Being able to provide up-to-date digital mock-up for visualization, collision control and other tasks.
Making things work
Being able to provide up-to-date digital mock-ups for visualization, collision control and other tasks.
Making things work
Being able to provide up-to-date digital mock-ups for visualization, collision control and other tasks.
Making things work
MAN Energy Solutions
Reference summary report
Initial situation
- MAN Energy Solutions has been using the Innoface solution as part of their routine model and drawing approval since 2013.
- Transfer of converted CAD data to SAP; use of the ReleaseEngine for converting drawings for storage in SAP; the JT format is used for 3D models.
- Transfer of status information from SAP to Windchill
- Motor configuration based on SAP (PLM) dependency information at the main assemblies’ level. However, the main assemblies were stored as Creo native models in Windchill
- Merging the geometry and the positioning information with reference to the configuration knowledge in SAP.
- Thus the ability to visualize a complete mockup of a 3D-model of a certain motor configuration, e.g., for customer motors. In addition to allow collision control investigations for configured motors
Customer requirements
The following requirements had to be met by the respective project partners.
- Ability to maintain the position information in the PSM structure
- Ability to create structure JT information
- Ability to visualize CAD data in VDS format by converting JT files into VDS format
- Ability to export structure JTs
- Provision of the monolithic JTs of the CAD assemblies from Windchill
- Daily conversion of the main modules:
- for series engines: last released version
- for engines in development: last checked-in status.
- Because not all assemblies can be converted every day: intelligent detection of changes and conversions of any changed main modules.
Implementation
- Extensions for maintenance and storage of geom. position information in the PSM structure
- Creation of structure JTs (AJT files with structure information, position information and references to the geometry JJTs) from the PSM structure and the position information
- In SAP it is defined which CAD assemblies are relevant for SAP DMUs. Transfer this information from SAP to Windchill.
- An algorithm in Windchill is used to determine whether assemblies or their components have been changed. As soon as a change has been made, the main assembly is marked accordingly for DMU generation.
- An Innoface-job in Windchill tracks the changes to such a DMU-relevant assembly or components within the assembly (example BSP: release of a component within a "Series" assembly). When a change is detected, a job on the ReleaseEngine is initiated and creates the relevant JTs and transfers the information to PSM.
=>Conversion of the assembly to the JT format for transfer to SAP - In the later expansion stage (DMU 2.0 follow-up project), in addition to the JT conversion, intelligent shrinkwrap models with additional information such as mass, gravity points,inertia tensors, etc. were created and checked in to Windchill (additional tool from B&W Software is used)
- Transfer of information is provided by ReleaseEngine
Customer benefits
- Calculation of weight, center of gravity data, inertia tensors even without opening the native CAD model for a PSM configuration. This allows a predictive sizing of storage space and an optimized dispatch planning.
- The In-house developed solution for the transfer of status information from the PSM to Windchill and consequently the creation of lightweight Shrinkwrap models in Windchill also with weight information and inertia tensors enormously accelerates the design of installation drawings & further benefits such as the availability of 3D models for customers/plant planning
Initial situation
- MAN Energy Solutions has been using the Innoface solution as part of their routine model and drawing approval since 2013.
- Transfer of converted CAD data to SAP; use of the ReleaseEngine for converting drawings for storage in SAP; the JT format is used for 3D models.
- Transfer of status information from SAP to Windchill
- Motor configuration based on SAP (PLM) dependency information at the main assemblies’ level. However, the main assemblies were stored as Creo native models in Windchill
- Merging the geometry and the positioning information with reference to the configuration knowledge in SAP.
- Thus the ability to visualize a complete mockup of a 3D-model of a certain motor configuration, e.g., for customer motors. In addition to allow collision control investigations for configured motors
Customer requirements
The following requirements had to be met by the respective project partners.
- Ability to maintain the position information in the PSM structure
- Ability to create structure JT information
- Ability to visualize CAD data in VDS format by converting JT files into VDS format
- Ability to export structure JTs
- Provision of the monolithic JTs of the CAD assemblies from Windchill
- Daily conversion of the main modules:
- for series engines: last released version
- for engines in development: last checked-in status.
- Because not all assemblies can be converted every day: intelligent detection of changes and conversions of any changed main modules.
Implementation
- Extensions for maintenance and storage of geom. position information in the PSM structure
- Creation of structure JTs (AJT files with structure information, position information and references to the geometry JJTs) from the PSM structure and the position information
- In SAP it is defined which CAD assemblies are relevant for SAP DMUs. Transfer this information from SAP to Windchill.
