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Electromechanical Systems Design

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Bring together all the disciplines involved in developing electromechanical systems

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Integrating mechanical, electronic and electrical components is crucial to today’s products, from automobiles to appliances. Aerospace, automotive, high-tech electronics, machinery, and medical device manufacturers are challenged to transform their development processes to concurrent design and systems engineering methods that support collaboration among diverse disciplines. Real-time information sharing between electrical, mechanical, and control systems designers is essential to delivering innovative, high-quality products on time and under budget.

NX streamlines electromechanical systems design

NX is an integrated digital product development solution that streamlines electromechanical systems design. With two-way exchange of data, NX brings together mechanical and electrical designers, enabling each discipline to work with its own design systems while dynamically linking their efforts in the product lifecycle.

NX automatically creates 3D models of printed circuit boards – including flexible PCBs -- from ECAD systems data for use in mechanical packaging design. Assembly design tools enable virtual prototyping with electronic, mechanical, and electrical components in their full product context, with associative control structures that simplify product variants and new configurations.

Rules-based routing tools in NX automate the creation of wiring paths and connections from logical designs, with connection list management, access to libraries of standard electrical connectors and components, automated bundle size calculations for space allocation and interference checking, and documentation for wire harness manufacturing.

Key Capabilities and Benefits

Solution Capabilities

  • Associative data exchange with ECAD systems
  • Automated modeling of printed circuit boards for mechanical packaging
  • Virtual prototyping of full product assemblies with in-context design of electronic, electrical, and mechanical components
  • Rules-based electrical routing and wire harnes design
  • Electromechanical simulation

Solution Benefits

  • Better coordination, management and integration of mechanical, electronic, and electrical development teams
  • Reduction in rework and data re-creation
  • Better quality through rule-driven design, reduction of errors and interferences
  • Reduction or elimination of physical prototypes
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