The automotive industry faces many challenges, from a changing market landscape, through shifting consumer requirements, to new government regulations. Increasing efficiency, reducing cycle times and enhancing product quality are all key for driving competitiveness in today’s industry.
As a global leader in sensor, software and autonomous solutions, Hexagon supports automotive manufacturers to make significant operational enhancements throughout the product lifecycle. Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division offers an extensive portfolio of innovative, digital solutions that utilise data from design an engineering, production, and metrology to make automotive manufacturing smarter. By connecting data throughout these process Hexagon enables manufacturers to drive productivity with built-in intelligence, autonomous systems, and the convergence of digital and real world data.
Embedded quality
Hexagon’s design and engineering solutions use CAE techniques to embed quality into product design. These modelling and optimisation technologies offer simulation capabilities ranging from component analysis to system level design, enhancing numerous automotive applications, including component and assembly structural performance evaluation, weight optimisation, multidiscipline analysis, and more.
Hexagon’s production solutions ensure design intent is maintained throughout the production process, driving productivity and high-quality components. Hexagon offers a variety of CAD CAM software to establish more efficient NC part programming, machining, tool costing, and more Hexagon’s metrology portfolio extends from sensors capturing real world data to software providing actionable information through advanced analytics and intuitive reporting.
Hexagon’s extensive hardware offering includes manual and automatic contact and non-contact measurement solutions, from horizontal arm coordinate measuring machines, through white light scanner systems, to specialised automotive gap and flush measurement.
These solutions are supported by a range of software designed for various application needs, including the world’s leading metrology software PC-DMIS. Hexagon’s global network offers dedicated support to automotive manufacturers all over the world. Visit the website and see how Hexagon could work with you to make automotive manufacturing smarter.
