Valtech GmbH Active in the ProSTEP iViP Association

Darmstadt, December 2004 - The IT consulting specialist Valtech has joined the ProSTEP iViP Association and will be contributing its expertise to the "Engineering Change Management" (ECM) project. The aim of this project � highly regarded in the industry � is to accelerate global development and manufacturing processes.

Valtech is advising the automotive industry with regard to the de-sign of interfaces for improved software-based communication be-tween OEMs, suppliers and partners. The ProSTEP iViP Association provides almost 200 international companies from the automotive, aerospace and IT industries, as well as research organizations, with a platform where the industrial application of the international product data standard STEP (Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data, ISO 10303) and harmonization of product lifecycle management (PLM) processes can be discussed and, if possible, a consensus achieved.

Within the framework of the ECM project, Valtech is providing support for current software implementations in change management between the OEM BMW and the supplier Magna Steyr. In the medium term, all the OEMs, suppliers and software partners involved in the project expect a significant reduction in development time for new vehicles.

Ingo Kriescher, managing director of Valtech Deutschland, had the following to add: "Since we have been working together with the automotive industry for years, especially with regard to the product development process, it was high time that we joined this forum. We are looking forward finding answers to the challenges we are facing."

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