Boeing’s first paperless Aircraft Design was the 777. It was supposed to be integrated “on the tube” with routing and approvals on the network, saving time, and paper. Boeing’s marketing team told everybody.
The funny thing was, more than 3x the amount of paper was consumed at Boeing during the “paperless aircraft” according to the Paper supplier.
Turns out, most of the engineers would print out what they saw on the tube, look at it in detail, make notes and then comment, electronically. It would only take 3 disciplines to print out a review copy for it to be more expensive. Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical, Payloads, Stress, Materials and Process, Quality, etc. all had to relearn how they reviewed things. Also, commenting electronically was not clear and concise, and led to some interpretation and translation issues.
In the old days, a master print was made, and circulated, each discipline would make their comments as redlines on the drawing, or on a sheet and attach it for incorporation. When all the comments were collected, and incorporated, a final review copy was sent thru the system for each Discipline to sign off on. So Prelim copy, and then incorporated review copy would be done. (If everything went perfect, which seldom happened so some cycles of review were done)
allen@home about 2 years ago
That sounds about right.
The Reader Premium Member about 2 years ago
Makes sense, when they finish there will be less paper.
JDP_Huntington Beach about 2 years ago
Boeing’s first paperless Aircraft Design was the 777. It was supposed to be integrated “on the tube” with routing and approvals on the network, saving time, and paper. Boeing’s marketing team told everybody.
The funny thing was, more than 3x the amount of paper was consumed at Boeing during the “paperless aircraft” according to the Paper supplier.
Turns out, most of the engineers would print out what they saw on the tube, look at it in detail, make notes and then comment, electronically. It would only take 3 disciplines to print out a review copy for it to be more expensive. Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical, Payloads, Stress, Materials and Process, Quality, etc. all had to relearn how they reviewed things. Also, commenting electronically was not clear and concise, and led to some interpretation and translation issues.
In the old days, a master print was made, and circulated, each discipline would make their comments as redlines on the drawing, or on a sheet and attach it for incorporation. When all the comments were collected, and incorporated, a final review copy was sent thru the system for each Discipline to sign off on. So Prelim copy, and then incorporated review copy would be done. (If everything went perfect, which seldom happened so some cycles of review were done)
Aladar30 Premium Member about 2 years ago
I don’t think that is going to work.
Yakety Sax about 2 years ago
Rita’s has ?
oakie817 about 2 years ago
oh the irony
willie_mctell about 2 years ago
There have been envelope stuffing machines forever.