The construction of a cruise ship is an ambitious, largescale project, during the course of which hundreds of subcontractors have to be coordinated. To make the exchange of CAD data with partners easier and more secure, Meyer Werft introduced the web-based data exchange platform OpenDXM GlobalX and adapted it to the specific requirements of the shipbuilding industrywith the help of PROSTEP.
Read how the Mahle, one of the world’s largest suppliers to the automotive and engine industry, uses PROSTEP’s OpenDXM GlobalX software solution for data exchange.
The automation of data transfer accelerates collaboration not only in the automotive industry but in other industries too. Renowned manufacturers of white goods like Miele have been using OpenDXM software from Prostep for almost 15 years to provide suppliers all over the world with CAD data in the right formats faster and log these exchange processes. With the switch to the Windows-based client-server solution, performance has improved further.
This year, PROSTEP AG‘s OpenDESC.com data conversion service celebrates its 15th anniversary and that is exactly the same length of time that the Witzenmann Group has been using this extremely practical facility. As a result, the world‘s leading manufacturer of flexible metal components for the automotive and other industries does not need to use the various CAD systems employed by the different OEMs to design its products. This saves costs and simplifies the reuse of existing components.
Read how automotive manufacturer Porsche is using the web-based data exchange platform, OpenDXM GlobalX, from PROSTEP to exchange large volumes of data with its suppliers quickly, reliably and securely.
There are many obstacles to be surmounted when switching to a new CAD/PDM system, not least of which is the migration of existing data. Utilizing the services of the software vendor is not the only option for migrating such data. The Landshut-based manufacturers of motors and fans ebm-papst imported their CAD and PDM data into the Windchill PDMLink system from PTC with the assistance of PROSTEP AG, which allowed them to complete this demanding migration project on time and below budget.
There are many obstacles to be surmounted when switching to a new CAD/PDM system, not least of which is the migration of existing data. Utilizing the services of the software vendor is not the only option for migrating such data. The Landshut-based manufacturers of motors and fans ebm-papst imported their CAD and PDM data into the Windchill PDMLink system from PTC with the assistance of PROSTEP AG, which allowed them to complete this demanding migration project on time and below budget.
After enjoying a number of boom years, German shipbuilders are also feeling the impact of the worldwide economic crisis. A decline in new orders and an increase in order cancellations pose a problem for the shipbuilding industry. IT experts recommend using the crisis as an opportunity to improve competitiveness. Data integration and data communication in the development networks concerned with the ship development process in particular still offer significant rationalization potential.
Thanks to encryption and Digital Rights Management (DRM), the secure exchange of sensitive
data over the web is no longer a problem. The challenge lies in shifting even large mountains of
data quickly and reliably between the respective exchange partners. The exchange of bulk data
calls for special protocols and mechanisms, such as those provided by PROSTEP’s web-based data exchange portal OpenDXM GlobalX.
Compared with the automotive or aerospace industry, the shipbuilding industry is characterized by extremely short development and production cycles. It takes only a little more than a year for a vessel to evolve from initial design to launch. Up to 200 suppliers may be involved in its development. Insufficient communication between the shipyards and their partners is becoming an ever more significant obstacle in the development process. Fortunately, solutions for process automation in product data communication provide anelegant way of avoiding such problems.
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