Smart product and process design for consumer goods

A collection of smart products designed using the power of the digital twin.

Consumer goods manufacturing is a dynamic industry that requires companies to keep up with ever-changing trends. As consumers become increasingly conscientious about the products they purchase and the types of companies they buy from, consumer goods manufacturers discover that they must adapt their products faster than previously anticipated. Additionally, customers want unique product experiences and instant access to advanced, connected devices and commodities. To deliver exceptional customer experiences, consumer product manufacturers must develop new behaviorally responsive products that meet sustainability standards while improving consumers' lives.

Implementing a plan based on a digital thread validation strategy can aid manufacturers in overcoming some of their most significant challenges. Smart product design and process design enable companies to leverage simulation and concurrent production to ensure manufacturability at the required speed, quality, and cost as an integrated total product solution.

Consumer goods manufacturing is a dynamic industry that requires companies to keep up with ever-changing trends. As consumers become increasingly conscientious about the products they purchase and the types of companies they buy from, consumer goods manufacturers discover that they must adapt their products faster than previously anticipated. Additionally, customers want unique product experiences and instant access to advanced, connected devices and commodities. To deliver exceptional customer experiences, consumer product manufacturers must develop new behaviorally responsive products that meet sustainability standards while improving consumers' lives.

Implementing a plan based on a digital thread validation strategy can aid manufacturers in overcoming some of their most significant challenges. Smart product design and process design enable companies to leverage simulation and concurrent production to ensure manufacturability at the required speed, quality, and cost as an integrated total product solution.

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Given the concerns confronting consumer goods manufacturers today, having access to an integrated end-to-end product development portfolio that enables digitalization is critical. Combining a multi-disciplinary approach to development and virtual validation with simulation and concurrent smart product design solutions ensures manufacturability at the desired speed, quality, and cost.

The digital twin's power enables manufacturers to develop products responsive to consumers' needs and desires, bridging the gap between concept, design, and production.

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Multi-disciplinary product design includes digital twin products, and digital twin manufacturing. As a complete set of solutions, manufacturers can use it to virtually design any smart product and connect it to its manufacturing process, building an integrated environment while considering all change drivers.

Process design and validation let companies implement parallel development processes while maximizing design reuse and increasing collaboration by connecting processes and a single data source for materials, geometry, electronics, software, packaging, artwork, tests, and production data.

Manufacturing validation enables manufacturers to determine whether products can be manufactured and packaged virtually. This process allows for the elimination of physical testing and reduced production time. Additionally, manufacturers can run hundreds of iterations to optimize the design of their product and manufacturing process for quality, cost, and manufacturability.

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By utilizing cutting-edge technologies, consumer goods manufacturers can reap the benefits of product and manufacturing simulation processes such as design automation, design optimization, and virtual validation. Having access to innovative solutions ensures that brands can effectively launch new smart products and modify current ones. These technological capabilities will allow all brands to keep up with existing trends and be abreast of emerging concepts while remaining relevant.

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Anpassbare PLM-Basis

Eine anpassungsfähige PLM-Basis (Product-Lifecycle-Management) erleichtert es Ihnen, schnell auf Veränderungen durch Geschäfts- oder Marktvorfälle zu reagieren. Unternehmensweite Zusammenarbeit ist einfach, wenn PLM über einen Webbrowser, auf jedem Gerät und in den Entwicklungswerkzeugen und Büroanwendungen verfügbar ist, die jeden Tag vom Personal verwendet werden. Sie können aus flexiblen Bereitstellungsoptionen (lokal, Cloud und SaaS) wählen, um eine schnelle Amortisation und niedrigere Betriebskosten zu erreichen.

Design for Additive Manufacture

Die additive Fertigung verändert die Konstruktion und die Fertigung von Produkten und macht den Weg frei für optimierte Designs, die bislang undenkbar oder zu teuer in der Produktion waren. Konstruieren, optimieren und fertigen Sie Metall- und Kunststoffkomponenten mit den neuesten additiven Fertigungstechniken.

Environmental Compliance & Product Sustainability

Gewährleisten Sie die Einhaltung geltender Vorschriften und Richtlinien und erfüllen Sie Ihre Nachhaltigkeitsanforderungen mit optimiertem Material- und Substanzenmanagement, automatisierter Verarbeitung von Lieferantendeklarationen, Compliancebewertungen und -berichten zur Umweltverträglichkeit und einem PLM-Framework für Produktnachhaltigkeit.

Fluid dynamics simulation

Simcenter bietet branchenführende Software für die rechnergestützte Strömungsmechanik, mit der Sie nahezu jedes technische Problem simulieren können, das den Durchfluss von Flüssigkeiten, Gasen (oder einer Kombination aus beidem) und der gesamten zugehörigen Physik betrifft.

Industrial Design & Styling

Unverwechselbares Design und Styling bedeuten für Unternehmen einen Wettbewerbsvorteil. Unsere Lösungen umfassen flexible, robuste, rechnergestützte Software für Industriedesign und Styling. Durch die schnelle Entwicklung von Konzepten, die für die Modellierung direkt nutzbar sind, beschleunigen sie die Produktentwicklung.

Manufacturing Process Planning

Erstellen Sie Fertigungsprozesspläne effizient und sorgen Sie für eine transparente Kommunikation im gesamten Unternehmen.

Structural simulation

Die Kenntnis darüber, wie sich eine Komponente oder eine Produktbaugruppe unter Belastung oder Schwingungen verhält, ist in jeder Branche entscheidend. Da Produkte und Materialien jedoch immer komplexer werden, benötigen Ingenieure Werkzeuge, die über die linear-statische Analyse hinausgehen. Simcenter enthält die strukturellen Lösungen, die Sie für eine Vielzahl von Strukturanalysenproblemen in einer einzigen Anwenderumgebung benötigen.