VEC Integration Implementation
Implementation of a standardized VEC format to unify data exchange between development and production systems. A scalable API established a consistent, redundancy-free data foundation with high stability.
Overview of Services
Our service portfolio covers the entire wiring harness development process, from the integration of central engineering systems to domain-specific software solutions and the continuous advancement of processes and methods.
Systems, software, and process expertise are closely interconnected. In addition, we manage the operation and ongoing development of engineering environments to ensure their long-term stability and future readiness.
Capital Services – Systems and Platforms
Siemens Capital only unfolds its full potential in conjunction with clearly defined processes and structured application in daily operations. That is why we focus not only on technical implementation, but also on process integration, user enablement, and sustainable system utilization. Even after go-live, we continue to support operations, continuously enhance the environment, and ensure that Capital is deployed in a stable, efficient, and process-compliant manner over the long term.
Introduction
We support the implementation of Siemens Capital from the initial system architecture through rollout concepts to productive use.
In doing so, we take existing processes, data formats, and organizational structures into account to ensure a sustainable implementation.
Customizing
We tailor Capital specifically to project-specific requirements – from data models and rules to user interfaces and workflows. The result is a solution that truly supports your development processes, rather than the other way around.
Plugins
We develop customer-specific plugins and extensions for Siemens Capital and adjacent systems. These include, among others, exporters (e.g., VEC), automated validation mechanisms, integrations into CAD or PLM environments, as well as project-specific additional functionalities.
Integration
We integrate Capital into existing engineering and IT landscapes. This includes interfaces to OEM systems, PLM, ERP, and databases, as well as data exchange via standards such as VEC, KBL, or customer-specific formats.
Operations & Support
On request, we take over the operation and technical support of Capital environments – from monitoring, resource optimization, and license management to the analysis of complex user or system issues, always practice-oriented and close to development.
Workflow-Management
We design and implement workflows for change management, approvals, and coordination within wiring harness development.
The goal is transparent, traceable, and scalable process control across system and team boundaries.
Costing
We develop costing solutions for the early-stage evaluation of material, manufacturing, and variant costs. This enables design decisions to be made on a sound economic basis as early as the initial development phases.
Component Database
We design and implement component and E/E databases as a central, consistent data foundation.
In doing so, we take variant logics, OEM specifications, and integration into existing engineering systems into account.
Manufacturability Validation
We develop automated manufacturability and plausibility checks for complex wiring harnesses.
The goal is the early detection of design issues – before handover to manufacturing or external review authorities.
Data Preparation & Validation
We implement preprocessing modules for the preparation, validation, and structuring of incoming data.
This transforms heterogeneous data sources into a reliable foundation for downstream development and verification processes.
Automated Quality Validation
We develop standalone testing and analysis tools for wiring harness data. These complement existing systems with project-specific validation rules, evaluations, and quality metrics.
Custom Extensions & Plugins
We develop project-specific extensions and plugins to address individual requirements in wiring harness development.
These include, among others, rule-based validation logics, additional functionalities, as well as extensions to existing engineering systems – tailored to processes, standards, and project-specific particularities.
Domain-Specific Software Solutions
Our solutions support wiring harness and electrical system development wherever standard tools reach their limits. The focus is on data quality, automation, and the implementation of project-specific requirements, as well as complementary tools for cost engineering and manufacturing-oriented evaluation in complex engineering environments.
Process and Innovation Consulting
We analyze development processes in electrical system and wiring harness development and derive concrete improvements for workflows, interfaces, and tool chains. We understand innovation consulting as the practice-oriented assessment and implementation of specific topics, always guided by feasibility, system integration, and measurable benefit.
Process Consulting
We analyze existing development processes in electrical system and wiring harness development and identify concrete optimization potential.
The focus is on clear workflows, defined roles, well-structured interfaces, and practice-oriented implementation within existing engineering systems.
Automation & Standards (DIN 72036)
We provide consulting on the implementation and application of standardized, automated testing and quality concepts in wiring harness development.
A key focus is on the application of standards such as DIN 72036, as well as the systematic automation of testing and approval processes.
3D Master & Digital Development Processes
We support the assessment and implementation of 3D Master approaches within existing development processes. In doing so, we consider the impact on data models, system landscapes, and collaboration between development, verification, and manufacturing.
Data Connectivity & Catena-X
We provide consulting on the connectivity of engineering data across system and company boundaries.
This also includes the assessment of initiatives such as Catena-X, as well as their integration into existing engineering and data landscapes.
Enablement
We enable teams to sustainably apply new processes, tools, and methods.
Through workshops, training sessions, and practice-oriented knowledge transfer, we ensure that changes are not only introduced but firmly embedded in day-to-day operations.
Reference Projects
DRC Training and Variant Validation
Practice-oriented training on the efficient use of central electrical system engineering and quality assurance tools. Through structured training sessions and application-oriented scenarios, error rates were reduced and the quality of variant validation was sustainably improved.
SPEM Project for Software Conception
Structured workshops for capturing functional and technical requirements as well as analyzing current and target processes. Development of a modular target architecture, including feasibility assessment and business case, as a basis for decision-making for the main project.