GDC Technics has grown from a single-service modifications business into a global company providing an extensive range of engineering and technical in-house services to airlines, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), government organizations and heads of state. It is driven by the belief that if something can be dreamed, it can be done. And today, by focusing on developing new, innovative engineering and production techniques, GDC Technics aims to be the best aircraft modifications company in the world.
GDC Technics’ tagline, ‘Engineering the Impossible’, reflects its relentless pursuit of limitless possibilities, inventive qualities and perpetual advancement. To support its vision, the company is taking advantage of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform from long-time partner Dassault Systemes, using it to drive innovation and ensure engineering continuity across its sites in North America and the UK.
To achieve this, it needs digital continuity across all facets of its business – one central platform where all data converges and provides all the tools needed during a project – allowing all stakeholders to have access to the one design or model, of which just one version exists. GDC Technics selected the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to make this a reality.
“It’s GDC Technics’ vision to have complete transparency throughout the end-to-end digital solution,” said Mark Reynolds, operations manager at GDC Technics. “We use Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform with CATIA and ENOVIA to enable GDC Technics to be industry leaders, and work with OEMs, our suppliers and partners to ensure digital continuity across all elements of the product lifecycle.”
As they manage each end customers’ specific requirements and modifications, engineers must also ensure the aircraft complies with the latest regulations specified by global certification authorities. It’s a complex task. Every person working on a project must continuously fine tune changes with each other, as well as with the OEM, the suppliers of parts, and other partners involved in a project. Throughout, engineers have to ensure the data is consistent with the aircraft type certificate. Any error in this process – for instance due to involved parties working with different versions of a design – has far-reaching consequences, jeopardizing certifications and causing a plane to remain grounded.
To avoid this, GDC Technics needed to be able to link its engineering data with its certification data within the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
“The industry-specific processes within the 3DEXPERIENCE platform have allowed us to bring the engineering and certification departments together into the same workspace,” said Stephen Tiernan, head of design organization at GDC Technics. “The certification program is about linking requirements and source documents so that a certification engineer can easily locate a document, link it to a project and ensure the final requirement set is covered. It’s all in one location; it’s already a built-up database, the information is already in there, you just have to select it.”
To learn more about how GDC Technics is using ENOVIA to improve collaboration and shorten time to market, read the case study here - and view the video.
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