THE DIGITAL FACTORY IS THE GENERIC TERM FOR A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF DIGITAL MODELS, METHODS AND TOOLS – SUCH AS THE SIMULATION AND 3D-VISUALIZATION – WHICH ARE INTEGRATED THROUGH A CONSISTENT DATA MANAGEMENT. THEIR AIM IS A HOLISTIC PLANNING, EVALUATION AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTOF ALL SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURES, PROCESSES AND RESOURCES OF THE REAL FACTORY IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PRODUCT.
WITH COMPUTER AIDED TECHNOLOGIES, A VIRTUAL, ALMOST REALISTIC MODEL OF FUTURE PRODUCTION PROCESS CAN BE SEEN BEFORE CONSTRUCTION.
WE APPLY SOFTWARE TOOLS WHICH, AMONG OTHERS, SERVE FOR THE VISUALIZATION OF THE STRUCTURE OF ALL MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS, FACILITIES OR MACHINES AS WELL AS SIMULATION SYSTEMS WHICH SHOW THE MOBILE PRODUCTION.
TRUE TO THE SLOGAN „FIRST DIGITAL – THEN REALITY“ THE USE OF DIGITAL
FACTORIES PROVIDES SAVING POTENTIAL IN THE FACTORY AND PRODUCTION PLANNING.