ProSTEP iViP Symposium 2008

Track 6/1
Realizing Design Collaboration in the Aerospace Industry
Fredrik Almyren, Volvo Aero Corporation
Per Brorson, Eurostep AB

Abstract
Design in the aerospace industry is typically executed as a collaborative project including a large number of partners each providing their part of the complex product. This fact means that efficient collaboration tools and processes are vital.

Volvo Aero, one of the companies within the Volvo group is a world leading manufacturer of aerospace engine components and is collaborating with all global engine suppliers. Volvo Aero has as one of its goals to become leading in innovative customized partnership solutions according to the Volvo Aero Best Partner vision.

A key activity in this work has been their involvement in the VIVACE project, a four year EU project within the European Commission 6th Framework Programme, ending in 2007. One focus area for Volvo Aero in this project has been development of the VEC-Hub (Virtual Enterprise Collaboration Hub) concept, defining a standards based service oriented collaboration environment for sharing project information and services in a heterogeneous network of partners.

This presentation will explain the approach used and how Volvo Aero is implementing the VEC-Hub concept into their current system environment. Topics covered include processes documented in BPEL, which are also implemented in a SOA execution environment, as well as the usage of STEP based web services.

The presentation will be done together with Eurostep, a VIVACE partner providing products and services supporting/enabling realization of the VEC-Hub concept.

Presentation
PDF Document, size, 1,0 MB

Track 6/2

Five years PLM in Shipbuilding: Visions and Goals, Experiences and New Ideas
Dr. Wolfgang Vogel, Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems Blohm + Voss GmbH
Bert Geisler, Siemens PLM Software

Abstract
These days shipbuilding in Germany can be characterized as complex (plant) engineering and construction with a large (concurrent) engineering part, optimized production processes and -techniques and comprehensive project management. International cooperation (partners, tier-1 and tier-2 subcontractors) is daily business (up to 70% of revenues adhere to it) and fairly different engineering disciplines have to collaborate within strict timeframes and fixed price contracts. Therefore, collaborative engineering with 3D-CAD, efficient exchange (and re-use) of product data and pro-active project controlling are as mandatory as sophisticated requirement management and other systems engineering (EIA-632) techniques.

In December 2002 it was decided to launch a 3 phase PLM project covering document management, production control, technical database applications and more. The system –based on Teamcenter from Siemens PLM Software (previously known as UGS) contains a managed product structure connected to a heterogeneous set of objects (e.g. documents + metadata). Several "views" onto the product structure have been implemented to support the operating procedures of various engineering and production disciplines. The first part of the PLM system went in "production mode" in June 2003, the complete functionality was available in March 2005. Today approx. 625 users at 9 different sites are connected to it.

The presentation will highlight the shipbuilding requirements for the PLM, will list some goals of the project, will report on the results, and some "lessons learned" will not be hidden. Ideas for improvements will conclude the presentation.

Presentation
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Track 6/3

Efficient Development Processes with Joint Ventures using a Web-Services based Collaboration Portal
Jürgen Frank, Behr GmbH & Co. KG
Dr. Günter Staub, PDTec AG

Abstract
Cross company collaboration between various partners in the product development processes requires IT solutions that support sharing of engineering data and facilitate engineering processes that span across partners. Globally distributed service providers and joint ventures have to be tightly integrated in the development process. Although this requires prompt and controlled access to the CAD data relevant to perform their particular engineering tasks, security-related and/or organizational restrictions often prevent these partners from getting direct access to the internal information infrastructure and systems.

This presentation illustrates an approach to integrate joint ventures through an engineering portal that manages all information relevant for a particular project context and enables manipulation of the managed data through web based online clients. Specific interface mechanisms allow publication of data from the originating system (e.g. PDM) to the engineering portal, selecting receivers and their access rights. After notification about finalization of development, data can be checked and reconciled into the originating internal system.

Besides the supported processes, the SOA based architecture of the implemented collaboration portal solution and the lessons learned are emphasized in this presentation.

Presentation
PDF Document, size, 1,4 MB

Track 6/4

Case Study: Collaboration and Review Processes for Distributed Teams
Ralf Schmidt, Allgaier Werke GmbH
Thomas J. Koytek, IPEQ AG

Abstract
IQweb Review is a web based collaboration platform for a both easy and secure exchange and online review of any electronic document generated for the digital engineering and manufacturing process. The platform allows to transform any electronic file – e.g. 3D models, 2D drawings, milestone plans, requirement specifications and other project documents – into the standard PDF format while uploading it. One of the key benefits of IQweb Review: The PDF file is not only uploaded, but also secured with Digital Rights Management and enabled for online markup and annotations in the free Adobe Reader. This allows users to view and comment almost arbitrary documents with the free Adobe Reader and to share their remarks with authorized co-workers, while maintaining an unheard-of level of security for intellectual property.

The combination of an easy exchange and review of any electronic documents in combination with a high level security standard provided by Digital Rights Management (DRM) accelerates review and decision processes significantly. System requirements for users are as low as possible: A standard configuration of web browser, mail client, Adobe Reader and Flash Player is sufficient. This allows an instant setup of a distributed collaboration team with internal and external users.

Presentation not released for publication