One of the benefits 3D modeling with Solid Edge provides is that it speeds up the design process and reduces the number of prototypes. They can easily model and quickly 3D-print a prototype to get a better feel of the components in various materials. Since they use a lot of sheet metal in the machines, having a tool like Solid Edge that includes a module for sheet metal was very important to the company.
They also use Teamcenter for design review and to manage design revisions. “It becomes even more important to be able to maintain the data than for the engineer to create it,” said Schätti.
He said they also use the rendering capabilities for internal communications. In addition, they sometimes service machines that are 50 or 60 years old, so they are very fond of the exploded views capability in Solid Edge. With exploded views, they can provide documentation on how to assemble and also how to service the machines so the servicing department can see which spare parts they need and how to replace them. With the help of Solid Edge, Teamcenter and NX CAM from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of industry software Olympia Express reduces prototyping efforts by 50%and boosts productivity up to 30% - freeing resoures for new innovation.