Automotive & Industrial Machinery
Industry Challenges
The Automotive & Industrial Machinery sector proves a challenging environment for product design and development, as well as for the deployment of new manufacturing technologies. Product complexities complicate the design process and data demands are robust. On the shop floor, legacy systems must be considered, changes to processes and technical interfaces require costly retraining, deadlines are tight and compromising production efficiency is not an option. Add to that the increasing regulations for piece-part and assembly traceability, along with the growing number of disruptions affecting global supply chains, and staying profitable in the Automotive, Industrial Machinery and Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) industries proves more challenging than ever before.
Our Industry Solutions
1. Product Design Automation
Our design automation practice specializes in product design and simulation automation. Our product design solutions use generative design features to automate the creation of transportation that is lighter, less expensive and more modular. Our product simulation automation solutions help you optimize product weight, cost and noise by running hundreds of design iterations in minutes. Our product testing automation solutions reduce physical testing efforts by creating a Digital Twin of your physical automotive models. Together, these speed up the product development process, so automotive leaders can build better products faster.
- Model-Based Product Definition
- Product Design Automation
- Product Simulation & Analysis Automation (Structural, Thermal, CFD, Battery Chemistry, etc.)
- Product Test Correlation Automation
- Product Configuration Management
2. Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)
The job of manufacturing operations in the automotive sector is to oversee the process of transforming raw materials and resources into finished products and to get a quality product to market as quickly as possible. Manufacturing Operations Management, or MOM, is a collective set of methodologies and systems for managing the end-to-end manufacturing process with a view to optimizing efficiency. By implementing solutions which digitalize and synchronize production planning, production execution, quality control and data collection in an integrated way, our solutions drive speed and quality across automotive production and assembly processes, from start to finish.
- Direct Numerical Control (DNC)
- Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
- Digital Work Instructions & Operator/Assembly Support
- Manufacturing Quality & Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Manufacturing Intelligence & Reporting
3. Asset Performance Management (APM)
One of the most important decisions that an asset-intensive enterprise must make is how it manages and cares for its critical assets and infrastructure. This decision affects everyone in the organization, from plant operators to engineers to executives in the C-suite, not to mention the bottom line. We partner with automotive, machine and manufacturing companies of all shapes and sizes to help them identify and implement the best Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) strategies and the right technology solutions to support them.
- Connected Plant & Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
- Asset Performance Monitoring (OEE & KPIs)
- Asset Maintenance Management
- Preventative & Predictive Maintenance
- Field Service Management (FSM)
4. Factory Automation & Control
It is crucial for automotive leaders to be dynamic, innovate and continuously monitor their production. Factory Automation & Control systems enable this via the automation of manufacturing, quality control and material handling processes. They reduce the reliance of companies on unreliable and error-prone manual processes on the factory floor and replace them with command-response activities executed by mechanized equipment and logical programming commands. Our team of specialists have been delivering integrated, specialized connectivity solutions and networks to automotive manufacturers for over a decade. Our offering supports the automation of tasks belonging to all level systems aligned to the international standards for the integration of enterprise IT and control systems (ANSI/ISA-95 and IEC/ISO 62264):
- Level 1: Automation Layer, PLCs, Process Operations, Sequencing & Robotics
- Level 2: Monitoring & Controlling Physical Processes
- Level 3: Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM)
5. Digital Supply Chain (Tracking & Tracing)
It is crucial, not to mention required by regulations, for automotive enterprises to have accurate visibility on incoming raw materials/purchased parts, intermediate parts in process and finished goods for shipping. Having an accurate count of available goods, as well as an accurate manufacturing history of every assembled part, can save a production plant the high costs of warehousing and recall that can potentially destroy the profitability of an entire fiscal year. Our Digital Supply Chain (Tracking & Tracing) solutions deliver product serialization and traceability capabilities that ensure automotive product traceability from raw materials to end use.
- Corporate Product Serialization
- Material Traceability & Genealogy
- Serialized Manufacturing & Logistics
- Product Recall/Return Management
- Regulatory Compliance & Reporting
Engineering's Advantage
Between the pressures of changing market demands, competition and regulations, the automotive industry is learning to do more with less. Real-time visibility into assets, manufacturing processes, suppliers and products across complex supply chains continue to be important for operating efficiently and profitability in the Automotive & Industrial Machinery sector. Engineering Industries eXcellence helps automotive companies digitalize manual and paper processes by seamlessly connecting equipment, operations, people and supply chains. With our advanced Industry 4.0 solutions, automotive leaders worldwide have gained significant improvements in visibility, process control, operational efficiency and bottom-line profitability for business success.
Interested in speaking to one of our Automotive & Industrial Machinery experts? Contact us at info@indx.com.
