利用物联网增强铝挤压制造：APEL Extrusions Limited 案例研究
技术
- 分析与建模 - 数字孪生/模拟
- 功能应用 - 制造执行系统 (MES)
适用行业
- 汽车
- 消费品
适用功能
- 产品研发
- 质量保证
用例
- 制造过程模拟
- 交通模拟
服务
- 测试与认证
关于客户
APEL Extrusions Limited 是一家提供全方位服务的挤压制造商，专门从事铝挤压和精加工。 APEL 于 1972 年在加拿大艾伯塔省卡尔加里成立，现已将业务扩展到俄勒冈州科堡。该公司为加拿大西部和美国西部提供服务。 APEL 很自豪能够成为北美极少数提供全方位服务的挤压车间之一，一站式提供所有服务，以维持其以客户为中心的组织。 APEL 生产的铝型材用于多种应用，例如住宅和商业建筑、暖通空调系统、休闲车、消费品等。该公司致力于适应客户的需求，同时继续提供超出极其严格公差的优质解决方案。
挑战
APEL Extrusions Limited 是一家专门从事铝挤压和精加工的全方位服务挤压制造商，在测试模具挤压性能同时限制时间和成本方面面临着重大挑战。该公司在加拿大和美国都有业务，为住宅和商业建筑、暖通空调系统、休闲车和消费品等各种应用提供铝型材。铝挤压行业对平轧和挤压铝产品的需求不断增加，主要来自运输行业。这一趋势预计将持续到 2020 年，这给 APEL 等公司带来了压力，要求它们适应客户需求，同时保持满足极其严格公差的高质量解决方案。 APEL 提供高质量产品过程中的一个关键步骤是在实际挤出过程开始之前进行的测试阶段。
解决方案
为了应对测试模具挤出性能的挑战，同时限制时间和成本，APEL 采用了挤出模拟软件 SolidThinking Click2Extrude。该软件允许公司在生产前模拟挤压过程。 APEL 高度重视设计满足客户需求的业务解决方案，并相信广泛的研究是其整个挤出工艺的关键部分。公司投入大量资源用于科学研究、仪器开发和模具性能研究。通过使用solidThinking Click2Extrude，APEL 能够在短时间内运行大量模拟，以更好地确定特定模具设计的结果。该软件还允许 APEL 在模拟过程中检测任何可见或不可见的缺陷，通过避免昂贵的工具、材料和试验，为公司节省了数千美元。
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