The Digital Transformation of Product Development
As companies transform and adopt Digital Engineering practices to improve product development processes, Zuken is also transforming. With the acquisition of Vitech Corporation, an industry leader in Model-Based System Engineering technology, Zuken is embracing the digital transformation of electrical and electronic product development.
Digital Engineering Fundamentals
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Model-Based Design
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Digital Engineering begins with the construction of a product model by the Systems Engineering team. The model is comprised of architecture, requirements, and behaviors creating a design envelope for the electrical and electronic components of the product.
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3D Detailed Design
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A major obstacle to model-based design is making the model relevant throughout the product lifecycle. The electrical and electronic design tools need to import the model architecture and expose the requirements to the detailed design team.
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Digital Thread
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Maintaining a robust digital engineering design process requires a digital thread to capture digital conversations for traceability. The digital conversation can span internal and external organizations and involve procurement, vendors, design, manufacturing and field service.
Products and Solutions for Digital Engineering
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Many companies have recently embarked on the “digital transformation” journey to become more efficient and competitive. A recent IDC study showed that 90% of small and medium-size businesses are budgeting for the digital transformation and 73% have begun the process.
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The Digital Thread is a foundational element of a successful Digital Engineering implementation. Digital conversations involving procurement, design, manufacturing and field service replace email and paper documents. Decisions and rationale are captured and provide traceability.
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Digital Engineering requires a model-based design process that begins in Systems Engineering. Zuken acquired Vitech Corporation, a leader in Systems Engineering practices and MBSE solutions, with the intent of implementing an E/E model-based design process.
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Vitech GENESYS is an integrated model-based systems engineering software toolset that covers all four domains of systems engineering — requirements, behavior, architecture, and verification and validation.
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Model-based systems engineering adds a vital element to Zuken’s Digital Engineering Strategy — Following the acquisition of the US based MBSE specialist Vitech Corporation and the formation of Zuken Vitech in 2019, Zuken has now officially added Zuken Vitech’s GENESYS MBSE 2.0 technology into its European sales and service portfolio.
- White Paper
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