Overcapacity and price dumping in the global marketplace give rise to tough competition, forcing businesses to adopt new strategies for product development. The development time from initial design to production is now 'cut in half '. The car industry is once again a leader in this field. Therefore the mission is to introduce new high-quality products to market at attractive prices and to be faster and better than the competition.
The concepts of engineering workflow and simultaneous engineering generate tight and parallel engineering processes. The timing of the time-to-market chain is reduced by means of digital mock-ups such as the "digital car". Early simulation of product characteristics improves quality and saves costs and development times by restricting initial testing with prototypes.
In addition to conventional CAD-/CAM-/PDM-systems, product development must now adopt new software technologies such as object-oriented modeling or virtual reality.
New Technologies in Lighting Engineering Are Needed
Conventional optical techniques and principles are now out of date for use with state-of-the-art lighting systems in motor vehicles and for the interior and exterior of buildings. New light sources and forms with new optical effects are increasingly required.
The primary factors underpinning this development are: increased performance requirements, energy savings, environmental considerations, security, convenience and styling. Powerful software systems for the calculation, simulation, analysis, assessment and documentation of the lighting system are required for this product development. These software systems are known as Computer Aided Lighting (CAL) systems.
We offer consultancy and design services to all manufacturers of interior and exterior lighting systems. Integrated in our customers product development projects, we take over CAL design duties within the following areas:
For a successful product development the conventional CAD-/CAM-/PDM systems are no longer sufficient. The development will has to be optimized by CAx-tools, tailored to the product features. We help our customers with software developments in the following areas:
The software will be adapted to the high quality and security requirements of our customers. We look back at a long term experience in CAD software development, and can make use of an extensive collection of software components. Leading-edge technologies are used in all our developments.
For the development of an optimal lighting product the conventional laboratory methods are no longer convenient. Also CAD systems, suited for mechanical designs, are limited in lighting designs. The development must be aided by additional optic and lighting calculation programs (CAL), which reduce the design time and make the development of innovative lighting systems possible. We help our customer with adapted software developments in the following areas:
The software will be adapted to the high quality and security requirements of our customers. We look back at a long term experience in the application and development of CAL software, and can make use of an extensive collection of lighting software components. Leading-edge technologies are used in all our developments.