UEC began introducing Russian software for the design of aircraft engine parts. ₽2 billion allocated for this

2024: UEC began introducing Russian software for the design of aircraft engine parts. ₽2 billion allocated for this

The United Engine Corporation (UEC), part of the Rostec State Corporation, has begun introducing domestic software for the design of aircraft engine parts. The project is being implemented with an advanced schedule, ₽2 billion has been allocated for its implementation from the Russian Fund for the Development of Information Technologies (RFRIT). The company spoke about the results of the program on October 24, 2024.

According to Rostec, the introduction of domestic software is carried out within the framework of the import substitution program and is aimed at creating modules that allow designing aircraft engines and their parts using Russian engineering systems. Vyacheslav Khristolyubov, Director of Digital Transformation of UEC, noted that the development of software products in the field of production and supply chain management has already been completed by 55%. He also added that the introduction of modules for working with polymer composites has begun at the Perm UEC enterprise, which will make it possible to completely switch to domestic software in the coming years.

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Significant attention is paid to the integration of solutions of Russian IT companies. In particular, modules developed by ASCON are being implemented at UEC enterprises. The new versions of the products have implemented more than 400 functional requirements, which allows you to increase the efficiency of design and production processes. UEC-Kuznetsov (Samara) has already launched a project to develop a new PD-8V engine using ASCON 's systems, and the POLINOM module has been put into commercial operation at UEC-Perm Motors, which serves as a reference book for materials when designing parts.

In addition, together with ADEM-Engineering, UEC is replacing foreign program development systems for CNC machines, and together with Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, an automated subsystem for supporting serial products is being finalized. This work is incorporated into the CML-Bench digital platform aimed at creating and using digital twins.^[1]

2023: Russian CAD- and PLM-solutions have been created, in which 1.2 billion rubles have been invested

On October 12, 2023, it became known about the creation in Russia of domestic CAD- and PLM-solutions, in which 1.2 billion rubles were invested. We are talking about the products of the company "ASCONS," which have already begun to be tested by the United Engine Corporation (UEC) (part of the state corporation "Rostec").

Russian engineering software, which will replace foreign analogues, is planned to be used in the development of promising engines, such as PD-35 and PD-8V. The project is being implemented at the expense of the Russian Information Technology Development Fund. The commissioning of domestic software in commercial operation is scheduled for the end of 2026.

It became known about the creation of domestic CAD- and PLM-solutions

The creation of Russian engineering software is the central task of the ICS "Engine Building." Our own PLM and CAD solutions will make it possible not to depend on foreign developers and to ensure the technological sovereignty of the domestic industry. At the UEC-Aviadvigatel enterprise, testing of the developed systems has begun, based on its results, the necessary improvements will be made. The latest aircraft engines, such as PD-8V and PD-35, are planned to be created on their own software products, "said Andrey Komarov, director of digital transformation at Rostec, quoted by the press service of the state corporation.

According to the general director of "Ascon" Maxim Bogdanov, by mid-October 2023, the first stage of the joint venture "UEC-aircraft engine" of the project was completed. As part of this phase, requirements for the revision and implementation of engineering software have been formed. The private technical assignments take into account the requirements of UEC enterprises, which will allow replicating the project results throughout the engine industry, Bogdanov said.^[2]

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