Presentations from members of this aerospace & defense (A&D) industry-focused PLM advocacy group will consider digital twin/digital thread definitions and global collaboration in the aerospace and defense industry.
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA 8 September 2022— CIMdata, Inc. is pleased to announce that members of the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group (AD PAG) will present at PLM Road Map @ GPDIS 2022. The conference will take place at the McCormick Ranch Hotel, Scottsdale, AZ, on Tuesday, 27 September. The theme is “Digital Transformation and PLM – a call for PLM Professionals to redefine and reposition the benefits and value of PLM.” The Global Product Data Interoperability Summit or GPDIS will take place on 28 & 29 September at the same location.
The first AD PAG member presentation is Digital Twin Continuity across the Product Lifecycle. In this presentation, Boeing’s Robert Rencher will update the research undertaken by a team of domain experts from AD PAG member companies to define objectives, requirements, and roadmaps for digital twin/thread solutions. In Phase 1 of the research, the team identified many digital twin/thread concepts and definitions. Phase 2 consisted of a digital twin/thread position paper intended to stimulate dialogue leading to consensus on a baseline definition and understanding of the current capabilities of the digital twin and thread in the A&D industry. Phase 3 evaluates the effectiveness of current Business Architecture Frameworks and Methodologies in support of the architectural definition of digital twins and digital threads. This presentation will provide an overview of the research findings and the implications for the current concepts of digital twins and digital threads.
The second presentation, An A&D Roadmap for Enabling Global Collaboration, offers an update on the work of the group’s Global Collaboration project team. This presentation by Robert Gutwein of Pratt & Whitney and Neil Lichty of Boeing addresses the premise that collaboration among Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and their product design and manufacturing engineering partners and suppliers is key to any major A&D program. Process analysis by the project team has shown that the exchange of product data, such as 3D-MBD, Bill of Materials (BOM), and Model-Based Engineering (MBE), between multiple OEMs and suppliers presents a challenge within the industry. This presentation offers a new “Desired State” for OEM-supplier collaboration through the application of and adherence to a set of guidelines defined by the project team.
“It is a regular occurrence for thought leaders from A&D PLM Action Group projects to report on their teams’ work at CIMdata PLM Road Map conferences, says James Roche, CIMdata’s A&D Practice Director. “To have these speakers at a special CIMdata Road Map event in conjunction with GPDIS, where hundreds of their colleagues from the A&D industry will be gathered, will be especially impactful.”
In addition to presenting at PLM Road Map @ GPDIS, members of the AD PAG will be on hand to discuss group activities at their booth at the Vendor Fair.
For more information about PLM Road Map @ GPDIS 2022, please visit the CIMdata website https://www.cimdata.com/en/education/plm-conferences/plmrm-gpdis-2022.
About Robert Gutwein
Robert Gutwein is the Associate Director, PLM – Digital Technologies (DT) at Pratt and Whitney Canada. Robert joined P&WC in 1983 as a Design Engineer. His interest in new technology morphed into his current role as the DT-PLM Collaboration and Data Transfer Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Team lead. Robert has led projects establishing PLM connections with customers, partners, suppliers, and P&WC Satellite Engineering Office (SEO) sites worldwide. He is involved with P&WC teams developing strategies to improve collaboration internally and externally following the TDP, LOTAR, MBD, and industry guidelines and best practices. Robert has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Bachelor of Computer Science from the University of Windsor. He is the Project Manager of the Global Collaboration Working Group within the CIMdata-administered Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group.
About Neil Lichty
Neil Lichty is a Subject Matter Expert at Boeing in Business Capabilities core engineering. He is responsible for Global Collaboration Business Processes and Tool Strategies, where he influences new and emerging technologies. Neil represents Boeing as part of the A&D PLM Collaboration Team, where he drives collaboration strategies, exchange standards, and enables Model-Based Engineering across engineering products. He is a specialist in operationalizing the product data digital thread and establishing interoperability across the company and industry organizations.
About Robert Rencher
Robert Rencher is a Senior Systems Engineer and Associate Technical Fellow at Boeing. Robert’s primary area of expertise is in identifying and validating strategic Information Technology solutions for Boeing and the aviation industry. He is recognized as an effective expert in addressing issues related to complex airline information systems, specifically, the integration, security, and performance of the global information technology infrastructure utilized by the commercial aviation industry.
About the Aerospace & Defense PLM Action Group
Since its founding in 2014, the AD PAG, administered by CIMdata, has sponsored research and jointly staffed projects on a diverse set of prioritized PLM-related industry and technology topics. These topics include Model-Based Definition, Multiple-View Bill of Materials, PLM Technology Obsolescence Management, Global Collaboration, Model-Based Systems Engineering, and Digital Twin/Digital Thread. As an outcome of these investments, the AD PAG has released a series of direction statements and position papers that are freely available for downloading from its website at http://www.ad-pag.com/. Making these materials available is consistent with the Group’s mission to engage proactively within the PLM ecosystem and advocate for common direction and positions within the aerospace and defense industry on PLM-related topics of importance to the members.
For more information about the A&D PLM Action Group, please contact CIMdata at info@cimdata.com.
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