Matthias Mehnert, Leiter Service-Center Großmehring / Fellbach, WEWIRE Coroplast Group
IPS Cable Simulation
3D mechanical design, optimization, virtual assembly and digital mock-up of wires, wiring harnesses and hoses
By using IPS Cable Simulation, validated results regarding flexibles and related parts are achieved early in the product process. This leads to great savings in terms of time and money due to less prototyping and iterations.
Join the way from an iterative hardware based process to a simulation oriented approach.
Quality improvement and quality assurance
Applying the software in design, virtual assembly, DMU processes and for troubleshooting results in higher product quality and improved durability of flexible parts.
Interdisciplinary cooperation
IPS Cable Simulation serves as a common fast decision platform bringing together different divisions of a company in all phases of the product process. This helps detecting flaws and assures product quality
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In design processes, engineers find optimum routings, lengths and shapes for flexible components interactively by applying IPS Cable Simulation. It is either possible to route a cable or a hose from scratch or to make your CAD geometry flexible.
Key features:
By the interactive work with IPS Cable Simulation it is possible to view, analyze and optimize flexible componentes in real-time.
Key features:
There is a complete new way to optimize length and attachments of the cable with respect to any cable value measure or distance measure to surrounding geometries. This means another saving by 80 – 90 % of time by checking multiple criterias at once.
For design engineers the required space for cables and hoses is a crucial challenge. In order to do a motion analysis of flexible components a real-time solution is needed. In addition IPS Cable Simulation provides capabilties such as:
By applying IPS Cable Simulation, risk factors such as tensions, small bending radius and points of collision can be identified. Additionally, various parameters such as material properties and cable lengths can be optimized interactively in real time. Several analysis features regarding bending radius, torsion, forces, tension and distances ensures a validated result.
IPS Cable Simulation does not use time-consuming finite element methods. Instead, a physically correct beam model is used. As a consequence, the computing time is considerably reduced while the maximum accuracy is achieved.
“IPS simulation software realistically reflects the situation in the assembly space three-dimensionally in the form of animations, making it possible to calculate points of contact, collision and high stress with great precision.”
Matthias Mehnert, Leiter Service-Center Großmehring / Fellbach, WEWIRE Coroplast Group