New collaboration gives manufacturers a structured path from Systems Engineering and MBSE to full RFLP implementation on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Høje Taastrup, Denmark 03.07.2026
PLM Group, the Nordic and Baltic region’s leading SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE platform partner, has announced a strategic partnership with BEPA Systems Engineering, a Danish Systems Engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) specialist. Together, the two companies give manufacturers a single, structured path from platform deployment to full Systems Engineering adoption – connecting stakeholder requirements all the way through to the E-BOM and MBOM.
Complex products increasingly span mechanical, electrical, software, and manufacturing disciplines. Without a shared process connecting them, a late requirement change can ripple through a project unpredictably — and the cost usually shows up last, in the BOM. Systems Engineering, also known as MBSE or RFLP, solves this by connecting every discipline through one traceable process: from the first requirement to the final part.
“At PLM Group, our mission is to help customers develop better products faster.
By partnering with BEPA Systems Engineering, we can make Systems Engineering and MBSE more accessible through a standardized and scalable approach.
Together, we enable customers to start small, realize value quickly, and build a clear path toward digital engineering excellence on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform”
— Charles Nilson, Business Director Engineering Solution, PLM Group
What RFLP means on 3DEXPERIENCE
RFLP — Requirements, Functional, Logical, Physical — is the methodology behind the partnership. Four connected stages:
- Requirements — capture what stakeholders need, classified and testable.
- Functional — decompose what the product must do, independent of how it’s built.
- Logical — define the architecture: interfaces, signals, and flows between components.
- Physical — realize it all in real parts, software, and manufacturing plans, connected straight into the EBOM and MBOM.
Each stage links to the next, so a requirement change shows exactly which functions, components, and BOM items it touches — before it becomes a late, expensive surprise. Companies working this way typically see fewer late changes after design freeze, higher first-time-right rates in verification, more reuse across variants, and fewer prototypes before validation.
Why it’s worth doing
Companies working this way see it in the numbers: fewer late changes after design freeze, higher first-time-right rates in verification, more reuse across variants, fewer prototypes before validation. Not because their teams work harder. Because every discipline shares the same context, from day one.
“Successful Systems Engineering is built on a structured methodology that connects stakeholder needs to the final product through requirements, architecture and full traceability.
The 3DEXPERIENCE platform enables this methodology by providing a connected digital environment where engineering disciplines can collaborate around the same product definition.
Together with PLM Group, we help customers connect requirements, architecture, engineering and production through one consistent methodology and one integrated platform.“
— Anders Knudsen CTO & Partner, BEPA Systems Engineering
Start small. Scale when you’re ready.
PLM Group provides the 3DEXPERIENCE platform together with implementation and support. BEPA Systems Engineering complements this with Systems Engineering expertise, including Requirements Management, RFLP, architecture development, modularization, governance, and organizational adoption.
Together, the two companies help customers combine proven engineering methods with a modern digital engineering platform. Customers can start with structured requirements management, move to product traceability, then modularization, and build towards a full RFLP and MBSE implementation – at a pace that matches where their organization is today.
About PLM Group
PLM Group is the Nordic and Baltic region’s leading SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE platform partner, operating across Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Latvia, and Estonia. PLM Group works as an innovation partner to manufacturers, helping teams connect engineering, quality, production, and purchasing around one source of product data.
About BEPA Systems Engineering
BEPA Systems Engineering ApS is a Danish Systems Engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) specialist. BEPA helps organizations implement structured Requirements Management and RFLP methodology – from initial workshop to full rollout – so complex, multi-disciplinary products stay traceable from requirement to production.
