Digitalization for Aircraft Engines

Aircraft engine OEMs are challenged by the need for increased performance, improved fuel economy and new environmental regulations. They must respond to changing production schedules in a global supply chain and adopt new and innovative materials, structures and systems to achieve higher efficiency, higher performance and quieter engines. Manufacturers must be nimble and flexible to be competive.

Digitalization for Aircraft Engines

Aircraft engine OEMs are challenged by the need for increased performance, improved fuel economy and new environmental regulations. They must respond to changing production schedules in a global supply chain and adopt new and innovative materials, structures and systems to achieve higher efficiency, higher performance and quieter engines. Manufacturers must be nimble and flexible to be competive.

Digital Transformation in Aerospace and Defense

Aerospace companies are tasked with designing and creating products for conditions that may not exist inside a lab or even on the planet. They must use real innovation, which requires digitalization, to remain competitive amid increasingly complicated demands, tighter deadlines and higher stakes.

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Reportistica e analisi

I dashboard personalizzati della nostra soluzione forniscono alle aziende che operano nel settore aerospaziale e della difesa una visibilità superiore in tutta l'impresa, oltre a un nuovo livello di tracciabilità che riduce gli errori ed evita di scoprire i problemi troppo tardi. L'analisi avanzata, possibile grazie alla combinazione dei dati della Internet of Things (IoT) forniti dagli asset sul campo ("Physical Twin") con le informazioni di progettazione ("Digital Twin"), aumenta i livelli di disponibilità e prestazioni dei prodotti.

Gestione dei requisiti

La nostra soluzione permette alle aziende di acquisire, preservare e trasmettere i requisiti a tutte le parti coinvolte nel processo di sviluppo dei prodotti, al fine di prendere le decisioni giuste per realizzarli correttamente.

Protezione IP e controllo esportazioni

Nei settori altamente regolamentati, come quello aerospaziale e della difesa, non è facile raggiungere gli obiettivi programmati mentre ci si destreggia nell'ambiente normativo globale che disciplina la proprietà intellettuale (IP) e il controllo delle esportazioni (ITAR). Anche garantire la collaborazione e l'innovazione a livello globale non è affatto semplice. In ogni caso, per tutte le parti coinvolte (fornitori, partner, appaltatori, clienti, filiali e joint venture) è essenziale condividere i dati sensibili su azienda e prodotti in un ambiente sicuro e collaborativo.

Engineering Data Management for Aerospace & Defense

Today’s aerospace and defense companies must deliver programs that meet all technical, regulatory and performance requirements at cost and on schedule, while also ensuring that design and manufacturing practices are documented and traceable. Our multi-disciplinary platform integrates requirements management, secure supplier collaboration and engineering management into a single repository for mechanical, electronic, software and simulation data to help you meet these challenges.

Progettazione di prodotti per fornitori del settore aerospaziale e della difesa

A causa dell'alto numero di imprese coinvolte nei programmi aerospaziali e di difesa, della natura multidisciplinare dei progetti e della necessità di scambiare informazioni in modo efficace ed efficiente, le aziende devono essere in grado di utilizzare molti formati CAD diversi. La nostra vasta gamma di strumenti per lo scambio dei dati supporta formati di scambio standard, convertitori di dati e strumenti per la conversione dei file CAD indipendenti dal fornitore, per spostare dati con precisione da un sistema all'altro.

Software Management

As customers demand more sophisticated functionality, the increasing amount of software required to provide it presents unique challenges in the delivery of aerospace and defense systems. Challenges include producing code faster and with better quality, as well as compliance with all regulations to minimize risk and ensure safety. Our unified collaborative solution framework enables all software development processes to be managed in one place, accelerating development and minimizing risk.

Additive Design & Manufacturing

Le nostre applicazioni software integrate per l'additive manufacturing consentono di reinventare i prodotti, riattrezzare le linee di produzione e rivedere i modelli di business per ottimizzare le prestazioni a costi inferiori.

