CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
11 September 2007
Implementation Investments
Breuning IRCO Banks on the Flexibility of CoCreate Software's Dynamic Modeling Based Approach to Product Design
CoCreate Software GmbH announced that Breuning IRCO GmbH creates and manages 3D designs for its loading systems for turning lathes exclusively with CoCreate Software products.
With CoCreate OneSpace Modeling and CoCreate OneSpace Model Manager, used for 3D CAD and data management, respectively, Breuning carries out more customer-specific development projects than ever. CoCreate partner Borgware based in Haigerloch-Owingen, Germany, implemented the 3rd generation PLM solution (3G PLM).
At its Steinenbronn site, 60 Breuning IRCO employees produce high-quality loading magazines and unloading systems for turning and milling centers. Large companies such as John Deere, Bosch-Rexroth, Festo and SMC use Breuning machines. The company's products are popular as well with smaller turning shops and contract manufacturers-anybody who wants top machine performance and minimal idle times.
Over the past few years, Breuning says it's seen demand grow for complete turning solutions: Last year alone, the company increased revenues 20% to euro 12.9 million. But sharp increases in demand can mean sharp hikes in development work for a company like Breuning; it develops 30 to 40% of its loading systems according to customer specifications.
To speed projects and simplify the reuse of existing designs from similar projects, Breuning switched to CoCreate OneSpace Modeling. The company's engineers liked the CAD system's ease of operation and the Dynamic Modeling based approach to 3D product development, which allowed them to make any change to models during the design phase and work with data from their colleagues without having to worry about the creation history.
When talking about its success, Breuning points to the importance of streamlined data management that integrates into the existing IT environment. Company designers manage and version their product data with CoCreate OneSpace Model Manager to make sure all company employees work with the most up-to-date information available.
Soon, the company will integrate OneSpace Model Manager with a newly installed Delta Business ERP system so Breuning can automatically derive the parts lists from the product structure defined in the 3D system.
Thanks to the CoCreate solution, Breuning's development cycles have noticeably shortened. Not only is design executed 70% faster, production and assembly have also accelerated thanks to a drastic reduction in the error rate.
The use of 3D CAD also speeds up the creation of technical documentation, which is indispensable when supplying machines.
"As a result of all these cost-saving factors today, we can take on more customer-specific projects and complex tasks than ever before," says Wolfgang Huslig, Sales Manager at Breuning IRCO GmbH.
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