Boeing Plans Dynamic Digital Ecosystem

Boeing plans to shift its massive commercial aviation design and production systems to a unified, digital ecosystem in an effort to increase revenue and reduce potential problems.

Thom Patterson

Monday, December 27, 2021 at 04:52 PM ET

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Boeing wants to use digital technology to cut costs, reduce problems, and accelerate production. [Courtesy: Boeing]

Key Takeaways:

Boeing is developing a powerful digital ecosystem for its commercial aviation sector, utilizing technologies like 3D and virtual reality, to enhance engineering, reduce design/production problems, and accelerate new airplane development.
This initiative aims to improve design quality, shorten concept-to-market timelines, and increase revenue, coming two years after Boeing lost its top OEM crown to Airbus.
Rival Airbus has already implemented a similar "Digital Design and Manufacturing Services" (DDMS) program for five years, successfully using advanced digital simulation and "digital twins" to cut costs and expedite aircraft development, such as with the A321XLR.

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Boeing (NYSE:BA) is planning to build a powerful digital ecosystem for its commercial aviation company aimed at increasing revenue and reducing potential problems with design and production.

Imagine linking Boeing engineers around the world with 3D, virtual reality headsets so they could collaborate in real time, leveraging vast amounts of interlinked data across all internal databases. The result would be a digital ecosystem that could save money, boost sales, avert mistakes, and accelerate production timelines for clean-sheet airplane designs.