DISCO: Design and implementation of a web-based platform for industrial PDM and collaborative design

This paper presents the design and implementation of a web-based platform for complex industrial product design and simulation, which integrates all the stakeholders in the product lifecycle by using collaborative tools. The research method used in this work relies on the analysis of industrial design and simulation, collaborative product development tools, security and control related aspects and the integration of innovative web 2.0 functions. This work has resulted in the practical implementation of DISCO, a SME oriented solution, which is based on a clientserver architecture and utilizes the web as an efficient way to interchange data in collaborative product development processes. The validation of the platform was performed in pilot cases in the aeronautics and electrical equipment sectors.