The development of new aircraft is a complex project – even a business unto itself – that generates a huge population of intellectual property created by teams within the OEM and subcontractors alike. Once in flight, in-service support of an aircraft over a 20-50 year lifecycle generates even more intellectual property, involves more companies and, of course, more stakeholders. NovaQuest solutions showcase our PLM expertise in Aerospace to help companies manage all of the processes and data generated during development to enter new aircraft into service faster.

At NovaQuest, we’ve derived superior industry solutions by leveraging our unique combination of real-world industry experience and deep knowledge of PLM applications delivered by Dassault Systèmes (DS). NovaQuest is the first DS partner to offer new V6 PLM technology which combines the advanced collaborative business processes of ENOVIA, the knowledge-driven development of 3D in CATIA, and the lifelike experience of 3DVIA to help your company reach new levels of product and process innovation. Our solutions enable:

• Real-time views of program deliverables arm managers with the right data to make good decisions
• Product line portfolios help product managers organize the content within each of their assigned models
• Secure folders store original program contracts with every detail to keep everyone involved fully aligned
• A logical product architecture shows each major discipline to helps everyone understand and communicate critical product information

• Program-driven change management unifies system-wide changes to eliminate confusion and avoid mistakes
• Greater visibility to contracts ensures everyone knows what is needed to fulfill contractual obligations
• Standard processes across company functions, business units and the supply chain provide continuity for greater efficiency
• A centralized, secure system protects users from committing inadvertent breaches of security policies which might put the entire program at risk

• Easy 3D product navigation helps stakeholders quickly find information with little information up front
• Dashboards in full-color, 3D clearly integrate product information with program data stored in external enterprise applications
• Customer requirements gathered throughout development communicate every specification to the appropriate program team member
• Advanced online collaboration capabilities improve communication and concurrent engineering among partners for optimum development efficiency

• Breakdown communication barriers over very long distances and across different cultures by leveraging 3D whenever possible to ‘See What You Mean’
• Gain efficiencies with fewer meetings and less effort while always keeping decision-makers up-to-date
• Regularly assess the impact of any requirement at any stage of development to optimize engineering, stabilize production, and reduce end-product support costs
• Automatically record formal and informal exchanges that affect program requirements and keep the entire program team effective and working toward the same goal

• Reusable knowledge catalogs store best practices to quickly configure new parts pre-optimized for performance and manufacturability
• Manage relations between engineering data and manufacturing activities to identify design impacts to downstream processes
• Logical digital mockup provides a system design preview before constructing 3D geometry to identify system errors earlier
• Traceability of requirements, functional and logical elements, and physical structures help product architects navigate complex systems

• New levels of system optimization across all disciplines drives out complexity and lowers cost
• Improve commonality and product quality by adhering to proven corporate practices and methods
• Eliminate extensive virtual changes later by reviewing product concepts early while changes are simplest
• Complete understanding of how systems and components perform shortens service cycles and customer downtime