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Siemens and IBM

Harness the power of software defined products

A holistic systems engineering approach for software-defined era

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The engineering landscape is transforming as software increasingly defines product value. Companies must evolve their methods to harness this power, requiring a shift from traditional silos toward a digital thread that enables coherent, multi-domain, and cross-discipline engineering.

Complexity factor

Through different aircraft generations, from the A310 to the A350 XWB, complexity has increased with a factor of 100 to 1000.

Airbus case study

ECUs for vehicles

Vehicles continue to become more complex. Typically, cars have one ECU per vehicle function, which results in a network of up to 150 ECUs in every vehicle.

Siemens and Accenture SDV whitepaper

OEMs with cloud technology

Portion of acquisitions by machinery OEMs that have distinct capabilities in software or cloud technology; up from less than 20% 10 years ago.

Bain and Company

Navigating the Software-Defined Era

Siemens and IBM are partnering to address the software-defined era, where systems are increasingly software-driven. This evolution creates immense complexity in safety and integrity, requiring a holistic approach that seamlessly integrates systems design across processes and the entire product lifecycle to manage function, interface stability, and continuous feature updates.

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Leading technology innovation

The adoption of new technology-based standard SysML v2 enables an highly interoperable environment. With an intuitive and seamless user interface, we maximize the end user’s productivity and efficiency. The adoption of GenAI into our solutions help automate the creation of system models and simplify and accelerate engineering operation.

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Holistic Model-based System Engineering (MBSE)

We provide a leading system modeler and a best-in-class PLM system, enabling standard, flexible and scalable integration of the MBSE domain solutions. This allows users to have a holistic view and full traceability throughout the product and production lifecycle. It can help users identify problems early, mitigate risk and manage cost.

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Changing the paradigm: A Holistic System Engineering Approach

Within A&D, automotive, and industrial and heavy equipment industries, two-thirds of manufacturers create products containing software, electronics, and mechanical components. Manufacturers develop and share these product designs as digital models, allowing them to be evaluated as part of a digital twin. Therefore, the sooner product systems can be defined, modeled, integrated, and simulated, the quicker the digital twin can be tested.

Having visibility and traceability over the entire product development and launch process can redefine expectations regarding the cost, time, and quality of bringing new products to market. With a holistic approach to MBSE, manufacturers can experience a productivity renaissance in developing and manufacturing safe, profitable, and high-performance products.

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