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ŠKODA Transportation
Modernizace inženýrských procesů s Engineering Base. Jak společnost Škoda Transportation zvýšila efektivitu projektování a standardizovala práci s elektro dokumentací.
How Škoda Transportation Increased Projecting Efficiency and Standardized Work with Electrical Documentation
Škoda Transportation has been continuously developing its design and engineering processes to meet the ever-increasing demands for development speed, documentation quality, and coordination of extensive projects. With the growing complexity of rail vehicles and the involvement of multiple teams across various locations, the need arose to unify data, eliminate inefficient manual activities, and create an environment that enables effective collaboration over a single source of technical information.
Unified data for more efficient collaboration
An important requirement was to create a unified environment for managing electrical documentation that allows consistent work across design, production, and other departments. The company was also looking for a solution that would support the standardization of processes among individual teams and simplify work with extensive technical data during the implementation of demanding rail vehicle projects.
Engineering Base as the foundation of modern engineering
In collaboration with TECHNODAT, a solution was developed that connects Engineering Base and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform into a single process.
From the user's perspective, the work has fundamentally not changed. The electrical designer continues to work in an environment they are accustomed to.
The difference arises when the data is ready to be shared. Instead of manual transfer, a controlled process takes place that automatically checks the data, creates the product structure, and ensures its connection to other parts of the development.
Faster work with documentation and higher standardization
A significant benefit was especially the significantly faster work with extensive data and automatic synchronization of changes across documentation. Engineering Base also helped standardize procedures among the individual companies in the group and created a stable foundation for further development of digital engineering.
The platform proved effective in implementing extensive rail vehicle projects, where it enabled more efficient management of electrical documentation, faster navigation in data, and easier collaboration between design, production, and other departments.
Prepared for further development of the digital environment
The digitization of engineering processes today represents one of the key prerequisites for the effective development of modern rail vehicles. Škoda Transportation, through the deployment of the Engineering Base platform, has gained a robust technological foundation that supports standardization, higher work efficiency, and further development of the company's digital environment, including integration with 3D systems and PLM platforms.
How Škoda Transportation Describes This Change
"EB managed to provide the best solution for our needs. The openness of EB, multi-user access, and the consistent linking of different representations of the object
in various documents were the main deciding factors alongside already positive experiences with TECHNODAT."
in various documents were the main deciding factors alongside already positive experiences with TECHNODAT."
Zdeněk Sváta
Technical Director, Škoda Transportation
impact
What impact did the solution have in practice
The first significant project implemented in the Engineering Base environment was the complete electrical documentation of the NIM Express train set for Deutsche Bahn. The project confirmed a significant acceleration in working with extensive data, easier management of changes, and higher efficiency in creating and editing documentation. Project teams gained better oversight of data, the ability for advanced filtering, and automatic updates of information across all documents.
relevance
When does a similar approach make sense
Database design brings the greatest benefits in companies that work with extensive technical documentation, a large number of product variants, and a long project lifecycle. It is typically used in rail vehicles, energy, engineering, or the production of technological units, where it is necessary to ensure consistent technical data across design, production, service, and change management.
position
Why was TECHNODAT part of the solution
TECHNODAT was a partner in implementing the Engineering Base platform and setting up new engineering processes. With experience in database design and technical data management, it helped create an environment that supports documentation standardization, effective collaboration among teams, and further development of digital processes within the entire Škoda Transportation group.
Technological partner for long-term development
The transition to Engineering Base brought higher efficiency in processing and managing technical documentation, better project standardization, and laid the foundation for further digitization of engineering processes. The successful implementation was subsequently followed by the development of solutions towards the integration of 3D design and connection with PLM systems, which further expand the possibilities of working with technical data throughout the entire lifecycle of the vehicle.
If you are dealing with a similar situation, you are probably facing the same problem
Your design teams spend too much time on manual documentation management, repeatedly rewriting data, and incorporating changes into multiple documents at once. Technical information is scattered across various systems, data duplications occur, and every change poses a risk of errors or inconsistencies in outputs.
If you are also looking for a way to unify work across departments, speed up project processing, and create a reliable foundation for further digitization of design and production, a database approach to design and technical data management may be the right step for your company as well.
If you are also looking for a way to unify work across departments, speed up project processing, and create a reliable foundation for further digitization of design and production, a database approach to design and technical data management may be the right step for your company as well.
