Editorial

Integration 4.0 means linking, not replicating, data

By Karsten Theiß

"Integrate the Future" is PROSTEP's maxim, to which we remain committed. We have been involved with product data integration for over 25 years and during this time we have provided numerous big-name companies with advice and support when designing their integration-compatible PLM landscapes. Based on this experience, we have come to the conclusion that the current challenges posed by the digital transformation require a new approach to integration: linking data, not replicating it, is the order of the day.

PLM made possible through the networking of products

Interview with Jens Christian Göbel

Last year, Professor Dr. Jens C. Göbel took over as successor to Professor Martin Eigner as the head of the Institute for Virtual Product Engineering at the University of Kaiserslautern. He has already been concerned with PLM-related topics for many years, both at research level and with regard to industrial applications. In an interview for the PROSTEP Newsletter, he explained what the future of PLM will look like. 

PROSTEP extends an invitation to compare notes on 3D PDF

By Harald Blümel

On 23 October 2019, PROSTEP will be hosting the first ever 3D PDF Customer Experience Day at PERCUMA, an event location in Eppstein, Germany. The new event is all about comparing notes with leading industry representatives, who be sharing on their experiences with 3D PDF technology. They will subsequently be available to answer any questions participants might have. Places are still available.

PROSTEP presents integration platform for shipbuilding

By Matthias Grau

Recently, PROSTEP officially launched OpenPDM SHIP, an integration platform optimized specifically for the maritime industry. It connects shipbuilding-specific development systems via standardized connectors with common PDM/PLM and ERP systems as well as with mechanical CAD applications, thus creating the prerequisite for end-to-end digital processes in shipbuilding and shipping.

Theegarten-Pactec plans to speed up development with PLM

By Mario Leber

Theegarten-Pactec is the world’s leading manufacturer of continuous-motion packaging machines for confectionery, food and non-food products. In order to secure its market position, the Dresden-based company has decided to use PLM to speed up the development of new machines and its order-oriented design work. PROSTEP will be advising the company on the optimization of its PLM processes, requirements analysis and selection of the system.

Secure Data Exchange with OpenDXM GlobalX from the Cloud

By Frank Timmermann

Companies that do not want to set up and maintain their own data exchange solution can use OpenDXM GlobalX as a service without any installation or operating effort. PROSTEP provides the world's leading Managed File Transfer (MFT) solution in DARZ's highly secure cloud environment as a SaaS model (Software as a Service). You can use the solution practically from a standing start.

Market study sees need for action in configuration management

By Michael Wendenburg

Most companies are poorly prepared for the increasing product and production complexity. 83 percent of them have no continuously defined product configuration process, more than 80 percent have no IT-supported variant management. These are some of the results of the Future PLM study commissioned by the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Computer Applications in Mechanical Engineering.

OpenCLM provides transparency in the product development process

By Lutz Lämmer

Monolithic system architectures with static interfaces do not do justice to the dynamics in the development of smart networked products. PROSTEP has therefore developed a new integration approach that makes it possible to directly link the data of the various disciplines and domains instead of replicating them in a PLM cockpit. OpenCLM makes the status of interdisciplinary development projects easier to understand.

PROSTEP makes the OpenPDM architecture cloud-ready

By Mirko Theiß

Many companies are considering moving their PLM and ERP systems or parts of them to the cloud. To pave the way for them into the clouds, PROSTEP is enabling the use of its world's leading integration platform OpenPDM in hybrid cloud scenarios through a modular architecture and the use of microservices.

Our whitepaper about Digital Twin and Digital Consistency

By Martin Strietzel

PROSTEP has published a white paper covering a number of important aspects to consider when implementing a Digital Twin. These include what information should be included in these twins, how they can be structured, and what role cloud and platforms play for Digital Twin applications. The white paper underlines the importance of digital consistency.

Save the date

By Joachim Christ

Our members will be happy to provide you with information personally at the following events. We look forward to seeing you there.

ICCAS 2019, Rotterdam, Netherlands	24.-26. September 2019
ILC Customer eXperience Day, Wiesbaden, Germany	25.-26. September 2019
AUTOCONTACT´19, Graz, Austria	25.-26. September 2019
ShipConstructor EMEA Conference 2019, Lisbon, Portugal	30. September - 02. October 2019
Siemens PLM Europe, Berlin, Germany	07.-10. October 2019
SAMPL User Conference, Hamburg, Germany	10. October 2019
digitized engineering conference 2019, Kaiserslautern, Germany	15.-16. October 2019
AVEVA World Conference Marine Europe 2019, Malmo, Sweden	23.-24. October 2019
JT Day 2019, Sindelfingen, Germany	05. November 2019
ACE Europe 2019, Munich, Germany	05.-06. November 2019
Automotive.2019, Linz, Austria	06. November 2019
TdSE 2019, Munich, Germany	06.-08. November 2019
39. KVD Service Congress 2019, Munich, Germany	07.-08. November 2019
tekom Jahrestagung 2019, Stuttgart, Germany	12.-14. November 2019