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How Aero Vodochody Accelerated Electrical Design in the Modernization of L-39NG
For a complex product like an aircraft, not only the quality of design matters, but also the speed and reliability of processing changes. Each customer specification means new requirements for documentation, material reports, and cable harnesses.
At Aero Vodochody, electrical design was originally based on the AutoCAD graphical system. Wiring lists, length calculations, and material reports were created manually. This way of working was time-consuming, complicated when changes occurred, and prone to errors.
What the situation looked like before the change
Electrical documentation was mainly created manually. Information had to be repeatedly rewritten and checked, which prolonged the entire process and increased the risk of discrepancies between individual documents.
With the increasing complexity of the L-39NG project, it became clear that the existing way of working was not sustainable in the long term. Therefore, Aero sought a specialized electrical CAE system that could automate design work and unify data.
How the implementation of the solution proceeded
The choice fell on Engineering Base, which stood out primarily due to its modern database architecture. This allows for centralized data management and reduces the mechanical rewriting of information between documents.
When creating the new electrical documentation for the L-39NG aircraft, it was necessary to create not only logical wiring diagrams, assembly layouts, and material reports, but also manufacturing documentation for cable harnesses. Here, Engineering Base provided a significant advantage: an online data connection between electrical diagrams and harness documentation.
How the solution works from the system's perspective
Engineering Base allows for both graphical and alphanumeric design. This is especially important in harness documentation, where tabular input significantly speeds up work.
In collaboration with TECHNODAT Elektro, the solution was additionally integrated with the internal information system Avalon and also with mechanical 3D systems CATIA V and Siemens NX. Electrical and mechanical design can thus collaborate better on one complex product.
How the customer describes this change
“Our goal was to use Engineering Base and our own development to create machine processing of production preparation up to outputs for controlling cutting machines and generating technological processes,”
Ing. Stanislav Calda
Head of Technical Department, ELBAS
impact
What impact the solution had in practice
The implementation of Engineering Base brought a significant modernization of the way circuit and manufacturing documentation is processed. A part of manual work was eliminated, changes were executed faster, and data accuracy increased across documentation.
The new design method is being used and further developed in the L-39NG project, which involves extensive modernization of the aircraft and the creation of new comprehensive documentation.
relevance
When a similar approach makes sense
This experience is relevant for manufacturing companies that create extensive electrical documentation, work with cable harnesses, and need to better manage the continuity between electrical design, manufacturing documentation, material reports, and 3D design.
Typically, this involves situations where changes in design must be quickly reflected in all related documents and where manual data transfer slows down work or increases the risk of errors.
position
Why TECHNODAT was part of the solution
TECHNODAT has long been active in the field of electrical design and systems for technical documentation. Thanks to knowledge of Engineering Base and related enterprise and 3D systems, it was possible to design a solution that did not just focus on the software deployment but supported the real way of working for designers.
What changed in everyday work
TECHNODAT has long been active in the field of electrical design and systems for technical documentation. Thanks to knowledge of Engineering Base and related enterprise and 3D systems, it was possible to design a solution that did not just focus on the software deployment but supported the real way of working for designers.
Why this approach is important
Modern aircraft development requires high precision, traceability, and a quick response to changes. Therefore, the benefit arises not only from the software itself but primarily from the way data is handled.
If electrical design, manufacturing documentation, and related systems work separately, there is room for delays and errors. Engineering Base helps eliminate this space and create a stronger foundation for effective engineering work.
If you are dealing with a similar situation, you are probably facing the same problem
If your company still creates electrical diagrams, material reports, or harness documentation separately and with manual transcriptions, you are likely encountering similar limits as Aero Vodochody did before modernization.
We would be happy to take a look at your process and show where the biggest risks arise, what can be automated, and what managed work with electrical data might look like in your environment.
We would be happy to take a look at your process and show where the biggest risks arise, what can be automated, and what managed work with electrical data might look like in your environment.
