Case study

An example of how automation can speed up the production process

Background story

Your company has specialized in manufacturing chairs for years. You are proud that your chairs are some of the strongest on the market. Until now, customers have noticed the high quality of your products and appreciated their solid construction.

However, hard times have come, with a lot of competitors. Despite the fact that they produce furniture of inferior quality, they provide many interesting models to the market, making their offerings appeal to a wide range of customer tastes (these too have changed over the years).

In addition, the price of materials has increased. Not only the costs directly related to the production of the chair have increased, but also the costs of designing it. Prototyping a new model requires large amounts of raw materials, not to mention time.

Your company wants to stay in the market. You have no intention of abandoning your approach.

So how do you overcome the difficulties?

Main challanges

Prototype testing

The process of mechanical product testing is time-consuming and requires specialized equipment. The preparation of the stand itself and its configuration can be costly. In addition, performing the same activity repeatedly takes a significant amount of time.

Time-consuming process

Building a prototype requires a significant amount of time. Making each part requires specialized machines. Calibrating the production equipment is necessary for every new development. Each change needs supervision and extra testing.

Wasting resources

Building an actual prototype takes specialists' time and consumes the materials budget. Launching a product generates a significant amount of waste.
In addition, built prototypes take up storage space.

Solution

Use Structural Analysis approach designed for you by TotalSYM.

In this approach, we use a digital twin - computer designed model of your product. Rather than manufacturing prototypes, we perform verification in a simulation environment where mistakes are forgivable, processing time is much shorter and different materials don't cost anything. You save: time, resources, material, storage space and money.

What's our plan?

Contact our expert to identify your needs and requirements.
Develop a digital twin model and prepare the initial simulation.
Deliver an interactive tool to re-run the simulation with customisable options on different products tailored to your needs.

Plan execution

Meet the specialist

Do we know each other's chairs? Certainly not as well as you do. That's why our specialist will interview you to get a better idea of the specifics of your business. Our representative may not know which type of chair is the most comfortable, but he or she will know how to set up a process to test its features in a simulation environment. We will use our expertise to advise you on what is worth testing and what is not at this stage. Your product can get better. But it doesn't stop there.

Create a digital twin & simulate

With your help, we create a digital twin, a counterpart to your usable product in the world of simulation. This is not just a sculpted three-dimensional mesh, but an object with specific material properties. By meeting with a specialist, we know what to focus on. This will be the base model that will be used in the future to design new parts with (or without) our help. We will then carry out a series of strength simulations and provide you with a full report with the specialist's comments. This is where the story ends for most structural analysis companies. Except.

Automate the process

We understand that this is not a one-off need. You will want to run more and more simulations, if only because you suddenly need to change a small element. Why go through the whole process from scratch? We offer you a service tailored to your needs. You will be doing it almost by yourself. Because it will be an automated (repeatable) process, you will save time and money.

Automated Process

Still, not seeing the benefits? Let's go through what you can get.

You get access to the platform via a web browser. You log in with your login and password from anywhere in the world. All your simulations are in one place, you can access them at any time. You don't have to worry about storing them.

* Are you concerned about security? We assure you that our servers are protected against data leakage. We do not remember your password directly. On the other hand, we do keep security backup copies, so that your abs are never lost.

If necessary - we will ensure that your solution is located on a separate dedicated server to which you will have direct access.

Upload a model

Has your team prepared a new project? There has been a minor update. No problem.
Put the new model into the system, it should be nice and pleasant.

Set up & run the simulation

Set what you need for the simulation. The parameter list will be special tailored to your needs. We will do our best to adapt the functions to your requirements.
You can either start immiedielly simulation or wait and make fewer adjustments later.

Manage your simulations

Once you've ordered a simulation, you're ready to track it. Soon you should have your report. The process is fully automated, so it's as fast as possible.
Note that you have access to previous runs, so you can compare the results at any time. You can download and print your results.

Isn't that convenient?

How much does it cost?

Our pricing

We're honest: We base our prices on to the type of simulation. Unfortunately, every simulation is different and each has its own specifics. That's why it's so important for us to have an initial conversation (free of charge) so we know what you need.

Assuming that doing a single simulation costs X (market price), the additional cost of a dedicated system for another X and each additional month is 10% of X. However, we are flexible, talk to us to get the final amount.

Do a math

Need a single simulation? No problem. We will stop the process at step 2.

Need more than 3 simulations in half a year? You are already in advantage with automation.

Do 6 simulations in half a year? It is already 43% saving! (compared to doing each time manually).

Real savings

The real savings are:

✓ Faster product manufacturing time,

✓ Zero material waste,

✓ Less storage space,

✓ Purchasing materials that could be risky and expensive,

✓ Cost of prototyping and testing.

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