ProSTEP iViP Symposium 2007

Track 3/1
PDQ Policy to improve OEMs-Suppliers Data Exchanges
Louis Fort, Renault S.A.PDQ

Abstract

The main data exchanges issues are due to bad digitalisation quality. The way to improve Data Exchanges needs a good Product Data quality level. PDQ within Renault is a long story beginning in the early 90’s. It’s also an issue for GALIA, VDA, SASIG. The issue became a major one when Catia has been chosen. The work done on Catia V4 was done again with Catia V5. The results are significant. The amount of model checked is continuously increasing, and the Quality level is better year after year. The number of checks is reaching a limit. To be agreed by the users, the check must be understood and the checking time acceptable. The next step is the completion of the Catia V5 checks and the compulsory use of a check tool for all the supplier chain actors. The amount of money which can be saved is tremendous, despite the fact that it is rather difficult to calculate it. In conclusion the PDQ Policy is mainly accepted by all actors in OEMs-Supplier automotive industry. To be more efficient, a target could be to share the common main Quality rules among major OEMs and Suppliers. That is what we want to do in France, at least.

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Track 3/2
Augmented Reality in in Assembling - Mobile Workshop

Dr. Klaus-Christoph Ritter, Volkswagen AG

Abstract
Augmented Reality is widely discussed as a new possibility for an efficient human-machine-interaction. Contrary to the widespread technology of Virtual Reality in the industry, AR is based on the combination of computer generated data objects with regarded real objects. The common technologies are shown and discussed. Subject to this presentation is the project ARMON which shows an Augmented Reality technology solution in the car manufacturing process at Volkswagen. Con-comitant the enormous potential for simplifying and rationalising complex proc-esses with this new technology is described. The Augmented Reality (AR) technology offers a vast potential for the effective support of production workers, by superimposing context dependent information into the user’s field of view. The considerations for AR-applications in car-manufacturing industry are:

reduction of activity time
quality increase of activities
control of product quantities with high versions
reduction of break in time
return of information and the build-up of control cycles aiming higher information quality

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Track 3/3
SOA-driven PLM Integration
Martin Harris, IBM Software Group
Lars Peder, Grundfos GmbH

Abstract
More than half of the pumps that are in use at any one time are from Grundfos, who delivers 30000 pumps per day. As part of the continuous evolution of their product development environment the company wanted to optimise and automate core integration processes between traditional PLM and ERP applications. Grundfos worked with IBM on an integration solution that is based on a Service Oriented Architecture and true Product Lifecycle Management to meet current and future business demands. Grundfos currently has about a dozen key suppliers with whom they need to collaborate seamlessly and some hundred other suppliers who benefit from process automation and integration. Using open standards in the implementation of the hub allows IBM and Grundfos to leverage their initial efforts to drive further integration both within the enterprise and across the value chain. The companies carefully modelled and described the To-Be state of core integration processes under the current conditions. A peer group of core users reviewed the desired state of the process and agreed core solution principles: Bi-directional exchange of data and object status

Automated event triggering
Automated notification of changes
Batch processing of large assemblies

The processes were then simulated to illustrate the ROI of the new process, and a point to point proof of concept was developed. The processes were mapped into integration executables that were deployed across the tools that manage and monitor crucial integration activities. The integration solution was delivered in parallel to swapping out the old manual integration processes. The project completed with the roll out of the final process server based solution.