Collaborazione e gestione dei fornitori nel settore aerospaziale e della difesa

Le aziende del settore aerospaziale e della difesa (A&D, Aerospace and Defense) collaborano con più partner e fornitori per sviluppare prodotti e condividere rischi e benefici. Poiché la complessità del prodotto e le richieste di integrazione continuano ad aumentare, affidarsi a terze parti potrebbe creare più problemi invece di risolverli. Tuttavia, grazie alla visibilità e alla comunicazione in tempo reale all’interno di un ambiente digitalizzato sicuro e collaborativo abilitato dal digital thread, le partnership OEM-fornitori possono crescere e consolidarsi.

Documentazione tecnica

La creazione della documentazione di supporto tecnico per i sistemi utilizzati nel settore aerospaziale e della difesa richiede la collaborazione e l'input di aziende e team diversi. La nostra soluzione integra il processo di documentazione nell'ambiente PLM e consente di adattare agevolmente i documenti in base al mercato, alla lingua o al prodotto.

Assembly Manufacturing Engineering

Aerospace and defense programs are becoming more complex and the need for greater program performance has never been so critical. To win business in today's highly competitive environment, companies must submit attractive bids that include the demonstrated ability to deliver on program targets, requirements and production schedules. Our solutions digitalize the manufacturing process so you can maximize productivity, increase profitability and execute more efficiently than your competition to drive business growth in today’s tough markets.

Gestione dei dati di produzione

Gli incredibili progressi nelle tecnologie di produzione e il passaggio a Industry 4.0 stanno rivoluzionando le modalità di realizzazione dei sistemi aerospaziali. Questo crea notevoli problemi in tutta la supply chain, poiché le aziende sono alla ricerca di soluzioni che consentano di mantenere il passo con la domanda degli OEM. La nostra soluzione permette alle aziende manifatturiere di integrare e digitalizzare l'intera catena del valore, aumentando la propria competitività grazie a processi di produzione più agili, flessibili ed efficienti.

Produzione avanzata per la realizzazione di prodotti

Nel settore aerospaziale e della difesa le concorrenza non è mai stata così agguerrita, mentre clienti sempre più esigenti chiedono maggiore affidabilità nell'esecuzione dei programmi. Per affermarsi e garantire l'eccellenza operativa, le aziende che operano in questo settore devono mettere la produzione al centro del processi di sviluppo dei programmi. Un ambiente di collaborazione integrato consente di realizzare un processo basato su modelli, che si estende dalle applicazione CAD/CAM alla lavorazione CNC e al controllo qualità, per offrire nuovi livelli di produttività.

Electronics Manufacturing Planning for Aerospace & Defense

The future of the aerospace and defense industry is exciting. Next-generation aircraft – powered by advanced electronics, sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) – will differ significantly from what we are seeing today. Aerospace and defense electronics and avionics manufacturers must rely on digital technologies to deliver more sophisticated and reliable electronics at scale. Our solutions enable electronic manufacturers to cope with the demanding needs of the industry today.

Factory Layout, Line Design & Optimization for Aerospace & Defense

Without the ability to optimize factory operations based on data obtained during manufacturing engineering, inefficiency can ripple throughout a company’s production systems. Our advanced software for factory layout and optimization lets you create 3D virtual models of production systems to ensure that factors such as line efficiency, line rate, manpower limitations, learning curve, clearance, energy, noise and safety are considered before starting production. Use our solution to digitalize the entire manufacturing process and achieve aerospace and defense program performance goals.

Production Planning & Scheduling for Aerospace & Defense

Production planning for long, medium and short-term scheduling is critical to the success of facilities and field operations. Planners must analyze complex situations, taking into account a range of constraints and business rules, then generate and evaluate multiple scenarios to react quickly and intelligently to change. Our production planning suite for aerospace and defense OEMs and suppliers can be tightly integrated with other enterprise systems to help increase the efficiency, accuracy, and agility of manufacturing operations.

Integrated Quality Management for Aerospace & Defense

Whether it’s a commercial program or a government contract, the challenge for aerospace and defense companies today is to deliver a product that meets all technical and performance requirements at cost and on schedule. Our quality management solution delivers the ability to improve quality and reduce costs along the entire product lifecycle (ideation, realization and utilization). It can be used as a comprehensive system, or with single modules or combinations of modules.

