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Centric Software GmbHKarl OstiSenior Consultant+49 (0) 173 [email protected]

Collaborative Functional PrototypingIntegration of Centric Studio and SIMPACK


Centric – Fusing Processes & Integrating Applications

Portfolio ManagementProgram Management

Project Management

Fin-ancial HR

- Process Flows

- Systems

PowerPoint ExcelMS

Project

MarketAssessment

ConceptDevelopment

PDF LegacyExcel

MSWord

Fin-ancial

JPG

RM

CAD

PowerPoint

MSOfficeCAE

Engineering Production Service

Centric Software’s “reach and range”


Early & Effective Target Setting

Virtual Design & Mock-Up

VirtualDesign Refinement

Virtual Factory Simulation

ManufactureValidateDesignConcept

Development Process

Virtual Concept Definition &

Refinement

CAD

DMU

CAMHardware Prototypes

CAE

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Early & Effective Target Setting

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Virtual Concept Definition &

Refinement

Development Process

Virtual Design & Mock-Up

VirtualDesign

RefinementVirtual Factory

Simulation

ManufactureValidateDesignConcept

Increased Product

Information

Reduced Decision Risk(More effective targets)

CAD

DMU

CAE

Hardware Prototypes

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Connect

• Access information from any source, any where

• DOC• MCAD• ECAD• PDM• ERP• BOM• MBS

• Unifying Web Environment

• Direct or Remote Connections via API Connectors

• Easy document sharingin native formats


Collaboration

• Unifying desktop: - Insures actual and right context of data- Documents milestones / versioning and access of context- Integrates data, resources, people, processes and actual key performance

attributes for projects- Insures transparency in decision making process

- Task flow links guide you tocomplete project information

- Work online/offline in theoffice or off-site

- Stay informed when importantinformation / attributes change

- Trigger in-house ECOs


MBS body support

• MBS II support:- Open interface - Rigid + flexible body support- Transient + modal Analysis- Scaling for markers- Color coding for SIMPACK markers- Import SIMPACK FEM mesh- Installed at Siemens Jan 03- SIMPACK Version shipped March 03

• Collaboration:- Innovation Rooms and task flows


For every project member


Customer: Siemens AGConcept Targeting

• Challenge- Reduce cost exposure from design revisions

& production delays due to chassis failures• Solution

- Enabled collaboration & knowledge exchange between dispersed design locations

- Optimized concept targets through early validation of design

• Benefit- Minimized design revisions and associated

production delays- Reduced design cycle time & streamlined

the implementation of innovative projects


Customer: BMW AGProduct Validation & Innovation

• Challenge- First time Virtual Combination of Function

and Geometry for Electrical Department.- Reduce number of physical prototypes

• Solution- Bring together diversified team and

expertise- Synthesize more possibilities- Propagate and encourage communication

between departments

• Benefit- More tests and assure operability =

customer satisfaction- Saving time for waiting on prototypes and

using this time to investigate more variants- Saving prototype costs- Number of variants not limited by available

budget for prototypes


Customer

• Automotive

• Aerospace

• High-Tech


Collaborative Functional PrototypingIntegration of Centric Studio and SIMPACK

Centric Software GmbHKarl OstiSenior Consultant+49 (0) 173 [email protected]

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Customer : PSAInnovation Management Program Management• Challenge

- Meet car program deadlines by streamlining information flow between all team members

- Create & lead new market opportunities• Solution

- Common collaborative environment for everyone to share & contribute information freely to critical car program

- 400 people involved, including major tier 1 personnel- “Dynamic Taskflow” to connect people’s activities

without constraining processes (modifiable)• Benefit

- 10% productivity increase on total car program - 120 man years saved over 4 years

- Reduced time for decision making, validation, & communication by up to 20%

- Creation of a digital “think tank” involving all project members which translates more ideas into actual car program advantage

3D models annotations3D models

Documents (2D, specifications…)

Phases organizer

Conce

pt

Reality


• Challenge- Assure vehicle is built according to specified

dimensions- Give feedback to design and manufacturing 22 months

earlier- Improve quality of measurement feedback to design

departments• Solution

- Virtual measurement process based on precise geometry anytime during the design process- Reproducible / automatic / fast / independent of

geometry source• Benefit

- Shortened product development cycle as a result of closer feedback loops

- Dramatically reduced costs through detection and correction of failures in earlier phases

- Reduced effort for physical prototypes

Customer: VolkswagenFunctional Prototyping

Geometry

Result

Virtual Measurements


Customer: Volvo CarsInnovation Management

• Challenge- Maximize number of programs-to-market- Reduce “entry ticket” by $2B (50% savings) / Reduce

cycle time by 50%• Solution

- Bring together diversified team- Synthesize more possibilities- Collaborate across many time-zones

• Benefit- Volvo management are able to readily sign-off new

programs- Synchronized Volvo LA and Gothenburg centers- Centric Innovation chosen for next world complete car

project


Customer: SquareDDesign to Order

• Challenge- Mass customization means that customers can

select, order, and receive a specially configured product to meet their specific needs... 24/7

• Solution- Collaborative BOM created- Automated task management- Design data published for immediate access by

the integrated product development (IPD) team• Benefit

- Recoup 20% of outsourced revenue- Increase cost efficiency of group by 50%- Reduced fulfillment time from 10 days to 19

hours


Customer : ASTRIUMInnovation ManagementProject Management• Challenge

- Ensure deadlines are met through involving specialized remote suppliers early in the design concept phase

- Reduce prototypes costs, manufacturing misunderstandings, & no. of meetings

- Decrease the Astrium to Supplier information/modificationloop from 7 days to 2 days

• Solution- Common collaborative environment for everyone to

access up-to-date design information- Automated tasks with standardized workflows

for OEM/supplier interactions- Support for low bandwidth connections

• Benefit- Optimize design earlier in development

cycle through early supplier involvement- Reduce time searching for information- Ensure that everyone has right

information at the right time



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OEM

SUPPLIER

Internet Team Collaboration


Customer : SOCATAInnovation ManagementFunctionnal Prototyping• Challenge

- Manufacturing people need accurate design information own by designers in order to manufacture first class aircraft metal andlaminates parts (Airbus, Lookeed, Dassault. Embraer, SOCATA).

- Design formation is remote and currently in heterogenousformats requiring format specific tools and skills.

- The goal is to optimize the design-to-manufacturing process while keeping low infrastructrue cost.

• Solution- Common collaborative environment for everyone to access up-to-

date heterogenous design information- Allow manufacturing people to extract first class design formation

freely and feed information back to designers.• Benefit

- Optimize the design-to-manufacturing process - Reduce time getting reliable design information (hours to min.)- Quality improvement in finished aircraft parts - Low infrastructure and deployment cost



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Smoothing Smoothing Design to Design to Manufacturing Manufacturing

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