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Lenovo Product Development
Solution Guide

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Design and engineering solutions		

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Simulation and CAE solutions

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Visualization solutions6		AI and data science solutions

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Edge computing solutions

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Production planning solutions
Lenovo services

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Lenovo sustainability 		

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Breakthroughs in product development
technology revolutionize how manufacturers
design and build.
Emerging trends indicate a future
where product development
merges traditional craftsmanshipwith advanced technologies like
AR/VR and digital twins, setting
new standards for efficiency andinnovation in manufacturing.

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for an unparalleled PC solution

The manufacturing industry is seeing a shift in how products arebeing designed, developed, and built. With advancements insimulation, digital twins, digital fabrication, and generative design
enhancing visualization, and AR/VR improving collaboration anddesign, you need the right products to get the job done quickly andefficiently without fail.

Lenovo meets these needs by delivering an optimal highperformance infrastructure for manufacturing, offering a complete
portfolio of hardware, solutions, and services for all your productdevelopment workflows and applications.

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Design and engineering solutions
In the initial stages of product development, the focus is on conceptualizing the product’s design. This phase
involves a holistic consideration of various factors, including client needs, user experience, functionality, andphysical characteristics. It’s a critical time where designers and engineers leverage advanced tools to transformtheir innovative ideas into tangible plans.

Workstations

Visuals

Lenovo Workstations provide the power,
performance, and reliability you need for design,
engineering, simulation, and visualization. They aretested, optimized, and certified for all major ISVs,
so your hardware won’t get in the way of creativity
and productivity.

The details matter for design and engineering, so
you need the ultimate visual experience for yourcomputer setup. Lenovo professional monitors
are the ideal complement to our computing
devices, offering a range of sizes, resolutions,and connectivity types, with ergonomic stands,
protective eye care technology, and awardwinning designs.

Ideal for product architects, designers, andengineers, the Lenovo ThinkPad and ThinkStation
P Series is designed for modeling, 3D imaging,and simulation. Powered by Intel® Core™ andIntel® Xeon® processors and NVIDIA RTX™
graphics, Lenovo provides
the industry’s most reliable
workstation to run criticaltasks.

Augment creativity and enable enhanced details
for your CAD requirements, and easily connect toperipherals for a holistic experience.

Spotlight on
ThinkStation P3 family

Spotlight on
ThinkVision P32p

• The P3 Tower is the leader in entry-level
workstations, featuring Intel vPro® with up to 13th
Gen Intel® Core™ i9 processors.

• Offers a crisp, near edge-less display with
UHD resolution and factory-calibrated color
accuracy.

• The P3 Tiny is the world’s smallest workstation,with support for 6 displays.

• Up to 40-inch 5K ultra-wide screens withseamless multiscreen viewing.

• The P3 Ultra is designed for compact spaces, but
still blazingly fast.

• ThinkColor software allows you to efficiently
manage and conveniently adjust the display
settings.

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Simulation and CAE solutions
High-Performance Computing (HPC) has gone mainstream and forever changed the world of engineering and design.
The adoption of HPC systems with Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) software for modeling and simulation is on
the rise. Lenovo empowers manufacturers to extract insights from their data using innovative HPC technologies.

Desktop Workstations

Servers

CAE engineers running computationally intensive
multiphysics workflows, designers working withhigh-quality graphics, and AI data scientists
sandboxing research concepts or processing
massive datasets can all benefit from the power
and performance of a ThinkStation P series
workstation. Featuring Intel vPro with 13th Gen
Intel® Core™ processors and up to dual 4th Gen
Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors and NVIDIA
RTX™ graphics, the Lenovo ThinkStation portfolio
offers rich configurations enabling you to fine tune
performance for any engineering workload.

High-performing servers are utilized for stimulatingstresses on a product, analyzing how interconnectedcomponents behave, and to simulate manufacturing
to optimize output and reduce scrap and waste.
Lenovo solutions enable engineers to use real-timedata to drive actionable insights. Lenovo’s highperformance ThinkSystem servers powered by Intel®
Xeon® processors are reliable and scalable, helping
to significantly accelerate CAE workloads, improving
accuracy and providing faster deployment. With
data stored closer to the processor, applications canaccess data faster, driving swifter response times forreal-time analytics.

