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OptiStruct Technology Streamlines Production and Maintenance for CLAAS Harvester Reel Assembly
技术
- 功能应用 - 计算机化维护管理系统 (CMMS)
适用行业
- 设备与机械
适用功能
- 维护
- 产品研发
用例
- 交通监控
服务
- 系统集成
挑战
CLAAS 是一家领先的农业机械制造商,面临着降低收割机滚刀轮毂组件系统的生产和维修成本的挑战。现有系统虽然成功且经过现场验证,但仍被确定为重新设计的候选系统,以提高盈利能力和客户满意度。重新设计的主要目标是在不影响现有组件设计刚性的情况下,使单个卷轴轮毂更易于更换,从而提高可维护性。现有设计有许多焊接搭接接头,可提供增强的刚度,这是新设计中保持的关键因素。面临的挑战是找到一种独特的加固珠图案,在使用相同的材料和包装封套的情况下满足重新设计的目标。
关于客户
CLAAS 是一家总部位于德国的公司,是世界领先的农业机械制造商之一。该公司是欧洲联合收割机市场的领导者,也是全球第一大青贮收割机生产商。 CLAAS 在 140 多个国家开展业务,提供多样化的产品线,以满足农业行业的不同需求。该公司致力于不断改进其产品,以提高性能、可靠性和客户满意度,同时降低生产和维修成本。
解决方案
为了实现重新设计目标,CLAAS 转向 Altair OptiStruct 设计优化软件。利用 OptiStruct 的形貌优化功能来定义满足刚度目标的最佳增强筋图案。该软件为新的卷轴轮毂设计提供了最佳的焊珠图案布局,然后 CLAAS 模具工程师使用该布局来创建发布级设计。新设计将装配数量从八个零件显着减少到仅两个,从而减少了生产中昂贵的焊接工艺并提高了装配效率。新设计还简化了使用中的维护,因为每个卷轴轮毂现在都可以独立拆卸,而无需拆卸整个系统。
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