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Plant Design and Optimization
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Benefits• Effectivecommunicationof
designprinciples• Enhancedcross-functional
teamcommunications• Globalizedworkflowand
releasemanagement• 50percentreductionin
factorydesigntimewhencomparedwith2D
• 15percentreductionintoolingandequipmentchanges
• Optimizedre-useofexistingcapitalequipment
• Upto70percentreductioninmaterialhandlingcosts
• Optimizedresourceutilizationandmaterialflow
• Reductionsinnonvalue-addedworkandindirectlaborcosts
• Optimizedspaceutilizationatfactoryandtransportlevel
• 5to20percentreductioninnewsystemcosts
• 20to60percentdecreaseinthroughputtimes
• 20to60percentreductionininventorylevel
• 15to20percentincreaseinproductivityofexistingsystems
SummaryTecnomatix®software’sPlantDesignandOptimizationsolutionenablesdiverseteamstolayoutandoptimizefactorydesignsinasharedenvironment.Youcanrapidlydevelopfactorylayoutsusing3Dandparametricsmartobjectsthatfacilitatetheearlydiscoveryofdesignflaws.Materialhandling,logisticsandindirectlaborareoptimizedbycomparingpartroutinginformation,materialstorageneeds,materialhandlingequipmentspecificationsandpackaginginformationagainstthefactorylayout.Thisapproachincreasesplanningaccuracyandefficiency,whichhelpsminimizecapitalinvestmentandmaximizeROI.
A comprehensive solution for collaboratively designing and optimizing your factory facilitiesTecnomatixPlantDesignandOptimizationenablesmanufacturingcompaniestocreatefactorymodelsfasterandensurethatthesevirtualplantswilloperateatpeakefficiencybeforeproductionrampup.Byallowingmanufacturerstoseetheoutcomeoftheirfactoryplansinvirtualmodels,
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impactofequipmentplacementonthefactoryfloorormaterialflowthroughoutthefacility.
Throughputoftheindividuallinesisalsocritical,asisefficientplanningandoptimi-zationoftherestofthefacility.assemblyprocessesrequirepreciseplanningofthefacility’sdeliveryconcepts,storageneedsandtransportconcepts.
PlantDesignandOptimizationaddressestheseissueswiththefollowingfourkeycapabilities.
3D factory design and visualizationTraditionalfactorydesignprocessesarepronetoerror.Designteamsfindithardtounderstandtheimpactofequipmentselectionandequipmentplacementonthefactoryfloorwhentheseactivitiesareexpressedin2Dlayoutenvironments.
With3Dfactorydesignandvisualization,PlantDesignandOptimizationprovidesfactoryteamswithcriticalinsightintothefactorydesign,layoutandinstallationprocesses.Theuseof“smartobjects”makesitmucheasierforteamstounderstandandrepresentallofyourfactoryresources(fromconveyors,mezzaninesandcranestocontainers,automaticguidedvehicles(aGV’s)andoperators).
3Dlayoutandplanninghelpsminimizeinterpretationerrorsbyenablingteammemberstoseehowfactorysmartobjectsinteractwithoneanotherinsideavirtualfacility.
PlantDesignandOptimizationletsyouavoidwastingtimeandresourcesfixingproblemsontheplantfloor.
PlantDesignandOptimizationisasolutioncomprisedoffourkeycapabilities,including:• 3D factory design and visualization
capabilities,includingparametric-basedsmartobjects,thatteammemberscanusetodevelopthefactorylayoutandidentifyearlydesignissues.
• Factory logistics analysis and optimization capabilitiesthatteammembersusetooptimizematerialhandling,logisticsandindirectlaborbycomparingpartroutinginformation,materialstorageneeds,materialhandlingequipmentspecificationsandpartpackaginginformationagainstthefactorylayout.
• Production throughput simulation capabilitiesthatprovideyouwiththedatanecessarytomakeintelligentbusinessdecisionsrelatedtotherequiredcapabilities,buffersizingandstrategiesofthefactoryandtheabilitytominimizecapitalinvestmentwhilemaximizinglongtermROI.
• Collaborative factory design managementthatprovidesdiverseteamswiththeabilitytocaptureandcommunicatethefactorymodel’sdesignprinciplesandstandardresourcesinacollaborativeenvironment.
Today’s factory planning challengesProducingandsellingmoreproductsdoesnotnecessarilyleadtomoreprofit.Ifyourmanufacturingoperationsarerunninginefficiently,youcouldendupspendingmoremoneythanyoumakebyhavingtocompensateforthosemanufacturingdeficiencies.
