Harnessing the potential of Knowledge Based Engineering in manufacturing design

An increase in productivity is required for the European aviation industry to remain competitive in a world with rising competition, shorter development timescales, more complex products and decreasing numbers of technically skilled personnel. Fokker Elmo, a Dutch aircraft electrical wiring harness manufacturer, is facing these challenges. At...

A New Methodology for the Development of Simulation Workflows: Moving Beyond MOKA

One of the main challenges in Multi-disciplinary Design Optimisation (MDO) is the interoperability of heterogeneous simulation tools. Some researches have reported that, due to these interoperability issues, only around 20% of the product development time is spent on analyses and creative design tasks. Clearly, there is a lot to gain, when it...