Perfect design, validation and optimization of flexibles

Perfect design, validation and optimization of flexibles

Who we are

fleXstructures specializes in the development and distribution of high-end software technology for the 3D physics-based design, validation, and optimization of cable harnesses, cables, and hoses in real time – right up to virtual approval – without physical prototypes.

As a global technology leader in the virtual validation of flexible components, the company supports its customers in achieving both functional safety and the desired level of productivity. In addition, fleXstructures also covers areas such as digital assembly planning and ergonomics, as well as production planning, in order to optimize processes and make them more efficient even before physical construction.

Our software solutions are used in a wide range of industries, including automotive, construction machinery, rail vehicles, aviation, robotics, and electronics.

Our mission

Our mission is to create a living digital twin – this is what drives us every day.

To achieve this, we strive for excellence in every step of product development through physically accurate real-time simulation of flexible components. By digitally integrating processes for wiring harness development, layout, analysis and validation, we automate non-value-adding tasks and enable faster, more efficient product development. This reduces prototypes, iterations and costs, while ensuring a seamless workflow across departments and stakeholders, all working on the same digital model. As a result, wiring harnesses can be virtually validated from design through to manufacturing, guaranteeing both quality and efficiency. With IPS, precision in real time is not only possible – it makes collaboration inspiring and enjoyable.

 

 

Our journey

2024

Opening of additional office in Ingolstadt

2023

Relocation of fleXstructures GmbH to new headquarters in Kaiserslautern

2015

The 1st IPS Cable Simulation Conference in Deidesheim: For the first time, users and interested persons from all over the world came together for a fruitful exchange with IPS experts and other users from various domains.

2012

In May 2012, the company fleXstructures was founded as a spin-off company of Fraunhofer ITWM in order to distribute the new software IPS Cable Simulation.

2009

The extensive software package IPS Cable Simulation was published in 2009 as a result of the cooperation of FCC and ITWM.

2004

Cooperation of FCC and Fraunhofer ITWM: There was a need to add flexible wire models to the automatic path planning of IPS, because the service pipes which were carried along with the robots’ motions often wore out early. Therefore, FCC started cooperating with Fraunhofer ITWM and new algorithms were integrated into the IPS software.

Before 2004

Development of the IPS software: Fraunhofer Chalmers (FCC) developed algorithms for automatic path and assembly planning in context of robotics and factory automation projects.

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