DESIGN FOR EXCELLENCE (DfX)

Cost-Down

• Identification of cost reduction opportunities and development of optimization concepts

• Evaluation of improvement potential based on multiple business-relevant criteria

• Functional cost analysis (frugal engineering approach)

Your Benefits​

• Holistic cost optimization approach

• Proven methodologies

• Multidisciplinary cross-ING expertise

• Reduced workload for your internal development team

Systematic Solution Development

• Analysis of market requirements and the value chain

• Product functional architecture

• Definition of modules, interfaces and product variants

Your Benefits

• Reduced engineering effort and shorter development cycles (e.g. through parametric CAD)

• Faster and more flexible response to changing market requirements

• Increased automation through higher production volumes

• Faster product maintenance and implementation of engineering changes

Structural Analysis

• Evaluation of overall design concepts using proven methods and engineering templates

• Assessment of concepts across the entire product lifecycle and perspectives

• Identification, classification and clear visualization of potential impacts and failure modes

Your Benefits

• Time-consuming documentation is handled externally

• Proven templates and established methodologies reduce risk and improve quality

• Cross-industry expertise and experience across different manufacturing processes provide valuable insights

Variant Management

• Functional decomposition based on customer requirements

• Product modularization

• Mapping product variants within ERP systems

• Efficient management of product variants in CAD systems

• End-to-end documentation of product variants

Your Benefits

• Expertise across all engineering disciplines

• Access to industry best practices

• An independent, pragmatic perspective

Systematic Concept Analysis

• Systematic concept analysis

• Analysis and development of digital engineering solutions

• Programming and implementation of customized CAD functionalities

• Adaptation of existing models to support new features

• User training and knowledge transfer

Your Benefits:

• Independent cross-ING expertise across a wide range of CAD platforms

• Experienced cross-ING engineers with extensive cross-industry knowledge

• Lower error rates through reduced manual work

• Increased engineering capacity for value-adding development activities

Model Based Definition

• Detailed analysis of the engineering challenge

• Selection of the most suitable methodology from our engineering toolbox

• Identification and evaluation of technical solution concepts

• Proven solution approaches

Your Benefits:

• Your ideas are collaboratively developed and systematically evaluated

• Multidisciplinary cross-ING expertise

• Early assessment of multiple solution aspects reduces development risks

• Alternative technologies and innovative approaches are systematically integrated