Enginia Defense: digitize innovation and weapon system sustainment  

Innovation in the Defense Industry

The increased pace of new weapon system development requires a full digitized environment where clients – MODs and OEMs – can conceptualize their needs. Data from many different software programs like CAD and FEA together with specialized software for Requirements Management and Model Based Systems Engineering.
Manufactures need to be able to consume this information for their manufacturing and relay sub-systems and parts to suppliers. When delivered the hardware should be joined with a complete Technical Data Package for the customer to use, maintain and repair the system.

Integrated Product Support (IPS/ILS) for large Weapon Systems

Large weapon systems have lifespans of decades. Maintaining these complex machines asks for well planned logistics and execution. Often the upkeep of these systems takes place in hostile environments, like high seas and frontlines. To the point instructions and spare part availability is crucial. Incident repair and midlife upgrades require also design information.
Operators and owners of these weapon systems should have one authoritative source making the information available to users with the right system configuration and up to date version. 

Digital Twins for complex Weapon Systems

A fully digitized twin of a complex weapon system is essential in todays warfare. Strategies are build upon a system of systems approach where all systems and subsystems are interconnected. Real time monitoring and predictive maintenance have become basic requirements.

Enginia recognizes the need for multiple Digital Twins. Product Innovation moves faster when all parties involved look at the same information. Manufacturers increase production when complex production methods can be tested upfront. And todays maintenance and repair requires a full Digital Twin to calculate multiple scenarios to increase system availability.

The Digital Thread for Defense

The flow of data during the product creation process for weapon systems (the Digital Thread for Defense) crosses many borders. Country to country, but also company to company. Maintaining data integrity is a challenge. MODs and contractors experience great challenges in data exchange. Large data sets need to be sent back and forth between a large variety of software systems.

Enginia supports the secure exchange of data through specialized data exchange interfaces, both internally between PLM and ERP but also externally between customer and supplier.