The ThinkStation P Series combines reliability
with efficiency. It features ECC memory for data
integrity and advanced cooling for sustained
performance. Supporting multiple
monitors and diverse connectivity,
these workstations are energyefficient, making them ideal for
intensive CAE tasks.

ThinkSystem servers also feature Lenovo’s Neptune
hybrid cooling module, which quickly dissipates heatin a closed-loop liquid-to-air (L2A) heat exchanger,delivering the benefits of liquid cooling without
additional infrastructure.

Spotlight on
ThinkStation P7

Spotlight on
ThinkSystem SR630 V3• Powered by Intel® Xeon® W-Series processor
and ISV-certified.
• Offers data center-like performance on
the desktop, with multi-core CPU and GPU
configuration flexibility.
• Support for up to 3 NVIDIA RTX™ 6000 Ada
graphics cards.
• Front drive access and tool-less serviceability
for easy upgrades.

• Powered by up to two 5th Gen Intel® Xeon®
Scalable processors.
• Industry-leading x86 server technology andreliability.
• Provides end-to-end peace of mind with Lenovo
ThinkShield, XClarity, and Services.
• Significantly lower data latency and higher
capacities.

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Visualization solutions
Modern digital workflow transformations—including the move to more augmented (AR) and virtual reality (VR)project processes—can drive down costs and save time. Lenovo provides cutting-edge AR and VR solutions,enabling businesses to enhance collaboration, improve design accuracy, and bring immersive experiences to theirdigital transformation journey.

AR/VR
Make your design reviews faster and smootherwith photorealistic immersive virtual and mixed
reality experiences. Visualize and explore productdesigns in beautiful human-eye resolution. Plus,bring your visual sketches to life and see yourchanges in real time, with a true 1:1 scale.
From real-time visualization to spatial computing
workflows, the immersive experiences that
product designers and engineers now strive tocreate place extraordinary demands on hardware.
Lenovo ThinkStation and Intel vPro®—based
ThinkPad devices are purpose-built to exceed
the rigorous performance requirements for
professional visualization solutions, enabling yourorganization’s workflows to provide the ultimate
virtual reality experience.

Spotlight on
ThinkReality A3 glasses• Create a flexible, expanded personal space withprivate virtual monitors anywhere.
• Turn 360-degree video of a real-life setting into
a completely interactive virtual environment.

Spotlight on
ThinkStation P5

Spotlight on
ThinkReality VRX• Powered by Intel® Xeon® W-2400 processor andISV-certified.

• Delivering six degrees of freedom (6DoF)
immersive experiences.

• Support for up to two NVIDIA RTX™ A6000
graphics cards.

• Slim, comfortable, lightweight design forextended wear.

• Front drive and tool-less access for easy
maintenance and upgrading .
• High-capacity DDR5 memory and extensive
storage for seamless AR/VR performance.

• Ideal for soft skills training and simulation.
• Expand capabilities as you adopt new experiences.

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AI and data science solutions
Generative AI is a common use case when applying AI in product design and development. Across our solutions,Lenovo is helping manufacturers harness the value of their data, deploying purpose-built AI solutions to transformtheir business with more predictable outcomes.

Desktop to data center
The use of AI and machine learning in product development is increasing, allowing engineers to gain real-timeinsights for design, advance time-consuming simulation tasks, improve data management, and use data to
train machine learning models to identify key design parameters. Digital twin technology is also being adopted
in product development. With AI and digital twins, companies can better predict and optimize operational
performance, resulting in improved processes, faster development times, and enhanced overall efficiency.
To apply generative AI and machine learning in manufacturing, you need powerful and reliable solutions
that can increase speed and proficiency at every stage of your AI workflow. Lenovo has the industry’s mostcomprehensive AI portfolio from desktop to data center. Lenovo AI Workstations for Data Science poweredby the latest Intel® Xeon® processors and NVIDIA RTX™ graphics have been engineered from the ground up to
deliver the best performance, even with demanding generative AI workloads.
In the data center, Lenovo ThinkSystem servers provide the most versatile accelerated computing platform
on the market and are purpose-built for AI, ready to perform large scale training and execution with large
language models.

