技术
- 功能应用 - 制造执行系统 (MES)
- 平台即服务 (PaaS) - 应用开发平台
适用行业
- 海洋与航运
- 运输
适用功能
- 物流运输
- 产品研发
用例
- 添加剂制造
- 智能包装
服务
- 系统集成
- 测试与认证
关于客户
CEC Systems 是一家成立于 2015 年的工业技术公司,致力于开发综合解决方案来应对航运和物流行业面临的复杂的全球挑战。他们的创新产品 COLLAPSECON® 是世界上第一个半自动可折叠经济集装箱。 COLLAPSECON® 的比例达到 4:1,可将 4 个空容器折叠并组合成一个容器。该解决方案提高了运营效率,提高了投资回报,并减少了对环境的影响。然而,由于过度设计和复杂几何形状的使用,COLLAPSECON® 的设计面临着挑战,导致重量增加和潜在的制造成本。
挑战
航运和物流业负责促进超过 90% 的全球贸易,在全球范围内使用了约 3500 万个集装箱。然而,全球贸易逆差导致五分之一的集装箱空运,每年造成超过 300 亿美元的损失。 CEC Systems 的 COLLAPSECON® 为这一问题提供了创新的解决方案,其可折叠容器设计可提高运营效率并减少对环境的影响。然而,COLLAPSECON® 设计因过度设计而面临挑战,无法满足行业 ISO 标准并通过制造测试。由于增加了移动部件和独特的结构部件,这些装置比标准集装箱重近三倍。设计中使用的复杂几何形状也与传统制造方法不兼容,可能导致制造成本增加。为了优化 COLLAPSECON® C-400 设计以实现大规模生产和操作使用,CEC Systems 与新加坡制造技术研究所 (SIMTech) 合作。
解决方案
SIMTech 利用 Altair HyperWorksTM 软件套件,特别是 Altair OptiStructTM,在不增加制造成本的情况下寻找减轻重量的潜在解决方案。该过程涉及在 Altair HyperMeshTM 中构建有限元 (FE) 模型并使用 Altair OptiStructTM 解决优化问题。集装箱设计减少为七个子组件,并通过考虑所有关键负载情况来优化所有集装箱组件的尺寸。 COLLAPSECON® C-400 装置中的铰链采用高强度钢,成本昂贵且难以制造。在对当前铰链进行强度和挠度评估后,提出了新的铰链设计。 SIMTech 还研究了选定关键部件的损伤容限,模拟简单的裂纹、撕裂和狭缝场景,以及局部变形的影响。 Altair HyperMeshTM 中的变形功能用于使模型局部变形,以模拟意外碰撞或其他故障事件。
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