SV
5.0Reviewed Mar 22, 2017
Very helpful to understand the vital nature of information in product life cycle.
Digital Thread: Components
This course will help you recognize how the "digital thread" is the backbone of the digital manufacturing and design (DM&D) transformation, turning manufacturing processes from paper-based to digital-based. You will have a working understanding of the digital thread – the stream that starts at product concept and continues to accumulate information and data throughout the product’s life cycle – and identify opportunities to leverage it. Gain an understanding of how "the right information, in the right place, at the right time" should flow. This is one of the keys to unlocking the potential of a digital design process. Acknowledging this will enable you to be more involved in a product’s development cycle, and to help a company become more flexible. Main concepts of this course will be delivered through lectures, readings, discussions and various videos. This is the second course in the Digital Manufacturing & Design Technology specialization that explores the many facets of manufacturing’s “Fourth Revolution,” aka Industry 4.0, and features a culminating project involving creation of a roadmap to achieve a self-established DMD-related professional goal. To learn more about the Digital Manufacturing and Design Technology specialization, please watch the overview video by copying and pasting the following link into your web browser: https://youtu.be/wETK1O9c-CA
Status: Innovation
Status: Data Storage Technologies
BeginnerCourse14 hours
Featured reviews
MN
5.0Reviewed Nov 5, 2017
The course gives a good overview about the digital thread components and supports learning with real life examples
IV
4.0Reviewed Dec 14, 2025
It does help to get to know a lot about digital thread but it will be nice if the components are more explain in the videos
DS
5.0Reviewed Jun 13, 2020
Properly Designed Course for any type of learner. Proper video and website examples to understand the concepts of DMD
RR
5.0Reviewed Oct 12, 2017
Very Good course on Digital Thread, gained lot of knowledge in digital thread. Thanks to Ken.
AA
5.0Reviewed Jun 3, 2017
Fantastic!!....Great course for learning the basics of Digital manufacturing & Design as well Digital Thread.
MS
5.0Reviewed Aug 22, 2020
Very systematically organized, could have been a few minutes longer for each session.
JC
5.0Reviewed May 3, 2020
It was really informative about how digital thread plays and important role in the product life cycle. Got a knowledge base updated. Thank you!
AK
5.0Reviewed Nov 23, 2017
It was an awesome experience with ken English sir And the course covers all contents which are required for us.
TS
5.0Reviewed May 1, 2020
it is an amazing course for new aspirants to enhance their knowledge in the field of data sharing and data transferring.
BV
4.0Reviewed Feb 5, 2018
Exactly the right amount of information, quite current in this increasingly evolving domain
MP
5.0Reviewed Apr 14, 2017
Thank you for giving me excellent information on digital thread components. It is very helpful course for me. Thank you University of buffalo, The State University of New York and Coursera.