The wave of digital transformation has also hit the maritime industry. To strengthen their position in international competition, shipbuilders, suppliers and partners must better integrate their internal and cross-company business processes. The use of digital technologies plays a key role here. As a manufacturer-independent pilot, PROSTEP puts companies in the maritime industry on the right digitization path. Our shipbuilding experts advise and support you in setting up a digital ship model and digitizing your business processes and information flows throughout their entire life cycle.
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On the basis of its proven OpenPDM technology, PROSTEP has created an integration platform for the maritime industry that is unique worldwide. OpenPDM Ship uses standardized connectors to connect shipbuilding-specific development platforms with all the leading PDM/PLM and ERP systems as well as mechanical CAD applications, thus creating the prerequisites for end-to-end digital processes in the shipbuilding and shipping industries.
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Integration of the various IT systems used in the shipbuilding industry provides the basis for digital business processes. All the leading CAD and PDM/PLM systems and many of the relevant specialized shipbuilding applications like AVEVA Marine, CADMATIC and NAPA can be quickly connected to PROSTEP's standards-based data hub. It forms the centerpiece of a digital platform that provides transparency regarding changes made over time to the digital ship model in the context of configuration lifecycle management (CLM) and supports cross-company collaboration.
The digital platform forms the basis for ensuring end-to-end digitalization, i.e. the end-to-end use of digital information objects. PROSTEP uses a standardized analysis method to determine which information objects are required at which point by which process, who will deliver them, and where transfers are hindered by media discontinuities. The results of the analysis can be used to directly define measures for improving the digital flow of information, which can be implemented using the standardized CAD conversion tools and functions that are part of the digital platform.
PROSTEP develops and implements solutions for digitalizing business processes on the basis of the results of the information flow analysis. Solutions that can easily be adapted for use in the shipbuilding industry already exist for drawing-free manufacturing, 3D assembly planning and the creation of electronic spare parts catalogs. They can be used, for example, to automatically provide 3D design models together with the business logic for the planning of construction sequences, quality assurance, and other downstream processes.
The objective of digitalization in the shipbuilding industry is to develop an end-to-end digital product model that reflects the exact construction status of a vessel across all the phases of its lifecycle. This digital master, which is subsequently used to create digital twins of the delivered product, is essentially the driving force behind digital transformation. PROSTEP not only provides companies in the maritime industry with support when creating digital ship models but also when transferring digital information to ship operators and developing new value-added services and service-oriented business models.
PROSTEP is your full-service provider when it comes to digitalization and digital transformation in shipbuilding. Our PLM experts not only provide you with advice but also with support when it comes to implementing their recommendations. We offer you everything from a single source - from PLM strategy consulting to the digitalization and optimization of your PLM processes to integration of your partners and suppliers.
The use of digital technologies is key to ensuring competitiveness in the shipbuilding industry – both with regard to the efficiency of internal processes and supply chain integration. European shipbuilders began the process of digitalizing their business processes earlier than their competitors in the Far East, but the lead they have built up is shrinking. They therefore need to launch a new digitalization offensive.
The MEYER-Group, one of the world's leading builders of cruise ships, has adopted the platform concept to develop and build differently looking ships on a common technical basis. PROSTEP's native CAD conversion was a key factor for the reuse of design data from the MEYER WERFT shipyard in Papenburg at MEYER TURKU's shipyard in Finland.
The construction of a cruise ship is an ambitious, large-scale 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 Open DXM GlobalX and adapted it to the specific requirements of the shipbuilding industry with the help of PROSTEP.
Companies in the shipbuilding and offshore industries often use different CAD systems for design engineering in the steel construction and mechanical engineering sectors and need to then exchange the models between these systems. At the CADMATIC User Meeting in Turku, Finland, PROSTEP presented the integration solution between 3DEXPERIENCE (CATIA V6) and CADMATIC, which enables MEYER Group to use their preferred CAD systems in parallel.
The end-to-end use of digital information in the shipbuilding industry demands the integration of a large number of different best-of-breed systems, which are used for different tasks and domains. PROSTEP offers a standards-based integration platform for this purpose that facilitates fast connection of all the relevant IT systems. In the future, it will also support the exchange of data between NAPA Steel and AVEVA Marine Hull.
Ship classification (class approval) normally involves the exchange of numerous large-format drawings between a shipyard and a classification society. In addition to this, MEYER WERFT in Papenburg will for the first time also be providing the classification company DNV GL with 3D models of a cruise ship. The digital class approval process is based on PROSTEP's 3D PDF technology.
This white paper describes possible starting points for a sustainable digitization offensive in the shipbuilding industry.
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