Digital Manufacturing
As we go about our daily lives, it’s amazing to see how many products are constantly being created, and at optimal quality nonetheless. Most of this can certainly be attributed to consumer demand but it’s also the result of a fundamental shift in manufacturing techniques.
There have been countless changes in the way that the manufacturing industry builds the products that make up our modern world, but the most dramatic change of them all has undoubtedly been the introduction of digital manufacturing techniques. These applications have developed in power and complexity to offer manufacturing clients a far more efficient and robust approach to developing new products.
The rise of digital manufacturing solutions
The increasing use of digital manufacturing applications can be attributed to the increasing power and affordability of computer platforms, which in turn has allowed developers to create better and more complete virtual engineering solutions. These solutions can be said to fall broadly into three areas. The first of these is the modeling of the behavior of the materials used in the product design. This is vital in understanding how the product will perform in the real world. The second area is that of manufacturing process design which allows the products to be made in the most efficient way. The third area to consider is virtual product prototyping and design which allows engineers to come up with the perfect product. ESI has brought these three areas together into a single end-to-end solution that creates a comprehensive virtual design and manufacturing environment.
Benefiting from digital manufacturing applications
The advent of digital manufacturing solutions has undoubtedly been of benefit to the industry. The technology has allowed companies to streamline their development processes, cutting the time it takes to develop, test and prototype new designs. Those designs are then manufactured using assembly lines that themselves have been honed to perfection in the digital environment, ensuring that the manufacturing process is the most efficient and is capable of producing the highest quality products. This makes the manufacturing process far more cost-effective and allows manufacturers to adhere to legislation and create greener products.
An innovator in digital manufacturing solutions
ESI Group knows the importance of being innovative in order to stay at the very forefront of digital manufacturing technologies. And that is clear because they have been doing just that for more than 40 years. The company's founders were PhD graduates from UC Berkeley and the company has built on that academic expertise by closely matching its product development to the needs of its clients. The company's approach has been rewarded with a growth allowing it to currently employ 1,000 experts who work with clients in 40 countries.
