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Two Pillars Year in Review 2024

Today we look back on the Two Pillars year 2024: It was another intense year full of encounters, travel and systems engineering. A major topic that emerged in the second half of the year is the topic of “PLM”, i.e. Product Lifecycle Management, which will continue to occupy us. But that’s not all! In today’s article, we review the past twelve months and look back on our 2024. iQUAVIS Our lives revolve around our MBSE tool iQUAVIS, so it is of course the first priority in our annual review. In 2024, we wanted to focus on the interfaces, which we succeeded. This year, our IT developers have developed new and successful interfaces to Codebeamer and Jira, among other things. We then also made requirements management tools a topic here on the blog. The iQUAVIS update v8 brought some innovations, which we present in the linked article. In addition to these two topics, we have developed an automated code generation as part of the MoSyS research project in cooperation with our customer HARTING Applied Technologies. Tailor-made solutions like these, tailored to the needs of our customers, are our speciality and give us a lot of pleasure. Two Pillars on the road at trade fairs, events and with customers In 2024, “we”, i.e. mostly our managing director Christian Tschirner and our consultant Matthias Greinert, were on the road a lot. We mostly document the trips on our LinkedIn channel and less here on the blog, but today we look back on some highlights of the business travel year . The first half of 2024 was marked by many appointments. We invited people to a get-together here in Paderborn in January. Prof. Dr. Lydia Kaiser from the TU Berlin gave a lecture. We are planning the next Get Together in January 2025. Many events followed in March and April: The MoSyS final meeting took place in March, as did the SE Expert Forum, which also celebrated its 10th anniversary at Kannegiesser GmbH in Bielefeld. The cake was delicious! This was followed in April by prostep ivip, where we were represented together with AVL and DENTSU SOKEN . This cooperation will continue to accompany us in the coming years. In addition, the “Lean SE Symposium” took place in April in cooperation with our customers Palfinger AG, Fraunhofer IEM and the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences at Urach Castle near Salzburg – free of charge! This year, we have increasingly offered free webinars, always alternating between the topics of “Introduction to Systems Engineering with iQUAVIS” and the advanced topic of “Variant Management with iQUAVIS”. Both webinars take place regularly and offer you the chance to ask our experts Matthias Greinert your questions. The links will take you to the recordings of the webinars. The second half of the year began internationally with the trip to Japan of our Managing Director Yuki Matsuda. Dr. Christian Tschirner traveled to Dublin for the INCOSE meeting in July 2024. In the summer it was also a bit quieter for us, and in autumn it really took off again: Christian Tschirner and Matthias Greinert held an MBSE workshop at sst and also visited customers. In October, the online information event “Future PLM” took place, which we will discuss in a moment. In November, of course, the TdSE 2024 in Leipzig followed, the highlight of the year. As a Gold Sponsor, we were there with two lectures and the World Café . Here are a few impressions of this year’s TdSE: Future PLM In October, our free information event on the joint project Future PLM took place. PLM is a huge topic that we will deal with even more in the future. The joint project in cooperation with Fraunhofer IEM aims to prepare companies for the topic and to accompany them. It will run until the middle of next year. We will also present the results on this blog. We are very much looking forward to it! Research projects We have already mentioned our participation in the MoSyS project several times. This year, the project was completed. Our result was automated code generation, which we developed together with the company HARTING Applied Technologies. In this video, Sarah Brüggemann presents it: In October 2024, the paper “Model-Based Handling of Variability in Offer Management in Mechanical and Plant Engineering” was published, in which our Managing Director Dr. Christian Bremer co-authored. You can find it on this page. We are Systems Engineers This year, two interviews have been published in the series “We are Systems Engineers”: Rebecca Heitmann from HARTING AT reported on her experiences and her career in special machine construction. Philipp Porten from Bauer AG reported on how iQUAVIS is used in the planning of offshore projects. After a short break in the series, we will soon continue with more interviews! We have had conversations with exciting conversation partners who offer a very realistic insight into their everyday work. Two Pillars Team What is it actually like to work at Two Pillars GmbH? We asked our colleague Edith Schygulla these and other questions, and she reports on her everyday work and introduces herself a bit. As our accountant, she is less prominent in marketing, but our clients may at least know her name. You can find our current vacancies here. Outlook for 2025 What will happen in 2025? Find it out: In the background, we are already working on further plans and of course pursue our mission to bring iQUAVIS into the world. We are working on some interesting projects that we will be able to reveal more about soon. We are also expanding our product range for the new year. We will report regularly on this in the coming weeks. Our joint project Future PLM will also continue to accompany us – we are very much looking forward to it! Stay loyal to us, for example via LinkedIn, or talk to us – in person or virtually. We look forward to seeing you!