- An algorithm in Windchill is used to determine whether assemblies or their components have been changed. As soon as a change has been made, the main assembly is marked accordingly for DMU generation.
- An Innoface-job in Windchill tracks the changes to such a DMU-relevant assembly or components within the assembly (example BSP: release of a component within a "Series" assembly). When a change is detected, a job on the ReleaseEngine is initiated and creates the relevant JTs and transfers the information to PSM.
=>Conversion of the assembly to the JT format for transfer to SAP - In the later expansion stage (DMU 2.0 follow-up project), in addition to the JT conversion, intelligent shrinkwrap models with additional information such as mass, gravity points,inertia tensors, etc. were created and checked in to Windchill (additional tool from B&W Software is used)
- Transfer of information is provided by ReleaseEngine
Customer benefits
- Calculation of weight, center of gravity data, inertia tensors even without opening the native CAD model for a PSM configuration. This allows a predictive sizing of storage space and an optimized dispatch planning.
- The In-house developed solution for the transfer of status information from the PSM to Windchill and consequently the creation of lightweight Shrinkwrap models in Windchill also with weight information and inertia tensors enormously accelerates the design of installation drawings & further benefits such as the availability of 3D models for customers/plant planning
About MAN Energy Solutions
MAN Energy Solutions SE is a supplier of large diesel engines and turbo machines for marine and stationary applications.The company develops two-stroke and four-stroke engines, which are produced in-house or by licensees and which produce an output of between 450 kW and 87 MW. In addition, MAN Energy Solutions develops and manufactures gas turbines up to 50 MW, steam turbines up to 150 MW, as well as compressors with volume flows up to 1.5 million m³/h and pressures up to 1000 bar. Turbochargers, propellers, gas engines and chemical reactors complement the product portfolio.
The Augsburg site primarily develops and builds four-stroke large diesel engines for maritime and stationary applications. PTC Creo is used for the development of the motors with Windchill as a PDM system or for CAD data management. MAN Energy Solutions uses SAP as their PLM and ERP solution. The products IFConneX and ReleaseEngine from Innoface are used to connect Windchill with SAP.
Photo credit: ©MAN Energy Solutions SE | www.man-es.com
About MAN Energy Solutions
MAN Energy Solutions SE is a supplier of large diesel engines and turbo machines for marine and stationary applications.The company develops two-stroke and four-stroke engines, which are produced in-house or by licensees and which produce an output of between 450 kW and 87 MW. In addition, MAN Energy Solutions develops and manufactures gas turbines up to 50 MW, steam turbines up to 150 MW, as well as compressors with volume flows up to 1.5 million m³/h and pressures up to 1000 bar. Turbochargers, propellers, gas engines and chemical reactors complement the product portfolio.
The Augsburg site primarily develops and builds four-stroke large diesel engines for maritime and stationary applications. PTC Creo is used for the development of the motors with Windchill as a PDM system or for CAD data management. MAN Energy Solutions uses SAP as their PLM and ERP solution. The products IFConneX and ReleaseEngine from Innoface are used to connect Windchill with SAP.
Photo credit: ©MAN Energy Solutions SE | www.man-es.com
About MAN Energy Solutions
MAN Energy Solutions SE is a supplier of large diesel engines and turbo machines for marine and stationary applications.The company develops two-stroke and four-stroke engines, which are produced in-house or by licensees and which produce an output of between 450 kW and 87 MW. In addition, MAN Energy Solutions develops and manufactures gas turbines up to 50 MW, steam turbines up to 150 MW, as well as compressors with volume flows up to 1.5 million m³/h and pressures up to 1000 bar. Turbochargers, propellers, gas engines and chemical reactors complement the product portfolio.
The Augsburg site primarily develops and builds four-stroke large diesel engines for maritime and stationary applications. PTC Creo is used for the development of the motors with Windchill as a PDM system or for CAD data management. MAN Energy Solutions uses SAP as their PLM and ERP solution. The products IFConneX and ReleaseEngine from Innoface are used to connect Windchill with SAP.
Photo credit: ©MAN Energy Solutions SE
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Locations
Innoface AG
Steinhäuserstr. 20
76135 Karlsruhe
Germany
Tel.: +49 721 6268730
Mail: support@innoface.de
INNOFACE AMERICAS INC
3505 Lake Lynda Drive
Suite 200
Orlando, Florida 32817
Tel.: +1 407 567 2500
Mail: support@innoface.com