Boeing Commercial Aircraft: AeroSTEP/PowerSTEP
Showed viability of STEP as an exchange mechanism supporting Digital Pre-Assembly (DPA) of engine/strut interface
Production use of STEP with 3 engine manufacturers for the DPA process on the 777 and 767-400 Extended Range Programs
STEP is the preferred process for Boeing DPA programs
Letter signed by 5 VPs telling suppliers that Boeing will only consider purchase of data exchange products that comply with STEP
Participants: Boeing, GE, Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, Dassault Systems, Theorem Solutions, UG Solutions, EDS