Aerospace & Defense

U.S. Air Force deploys Teamcenter as its enterprise PLM solution

U.S. Air Force deploys Teamcenter as its enterprise PLM solution

To ensure fleet superiority and mission readiness, the U.S. Air Force has begun deploying Teamcenter™ as its enterprise-level product lifecycle...

Aircraft design – Part 2: Leveraging a multidisciplinary digital twin

Aircraft design – Part 2: Leveraging a multidisciplinary digital twin

In part one of our blog series on a multidisciplinary approach to aircraft design, we discussed the importance of establishing...

Aerospace design - Part 1: Establishing a single source of truth

Aerospace design - Part 1: Establishing a single source of truth

Aerospace and defense products and programs are becoming increasingly complex. To stay relevant, companies need to rethink their product development...

Adopting a multidisciplinary approach to aerospace design

Adopting a multidisciplinary approach to aerospace design

When aerospace design teams operate in silos, numerous problems arise. Lack of visibility, communication gaps, slow decision-making, delays and errors...

Podcast: Exploring AI for the aerospace industry

Podcast: Exploring AI for the aerospace industry

Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) are offering exciting opportunities across industries, including aerospace. As the technology seems to evolve...

Aircraft certification: Answering key questions on the process of achieving airworthiness

Aircraft certification: Answering key questions on the process of achieving airworthiness

Airworthiness is an essential aspect of the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry as it focuses entirely on ensuring the safety,...

Take aerospace MBSE to the next level with a mission-driven approach

Take aerospace MBSE to the next level with a mission-driven approach

Product complexity in aerospace and defense has exploded. This complexity manifests not only in the numbers of systems, subsystems and...

Aerospace companies achieve impressive results with Siemens’ solutions for aerospace systems engineering

Aerospace companies achieve impressive results with Siemens’ solutions for aerospace systems engineering

Digitally transforming your aerospace systems engineering approach to be mission-driven can help accelerate product development and avoid late-discovered issues that...

Podcast: Market intelligence for aerospace supply chain management

Podcast: Market intelligence for aerospace supply chain management

January 23, 2024

See what industry experts from Siemens and Supplyframe had to say about the aerospace supply chain management issues the industry is facing.

Manage aerospace electrical systems compliance with Capital software

Manage aerospace electrical systems compliance with Capital software

January 4, 2024

Aerospace and defense companies need to run profitable programs, and a major part of that involves managing and mitigating risks....

Trending aerospace webinars in 2023

Trending aerospace webinars in 2023

December 15, 2023

It’s been a busy year in the aerospace and defense industries, and we imagine you’ve been busy as well. As...

How to develop hydrogen-powered aircraft

How to develop hydrogen-powered aircraft

December 14, 2023

As the aviation industry works to become more sustainable, it’s crucial to develop new ways to power aircraft to reduce...

How can we make aviation more sustainable?

How can we make aviation more sustainable?

December 11, 2023

It’s well known that aviation accounts for a significant amount of carbon emissions. To meet goals like net-zero aviation emissions...

Using digital manufacturing to machine high-quality components for aerospace and defense

Using digital manufacturing to machine high-quality components for aerospace and defense

November 8, 2023

Aerospace and defense products are some of the most complex products in the industry. Plus, these products and their many...

Aerospace factory of the future: Moving from a traditional to digital machine shop

Aerospace factory of the future: Moving from a traditional to digital machine shop

October 5, 2023

Running an aerospace and defense machine shop in today’s competitive environment is incredibly challenging, but it doesn’t have to be....

MBOM management: Building a successful smart manufacturing strategy for aerospace and defense

MBOM management: Building a successful smart manufacturing strategy for aerospace and defense

August 30, 2023

Aerospace and defense manufacturers are facing a challenging environment. Beyond fierce competition, they’re facing increased part complexity, rigorous quality standards,...

Optimize the full value chain with aerospace manufacturing operations management

Optimize the full value chain with aerospace manufacturing operations management

August 25, 2023

To better adapt to innovation and customer demands, it’s increasingly important for aerospace manufacturers to take a holistic approach to...

Aircraft certification: Numerical analysis supported by physical testing

Aircraft certification: Numerical analysis supported by physical testing

Aircraft certification is a crucial part of any successful program. However, it’s a time-consuming and expensive process. Numerical analysis supported...

Sustainable aviation fuels

Sustainable aviation fuels

Earth and those beings who populate its surface are experiencing unprecedented levels of climate change. The current temperature is already...

What’s new in the marine industry: August 2022

What’s new in the marine industry: August 2022

Welcome to August! We know summer is a busy time, and it’s easy to miss new resources and information between...

Using CFD software for ship drag reduction

Using CFD software for ship drag reduction

Vessels moving through water experience more frictional drag than vehicles moving on land or in the air. As fuel costs...

How low-code development can address complexity in the marine industry

How low-code development can address complexity in the marine industry

The marine industry has historically been a conservative industry. It moves slower to adopt new processes and innovation. This has...

How to use advanced simulation tools for fast boat design

How to use advanced simulation tools for fast boat design

Simulation is a valuable tool for naval architects and ship designers. It can save time and money while quickly finding...

Make a multidisciplinary design process easier with the digital twin

Make a multidisciplinary design process easier with the digital twin

Ships are complex vessels with a number of different systems that need to work in collaboration. Digital tools exist today...

What do shipbuilders gain from integrated project planning?

What do shipbuilders gain from integrated project planning?

Complexity has become a major theme for the marine industry in recent years. Shipbuilding projects are increasingly complex, as are...

