HxGN Virtual manufacturing and costing
Virtual validation and process simulation for sustainable product development and manufacturing.
![Analysing an automotive B pillar in Simufact Welding simulation software](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/analysing-automotive-b-pillar.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=36499C97EC10865CDB83E529E09E5ACB)
Welding simulation – academic toy or serious tool for engineering?
Register for this four-part webinar series to learn how to leverage the potential of welding simulation solutions.
![Conceptual image of car design showing line drawn schematics, charts and graphs](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/conceptual-image-of-car-design.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=B18C84B4E5875C1B52EB29CA6EC3D222)
Accelerate smart virtual manufacturing with CAE simulation
Learn how engineers improve manufacturing procedures and minimise tooling and material costs on demand.
![Compound image of robots assembling a car with an operator monitoring via tablet computer](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/compound-image-of-robots-assembling-car.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=EC9A58AEDD9EA8DC5FEDA6C166DB7DD5)
Reducing costs through virtual manufacturing simulation
Learn how to recognise optimisation potential in product development and implement in the manufacturing process.
![Analysing an automotive B pillar in Simufact Welding simulation software](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/analysing-automotive-b-pillar.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=36499C97EC10865CDB83E529E09E5ACB)
Welding simulation – academic toy or serious tool for engineering?
Register for this four-part webinar series to learn how to leverage the potential of welding simulation solutions.
![Conceptual image of car design showing line drawn schematics, charts and graphs](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/conceptual-image-of-car-design.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=B18C84B4E5875C1B52EB29CA6EC3D222)
Accelerate smart virtual manufacturing with CAE simulation
Learn how engineers improve manufacturing procedures and minimise tooling and material costs on demand.
![Compound image of robots assembling a car with an operator monitoring via tablet computer](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/compound-image-of-robots-assembling-car.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=EC9A58AEDD9EA8DC5FEDA6C166DB7DD5)
Reducing costs through virtual manufacturing simulation
Learn how to recognise optimisation potential in product development and implement in the manufacturing process.
![Analysing an automotive B pillar in Simufact Welding simulation software](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/analysing-automotive-b-pillar.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=36499C97EC10865CDB83E529E09E5ACB)
Welding simulation – academic toy or serious tool for engineering?
Register for this four-part webinar series to learn how to leverage the potential of welding simulation solutions.
![Analysing an automotive B pillar in Simufact Welding simulation software](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/analysing-automotive-b-pillar.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=36499C97EC10865CDB83E529E09E5ACB)
Welding simulation – academic toy or serious tool for engineering?
Register for this four-part webinar series to learn how to leverage the potential of welding simulation solutions.
![Conceptual image of car design showing line drawn schematics, charts and graphs](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/conceptual-image-of-car-design.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=B18C84B4E5875C1B52EB29CA6EC3D222)
Accelerate smart virtual manufacturing with CAE simulation
Learn how engineers improve manufacturing procedures and minimise tooling and material costs on demand.
![Compound image of robots assembling a car with an operator monitoring via tablet computer](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/compound-image-of-robots-assembling-car.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=EC9A58AEDD9EA8DC5FEDA6C166DB7DD5)
Reducing costs through virtual manufacturing simulation
Learn how to recognise optimisation potential in product development and implement in the manufacturing process.
![Analysing an automotive B pillar in Simufact Welding simulation software](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/analysing-automotive-b-pillar.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=36499C97EC10865CDB83E529E09E5ACB)
Welding simulation – academic toy or serious tool for engineering?
Register for this four-part webinar series to learn how to leverage the potential of welding simulation solutions.
![Conceptual image of car design showing line drawn schematics, charts and graphs](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/conceptual-image-of-car-design.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=B18C84B4E5875C1B52EB29CA6EC3D222)
Accelerate smart virtual manufacturing with CAE simulation
Learn how engineers improve manufacturing procedures and minimise tooling and material costs on demand.
![Compound image of robots assembling a car with an operator monitoring via tablet computer](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/compound-image-of-robots-assembling-car.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=EC9A58AEDD9EA8DC5FEDA6C166DB7DD5)
Reducing costs through virtual manufacturing simulation
Learn how to recognise optimisation potential in product development and implement in the manufacturing process.
![Analysing an automotive B pillar in Simufact Welding simulation software](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/analysing-automotive-b-pillar.jpg?h=880&iar=0&w=2560&hash=36499C97EC10865CDB83E529E09E5ACB)
Welding simulation – academic toy or serious tool for engineering?
Register for this four-part webinar series to learn how to leverage the potential of welding simulation solutions.
Hexagon solutions simulate entire metal manufacturing process chains, including metal forming, welding and joining and additive manufacturing (AM). Our costing solutions establish target costs early in design to improve material utilisation, reduce weight and minimise tooling development times.
Overview
Manufacturers are under increased pressure to maintain their competitive advantage by reducing product development time and cost while ensuring high-quality products. For example, in the automotive industry, vehicle development and production planning can be responsible for up to 90% of the total cost.
Introducing virtual manufacturing and costing simulation tools in forming, welding, joining and stamping enables robust, error-free economic processes. Replacing physical product and process testing with virtual analysis and validations drastically reduces the production costs of prototypes and engineering proof time.
Hexagon’s virtual manufacturing and costing solutions support product developers through cost, design and manufacturing engineering. They enable engineers to prove manufacturability and validate production processes with simulation to achieve efficient and cost-effective product development and implementation.
![Examples of metal forming, virtual assembly and metal additive manufacturing in Hexagon's virtual manufacturing and costing software](/-/media/project/one-web/master-site/altudo/l1140-specific-capability/metal-additive-manufacturing.jpg?iar=0&hash=095A0BAF44F8DB09F10DC4803DB20498)
Explore
Computer-aided engineering (CAE) software enables designers and engineers to simulate product and process performance.
- Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE software)
Sustainable and efficient manufacturing processes.
- Module
An enterprise costing and feasibility solution for sheet metal components.
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×Human-Assisted autonomyTemplate-based batch analysis.
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- Product
Evaluate and optimize the manufacturing process virtually to get to the right fit and function faster in reality.
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×Human-Assisted autonomyAutomate modeling tasks to reduce time to results
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- Product
Eliminate the need for part-specific check fixtures
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×Human-Assisted autonomyAutomate modeling tasks to reduce time to results
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Implement the newest technologies to become increasingly autonomous
- Digital transformation for manufacturing
Engineering integration solutions to ensure complex design, engineering and production requirements deliver ROI and value.
- Product
Virtual Lifecycle for Manufacturing is a collaborative engineering workflow management toolset to improve engineering results
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×Conditional autonomyAutomated workflows during the product development lifecycle
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