Inefficiencyusuallybeginsintheearlystagesoffactorydesign,especiallyduringfacilityandworkcelllayout,whendiversecross-functionalteamsfailtocommunicateeffectively.Inaddition,antiquatedtools,suchas2Dlayoutandpaperdrawings,areunabletoproperlyaccountforthe
Plant Design and Optimization
Features3Dfactorydesignandvisualization:• “Smart”3Dfactoryobjects
withbuilt-indesignrules• abilitytobuildparametric
factoryequipmentwithxMLtoolkit
• abilitytolinkfactorylayoutwiththroughputsimulationviaSDx
• DirectimportandtoolingandproductdatafromJT™technology,nx™software,SolidEdge®softwareandParasolid®applications
Factorylogisticsanalysisandoptimization:• computationand
visualizationofmaterialflowdiagrams
• analysisandvalidationofoperatorwalk-paths
• calculationofmaterialhandlingequipmentneeds
• Spatialdesignofmaterialstorageareas
Productionthroughputsimulation:• Bottleneckanalysis• 3Dvisualizationofthe
simulation• Optimizationofsystem
parametersbasedongeneticalgorithm
• Hierarchicalsimulationstructurewithobjectinheritance
• Integratedobjectlibrarymanagement,whichalsofacilitatessharedprojectdevelopmentwithinateamenvironment
• Statisticalevaluationandautomaticreportgeneration
collaborativefactorydesignmanagement:• In-contexteditingofmultiple
factoryregions,departmentsandstations
• concurrentdesignoffactoryfacilities
• abilitytoseamlesslymoveobjectsbetweendatasets
• Managementofobjectversioning,effectivityandincrementalchange
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potentialwithina2Dor3Denvironment.Theseevaluationscanincludetransportstrategies,lotsizesanddeliveryconceptsacrosstheentirefactory.Optimizingthecharacteristics–workerschedules,requirednumberofresourcesandcapacities–ofyourproductionsystemsenablesyoutomakeverifiedbusinessdecisionsearlybasedonrealnumbers,whichsavesyoumillionsofdollarsduringfullproduction.
Collaborative factory design managementnumerousdisciplinesparticipateinthedesign,layoutandinstallationofatypicalfactory,includinggroupsresponsibleforthebasicarchitecture,industrialengi-neeringandlayoutplanning–aswellasexternalsupplierssuchaslinebuildersandequipmentvendors.Thesedisciplinesoftenfinditdifficulttocommunicateeffectively,properlycontroldesignrevisions,managethereleaseprocessoraccountforexternalsupplychainactivity.
PlantDesignandOptimization’scollab-orativefactorydesignmanagementcapabilitiesprovideyourdiverseteamswithasingleenvironmenttheycanusetocaptureandmanagethelargevolumesoffacilitydatatheyshare.Theyalsocanusethisenvironmenttoworktogetherinavarietyofautomatedlayoutandfacilityengineeringprocesses.
Production throughput simulationnumerousfactorsimpacttheoperationalefficiencyandthroughputofyourmanufacturingoperations.companiesfinditdifficulttodeterminetheoptimalconfigurationfortheirnewproductionsystems.Theyalsofindithardtoestablishproperlevelsofwork-in-processinventory,appropriateproductionschedulesandtherightproductionthroughputtoresourceutilizationratio.
Throughproductionthroughputsimulation(discreteeventsimulation),PlantDesignandOptimizationallowsyoutomakeintelligentbusinessdecisionsaboutyourfactorydesign,buffersizing,capacitiesandproductionstrategies.Bytyingyourfactorylayoutwithdiscreteeventsimulation,thisTecnomatixsolutionenablesyoutorapidlydevelopmultipleproductionscenariosandanalyzethemforbottlenecks,efficiencyandthroughput
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Factory logistics analysis and optimizationManufacturingoperationstrytosqueezemaximumproductivityoutoftheirdirectlaborinvestments,includingmachinesontheline,toolingandfixtures,workersattheirstationsandtheirproductionprocesses.However,manycompaniesfinditdifficulttoquantifyandanalyzetheirindirectlabororadoptleanmanu-facturinginitiatives.
PlantDesignandOptimization’sfactorylogisticsanalysisandoptimizationcapabilitiesenableyoutooptimizeyourfactorylayoutonthebasisofmaterialflowdistances,frequencyandcost.Youcanevaluatetheimpactofyourpartrouting,materialstorage,materialhandlingequipmentandpartpackagingneeds.asaresult,youcancreateanoptimizedandproductivefactorywithreducedparttraveldistances,lotsizesandinventorylevels.
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