Improved Design and Quality in Fixture Design – Automotive

Manufacturing is a very complex subject in the entire product Lifecycle process especially building an automotive assembly is something very complex. Many complex process and dependency it is considered very time taken to process, however; with the delays and constant optimization from the product design, product engineering, it becomes more complex on timelines and delivery schedule. Added to this the team has to face multiple change requests from the customer, Simulation team, Robotics team, purchase, mfg team and suppliers which would lead to a longer turnaround time, increased efforts and mistakes/errors in output design.

Perfectly captured, the CitiusKBE team has worked along with the customer side and ensured in mapping the entire process that a typical designer has and identified the pain areas and converted them into a requirement statement. With the current tools and solutions, the team outlined a proposal and roadmap with cost benefits and ROI. The customer was happy to take this up in a phased manner, implement available solutions and then move with new tools and enhancements.

CitiusKBE technical team has helped the customer design team to start using the tools and helped them in training, within a week, the customer could see the improvements in the output in terms of quality and Turnaround time.

Proven Solutions like

• Model Comparison
• Re-Parametrization Tools
• Quality Suite
• DFM Suite
• Dynamic Modelling, Assembly Tools
• Downstream applications

Were implemented in phase 1 and specific tools that are suitable to the BIW Design and Manufacturing Industry, are taken into account and implemented at the customer projects. Phase 2 was taken up with very specific requirements and building new solutions that could help the design team in quite a few ways. Allowing to work on the specific pain areas will help in addressing the problem at the grass-root level.

With quarterly training and updates, the customer team is zooming into the future. Improved Turn Around time, Improved Design Quality and Improve Team confidence are quick takeaways from this project.

Doing things and addressing the pain areas are key to success.