packages
  e1ns solutions packages for the automotive and medical technology industry
  The PLATO solution packages for the automotive and medical technology industry are based on the PLATO e1ns technology. PLATO offers solutions for your development process of medical devices as well as for VDA and APQP development - from requirements to test plan.
  - e1ns solutions packages Automotive
    e1ns solutions packages Automotive - Developing According to VDA and APQP
    Die PLATO Lösungspakete zur Produktqualitätsplanung gemäß VDA unterstützen die strukturierte Definition und Einleitung von notwendigen Ablaufschritten im Entwicklungsprozess.
- e1ns.methods Methods Tool Box
  e1ns.methods - The Methods Tool Box
  e1ns.methods provides individual forms for the implementation of engineering methods and analyses for enterprises in a web application.
  - PLATO Control Plan
    ControlPlan - checking and controlling production processes
    PLATO ControlPlan is an instrument for checking and controlling production processes.
  - PLATO Process Flow
    Process Flow - Design of process flows
    The logical sequence of production, inspection, and assembly steps and all other movements of a product (transport, storage, etc.) are analyzed and documented.
  - PLATO Inspection Plan
    Inspection Plan - Foundation for any measurements taken for quality control purposes in production
    The inspection plan documents the features to be checked, test procedures used and persons responsible, among other things. It is the final result of the quality planning process. Data from the control plan (PLATO Control Plan) is used as the basis when creating an operator inspection plan.
  - PLATO DRBFM
    DRBFM - Design Review Based On Failure Mode
    PLATO DRBFM (Design Review Based On Failure Mode) is a new method designed to accompany the development process that is being used more and more in industry. The goal of DRBFM is to make change management an integral part of the development process.
  - PLATO FMEA
    FMEA: Create FMEAs in team work: Worldwide, easy and web-based
    The PLATO e1ns technology is one of the most efficient and effective FMEA software solutions on the market due to the systematic and practical implementation of the FMEA methodology with web technology and a high-performance database.
- SCIO™ Product Family
  SCIO™ - Risk Management
  Develop and produce customizable products with PLATO SCIO™ . The PLATO SCIO™ product family contains practical modules on a central database, each of them fulfilling different requirements and tasks in the engineering process.
  - SCIO™-FMEA
    SCIO™-FMEA - Professional engineering
    The efficient tool for database-based FMEA with integration into business processes - System Analysis, APQP, DVP
  - SCIO™-Matrix
    SCIO™ - Matrix
    System analysis with QFD, requirements analysis and variant management.
  - SCIO™-Control-Plan
    SCIO™ - Control-Plan
    For checking and controlling production processes.
  - SCIO™-Process-Flow
    SCIO™ - Process-Flow
    For forming and visualizing process flows.
  - SCIO™-Fault-Tree
    SCIO™ - Fault-Tree
    The fast analysis of weak spots.
  - SCIO™-Inspection-Plan
    SCIO™ - Inspection-Plan
    Inspection plans for quality assurance measurements during production.
  - SCIO™-Net-Builder
    SCIO™ - Net-Builder
    Creating networks and analyzing relationships in networks.
  - SCIO™-Importer
    SCIO™ - Importer
    Import data for FMEAs from Microsoft Excel.
Services
- Seminars
  Seminars
  Develop an integrated method and data concept from requirements analysis to production planning - together with our consultants. Your security for the efficient operation of your business processes and your proof for the planning and implementation of product requirements!
  - FMEA Methodology Seminars
    FMEA Methodology Seminars
    In our methodology seminars you receive a comprehensive overview of the application areas, as well as the embedding of the FMEA method in quality strategies.
  - User Seminars SCIO™ and PLATO e1ns
    User Seminars SCIO and PLATO e1ns
    Our user seminars focus on the use of our software.
  - User Seminars XERI™
    User Seminars XERI
    Learn how to coordinate the distribution of relevant documents within your organization.
- Projects
  Projects
  We optimize your workflows, method application and data concepts in your product development process.
  - SW Implementation
    SW Implementation
    The success of a software implementation depends on the acceptance by the users. They must be able to recognize added value in terms of quality or time savings for their daily work processes.
  - SW Rollout
    SW Rollout
    The success of a software rollout depends on the acceptance by the users. They must be able to recognize added value in terms of quality or time savings for their daily work processes.
  - Method Development
    Method Development
    A variety of methods are used in the development of technical products.
  - Application Development
    Application Development
    Based on the method development, our application developers implement their method and data concept in PLATO e1ns.
- Team
  Team
  The target in focus - Competence and Foresight Our experienced consulting team supports you with software implementation, validation and roll-out and it provides project-related support in the use of software and methods. We offer expert knowledge and methodological competence in all areas of the product development process and provide software and method training.
  - PLATO Consultants
    PLATO Consultants
    An experienced team with over 20 years of industry and methodological experience and implementations of more than 150 customer projects worldwide
  - PLATO Certified Consultants
    PLATO Certified Consultants
    We have a team of PLATO certified business consultants to expand our range of services. Discover the advantages of a PLATO Partner Program.
Support
- Customer Area
  - Download Area
    Download Area for PLATO customers and partners
    This area can be used by our clients and partners. Authorized persons can find here product updates, patches, installation aids, templates and much more. If you need assistance, please feel free to contact our service team.
  - Customer Portal
    Customer Portal
    As our customer, you can easily and conveniently deal with numerous issues here. The PLATO customer portal offers you a practical platform where you can create and centrally manage your support requests and find solutions in the community forums.
  - Login Trial version
- Support
About PLATO
- Locations
- History
- Careers
  Careers & Jobs
  PLATO has been providing companies with support for product and process development since 1992. Their solutions for engineering, quality and compliance supply a consistent data concept covering all phases from requirements analysis to production. With over 750 customers and 20,000 users trained PLATO has a history of success and technical leadership.
- Our Partners
  Our Partners
  PLATO maintains a worldwide network of partners of different skills to deeply integrate our solutions into adjoining systems.
  - PLATO sales and services partners
    PLATO sales and services partners
    PLATO sales and service partners advise you competently to PLATO products, projects and services, and more.
  - PLATO technology partners
    PLATO technology partners
    As a result of collaboration with our technology partners is the quality of our solutions and the constant innovation in our product portfolio.
  - PLATO Consultants
    PLATO Consultant
    Trained consultants support you in analysis and optimization of your business processes in addition to the PLATO team.
  - PLATO partner program
    PLATO partner program
    We, the PLATO AG, have had strategic partnerships for many years with selected system and software providers as well as consulting firms who successfully offer our products on the market.
- Press
  - Company profile
    Company profile
    PLATO is an international software and services company. We see ourselves not only as a provider of high-performance software products. We are also ideas and implementation partner of complex tasks in the development and quality management environment.
  - Events
    Events
    An overview of upcoming events can be found here in our Event Calendar!
  - Productinformation, brochures and logos
    Productinformation, brochures and logos
    Current brochures and product sheets provide detailed information about our services.
  - References
    References
    Find out here, what our customer comments and selected case studies have to tell you.
Contact
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Methods and Standards · QFD

QFD - Deployment of the quality characteristics

QFD stands for:

Quality
Function
Deployment.

It is a method of ensuring the identification and implementation of all customer requirements throughout the process of creating a product.

SCIO™-Matrix : Fast method of system analysis

System analysis based on QFD, requirements analysis and variant management.

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We provide you with tools for risk management, document control, audit and measures management that meet the high demands of your industry, the utmost respect.