Gestione dei dati in servizio

Nel settore aerospaziale e della difesa i prodotti sono estremamente complessi, devono funzionare in ambienti estremi, devono garantire i massimi standard di sicurezza e affidabilità e in genere presentano un ciclo di vita lunghissimo. La nostra soluzione per la gestione del ciclo di vita in servizio consente di gestire la configurazione fisica delle attrezzature, per semplificare la manutenzione specificando le caratteristiche di stato e la cronistoria di rimozione, installazione e ispezione delle parti. Utilizzando le funzioni PLM chiave per la gestione di sicurezza, workflow, modifiche e documenti, il nostro approccio allinea le conoscenze e le BOM di risorse alle strutture fisiche delle risorse, per migliorare la manutenzione.

Maintenance Planning

Keeping equipment operational by minimizing maintenance-related downtime is critical in the aerospace and defense industry. By using product knowledge taken from design and simulation to determine service requirements, service plans and instructions can be developed, validated, and documented prior to equipment delivery. Our maintenance planning solution, which is based on allowable product configurations, analysis (RAM and FMEA) and simulation (product and service), lets you reduce the impact of service on aerospace products in the field.

Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul

Highly engineered aerospace and defense products with long useful lives are valuable to both the companies that buy them and the companies that service and support them. Getting the most from these products means maximizing their availability and reliability. Our solution enables service organizations to generate service work orders, schedule service events, assign service tasks, support technicians with information and task orders, and track to closure all service work required and performed.

Pianificazione ed esecuzione integrate di programmi

Una pianificazione coerente e un’esecuzione eccellente dei programmi sono essenziali per espandere il business. La nostra soluzione fornisce un approccio sistematico per la pianificazione e l’esecuzione dei programmi, costituito dall’integrazione di costi, schedulazioni e requisiti tecnici in un sistema di gestione dei programmi completamente pianificato, che tiene conto di budget e risorse. Oltre che facile da gestire, questa soluzione è anche scalabile, per programmi commerciali e governativi di ogni dimensione. Migliorate la vostra capacità di rispettare costi e schedulazioni, attraverso un sistema integrato che consente di gestire tutti gli elementi del programma.

Progettazione di motori aeronautici

Maggiore efficienza nel consumo di carburanti, propulsione, controllo delle emissioni, gestione termica ottimizzata, miglioramento del time-to-market e contratti di "servizio a consumo" Power-By-The-Hour sono tutte richieste importanti dei costruttori di motori per il settore aerospaziale e della difesa. La nostra soluzione risponde ai complessi requisiti di servizio dei motori aeronautici. Siamo in grado di fornire la migliore soluzione di progettazione che consente alle aziende costruttrici del settore dei motori aeronautici di presentare il motore appropriato sul mercato in tempi più rapidi superando le aspettative dei clienti.

Ingegnerizzazione e produzione di motori aeronautici con materiali compositi

La nostra soluzione di progettazione e produzione di materiali compositi per motori aeronautici permette ai progettisti di sviluppare velocemente e in tutta sicurezza robusti componenti per motori aeronautici. Gli OEM possono soddisfare i requisiti di pianificazione, resistenza, peso, durata, rendimento iniziale di fabbricazione e riparazioni sul campo per le applicazioni più impegnative.

Aircraft Engine Performance Engineering

Achieving performance requirements for emissions, noise, energy efficiency, safety, reliability in complex aircraft engine systems requires a platform that provides an integrated view of a large set of disciplines. By uniquely combining robust design space exploration, scalable multi-physics, dynamics and CFD capabilities, industry-leading physical testing and experienced engineering services, Siemens Digital Industry Software portfolio delivers engineering insight on all levels.

Visualizzazione 3D di modelli di grandi dimensioni

Gli attuali programmi aerospaziali e di difesa devono offrire prodotti in grado di soddisfare tutti i requisiti tecnici e prestazionali rispettando costi e tempistiche, spesso avvalendosi di fornitori e partner distribuiti in tutto il mondo. Tali fornitori e partner potrebbero utilizzare combinazioni diverse di applicazioni di progettazione. La nostra soluzione fornisce mockup digitali e visualizzazione di assiemi multi-CAD, per consentire a tutti di accedere ai dati di progetti e processi, oltre che di collaborare, per prendere decisioni informate.

