The 787 Dreamliner project marks the first time Boeing is making its partners responsible for the design of the parts and components they will ultimately manufacture. New 3D design and collaboration technologies are powering the initiative.
| Application |
Product |
Supplier |
| 3D computer-aided design |
Catia V5 |
Dassault
Systèmes |
| Manufacturing simulation |
Delmia V5 |
Dassault
Systèmes |
| Product life-cycle management
collaboration |
Enovia V5 |
Dassault
Systèmes |
| Database
supporting Enovia |
DB2 |
IBM |
| Digital content delivery
management |
TrueDelivery |
Radiance
Technologies |
| Airplane sales
configuration |
Teamcenter |
UGS |
| Shop floor
information system |
Velocity |
Intercim |
| Multimedia collaboration
centers |
Various videoconferencing units |
Tanberg |
| Composite material
simulations |
FibreSIM |
Vistagy |
| Dynamic systems simulation
(hydraulic, pneumatic,
mechanical, etc.) |
Easy5 |
MSC Software |
| Machine tool simulations |
CAM-POST,
Virtual Machine |
ICAM
Technologies |
| Measurement and analysis |
Metrolog V5 |
Metrologic |
| Aerodynamics testing |
Cray X1
supercomputer |
Cray |
| Supply chain management |
E2open |
Exostar |
| Flight control operations |
Integrity-178B |
Green Hills
Software |
| 787 avionics control
center, including plane’s
environmental, electrical,
mechanical, hydraulic and
cabin services |
Common Core
System |
Smiths
Aerospace |
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