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

- Solutions
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.

- Solutions
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.

- Solutions
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.

- Products
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.
Related Resources

- Press Release
Zuken announces the appointment of Enrique Krajmalnik as CEO of US-based Vitech Corporation.

- Press Release
Zuken accelerates MBSE business by forming new R&D Unit to bridge MBSE into a digital engineering-based design process for electrical and electronic design

- Press Release
Zuken USA and Vitech to host co-located industry events in 2022 in San Antonio, TX. Zuken Innovation World and Vitech Integrate will have a common focus on Digital Engineering.

- Webinar
Managing electronic designs in a PLM platform is a long-established practice – but they are typically managed without the context of the broader system and without traceability to the other domains. With its ability to specify design intent on an overall system level, MBSE has the potential to act as a connective tissue. We will show you how.

- Press Release
GENESYS™ 2021 is the latest version of its model-based systems engineering development platform. This release brings a range of added features that enhance efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility—all in the service of greater analytical power for the engineer.

- Press Release
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
This whitepaper discusses the many ways model-based systems engineering is capable of representing information contained in a model, or repository. Each diagram communicates a specific dimension of information, providing insight and best connecting with a particular audience.

- White Paper
The primer addresses the elementary principles of MBSE in the context of practical illustrations. The book addresses the foundational concepts in a manner designed to benefit the newcomer and experienced practitioner alike.
Latest Related Blog Posts

- Blog
In this week’s blog post we’re sharing an exciting sneak peek of the 2021 R2 release of GENESYS, the latest version of our model-based systems engineering development platform, including a new language option and an extended API.

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Alex Grove, Account Manager at Zuken, talks about his personal MBSE journey, what his customers experience when embarking on such a journey, and the upcoming Annual Systems Engineering Conference.

- Blog
Digital Transformation should go beyond a simple mapping of analog documents and processes into the digital domain. This blog post explores new ways and opportunities to enhance today’s methods and processes for increased efficiency and accelerated innovation.

- Products
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.

- Blog
Many manufacturers are harnessing systems engineering approaches to mitigate the complexity of developing increasingly sophisticated products. Systems simulation is a key component of such efforts.

- Blog
As engineers face increasing complexity across electronics and electrical systems, they need a single set of related data to offer insights into the product’s various processes and functions. Simply stated, they need a digital thread for electrical systems.