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Faraone's Innovative Approach to Architectural Component Design with IoT
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Digital Twin / Simulation
- Sensors - Utility Meters
Applicable Industries
- Glass
- Life Sciences
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Time Sensitive Networking
- Virtual Reality
Services
- Testing & Certification
The Challenge
Faraone SRL, an Italian provider of architectural components, was faced with the challenge of designing a new full glass balustrade with a special aluminum profile at the bottom to hold the glass structure in place. The goal was to save on development time, material, and production costs, while increasing the stiffness of the aluminum profile. The development engineers at Faraone needed a new design strategy and special optimization tools to help reach these goals. The design of architectural components such as a balustrade can be challenging, since the design does not only have to look good, it also has to meet several safety requirements and standards. In addition, all designs have to be developed within the shortest time possible. To meet these challenges the engineers, architects and designers at Faraone are always looking for solutions that can reduce their design and testing cycles.
About The Customer
Faraone SRL is an Italian provider of architectural components. The company is committed to continuously investing in state-of-the-art analysis tools, technology research and the development of new, innovative products. Design plays a fundamental role in all new Faraone products and designers and engineers work in teams to find the smarter solutions for every new product. The company is known for its commitment to quality and innovation, and its ability to meet the challenging demands of the architectural industry. Faraone's recent project involved the design of a new full glass balustrade with a special aluminum profile at the bottom to hold the glass structure in place.
The Solution
Faraone found their solution with solidThinking Inspire, a design software that allows for structural optimization and validation in one platform. The engineering team started from zero and used simulation and optimization to drive the design. They first created a simple profile and used it to perform a topology optimization of the profile in solidThinking Inspire. The optimization results inspired the final design, which was refined by the design team, and lastly validated in solidThinking Inspire. A typical optimization process follows these steps: Creation of the design space and application of loads and boundary conditions. The optimization tool uses the input to propose an optimal structure. The design proposal offers the best possible combination of lightweight and structural efficiency. Subsequently, the part is quickly refined to define the final shape, which is then again analyzed with Inspire to verify its structural performance.
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