SSN ENGINEERING PRIVATE LIMITED

In their own words

By using a digital twin in automotive production, it is possible to plan the entire manufacturing process in a fully virtual environment before physically building production lines, conveyance systems, and robotic work cells, or installing automation and controls. Because of its real-time characteristics, a digital twin can simulate a system while it is operational. This allows manufacturers to monitor the system, create models for adjustments, and make changes to the system. The implementation of a digital twin enables the optimization of each phase of the production process. Capturing sensor data throughout the functional components of the system provides essential feedback, enables predictive and prescriptive analytics, and minimizes unplanned downtime. Additionally, virtual commissioning of the automotive production line works in conjunction with the digital twin process by validating the operation of the controls and automation functions and providing the baseline operation of the system. Using 3D printing to fabricate production parts is now an established part of automotive production, and this industry is second only to aerospace and defence in the use of additive manufacturing (AM) for production. Most vehicles produced today have a wide assortment of AM fabricated parts incorporated into the overall assembly. This includes a range of automotive parts from engine components, gears, gearboxes, brake components, headlamps, body kits, bumpers, fuel tanks, grills, and fenders, to frame construction. Some car makers are even printing complete bodies for small EVs. For the burgeoning EV market, AM will be especially significant in terms of weight reduction. While this has always been desirable for traditional internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles for improving fuel efficiency, this concern is more important than ever since lower weight can mean much longer battery life between charges. Additionally, battery weight itself is a downside to EVs where the batteries can add more than a thousand extra pounds to a midsized EV. Automotive components can be designed specifically for AM fabrication to be much lighter with a vastly improved weight-to-strength ratio. Almost every part in every type of vehicle can now be made lighter through AM fabrication rather than the use of metals.

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