Target-oriented implementation of systems engineering in medium-sized enterprises: Project example for mbse implementation in mechanical and plant engineering

Technical systems of tomorrow will go beyond current traditional mechatronic designs by incorporating inherent intelligence. This causes high demands on the product development process, such as the need for a comprehensive understanding of the system and consideration of the full product lifecycle. Systems engineering (SE) is an approach that has the potential to fulfill these requirements. However, until now it could not be applied in a wide range of industries and segments, especially not in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). This paper discusses different obstacles for the use of SE and presents a concept to enable target-oriented application of model-based systems engineering methods in SMEs. The paper reveals an example for the incremental implementation of model-based systems engineering in medium-sized enterprises in mechanical and plant engineering. Based on identified action fields relevant SE approaches were derived and tailored.