Virtual Product Creation in Industry: The Difficult Transformation from IT Enabler Technology to Core Engineering Competence

Motivation and approach.- The big picture - Information technology in enterprises.- Virtual Product Creation (VPC)- what is it?- The technology history of Virtual Product Creation.- The role of Virtual Product Creation for Engineering and PLM- evolving from IT.- The traditional approach of Virtual Product Creation in industry and its flaws.- The major technologies of Virtual Product Creation (CAID, CAD, CAM, CAE, PDM/BOM, DMU, VR, AR, Digital Factory).- The hidden demands of the engineering community.- Best practices of integrating Virtual Product Creation into mainstream engineering.- The challenge of modifying Management Leadership behavior towards Virtual Product Creation in enterprises.- The role and future of IT/PLM vendors.- Outlook to future Virtual Product Creation solutions.