Spotlight on
ThinkStation PX• The fastest and most powerful workstation fordata science workloads.
• Powered by two 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® Platinum
Scalable processors.
• The PX provides a modular build, enhanced
thermal architecture, rack-optimization flexibility,
and an extensive list of ISV-certified applications.

Spotlight on
ThinkSystem SR650 V3• Features 5th Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable
processors and support for PCIe Gen 5.
• Increased I/O lanes for optimized datatransfer rates.
• Industry leading backplane technology with
Lenovo AnyBay™ SSD/HDD drive support.

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Edge computing solutions
With the increased demand for IoT solutions, mobile devices, and real-time applications, there is a need forfaster processing, lower latency, and reduced bandwidth usage. Lenovo’s ThinkEdge portfolio is designed to be
networked on-premises or embedded in solutions to give manufacturers the advantage in performance, security,and scalability.

Edge devices
As the volume of data we produce continues to increase, so does the demand on data storage. Even with the
adoption of 5G, network bandwidth is often not sufficient to process data to and from the cloud. Powerfuledge devices are needed to process and inference data locally. Lenovo ThinkEdge solutions are designed forversatile applications that require analytics and data processing at the edge, such as onsite CAM simulations
and fabrication print programs. With innovative fanless designs that guarantee efficient heat dissipation,
ThinkEdge products support a wide thermal operating temperature range from -20°C to 60°C.
Lenovo Edge Servers deliver purpose-built and secure platforms suitable for compute-intensive and latencysensitive applications deployed outside traditional data centers. By leveraging edge computing in productdevelopment and manufacturing, you can gain real-time insights, optimize operational efficiency, reduce
downtime, and improve overall productivity. This enables quicker response times and more autonomous
decision-making at the local level.

Spotlight on
ThinkEdge SE30

Spotlight on
ThinkEdge SE350 V2• Powered by the latest Intel® Core™ processors forindustrial computing.

• Featuring Intel® Xeon® D-2700 processor,
up to 16 cores.

• Delivers expandability features optimized forindustrial environments that operate a wide
variety of devices.

• ThinkShield security with key encrypted storage.

• MIL-SPEC tested to withstand extreme
temperatures and harsh conditions.

• This rugged Edge server can handle temperaturesfrom 0-55°C and is tolerance to locations withhigh-dust and vibration.

• Virtualize traditional IT and OT applications.

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Production planning solutions
Thorough production planning is essential when manufacturing complex products. Supply chain management,
production scheduling and lead time, material requirements, and capacity planning all require software andhardware that can optimize data-heavy workloads.

Desktops
The Lenovo ThinkCentre family of desktops, powered by Intel vPro® with Intel® Core™ processors, aredesigned to help users increase their productivity and cope with heavy workloads. Smarter technology
and built-in intelligence gives you more flexibility in the way you work, so you can optimize yourproduction planning to ensure you can make and deliver products to customers on time and on budget.
A new trend towards miniaturization has shrunk desktop sizes to as little as 0.5l in volume and users
also want fully integrated all-in-one devices. Today’s desktops retain their expansibility, which allows
them to be upgraded according to the changing requirements of your business, helping to future proof
your investments.

Spotlight on
ThinkCenter M90t Tower

Spotlight on
ThinkCenter M90q Tiny

• Features Intel vPro® Enterprise with up to Intel®
Core™ i9 processors.
• Offers versatile connectivity with improved ports
and Smart Cable for device collaboration.
• ThinkShield protection and Intel vPro® platform
for advanced security.
• Boasts green certifications and uses recycledmaterials, emphasizing sustainability.

• Features Intel vPro® Enterprise with up to Intel®
Core™ i9 processors.
• Up to two DDR5 SODIMM (up to 5600MHz)
memory support.
• Built-in security features, such as self-healing
BIOS, TPM 2.0 chip, and Smart UBS Protection.
• Flexible mounting options including under desks
and on walls.

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Lenovoservices
Lenovo offers a modular, scalable, end-to-end lifecycle management of services,and flexible pay-as-you-go models. With a focus on sustainability in manufacturing,
Lenovo can help reduce your carbon footprint by reusing heat and energy
from compute-intensive equipment, allowing organizations to save up to 40%
more energy.
As every manufacturer has unique requirements, working with Lenovo can help
achieve solutions that are tailored to your evolving workloads and workforce needs.

