PROSTEP, a provider of digital-thread solutions, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Seoul-based Lattice to introduce its OpenPDM integration technology to South Korea’s shipbuilding sector, sources indicated on 25 September 2026.
The partners and the pact
The agreement, described by the report as a memorandum of understanding, pairs PROSTEP, which the item describes as a Darmstadt-based digital thread expert, with Lattice, a Seoul company that develops artificial intelligence solutions for shipbuilding and other industries.
The memorandum sets out a partnership to pursue data conversion and systems-integration work tailored to shipyards and suppliers. The published summary places particular emphasis on establishing PROSTEP’s OpenPDM technology within the South Korean shipbuilding industry.
A focus on data conversion and integration
Lattice’s business in AI and PROSTEP’s role in digital-thread technologies are presented in the report as complementary: Lattice would bring local market knowledge and AI capability while PROSTEP contributes its OpenPDM integration platform.
The stated objective is practical rather than theoretical. According to the report, the partners’ intent is to deploy OpenPDM so that information exchange and conversion between engineering systems used in Korean yards can be carried out more efficiently.
Strategic intent and scope
The announcement frames the move as part of a wider push by PROSTEP into the Far East. The report identifies expansion into South Korea as a strategic step to access one of the world’s leading shipbuilding markets.
reports’s summary does not detail contractual terms, implementation timetables or particular shipyards that will be involved. It records the MoU as the formal first step of the partnership.
What this means for yards and suppliers
If realised, the collaboration would aim to ease the conversion of engineering and design data across different software platforms, a commonplace challenge in shipbuilding. The partners will rely on their respective technologies, PROSTEP’s integration framework and Lattice’s AI tools, to pursue that outcome.
Next steps and public information
The report did not provide a schedule for pilot projects or an explicit timeline for wider rollout. Further announcements from either organisation would be required to confirm where and when the OpenPDM technology will be adopted in practice.
The memorandum represents a formal expression of intent rather than a binding contract for deployment. The published account confines itself to the signing and the stated ambition to introduce PROSTEP’s OpenPDM in South Korean shipbuilding.