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• Automation of processes
• Introduction of CAD automation
• Improving the performance of the CAD system

With the introduction of CAD automation, design processes can be automated and work made considerably easier. The resulting automation of processes reduces the time required for tedious, recurring modeling tasks. This allows you to complete projects much faster and increase the efficiency of your design department.

• Standardized templates and master structures
• Standardized design methodology
• thus no more errors in technical drawings and parts lists

A standardized design methodology reduces error rates in 3D models, technical drawings and parts lists. In addition, standardized templates mean that quotations can be created in less time, resulting in a higher order probability.

• Variant management through intelligent IT systems and tools
• Reduction of internal variance while maintaining external variance towards the customer
• Coordination of the modular product system between design and sales

One way to achieve product standardization is to set up variant management with the help of intelligent IT systems and tools (e.g. product configurators). This requires a reduction in internal product variance while maintaining the same external variance vis-à-vis the customer. In this process, the coordination of the modular product system between design and sales is indispensable. This ensures that the sales department only sells technically feasible products in the interests of the company as a whole. These measures allow you to specifically reduce the variety of parts or increase the proportion of identical parts. This empowers you to offer customized products without compromising on product quality.

• Preservation of knowledge in a central IT system
• thus long-term preservation of the company's know-how/expertise
• Accessibility of the central knowledge base for selected employees
• resulting in flexible and competence-independent deployment of employees

The long-term stability and continuity of a company can only be achieved if there is as little dependence as possible on individual employees. One way to minimize this risk is to preserve knowledge in a central IT system (e.g. CAD configurators). By creating a central knowledge base, the company's know-how and expertise is secured and preserved in the long term. The accessibility of the central knowledge base for all employees also enables a more flexible and competence-independent deployment of employees. This also allows new employees to be integrated into the company quickly and efficiently and improves the transfer of knowledge between employees.

• constructively cost-optimized products
• Higher product standardization and reuse through parametric design

As a rule, around 80% of the manufacturing costs of a technical product are determined by the decisions made in development and design. Clearly defined specifications for employees are therefore essential here in order to reduce manufacturing costs. Through flexible product standardization and intelligent IT systems for variant management, these guidelines can be established and expensive mistakes made by employees can be avoided at an early stage. Parametric design automation, for example, enables users to be clearly guided through the configuration process. In addition, the reuse potential of components is increased and at the same time a constructively cost-optimized design is promoted.

• Using a CAD configurator makes it easier to enter the 3D CAD world, as no knowledge is required to create high-quality CAD data for complex products.

A CAD configurator makes it easier to work with 3D CAD systems as it provides a user-friendly, interactive interface that even employees without in-depth CAD expertise can use to create high-quality CAD data for complex products. Instead of laboriously designing each part individually in 3D CAD software, a CAD configurator allows users to create a complex component or assembly simply by selecting predefined options such as size, shape, material and functional requirement. This makes it easier to enter the 3D CAD world and motivates employees to take advantage of 3D CAD systems such as SolidWorks or Inventor.