It’s a tough time for product engineering leaders. Working against a backdrop of geopolitical and economic uncertainty, every investment is under scrutiny. Companies want to see three key improvements:
You’re chasing a product deadline and you’ve handed your designs off to the manufacturing team. But manufacturing doesn’t understand some of the key details because they’ve been working on a different version of the design. Emails fly. Drawings need to be revised. By the time you’ve sorted the problem out, you’ve lost weeks.
You’ve got a great design idea, but you know that getting a manufacture-ready 3D CAD design is a huge amount of work. It’s time-consuming, and your design might not even be sufficient to achieve your goals.
Imagine being able to spot a critical design flaw before you spend time and resources creating a prototype. Now, imagine doing that every single time you make a design change.
The prospect of improving the quality of products without adding cost or employee time seems like a pipe dream, doesn't it? It is possible, though, and can be achieved with the introduction of simulation during the design process.