(MBE) Model Based Engineering

This domain area consists of technical presentations focused on creation and management of model based best practices for design, production, and support engineering. Subjects include (but are not limited to) 3D MBD, factory floor modeling, process modeling, quality statistical analysis, and failure mode analysis/prediction, focusing on the interoperability of data from one lifecycle state to the next.

Attending gives you a unique opportunity to see the innovative solutions being deployed across the industry, build your Model Based Engineering peer network and have open discussions about the tactical issues of operating in a heterogeneous world.

Note: There will be three focus areas covered on three separate days: 3d Model Based Definition, Model Based Production Engineering, and Model Based Support Engineering.

(ET/IT) Emergent Technologies/Industry Transformation

The goal of the Emergent Technology domain is to define and demonstrate industry transformation as a function of partnering, business alignment and co-product innovation through the integrated use of emergent technology. A key focus of this track is on the use of Emergent Technology to fully enable industry transformation in the following areas:

§Identification and introduction of Emergent Technology related to Product Data Interoperability (Examples: Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence,  Machine Learning,  Information Security, Quantum Computing, etc.)

§Best practices, methods, architecture and test-beds demonstrating the use of the technology across the lifecycle.

§Architectural constructs to facilitate the introduction and integration of emergent technology into the product lifecycle ecosystem (supply chain, manufacturing, services and operational environment)

(DT3) Digital Twin / Digital Thread / Digital Engineering

The Digital Twin / Digital Thread domain has expanded to include digital engineering.  The digital twin / digital thread track invites participants to cooperatively engage and participate in defining and demonstrating digital products, digital engineering, digital manufacturing, digital collaboration, and digital support utilizing a seamless flow of authoritative data across the life-cycle of digitally defined products and services.

The sessions will ephasize digital twin, digital thread, and digital engineering:

§Applied utilization in the aerospace industry

§Information technology system architectures

§Commensurate software design for DT² solutions

§A holistic product lifecycle value perspective

(MBSE) Model Based Systems Engineering

Until recently, our System Engineering design processes were dependent on documentation and the occasional model.  Improvements in our tools and skills has enabled the merger of requirements, architecture views and behavior models into integrated MBSE models.  The consistent feedback is the challenge to align these models across the domains and integrated across the life-cycle.  Adding to these challenges, the PLM tools have sometimes struggled to support the needs of each industry based on the diversity in model formats while still accounting for configuration and change management.  This inconsistency in tools and capabilities also affects our ability to collaborate between the stakeholders, OEMs, and the supply base.  This defines the purpose of the MBSE track.  This is the domain area where companies can share their experiences, compare capabilities, and engage the solution providers.  The goal is data interoperability with an emphasis on process and data standards.  You are invited to observe, join and participate in the discussions and hopefully extract knowledge that you can leverage in your company and industry.

PLM Executive 

GPDIS has recognized that Digital Transformation and building Interoperable systems is truly a human endeavor; Technology is straightforward, while people are complex. Delivering effective leadership and vision are incredibly vital.

The PLM Executive domain area was added to GPDIS to recognize the role of Strategic Vision and Leadership at the Executive Levels.

§Focusing on leading an organization from Requirements to “Ringing the Register”

§Overcoming resistance to change and the “We’ve always done it this way” paradigm shift

§Strategies for fostering collaboration between organizations that weren’t integrated traditionally, transitioning them from “Silos” to “Beacons” that operate in a concerted manner across the Digital Web/Digital Twin (Enterprise)

§Empowering your teams in the face of uncertainty and disruption

§Thinking beyond the horizon and which direction PLM will take in the future

§Reality check on the state of PLM

Standards 

GPDIS recognizes the importance of using data interoperability standards as a means to achieving global collaboration between OEMs and their suppliers in all phases of product development, including design, manufacturing, certification and support phases.  Standards for processes and data enables interoperability and availability of product information through the lifecycle of the product. Standards enable OEMs, manufacturers and the supply chain to leverage opportunities and reduce risk for current and future operations. Standards improve capabilities for long-term storage and retrieval of product data for use in tools developed decades after the original product design.

Key focus areas are:

§Automation opportunities from data exchanges that integrate the product lifecycle

§Developing collaboration capabilities based on exchange of neutral format data

§Identifying use cases to use and improve data standard formats

§Review best practices for using data standards based on current capabilities

§Establish standards for preservation of product data to meet business and regulatory needs

Workshop: MBSE Workshop

This workshop addresses the urgent need to move beyond isolated successes towards a shared understanding. We will delve into the requirements for a common MBSE semantic metamodel or Architecture Description Framework (ADF) capable of supporting robust, multi-party collaboration. Current modeling languages like SysML v2, while foundational for system representation, may lack the specific semantic depth and standardized exchange mechanisms required for seamless, tool-agnostic model integration across diverse enterprise environments and toolchains.

Furthermore, aligning with the GPDIS 2025 focus on the manufacturing digital thread, this challenge extends beyond design. Effective digital transformation demands that our common model bridges the gap between MBSE artifacts (like requirements and architecture) and crucial manufacturing information, including MBOMs and process planning data, flowing between OEMs and suppliers. How can manufacturing concepts be effectively factored into a common MBSE data model to enhance quality, reduce recurring costs, and stabilize supply chains?

Join us to explore potential pathways and solutions. We will hear perspectives on emerging standardization efforts, such as OMG’s CASCaDE (Collaborative Artifact Specification, Context and Data Exchange), and gain insights from the MBSE arm of the Aerospace and Defense’s PLM Action Group. The agenda will include testimonies from user companies (tbc) articulating the pressing need for such a common model and presentations from IT solution providers (tbc) showcasing emerging solutions that integrate collaborative MBSE with digital manufacturing capabilities.