Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing Software Development

By Karsten Theis

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer in its infancy and is already having a huge impact on the way we live and work. However there is almost no other field on which it will have such a disruptive impact as on software development. According to a recent study, generative AI could increase productivity in this field by 70 percent. Tools like GitHub Copilot and Tabnine are already able to generate new code, and they are getting better and better. And I ask myself what does this means for the people who are developing software today, and what does it mean for us as a software company.

Development Cooperation on an Equal Footing

An Interview with Natascha Dubovikova and Robert de Payrebrune

Changes to the geopolitical climate are not making development cooperation any easier. This makes the work carried out by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) like Engineers Without Borders Germany (Ingenieure ohne Grenzen; IOG), which PROSTEP has long supported, all the more important. In this interview, IOG's chairman of the board, Robert de Payrebrune, and deputy chairwoman, Natascha Dubovikova, discuss the challenges posed by the work being carried out in the projects.

A powerful ERP Solution requires a sustainable PLM Infrastructure

By Martin Strietzel

In recent years, many companies have invested a great deal of time and effort in modernizing their ERP landscape. This means that they now have an opportunity to provide their product development departments with a state-of-the-art PLM infrastructure and thus prepare their company for addressing topics such as AI-based product development and digital traceability. PROSTEP provides them with support when designing their PLM infrastructure.

PROSTEP cooperates with Total Materia on Integration Projects

By Felix Mergele

PROSTEP has partnered with Swiss-based material information management pioneer Total Materia. As part of the cooperation, we have developed a new OpenPDM connector that links Total Materia's online material lifecycle management solution to common PLM and ERP systems, and we will support customers in integration projects.

Aurobay uses OpenDXM GlobalX as Cloud Service for Secure Data Exchange

By Udo Hering

Joint ventures and carve-outs can be challenging for the companies concerned. To stay operational, they must create their own IT infrastructure in a short period of time. Cloud-based SaaS solutions enable a quick start without the need for costly investments in hardware and software. This is why Aurobay Sweden uses the managed file transfer (MFT) solution OpenDXM GlobalX from the cloud.

New PROSTEP Whitepaper on the Benefits of the Digital Thread

By Johannes Lützenberger

The digital thread is critical to the efficient development of complex mechatronic products because it combines information from a large number of different domain-specific IT systems. PROSTEP's latest whitepaper outlines the essential tools required to establish a digital thread, as well as the potential advantages it provides for companies.

Artificial Intelligence facilitates Interaction with Digital Product Passports

By Rainer Zeifang

In the future, the EU will require a digital product passport (DPP) for a large number of products. The DDP provides information about the components, materials and substances used in a product and how the product can be repaired, recycled and disposed of. PROSTEP does not only support the creation of DDPs but, as part of the Decide4ECO project, has also developed an AI-based chatbot that makes this information available more quickly.

New Paradigm: Digital Thread as a Service instead of PLM Monoliths?

By Michael Wendenburg

For many years, we have been reading that monolithic PLM systems have become obsolete, even though the reality in most companies looks different. In one of his most recent blog posts on BeyondPLM, Oleg Shilovitsky presents an interesting alternative, namely Digital Thread as a Service. In another blog post you can read about what the business model of this revolutionary concept might look like.

PROSTEP to demonstrate the Exchange of CO2 Footprint Data via Catena-X at the Hanover Trade Fair

By Martin Holland

The aim of the consortium project Decide4ECO, which is headed up by PROSTEP, is developing more sustainable products and manufacturing and operating them in a more sustainable manner. To this, you also have to be able to assess their CO2 footprint. We will be presenting a solution that makes it possible to exchange sustainability information via Manufacturing-X, Catena-X and other data ecosystems for the first time at the Hanover trade fair (HMI).

PROSTEP develops new Integration Solutions for Requirements Management

By Peter Pfalzgraf

Many companies are integrating specialized solutions for requirements management in their IT landscapes to ensure end-to-end digitalization of their development processes. PROSTEP is responding to this trend by expanding its leading PLM integration solution OpenPDM to include new standard connectors to Jama's requirements management software and IBM's DOORS software.

OpenCLM 4.0 now offers customized Workflows and improved Baselining

By Johannes Lützenberger

The new release 4.0 of the digital thread solution OpenCLM offers a number of new features that further improve transparency, user-friendliness and automation. These include the option of customizing workflows and automatically generating baselines. The new features enable companies to make their processes more efficient and optimize quality assurance.

Save the Date

By Joachim Christ