Accelerate consumer
durables design with
Solid Edge

INDUSTRY
INSIGHTS

Siemens Digital Industries Software

Manufacturers of consumer goods arefacing increasing pressure to bringunique, optimized products to market
faster while ensuring performance andreliability. Unfortunately, they are also
facing an increasing number of challenges, including fluctuating demand,increasing global competition, growing
demand for customized products,
disruptions to supply chains and rising
electrical and electronic content in theirproducts.
A possible solution for these manufacturers is to implement an integrated
solution for product development thatcreates a digital twin, a detailed 3D
digital model of a proposed product. A
digital twin adds data to a design as itprogresses, then leverages this data
throughout the product development
lifecycle. It can be used as the basis for
all areas of product development,
including managing customer requirements, concept and detailed design,prototyping, simulation, manufacturing,installation and service.

The Solid Edge® software portfolio from
Siemens Digital Industries Software
enables small and medium-sized manufacturing firms to rapidly digitalize theirproduct designs and development
processes. This fundamental step inmoving to a digital enterprise increases
their flexibility to react quickly tochanges in consumer demand anddisruptions in their traditional supply
chains. Solid Edge provides easy accessto today’s hottest design technologies
for any size business. Enabled by nextgeneration technology capabilities suchas generative design, reverse engineering, additive manufacturing andsubdivision modeling, the Solid Edge
portfolio boosts productivity.
Solid Edge includes unique convergent
modeling capabilities that combine
design information stored in meshbased models, such as data createdduring reverse engineering and used for
additive manufacturing, with that

The Solid Edge advantage:• Speed design of complex parts andlarge assemblies with the simplicity of
direct 3D modeling combined withthe flexibility and control of parametric design, made possible withsynchronous technology• Create attractive product images andanimations that communicate innovative products to potential customers• Easily model attractive housings andbodies using Solid Edge subdivisionand surface modeling design
capabilities• Use industry-leading advanced wiring, harness and PCB design
techniques for efficient packaging ofelectromechanical components• Rapidly create virtual prototypes forinternal validation and customer
acceptance testing• Optimize components for weight andmaterial usage

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Solution
focus
The Solid Edge advantage: continued• Prepare parts and components for 3D
printing using additive manufacturing
techniques• Define accurate and efficient machining processes• Share design data internally and with
suppliers and customers using mobileand cloud-based applications• Streamline documentation by quickly
creating interactive technical documents directly from Solid Edge parts
and assemblies• Manage customer requirements
throughout the product development
cycle• Manage engineering change requests
using robust data management tools

stored in traditional boundary representation (or b-rep) formatted 3D
computer-aided design (CAD) models.
Using Solid Edge improves productdevelopment performance in these key
process areas:
Visualize new products for sales andmarketing
Significantly improve how you communicate designs to distributors andpotential customers during the productdevelopment process, such as getting
valuable feedback to fine-tune the final
product, and after launch, by conveying
your product’s innovative features.
Using Solid Edge enables you to create
3D digital models, photorealistic images
and animations of proposed products,
which can be used to simply and quickly
create attractive marketing materials
and component catalogs. Augmented
reality (AR) can be used to interact with
3D virtual designs of products for marketing and training purposes.
Manage customer requirements
Use integrated design capabilities tomanage requirement documents andspecifications as an integral part of thedesign project, helping you react tocustomer demands more effectively.
Solid Edge, which links requirements to
3D CAD models, can reduce businessrisk by ensuring that requirements arevisible to everyone, tracking how andwhen they are met. Requirements canbe tracked and fulfilled using Solid Edge
Requirements Management.

Speed mechanical 3D design and 2D
drawings
Design complex parts and assemblies
quickly and flexibly using unique synchronous technology available in SolidEdge 3D design. With integrated 2D and
3D sketching, synchronous technology
allows you to begin concept design
immediately without tedious preplanning and effortlessly make changes
even to history-based models. A comprehensive, proven 3D CAD solution,
Solid Edge enables faster and more
efficient designs, eliminating errors
prior to manufacturing and adhering tointernational drawing standards.
Use subdivision modeling to create
stylized shapes
Create aesthetically pleasing shapes,
including housings that feature complex
surface designs, and develop productforms in a fraction of the time requiredwith traditional products. Solid Edge 3D
CAD includes subdivision modelingcapabilities that allow for rapid conceptualization of ideas without the need forexpert knowledge. Unlike regular surface modeling, subdivision modelinguses stylized design to model complex
shapes quickly and accurately, all without having to leave the Solid Edgeenvironment.

Key solution components• Solid Edge Mechanical Design: 3Dpart and assembly design using synchronous technology – accelerates
machinery design, speeds revisions
and improves the re-use of provencomponents in new designs• Solid Edge Electrical Design: Design
wiring, cables, bundles and printed
circuit boards – enables electromechanical co-design collaboration• Solid Edge Simulation: Digital validation of critical components – reduces
the need to create physical prototypes, lowers material/testing costs
and improves reliability and durability• Solid Edge Manufacturing: Define
accurate machining, fabrication andassembly processes – improves overall efficiency with additive andsubtractive manufacturing• Solid Edge Technical Publications:
Create illustrations and technical documents – communicates
manufacturing, installation and maintenance procedures globally• Solid Edge Data Management:
Search, manage and share productdata – improves collaboration within
the design team and with otherdepartments, suppliers andcustomers• Solid Edge Cloud Collaboration:
Online CAD management, viewing
and collaboration

