Automated Manufacturability Analysis with Design Guidance to Eliminate Cost Drivers
What if there was a way to increase the percentage of new product designs that were optimized for manufacturability and cost, and reduce the time it takes to deliver these new products to market – all without impacting the workload of your engineering team?
aP Generate is a revolutionary new digital manufacturing simulation technology from 米6体育 that works silently in the background, automatically analyzing your digital twin CAD models every time they are checked into your Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) system. No upfront work by the engineer required. The only time the engineer needs to get involved is when a potential manufacturability problem is detected by the system.
aP Generate is the ideal automation solution for the entire product development team, starting with design engineering, whether they’ve been designing for four weeks or four decades. Manufacturability and cost analysis output from aP Generate can be leveraged by sourcing professionals to get a head start on supplier strategies. The output data can also be reviewed by cost engineering professionals, manufacturing engineers and a host of other roles involved in the product development process.
Product Features
How it works:
The design engineer starts the process by checking their CAD design into the PLM system. aP Generate then goes to work, and automatically produces a full manufacturability analysis of the part.
The analyzed results — such as manufacturing cost, design to cost (DTC) rating, and the detailed report — can be stored back to the PLM system.
aP Generate sends a report to the design engineer via the company’s email system. Using a hyperlink in the report, the design engineer opens the part in the aP Design to review the design and cost guidance for the part. With this guidance, the engineer makes design changes to satisfy DTC goals and improve manufacturability of the part.
Workflows can be configured to share reports with other stakeholders such as design engineering leaders and product manager.
See aP Generate in action
Built-in manufacturability guidance makes designing to cost easier than ever. Best of all? It integrates with the CAD system and PLM you’re already using. Request a personalized demo today .