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CONTACT Software has joined the Object Management Group (OMG) to help shape standards for the industrial Internet of Things. The first project is the extension of the Systems Modeling Language for the cross-disciplinary development of smart products.

OMG is an international, independent consortium with more than 800 members that sets industry standards in technology. These include, for example, the exchange format for requirements RegIF or the Unified Modeling Language, from which the Systems Modeling Language (SysML) is derived.

The start of CONTACT's commitment was the participation together with a delegation of the German Society for Systems Engineering (GfSE) in the kick-off at the OMG Technical Meeting for the next SysML generation. This standard for the description of networked, highly complex systems is a central element of model-based system engineering (MBSE).

Today, MBSE is regarded as a key competence for digital transformation. At the kick-off in Burlingame, the aerospace industry in particular was represented by Airbus, Lockheed Martin, NASA and other industry leaders. Scientists from MIT and further institutes, well-known consultants such as Tim Weilkiens from oose (3rd from right) and software manufacturers discussed the next generation of SysML with industry representatives.

CONTACT Software pursues the goal of connecting central PLM functions with SysML model management in such a way that the entire development process is driven by requirements. "The main benefit of SysML is to support the cross-disciplinary system design for mechanical, E/E and software development," saysLucas Kirsch, analyst at CONTACT." We contribute with our know-how to the further development of the next version in the user's interest and bring in experience from integration approaches that have already been shown."

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