3D adds extra dimensions to transmission design
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Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Oct 19, 2006
Atlanta Antriebssysteme is switching its entire new-product development to 3D-based processes using OneSpace Designer Modeling.
Atlanta Antriebssysteme is switching its entire new-product development to 3D-based processes using OneSpace Designer Modeling.
Penschor Systemhaus, a partner of Acadis in Wiesbaden, Europe's largest CoCreate distributor, will support Atlanta during this transition.
Atlanta and its products are synonymous with quality and precision in power transmission technology worldwide.
The market leader for right-angle servo gears and precision racks, with headquarters in Bietigheim-Bissingen and subsidiaries in the USA and France, currently employs more than 200 employees in its plants in Germany.
Its gear units and racks are used by more than 5000 companies worldwide and in nearly all industries.
The decision to use 3D for the entire design process was influenced by increasing customer requests, increased productivity and proven quality improvements.
"It gives us a competitive edge to present the customer a 3D model of the gear unit", said Marcus Timmermann, Deputy Manager for Design at Atlanta.
"It simplifies the development process if we can integrate the special gear units in the plant's construction space, which we get from the customer as a 3D model, right from the start".
"Dynamic modelling makes using and further processing external data uncomplicated".
The company took its first steps toward 3D as early as 1997.
After a further, detailed evaluation in 2003, which also assessed the opinions of important clients regarding various CAD providers, it was decided to start using OneSpace Designer Modeling at three workstations in the design department.
The results were so convincing that the company decided to begin developing all new products using only 3D.
"The 3D model makes it easy to identify and remedy collisions early on".
"The error rate has fallen", is how Timmermann describes the experience to date.
"Since implementation, not a single gear unit developed using 3D has failed to assemble smoothly".
Timmermann estimates that 3D also saves around 25% of the time needed for development.
The company anticipates further gains in productivity and improved customer service by using the Advanced Design and Surfacing addon modules.
"Advanced Design makes it possible, through simplification, to reduce a model to the dimensions relevant for the client with just a few clicks".
"This saves us a lot of manual work", said Timmermann.
"At the same time, we can use animated 3D sequences to create videos that offer clients assembly instructions that are far more precise than anything previously possible".
"We will explore further options offered by the addon modules after the implementation phase is complete".
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