DIGITAL FACTORY APPLICATION AREAS
THE MAJORITY OF LEADING MANUFACTURING COMPANIES PLAN AND SIMULATE THEIR PRODUCTION FACILITIES AND PROCESSES IN SO-CALLED DIGITAL FACTORIES. A REDUCTION OF THE PLANNING COSTS WITH THE SIMULTANEOUS RISE OF PLANNING SECURITY IS THE RESULT OF THE APPIED DIGITAL METHODS. THEIR TARGET IS THE ANALYSIS AND DIMENSIONING OF ADAPTABLE AND RECOURCE EFFICIENT FACTORIES.
DIGITAL FACTORIES INCLUDE A NETWORK OF DIGITAL MODELS, METHODS AND TOOLS, FOR EXAMPLE FOR SIMULATION AND 3D-DIGITALIZATION, WHICH ARE INTEGRATED VIA A CONSISTENT DATA MANAGEMENT.
TRUE TO THE SLOGAN „FIRST DIGITAL – THEN REALITY“ THE USE OF DIGITAL FACTORIES PROVIDES SAVING POTENTIAL IN THE FACTORY AND PRODUCTION PLANNING. THIS RESULTS, AMONG OTHERS, FROM THE DIGITAL MOCK-UP (DMU) AS WELL AS FROM THE EARLY COLLISION CHECK, WHICH UNCOVERS RISKS OF STRUCTURAL AND PROCESS TECHNICAL EXECUTION.