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Systems engineering

Why Systems Engineering? Nowadays, technical products integrate various disciplines such as mechanics, electronics and software very deeply. This brings growing challenges in product development with it: Increasing integration causes a large number of dependencies within a system to be developed – the system under design. What is needed here is a holistic method that takes into account all requirements in an interdisciplinary manner and helps to master the complexity: The development of such complex mechatronic systems is the goal of systems engineering. At its core, it’s about: Improve communication and cooperation between those involved in development to achieve a uniform understanding of tasks and systems of all parties involved, and Recognizing and solving interdisciplinary development tasks Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) relies on the model-based description of the system for the implementation of these potential benefits and is thus a catalyst for more effectiveness and efficiency. The system model as the core of the MBSE describes requirements, functions and solution elements of the system to be developed. This information is available in a linked form and can be used, for example, for risk and impact analyses. Incomplete or confusing specifications therefore belong to the past. Systems engineering is the method that accelerates your product development, iQUAVIS is the tool with which you can optimally implement this method. Do you know what other companies think? 35 % * have a keen awareness of the need for SE 0 % * see themselves NOT strong enough in the international comparison in systems engineering 20 % * are in the process of implementing Systems Engineering and MBSE 15 % * see Systems Engineering as Top Management Theme *of the companies surveyed, study: Systems Engineering in Germany. A comparison of the German entrepreneurial landscape. 2021. What is Systems Engineering? The most widely used definition of systems engineering comes from INCOSE – the International Council on Systems Engineering.For systems engineers worldwide, INCOSE is what e.g. The VDI in Germany for engineers is: “An interdisciplinary approach and a means to enable the realization of successful systems. The approach aims to define customer needs and the necessary functionality early in the development process, document the requirements and then proceed with the system design and coordination with the customer, taking into account the problem in its entirety. Systems Engineering considers both the economic and technical needs of the customer, with the aim of creating a high-quality product that meets the needs of the users.” (INCOSE) This very technical definition is the common denominator of the professional world. In addition, the approach of Professor Reinhard Haberfellner, who describes systems engineering as a socio-technical approach, has also prevailed in the core community in Europe. He summarizes this approach in the Systems Engineering buddy, which also contributed significantly to the founding of Two Pillars . Systems Engineering Buddy Solve complex socio-technical issues now! In addition to methods and tools, Haberfellner’s approach increasingly focuses on basic normative principles as well as initial approaches to change management. The well-known SE buddy is therefore divided into 3 areas: 1. The Systems Engineering journey begins in the mind.The SE philosophy is divided into systems thinking and the most important procedures in systems engineering. 2. The feet give a firm footing in the SE application.This is where the tools of system design and project management are anchored. 3. The fuselage is the connecting element.Through the interaction of head and feet, the project is run through in a structured manner; this is where an idea is transformed into a solution or product. The head sets the direction, the feet carry the goal – and in the middle is the development process. The History of Systems Engineering Systems engineering established itself in the 20th century as a method for developing and managing complex systems. The particular strength lies in the holistic view of systems and their interactions in order to meet the specific requirements. However, with the increasing complexity of modern systems, the demands on systems engineering have also expanded. As a result, a new method has emerged that effectively addresses these challenges: Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE). A major reason for this change is the need to meet the increasing demands for system complexity. MBSE makes it possible to model and analyze complex systems at a more abstract level, resulting in improved system understanding and mastery. By using models – keyword: digital twin – engineers can look at different aspects of a system simultaneously and assess the effects of changes better. Another reason for the transition to MBSE is the increasing interdisciplinarity in system development. Modern systems require the cooperation of different disciplines such as mechanics, electronics, software and more. Through the use of models, these disciplines can develop and integrate their system components independently of each other. The models serve as a common language and interface to ensure a smooth flow of information and efficient collaboration – throughout the entire life cycle! Systems engineering is not an invention of the 21st century. But what are exciting milestones? 1930 1930 Bertalannfy – General Systems Theory 1940 1940 Bell Laboratories 1950 1950 Wiener – Cybernetics 1955 1955 RAND – Corporation 1955 1955 Hansen – Construction Systematics 1965 1965 “A Methodology for Systems Engineering” 1969 1969 Mil-Std 499 1970 1970 German Engineers’ Day: Systems Engineering 1972 1972 Mil-Std 499a 1973 1973 Haberfellner-Systems Engineering – Methodology and Practice 1974 1974 Pahl/ Beitz Konstruktionslehre 1976 1976 Army Field Manual 770-78 1990 1990 Founding of INCOSE 1993 1993 Mil-Std 499b ( not published) 1997 1997 Founding of GfSE 1999 1999 EIA 632 published 2000 2000 IEEE 1220 published 2002 2002 ISO/IEC 15288:2002 2005 2005 SysML 1.0 2006 2006 SE Vision 2020 2008 2008 ISO/IEC 15288:2008 2009 2009 ISO/IEC 42010 2014 2014 SE Vision 2025 FAQ Systems Engineering Do you have any further questions about systems engineering? We have summarized common questions as well as typical problems with the introduction of MBSE in an FAQ for you. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us personally. To the FAQ

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