Raytheon to use ST-WebServices for Supply Chain Communication

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Raytheon has decided to use the Translation framework of ST-WebServices to manage product data translations for its supply chain. The new translation service will let authorized members of its supply chain load product data into a secure web site for translation using a menu of product data translators. Users will be able to convert product data to and from STEP and other formats using translators implemented by STEP Tools, Inc. and other vendors.

ST-WebServices is a new product from STEP Tools, Inc. The new product defines frameworks for sharing product data with the supply chain over the Internet. The initial frameworks include a framework for product data translation, a framework for product data visualization, and a framework for product data administration and integration. The frameworks can be applied to any technical product data covered by the STEP standards. Each framework is a set of web pages for applying operations to data. Visual feedback is sent to the user as web pages, Java applets and VRML visualizations.

The ISO Standard for the Exchange of Product Model Data (STEP) grew from the need to represent digital product information for design and manufacturing. STEP accelerates the flow of product information, including CAD geometry, within and between engineering activities. The ability to condense and manage all the data related to a part, a process, or any related function can produce significant improvements in productivity. Using STEP, information pertaining to initial design, revisions, bill of materials, production, performance, and so on, can be centrally stored and electronically shared through networks, from LANs to the Internet.

STEP Tools, Inc., founded in 1991, provides software tools based on ISO STEP. STEP Tools products leverage STEP technology to facilitate the sharing of engineering product information for worldwide design and manufacturing. These products provide the flexibility of EXPRESS information modeling language, integration with existing tools and database systems, cross-platform portability, and ease-of-use. STEP Tools is the leading source of software for the ISO STEP community with over 175 customer sites worldwide, including many Fortune 100 companies.

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