WEAVING
STANDARDS
INTO
THE
ENTERPRISE
SWISS The Interoperable Standards System
PROBLEM
Companies spend too much time and money,
and take unnecessary risk
getting standards from PDF into their everyday
workflow.
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SWISS SOLUTION
Semantic Web for Interoperable
Specs and Standards
Cloud platform that makes it easier
and more efficient to integrate
standards data into your enterprise
and supply chain
– reducing time, cost, and risk.3
THE CURRENT PARADIGM
Standards are published, distributed, stored, and shared as individual documents…
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“Go to Section 4.2.4.”
“Must comply with API 650.”
DRAWINGSEQUATIONS
GRAPHS
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
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INTERNAL LINKS
TABLES
BUT STANDARDS ARE USED LIKE DATA
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“Do not exceed weight limits expressed in ASTM B104.”
“Refer to AGMA 1010-E95.”
HOW STANDARDS ARE USED
SPREAD SHEETS
RFP
WORK ORDER
CAD DESIGNS
SOFTWARE
PLM
INTERNAL STANDARDS
SUPPLIERS
PPT
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SEARCH VERSUS USAGE
“Refer to AGMA 1010-E95.”
“Must comply with ASTM B104.”
Minimalvalue-add
Maximum value-add
Search Navigation, Integration, Change Management
Workflow & Time
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“Must comply with API 650.”
API 620(277 pages)
NAVIGATION TAKES TOO MUCH TIME
“Use ASTM A36M.”
API 650(498 pages)
ASTM A36M(3 pages)
“See AWS D1.1.”
AWS D1.1(646 pages)
“For petroleum tanks, see API 650”
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First you need 3 PDs(78 pages)
Then 13 MIL Specs(558 pages)
Then 23 Government Specs(3492 pages)
Then 71 Industry standards(925 pages)
Nearly 200 references to 98 documents,
5053 pages from 13 document sources.
EXAMPLE: BUILDING THE ARMY COMBAT COAT
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SOLUTION: INTEROPERABILITY
Eliminate silos: Seamless linking from section to section and document to document.
o From ASTM to ASTM to ASTM
o From ASTM to API to ASME to IEEE to ISO to IEC to ASTM…
o From Boeing to ASTM to IEEE to Boeing to AIA to Boeing…
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SOLUTION: A.I. LINKING
Contextual links to the exact section that matters.
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These two links go to different locations in ASTM D380.
4.7.4 Burst Pressure
Burst pressure testing shall be conducted in accordance with ASTM
D380 on the test samples that were subjected to the leakage test.
4.7.5 Low temperature flexibility
The low temperature flexibility test shall be determined in
accordance with the low temperature test described in ASTM D380.
What now? Go find AGMA 1010-E95, and figure out which
section is relevant (275 pages).
Equations
CAD Drawings
Tables of Numbers
Copy/paste or manually rekey into
notebooks, Word, Excel, Matlab,
calculator, software, etc.
Recreate in CAD.
Data Element Now What?
INTEGRATION IS STUCK IN 1985
The adapter assembly must be capable of operating at temperatures ranging from -65 °F to +160 °F (-54°C to +320°C).
Text
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SOLUTION: EASY DERIVATIVES
Integrate text, equations, tables, graphs, and images to any other application including MS Word, Excel, PLM, and more.
o Resulting derivatives are licensed and shareable
o Unauthorized users can’t view the derivative
o Permanent part of the digital thread
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CHANGE MANAGEMENT IS DIFFICULT
These get updatedBut these do not
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SPREAD SHEETS
RFP
WORK ORDER
CAD DESIGNS
SOFTWARE
PLM
INTERNAL STANDARD
SSUPPLIERS
PPT
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SOLUTION: OMNI-FIDELITY
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Cloud-based data is always connected to the authoritative source. Everybody on the same page, all the time.
o No more “static information”
o Downstream users get notifications
o Impact analysis shows changes downstream
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ACCESSING STANDARDS WITHINPLM IS MUCH TOO HARD
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PLMSTANDARDS
REGULATORY DATA
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SOLUTION: PLM+STANDARDS
Two-way access:
1. Live clickable links out to standards
2. Integrate standards data into PLM
Projects underway with Siemens TeamCenter and
PTC Windchill
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Estimate:Initial cost is only
~10% of TCO
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP (TCO)
FOR PDF
Standard License
Cost of Navigation
Cost of Derivative Creation
Cost of Change Management
Slow time to market
Quality costs from out of date stds
Standard License
Cost of Navigation
Cost of Derivative Creation
Cost of Change Management
Slow time to market
Quality costs from out of date stds
Premium License
Cost of Navigation
Cost of Derivative Creation
Cost of Change Management
AI Linking
Savings Driver
Transclusion
Omni-Fidelity
With SWISS:
Estimated65% savings
TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP
FOR SWISS
Speed to market
Reduced risk
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1. Interoperability – Move effortlessly between documents
2. AI Linking – Go directly to the section that matters
3. Integration – Easily create licensed, controlled derivatives
4. Omni-Fidelity – Change management done right
5. PLM Integration – Breaking down the silos
FIVE GAME CHANGERS
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BENEFITS TO PUBLISHERS
Offer standards as digital data
Generate new net revenue
Win back your audience
Greater autonomy in your content sales
Reduce copyright violations
Satisfy members; be an innovator
TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP60 members, 20 orgs
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HOW TO GET INVOLVED
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