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Jotne EPM Technology is a member of the Jotne Group, specializing in information technology. Since 1990 the company has developed data exchange and long-term archiving solutions to utilising standards such as ISO 10303 - STEP, PLCS, etc. These are open specifications with public availability used by Aeronautics, Space and Defence related industries to manage information about complex systems. Jotne has a staff of about 250 persons, and its IT products are used by clients all over the world including US DOD, MOD’s, ESA and leading aeronautics/defence/space contractors.

Achievements
Over the years, EPMT has worked closely with some of the most advanced aerospace and defence projects in the world, including the US DoD, MoDs, European Space Agency. EPMT has proved itself to be trustworthy and capable. The recent frigate project reported that the implementation of EPMT’s information quality management system has shown spectacular results in terms of data quality. The fault rate dropped from an initial 20% to 4.3% and the last data set showed a mere 1.3%. The frigate project hereby demonstrated a highly positive return on PLCS investments.

Products
The suite of products, called EXPRESS Data Manager™ (EDM), is designed to meet the needs of engineering and manufacturing enterprises to accurately and reliably exchange and share technical data about products with colleagues, customers, sub-contractors, suppliers and other business partners. EDM products ensure that the data is available and usable regardless of the hardware or software system being used.

EDM also ensure that the data is accessible and stored securely for the life of the product and beyond, if necessary. Products from EPM Technology can be used for:

• Data modelling and database management
• Application development
• Data management
• Data quality assurance
• Data exchange and sharing
• Long term data retention

EDM tools are used worldwide to facilitate cost effective business practices ranging from concurrent engineering to product life cycle management to electronic commerce.

EPMT’s EXPRESS Data Manager™ is used as an archiving application by the new generation of archiving and long-term data retention solutions. This picture shows how CAD/PLM and logistics data is managed for the Eurofighter aircraft. At top, the Norwegian Frigates where EDM is used for ISO 10303-239 PLCS applications.

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Commits To Jotne Interoperability Solutions Based on STEP/PLCS

Jotne EPM Technology, an Interoperability Solution Company, announced an agreement with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to expand the development and deployment of an advanced System for Simulation Data Management (SimDM) using the STEP/PLCS standards, ISO 10303.

The SimDM project will provide a functioning collaboration server with the ability to distribute timely, accurate and complete product data, based on ISO 10303-209 (AP209) in support of aircraft, land vehicles, and ships allowing users such as national ministries of defence and air logistics centers to have access to simulation information. It also provides users the ability to combine Product Data Information that will interface with Lockheed Martin’s core engineering and simulation off-the-shelf CAD and CAE applications.

”Companies investing in data exchange capabilities based on interoperability standards will greatly benefit from its ability to retain digital product data for long periods of time – greater than 50 years, said Dr. Mike Jahadi, Technical Fellow at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics.

The objective of the SimDM project is to help solve the current constraints on long term data retention of information using an internationallyrecognized standardized format, enabling cost-effectiveness, streamlined processes and improve efficiencies.

“Jotne is excited about this new project opportunity and we are extending our 10 years’ experience working together with Lockheed Martin”, said Jotne Vice President Kjell Bengtsson.