Product Engineering & Design

Some of the issues facing aerospace and defense companies include increased product complexity, greater customization, and competitive disruption on a global basis. Many companies are still using document-based and other inefficient processes that hinder their ability to meet these challenges. It is imperative that companies transform their engineering and design thinking and processes. Our open multi-discipline, scalable and standards-based solution provides all the necessary tools for innovative aerospace product development.

Product Service Planning & Management

Aerospace and defense companies are being asked to reduce the support and operating cost of their products. Given the long lifespans of these products, maintenance is a big contributor to their overall cost and as a result, improving reliability and minimizing maintenance-related downtime have become critical. By using product knowledge taken from design and simulation, our service planning and management solution makes it possible to develop, validate, and document service requirements and service plans prior to equipment delivery.

Electrical Compliance

The electrical model-based development environment (MBE) provides the ability to quickly and accurately analyze the configuration controlled, electrical digital twin for compliance.

E/E Systems Development

Our E/E systems development solutions provide a model-based approach, employing digital data continuity, spanning the full electrical value chain: from the definition of a platform's electrical system, through its design, certification and manufacture, and beyond to support its utilization life cycle.

Model Based Systems Engineering

Orchestrate your technical program by using modeling to define product architecture and requirements, explore design space, test virtually, design interfaces from the product architecture, manage integrations and finally verify the product fulfills the requirements.

Aircraft certification for aerospace & defense

Airworthiness is everything in aerospace and defense. It touches all aspects of aircraft development, everywhere in the supply chain. From type certification to production certification and continued airworthiness, future success depends on a digital approach to reducing challenges and uncertainty.

Maximize the chances of getting to market faster with a well-designed, certifiable aircraft. When you incorporate certification requirements into your plans from the beginning, airworthiness certification and compliance requirements are efficiently understood, distributed and verified during every step of development within all functional areas.

Aerospace and defense manufacturing

Whether pioneering new propulsion systems or entering the urban air mobility market, aerospace companies must become more innovative to take these new products to market within budget and faster than the competition.  

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Part Manufacturing

It is no secret that manufacturing challenges in the aerospace industry are growing. Advanced materials, such as composites, and advanced technologies, such as additive manufacturing, are driving up manufacturing complexity. Automated processes are replacing labor-intensive applications on the shop floor, and this is increasing the need for specialized tools. Our manufacturing solution offers a comprehensive set of fully integrated tools for part manufacturing, including CAD/CAM, robotics, CNC machining, CMM inspection, and 3D printing.

CAM, Tooling & Fixtures

Aerospace and defense tooling is complex and demanding, and plays a critical role in the finished product, affecting quality and manufacturing repeatability. Tooling design requires a deep understanding of the conditions faced during production. Our integrated design and manufacturing solution offer a comprehensive set of fully integrated tools for the entire tool and fixture design and manufacturing process, including design, simulation, CNC, CMM inspection and 3D printing.

Gestione dei materiali e conformità

La gestione dei dati sui materiali e la relativa integrazione nel ciclo di vita del prodotto sono fondamentali per sviluppare prodotti complessi e innovativi. La nostra soluzione garantisce un'integrazione profonda fra i materiali considerati per l'utilizzo nei prodotti aerospaziali e la distinta base (BOM) del prodotto, un aspetto essenziale per la realizzazione di prodotti innovativi, conformi e di successo.

Aircraft Engine Performance Engineering

Achieving performance requirements for emissions, noise, energy efficiency, safety, reliability in complex aircraft engine systems requires a platform that provides an integrated view of a large set of disciplines. By uniquely combining robust design space exploration, scalable multi-physics, dynamics and CFD capabilities, industry-leading physical testing and experienced engineering services, Siemens Digital Industry Software portfolio delivers engineering insight on all levels.

Aerodynamic Performance Engineering

Aerodynamic performance engineering affects not just the airframe but a multitude of other aircraft systems. The design and performance of systems including propulsion, environmental controls, landing gears, ice protection, and avionics depend on optimal aerodynamic performance. Simcenter solutions offer accurate, multi-disciplinary simulations, testing, and automated design space exploration, helping engineers discover better aerodynamic designs, faster.

