Autodesk will present its Digital Prototyping solutions at Hannover Messe from April 20 to 24. Visitors to booth F40 in Hall 17 can examine an end-to-end digital product-development workflow in presentations held every half hour. A case study on HTC Sweden shows how virtual prototypes can reduce development costs and schedules. The floor-grinding-machine manufacturer used Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Productstream to reduce its physical prototype count from five to one. Autodesk says the change supported growth of up to 200 percent. The workflow simulates component movement, supports design optimization, provides visualizations for project participants and produces realistic renderings for marketing and manuals.
“Digital Prototyping is an important competitive advantage, particularly for small and medium-sized companies. During a financial crisis, it is especially important to use available resources efficiently and reduce development costs,” said Wolfgang Lynen, industry marketing manager for manufacturing at Autodesk. “At Hannover Messe, we invite visitors to learn about the advantages of Digital Prototyping and the new functions in the 2010 versions. HTC is an excellent example of a completely digital workflow.”
Autodesk will also present Moldflow and AutoCAD ecscad, extending Digital Prototyping to plastics manufacturing and electrical schematic development. The company acquired both technologies during the previous year and integrated them into its portfolio. Autodesk Showcase and Autodesk AliasStudio will also be demonstrated for design development and visualization.
Partners at booth F40 include AVACAD GmbH, BarTelDrees CAD Competence Center, Bechtle GmbH & Co. KG, B&L CAD Systemhaus GmbH, CAD-praxis GmbH, CINTEG AG, Contelos GmbH, Dreieck Systemhaus GmbH, Mensch und Maschine Akademie GmbH and N+P Informationssysteme GmbH.
