Eurocopter automates drawing generation for A380 doors

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(2007), "Eurocopter automates drawing generation for A380 doors", Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 79 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/aeat.2007.12779bad.003

Eurocopter automates drawing generation for A380 doors

Eurocopter automates drawing generation for A380 doors

Eurocopter reports that it has automated the generation of engineering bills of materials (BOM) for Airbus A380 doors with Pacelab ADT, the knowledge-based Automated Drawing Tool by Berlin software provider PACE. The two companies are currently investigating opportunities of commercially exploiting the tool's wide applicability and flexibility.

Pacelab ADT allows the automatic transfer of design data from product data management to configuration data management systems. Configurable rules add production-relevant information and parts to the engineering BOMs and check their consistency, eliminating a major source of error in the design process. In addition, a Eurocopter-internal benchmark revealed that Pacelab ADT expedites the generation of BOMs by more than 90 percent.

Rainer Hertle, Head of Electrical Systems, Airplane Components, at Eurocopter explains: “Pacelab ADT substantially increases both our productivity and quality. Closing the information gap between 3D design and the approved BOM has boosted the drawing quality and reduced errors and cost in the production and assembly of the doors.”

Because of its open architecture, Pacelab ADT is not tied to a specific aircraft program or IT environment. The high application potential has encouraged Eurocopter and PACE to join forces and market the software solution collaboratively.

Details available from: PACE Aerospace Engineering and Information Technology GmbH, Tel: +49 30 293 62 0, Fax: +49 30 293 62 113, PACE America, Inc., Tel: +1 706 354 5492, Fax: +1 706 354 4627.