Lenovo TruScale™
From pocket to device to cloud, Lenovo
TruScale is optimized for today’s productdevelopment workloads and for the futureof manufacturing. TruScale Infrastructureas-a-Service offers all the power andstrategic advantages of the latest data
center hardware through a pay-as-you-go
business model.
With this new model, customers pay only
when their workloads are actively runningas part of their operating expenses, withno minimum capacity commitment.

Capacity can be scaled up or down toaccommodate business needs, ensuring
IT infrastructure is always the rightsize. Lenovo’s unique metering solution
provides the advantages of cloud-like
economics with the security of on-premises
hardware. TruScale’s end-to-end service
includes initial consultation, analysis, andconfiguring the right environment. It extends
through ongoing cooling assessment andmaintenance services, remote monitoring andsystem health, to billing and administration.
Pricing structures are simple and include all
associated services in one monthly bill.
Lenovo TruScale helps manufacturers
maximize their return on investment inproduct development and accelerate time
to value to drive innovation.

Managed services

Premier Support Plus

• Data center services: End-to-end
solution, implementation, and support
services, from simple to complex, to help
you achieve your business goals while
maximizing return on investment.

Premier Support Plus provides faster issue
resolution, protects your investment, andprevents IT issues before they become
problems. Protect your investment on devices
like the ThinkPad P1 powered by Intel vPro®
with up to 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i9 H-Series
processors to get direct access to advanced
technicians who provide better, faster solutions
that work every time.

• Asset management and recovery: An
efficient, safe, environmentally sound, andcompliant solution to simplify your asset
recovery and end-of-life disposal while
mitigating security risks and maximizing
the value potential of the assets.
• Premium care: Advanced front-ofthe-queue customer support service
from expert technicians for everyday
situations—by phone, chat, or email.

• Advanced technical support
available 24x7x365• Break/fix support for broken
machines• Single point of contact for simplified
end-to-end case management• AI insights, powered by Lenovo
Device Intelligence deliver proactive
and predictive alerts• VIP coverage for both IT staff andend users• Reduce downtime to maximize end
user productivity

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Lenovoservicessustainability
Maximize circularity in manufacturingwith secure Asset Recovery.
Lenovo Asset Recovery Services (ARS) is an end-to-end service
that helps mitigate the environmental impact and data security
risks associated with end-of-life IT asset disposal.

ThinkShield Security• Environmental and data security focus:

Lenovo ARS promotes the reuse, refurbishment,
and recycling of IT hardware while maintaining
data security. It adheres to NIST SP 800-88
standards for data sanitization.

• Maximizing reuse potential:

The ARS team, in partnership with global
ITAD leaders, follows a reuse-first-then-recycle
approach. It offers potential financial returns
from decommissioned equipment, aiding
technology refreshes.

• Comprehensive coverage:

Services cover all technology brands andhardware types, including servers, storage,
networking, PCs, and mobile devices.

• Flexible service options:» Standard Services: Include secure transport,
testing and preparation for resale, recycling,
NIST-compliant data sanitization, and detailed
reporting.
» Additional Services: On-request services include
asset valuation, dismantling, data migration
support, and on-site data destruction.
» Other Options: Include refurbishment,
remarketing, component recycling, anddonation options.

• Efficiency and compliance:
Lenovo ensures efficient, environmentally conscious,and legally compliant IT hardware recycling and data
disposal including servers, storage, networking, PCs,
cell phones, and more.

• Intel sustainability:
We are proud to partner with Intel, the industry
leader in sustainable semiconductor manufacturing.

ThinkShield Security by Lenovo offers acomprehensive, customizable IT security
solution. It ensures robust protection for yourdata, business processes, and workforce,
regardless of location.
Key features include:• Secure-by-design hardware and software• Global security services• Built-in platform security• Real-time endpoint security• Endpoint tracking with secure wiping• Antivirus and encryption management• Privilege and license management• Identity management• Intel Transparent Supply Chain
Lenovo ThinkShield-protected devices like theThinkCentre M90t Tower desktop powered byIntel vPro® Enterprise with up to Intel® Core™ i9
processors provides security for next-gen data
and business protection.

Contact your Lenovo Account Representative
or visit www.lenovo.com/manufacturing

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