Integrated engineering

Engineering tasks over the entire life cycle of a technical system for which the information flow via interfaces is guaranteed preserving

• consistency of information
• interpretability of information
• traceability of information

Note 1: Tools with digital models simplify the integrated engineering.

Note 2: The digital models can be part of an I4.0 component.

Sources:

• Encyclopedia Britannica (2007): Stichwort: Engineering (The New Encyclopedia Britannica Bd. 18). 15. Auflage
• VDI Statusreport I4.0 Durchgängiges Engineering in Industrie 4.0 Wertschöpfungsketten, https://www.vdi.de/fileadmin/vdi_de/redakteur_dateien/gma_dateien/6032_PUB_TW_GMA_Statusreport_Durchgaengiges_Engineering_Internet.pdf