Thermal Management

Engineering the thermal balance of a modern aircraft is challenging. Electrification, innovative designs and lighter materials warrant increased heat rejection while ensuring system safety and passenger comfort. Our solution portfolio offers a cohesive virtual thermal management analysis by optimizing thermal loading and passenger comfort, front-loading system and equipment integration and enabling thermal trade-off analysis early in the design. This combined systems engineering, modeling and simulation, test and verification is the key to engineering aircraft thermal innovation.

Structural Performance Engineering

The structural complexity of modern aircraft has increased the structural analysis demand and the need to improve traceability and global analysis workflow which can have a major impact on reducing non-recurring program costs from structural design.

Systems Performance Engineering

Boost the performance of aircraft systems. Avoid costly troubleshooting by addressing the complexity of aircraft systems and assessing system interactions during early design phases.

To help you reduce development costs and increase overall program delivery efficiency, we offer you a powerful suite of system simulation and CAE solutions that enable you to build scalable digital twins of aircraft systems.

Visualizzazione 3D di modelli di grandi dimensioni

Gli attuali programmi aerospaziali e di difesa devono offrire prodotti in grado di soddisfare tutti i requisiti tecnici e prestazionali rispettando costi e tempistiche, spesso avvalendosi di fornitori e partner distribuiti in tutto il mondo. Tali fornitori e partner potrebbero utilizzare combinazioni diverse di applicazioni di progettazione. La nostra soluzione fornisce mockup digitali e visualizzazione di assiemi multi-CAD, per consentire a tutti di accedere ai dati di progetti e processi, oltre che di collaborare, per prendere decisioni informate.

Product Engineering & Design

Some of the issues facing aerospace and defense companies include increased product complexity, greater customization, and competitive disruption on a global basis. Many companies are still using document-based and other inefficient processes that hinder their ability to meet these challenges. It is imperative that companies transform their engineering and design thinking and processes. Our open multi-discipline, scalable and standards-based solution provides all the necessary tools for innovative aerospace product development.

Product Service Planning & Management

Aerospace and defense companies are being asked to reduce the support and operating cost of their products. Given the long lifespans of these products, maintenance is a big contributor to their overall cost and as a result, improving reliability and minimizing maintenance-related downtime have become critical. By using product knowledge taken from design and simulation, our service planning and management solution makes it possible to develop, validate, and document service requirements and service plans prior to equipment delivery.

Electrical Compliance

The electrical model-based development environment (MBE) provides the ability to quickly and accurately analyze the configuration controlled, electrical digital twin for compliance.

E/E Systems Development

Our E/E systems development solutions provide a model-based approach, employing digital data continuity, spanning the full electrical value chain: from the definition of a platform's electrical system, through its design, certification and manufacture, and beyond to support its utilization life cycle.

Model Based Systems Engineering

Orchestrate your technical program by using modeling to define product architecture and requirements, explore design space, test virtually, design interfaces from the product architecture, manage integrations and finally verify the product fulfills the requirements.

Design, optimize and validate with convergent modeling and topology optimization software

Motivated by performance and sustainability demands, aerospace and defense companies are exploring new designs, composite materials, and alternative production methods. While new approaches lead to more innovative products in the marketplace, speed could suffer without the right tools and processes. By adding convergent modeling and topology optimization software to the process, development teams can rapidly generate designs and explore alternatives to bolster strength, reduce weight, or incorporate new materials and manufacturing methods.

Aircraft certification for aerospace & defense

Airworthiness is everything in aerospace and defense. It touches all aspects of aircraft development, everywhere in the supply chain. From type certification to production certification and continued airworthiness, future success depends on a digital approach to reducing challenges and uncertainty.

Maximize the chances of getting to market faster with a well-designed, certifiable aircraft. When you incorporate certification requirements into your plans from the beginning, airworthiness certification and compliance requirements are efficiently understood, distributed and verified during every step of development within all functional areas.

Aerospace and defense manufacturing

Whether pioneering new propulsion systems or entering the urban air mobility market, aerospace companies must become more innovative to take these new products to market within budget and faster than the competition.  

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