Hexagon Virtual Assembly
Evaluate and optimize the manufacturing process virtually to get to the right fit and function faster in reality.
Assembly Process Simulation Software
Simulate the assembly process to predict and mitigate distortion, improve process stability, and decrease cycle times.
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Overcoming your manufacturing challenges with Hexagon Virtual Assembly
Manufacturing processes traditionally rely on physical prototypes for validation, which is both time-consuming and costly. Significant cost and time savings is possible by reducing or eliminating the prototype phase of the product development cycle.
Many factors contribute to the challenge:
- Mnufacturing process deforms parts and assemblies making it challenging to reach dimensional targets
- Difficult to select process and tooling to optimize for cycle time, cost, and dimensional while meeting program timing
- Unstable tool design can lead to low process capability / robustness
- Parts coming into the assembly process generally not CAD nominal
Our Solution: Hexagon Virtual Assembly
Hexagon Virtual Assembly enables virtualization of the assembly process through a variety of flexible software based workflows supporting auto, aero, electronics, and a host of other industry applications.
With Hexagon's Virtual Assembly:
- Predict how assemblies respond to the manufacturing process
- Reduce cycle time, tooling cost, and maintenance
- Optimize tooling to reduce the number of clamps and fixtures
- Consider the impact of non-nominal parts on the assembly process outcome
- Optimize assembly tooling and process for stability and robustness
The problem
Manufacturing processes distort parts and assemblies
What's possible...
- Predict how assemblies respond to the manufacturing process
With Virtual Assembly...
- Simulate to predict the impact of welding process
- Iterate on process and fixture design based on the simulation results
The problem
Assembly tooling is overly complex, based on tribal knowledge and prior programs
What's possible...
Optimize tooling to reduce the number of clamps
With Virtual Assembly...
- Locate tooling at ideal locations to achieve repeatability while reducing tool complexity / quantity
- Reduce station cycle time, cost of tooling, maintenance
The problem
Parts coming into the assembly process are not CAD nominal
What's possible...
Consider the impact of non-nominal parts on the assembly process outcome
With Virtual Assembly...
- Utilize scan data to morph CAD to match reality
- Include forming history from simulation
The problem
Poorly designed tools lead to process instability
What's possible...
Optimize assembly tooling and process for stability and robustness
With Virtual Assembly...
- Evaluate and iterate tooling design through simulation
Features in Hexagon's Virtual Assembly
Your benefits with Hexagon Virtual Assembly
Reduce Cost - By reducing and eventually eliminating the need for physical prototypes, the cost of a product program can be significantly reduced. Also the ability to address changes earlier in the process before tooling is built drives further cost reduction.
Reduce Time - Eliminating the dependence on physical parts to perform assembly tryouts, and the time required to perform and check the tryouts themselves will dramatically reduce the calendar days required for a new product program. The ability to address changes earlier in the process before tooling is built means that any changes can be implemented earlier and faster.
Improved Quality - By enabling a holistic evaluation of the design and process earlier in the product development cycle, companies are able to better optimize their design and process, and drive better quality products.
Sustainability - Saving material, energy, and resources by replacing expensive physical tryouts with virtual prototypes.
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