Using co-simulation to improve ship performance

Using co-simulation to improve ship performance

As we’ve discussed previously, there is a push for the marine industry to become more sustainable by reducing emissions and...

The benefits of integrating simulation into the ship design process

The benefits of integrating simulation into the ship design process

In the design spiral approach to ship design that’s been the standard for decades, there has been almost an invisible...

How the ship design process needs to change for a sustainable future

How the ship design process needs to change for a sustainable future

Marine vessels are some of the most complex machines on the planet, with many systems that need to work in...

The 5 key trends driving ship design right now

The 5 key trends driving ship design right now

The world has been focusing more on creating a sustainable future for the planet in recent years. With the planet...

How Opcenter APS helps Trek Bicycle avoid production shutdowns and improve the timeliness of customer orders

How Opcenter APS helps Trek Bicycle avoid production shutdowns and improve the timeliness of customer orders

The Trek Bicycle Corporation designs and manufactures high-end bikes, striving to make the world a better place to live and...

How advanced planning and scheduling systems can support supply chain management

How advanced planning and scheduling systems can support supply chain management

Even in the best possible conditions, production planning and scheduling are complex. Manufacturers constantly must worry about raw materials shortages,...

From design spiral to V-model: Changes in the ship design process

From design spiral to V-model: Changes in the ship design process

We’ve written before about the need for the marine industry to move away from the design spiral approach to ship...

Looking into low-code applications and how they solve marine problems

Looking into low-code applications and how they solve marine problems

We now live in a software-driven world. That fact impacts our lives and businesses. To future-proof their success, companies need...

Better ship design efficiency through better process orchestration

Better ship design efficiency through better process orchestration

Shipbuilding is increasingly complex. Modern vessels are more high-tech and need to satisfy a lot of requirements. How can shipbuilders...

Using reality technologies to train and assist the marine workforce

Using reality technologies to train and assist the marine workforce

February 18, 2022

Working in the marine industry comes with a certain amount of risk. Building ships and maneuvering them safely from point...

What does it mean to have a digital fleet?

What does it mean to have a digital fleet?

February 10, 2022

Operating a modern fleet is no easy feat. When you add in the many factors outside ship operators’ control, it...

How to use digital tools to meet EEXI targets across your fleet

How to use digital tools to meet EEXI targets across your fleet

February 4, 2022

In June 2021, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted amendments to MARPOL Annex VI that introduced an Energy Efficiency Index...

How an APS solution can help discrete industry manufacturers

How an APS solution can help discrete industry manufacturers

February 3, 2022

Discrete industry is changing. Manufacturers are facing three major pressures: High demand Flexibility Predictivity These all center around production planning,...

3 crucial elements of an integrated approach to ship design and engineering

3 crucial elements of an integrated approach to ship design and engineering

February 3, 2022

The marine industry has had to manage growing complexity in recent years as a few significant trends have impacted operations....

Automate process scheduling with Opcenter APS

Automate process scheduling with Opcenter APS

February 2, 2022

Production scheduling is critical for any manufacturing business, especially in today’s fast-paced market. Siloed scheduling can lead to miscommunication across...

Creating a digital twin: The key to building a smart vessel

Creating a digital twin: The key to building a smart vessel

January 27, 2022

Uncertainty has gripped the marine industry in recent years. Ship owners and operators must concentrate on maintaining tight control of...

Simulation: Powering innovation in electric ship propulsion

Simulation: Powering innovation in electric ship propulsion

January 21, 2022

The marine industry has made strides toward building a more sustainable future in recent decades. The IMO has set aggressive...

How an integrated approach to project management leads to better bids for shipbuilding projects

How an integrated approach to project management leads to better bids for shipbuilding projects

December 21, 2021

In recent years, uncertainty in the global economy has led the new-build marine market to contract. There are fewer projects...

A new business model for the marine industry: Adding ship service & maintenance to your shipyard’s offerings

A new business model for the marine industry: Adding ship service & maintenance to your shipyard’s offerings

December 14, 2021

A ship in dock – rather than out at sea – is expensive for shipyards and ship owners. Yet every...

Why the marine industry needs a new process for ship construction

Why the marine industry needs a new process for ship construction

December 7, 2021

Shipbuilders always want – and need – to deliver projects on spec, on time and on budget. However, increased complexity...

Combatting cavitation: How marine CFD can help

Combatting cavitation: How marine CFD can help

December 1, 2021

Fluid cavitation, the creation of gas bubbles underwater from fast-moving objects, in low-pressure environments, is an unfortunate fact of life...

Why the marine industry needs to ditch the design spiral in ship design and engineering

Why the marine industry needs to ditch the design spiral in ship design and engineering

November 23, 2021

While the traditional design spiral method for designing marine vessels has been around for decades, new technology and new pressures...

3 simulation technologies the marine industry needs to adopt to optimize ship design

3 simulation technologies the marine industry needs to adopt to optimize ship design

November 18, 2021

As the global economic slowdown and the continued push toward more sustainable operations, the marine industry is under pressure to...

Five reasons to adopt a simulation-driven approach to the ship design process

Five reasons to adopt a simulation-driven approach to the ship design process

November 10, 2021

We’ve discussed before the need for naval architects to move away from the design spiral method of designing ships. Developed...

How can the global shipping industry become more sustainable?

How can the global shipping industry become more sustainable?

October 27, 2021

Global shipping activities are estimated to contribute 2-3% of total global carbon emissions annually. As temperatures continue to rise around...