Design and integrate electrical circuits, wiring and cables
Address product complexity that resultsfrom an increase in electrical content.
Solid Edge Wiring and Harness Design
products exchange data interactively
between mechanical and electricalenvironments, making it easy for engineers to see and react to changes madein the different disciplines. These tools
enable the user to create and importschematic diagrams, assign physicalwires and connectors, efficiently routewires and component interconnects in aconnected 3D assembly and simulate
wiring circuit performance. Wire routings can be optimized, correct cable
lengths calculated and accurate bill-ofmaterials (BOM) created, resulting in
more efficient manufacturing and fastertime-to-market for new products.
Design and integrate printed circuitboards
Break down the communication barriers
in printed circuit board (PCB) design byefficiently communicating design intent
between domains. Integrated solutions
can be used to create 3D models ofPCBs and help with packaging PCBs inelectromechanical assemblies in themost effective manner. Solid Edge PCB
Collaboration provides a photorealistic
view of components in a mechanicalassembly, which enables efficient
integration of PCBs into traditional
mechanical design.
Simulate using virtual prototypes
Validate and improve performance withscalable simulation tools that use virtual
prototyping and integrated analysis ofstatic loads, buckling, vibration, fluid
flow and heat transfer performance.
Virtual prototypes allow you to identify
design challenges prior to manufacturing, resulting in a significant drop in
costs and time. Virtual testing can beused to eliminate interference between
moving parts and minimize manufacturing issues. The integrated analysis
capabilities of Solid Edge Simulationoptimize designs for high performanceand durability while minimizing material costs.

Optimize products using generative
designDesign components that are optimized
for weight, strength and material
usage. Generative design techniques
combine design tools with topology
optimization, enabling you to quickly
create lightweight, highly complex
shapes. Solid Edge Generative Design
Pro automatically computes a geometricsolution based on identified material,
design space, target weight and permissible loads and constraints. Thesoftware directly links to in-house 3D
printing resources or cloud-based
additive manufacturing services for
immediate manufacturing.
3D print prototypes and spare parts
Use digital models to manufacture parts
on demand and minimize the need forlarge inventories of spare parts. SolidEdge supports 3D printing needs fromcreating a virtual initial prototype,minimizing the cost and time required
to build physical prototypes, to printing
the final product. Solid Edge includes
tools that help you design components
to take advantage of the latest 3D
printing techniques and prepare andoutput designs to different 3D printing
hardware and services. It also supports
a cloud-based bureau for additive
manufacturing of parts in a variety ofmaterials.
Manufacture accurately andefficiently
Manufacture parts accurately andefficiently on demand, reducing theneed to maintain inventories to meetchanging customer demand using aflexible, unified computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) system that allows you
to get the most from your tools. SolidEdge CAM Pro, a powerful computer
numerical control (CNC) programming
software, can be used to create tool
paths that are associative to Solid Edge
digital CAD models. These tool paths
can be automatically updated when thedesign is changed. Solid Edge CAD
models can also be used directly withthird-party CAM software.

Collaborate with customers andsuppliers
Improve communication of design
intent both internally and externally toreduce errors and speed the productdevelopment process. Solid Edge provides cloud-based collaboration toolsthat provide easy access and visualization of designs created in manydifferent CAD formats. Share data in acontrolled way with customers andsuppliers while protecting your intellectual property. Solid Edge can also be
used to directly import and re-use
design data created in a wide variety of
2D, surface and solid model CADformats.

Provide clear user guides and maintenance instructions
Create interactive 3D technical publications that clearly communicate thecorrect assembly process and provide
information for online catalogs.
Interactive technical publications canleverage design models and data toclearly and accurately communicate thecorrect manufacturing process to shop
floor operatives. Clear documentation
helps end users use, operate and maintain products correctly. Solid Edge
technical publications solutions automatically create graphical user guides,
maintenance instructions and online
spare parts catalogues from yourdesign. The free Solid Edge Mobile
Viewer app allows you to quickly viewparts, assemblies and drawings using
any mobile device.
Managing design projects and engineering change
Use Solid Edge to manage everyday
processes and ensure data integrity,
irrespective of your organization’s size,with scalable data management solutions. To speed product development,
manufacturers need to quickly retrieve
data, optimize their resources andmanage changes efficiently. Capabilities
built into Solid Edge allow you to review
and edit the properties of multiple files
and perform revision and release operations on Solid Edge parts, assemblies

and drawings. Teamcenter® software
Integration for Solid Edge provides
access to a full range of product lifecycle management (PLM) capabilities tofurther optimize the design-throughmanufacturing processes.
Realizing significant benefits
Manufacturers in the consumer durables manufacturing sectors that use
Solid Edge consistently achieve significant benefits from designing theirproducts in 3D and using integrated
Solid Edge solutions. Some examples
from published case studies include:• Reduced rework by 80 percent due toinconsistencies• Reduced development time by 50percent• Increased production of new productsby 43 percent from 140 to 200• Substantially decreased need for prototypes, saving time and raw material
costs• Performed fewer repetitive operations, which let designers focus on
innovation• Delivered unlimited creativity andmore stylish designs• Delivered sophisticated, high techcomponents in a small space• Provided a valuable marketing toolthat presented a compelling technological and design impression of theproducts
For more information on this offeringand to read customer case studies,
please visit solidedge.siemens.com/en/industries/consumer-durables/Siemens Digital Industries Softwaresiemens.com/software
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