A digital factory is a production facility that includes many digital technologies like IoT (Internet of Things), artificial intelligence, robotics, Big Data and many more. These technologies are the pillars on which Industry 4.0 is based on to lead to the path of a new industrial model. In other words, the digital factory is something in which people, machines, products, and raw materials share valuable information about all the stages of a production process.
Transformative Technology driving the Digital Factory
Innovation
Digital technologies have started to create major changes in
how companies operate. The digital
factory movement has started to change several processes and some of the disruptions that
are
driving these changes are:
The ever-growing ability of small manufacturers to be
part of the competitive market by
offering highly specialized and customizable products.
An increase in the use of robotics and software that
heightens the role of automation via
real-time data transmission.
Enhanced use of modern supply chain strategies that
can reduce operational and production
costs.
Forecasting ability to adapt to the market abilities
at any given time.
Business Benefits of Digital Factory Design:
With the digital factory design, there are a host of advantages that a builder/designer has
apart from saving on resources. All the planning phases of the production and construction
can be optically diagrammed by integrating animation and 3D simulation.
The digital factory design can analyze the machinery and transport routes before the
installation of equipment.
Digital factory can also be used to optimize the material flow in the production promptly.
The main advantage is that all processes can be streamlined and the production process
takes place in a flexible and energy-saving manner.
Tasks that can be managed with the help of digital factory design
Digital factory helps in reducing redundant data.
It helps with organizing several processes, resources, and operational funds.
Additionally, you can visualize the tasks and the responsibilities in the process chain.
Organizations are not quite ready to adopt innovative ideas quickly. Most companies do not get the right balance and miss out on the large potential that digital factories have to offer. But by breaking down the hurdles one by one, building a strong team, and by focussing on creating a great experience, you can become a digital leader and disrupt the competition out there!
What AXICADES does
AXISCADES is a leading, end to end engineering solutions and Product Company. We bring expertise
that caters to the digital, engineering and smart manufacturing needs of large enterprises. With
decades of experience in creating innovative, sustainable and safer products worldwide, AXISCADES
delivers business value across the entire engineering lifecycle.
Here are some of the works that we do under 3D digital factory development and validation.
Systematic Layout Planning
1. Concept Floor space requirement
2. Capacity Planning Calculations, Process flow, Logistics Plan.
3. Overall Site Plan Overall Budgeting calculations & funding results.
Design of Concept Layout
1. Develop and Validate the Site plan with space requirements
2. Detailed study of Process, Fixtures
3. Perform Detailed capacity calculations
Design of Detailed Layout
1. Detail Assembly Layout
2. Optimize the Layout
3. Design Fabrication Layout
4. Develop detailed layout for Tool room
Detailed Layout Validations
1. Validate and provide solution options for Sub assembly, Main line, Fabrication, etc…
2. Validate layout with all potential issues like, interference, reachability
Facility & Accessories Modelling
1. Develop 3D Layout from concept 2D layout
2. 2D Layout from concept Layout or 3D JT layout
Animation Creation
1. Create virtual layout walkthrough for high level presentation
2. Fixture functionality videos
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