When it comes to product development, the top priority for engineering and design teams is to design and develop innovative products faster. Period. In the past, the most significant barrier to designing high-quality products was rooted in technology limitations and the inability to scale. Few solutions offered the agility and reliability needed to innovate rapidly and scale confidently.
However, all that has changed in the past few years. Today, energy companies use powerful computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided engineering (CAE), and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) tools for product development. Nevertheless, the design and engineering of smart and connected products, plants, and infrastructure remain complex. Large-scale energy projects, such as chemical facilities and nuclear power plants, involve complex electrical and mechanical designs integrated with advanced programmable electronics. Unfortunately, engineers and design teams often work in isolation, relying on manual methods to share their work. This disjointed approach can lead to errors, increasing complexity, costs, and time-to-market challenges. Even with advanced 3D CAD technology, many companies struggle to minimize process waste, enhance quality, or deliver product innovations that can accelerate the entire product development process.
To overcome these challenges, organizations need an integrated approach to product development with a comprehensive view of the product from concept to production. With teams across continents, a centralized design tool combining multidisciplinary engineering data into a unified collaborative environment is crucial for seamless connectivity and innovation.
“Companies investing in design see a 228% higher return on investment.”
From silos to synergy
Siemens NX is a powerful suite of integrated software for design and manufacturing, empowering businesses to harness the full value of their digital twin to deliver innovative products faster.
Whether you’re a solo designer or part of a large engineering team, NX offers a comprehensive CAD, CAM, and CAE platform designed to tackle complex engineering challenges. The software caters to product designers of all experience levels, enabling faster designs with fewer errors and facilitating collaborative work on the same design. In other words, your teams gain a complete design solution for your environment, featuring leading-edge tools and methodologies for:
- Comprehensive, high-performance modeling that allows you to use various productive modeling approaches–ranging from explicit solid and surface modeling to parametric, process-specific, and history-free direct modeling that works with any CAD system.
- Active mockup and assembly design enable your teams to work interactively with massive multi-CAD assemblies while utilizing advanced assembly management and engineering tools.
- Standards-compliant drafting and 3D annotation that streamline product documentation by directly leveraging your 3D master model.
Applied CAx: Your trusted Siemens NX partner
Are your design projects faster and more streamlined? Are your teams more productive and achieving faster time to market? Are you fully realizing the potential of your Siemens investments? Establishing a strong partnership with the right design partner is crucial for optimizing your processes and getting the most out of your investments.
Whether you’re just starting out or an established energy company looking to scale your operations, Applied CAx offers a dedicated Siemens practice with a comprehensive range of services. Our team of consultants, with decades of experience in complex design projects, can work alongside your team from strategy through implementation, execution, and optimization.