Abstract
Wenglor sensoric, a Germany-based manufacturer of intelligent sensors, image processing systems, and industrial automation technologies, sought to accelerate product development while supporting continuous innovation and global business growth. Increasing product complexity, expanding product lines, and the need for faster customization required a more flexible and efficient engineering environment. By implementing Siemens’ Solid Edge® software with synchronous technology, wenglor established an integrated mechanical design workflow that streamlined product development, accelerated engineering modifications, improved collaboration across global locations, and enabled rapid modernization of modular product lines. The solution significantly reduced development times, enhanced design flexibility, and supported the company’s long-term innovation strategy.
Key Takeaways:
- Accelerated product development: Solid Edge shortened development cycles for new sensor products while supporting continuous innovation and business growth.
- Synchronous technology for faster design changes: Engineers quickly modified existing models without relying on feature history, reducing engineering effort and accelerating revisions.
- Improved modular product design: Modular product architectures enabled faster customization, simplified maintenance, and reduced development time across product families.
- Enhanced global collaboration: Solid Edge standardized mechanical design across multiple international development locations, improving engineering consistency and collaboration.
- Efficient legacy data reuse: Existing design data and component libraries were reused without disrupting ERP references, protecting previous engineering investments.
- Rapid product modernization: Synchronous technology allowed design elements to be copied and reused, enabling quick updates across entire product lines.
- Simplified external collaboration: Direct editing of imported CAD data improved communication and collaboration with toolmakers, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.
- Improved assembly performance: Optimized external CAD models reduced file sizes while maintaining assembly performance for large and complex product designs.
- Greater engineering flexibility: Solid Edge combined history-based and synchronous modeling, giving designers the freedom to rapidly create concepts, evaluate alternatives, and accelerate product innovation.
