Digital Manufacturing at Koenigsegg
Koenigsegg Automotive, the record-breaking supercar manufacturer, engaged TECHNIA as their digitalization partner in 2020. Since then, the partnership has focused on developing groundbreaking technologies across all aspects of Koenigsegg’s development activities. These advancements enable a more streamlined and efficient PLM (product lifecycle management) infrastructure. This ensures Koenigsegg can focus on digital development while maintaining its unique business model of delivering tailored customer solutions based on state-of-the-art automotive technology.
“The deployment of 3DEXPERIENCE was a strategic decision in Koenigsegg’s fast progression towards being a world leader in engineering CAD data quality, collaboration and communication. Utilising the strength of a unified product structure has not only transformed everyday work at our mechanical engineering department but also led to major improvements for all downstream departments, partners and suppliers in need of up-to-date, accurate and relevant engineering data. TECHNIA played a major role in defining and executing our first crucial implementation phase and is committed to ensuring complete success.”
Chief Operations Officer at Koenigsegg
Digital manufacturing at Koenigsegg
Koenigsegg are renowned for their ethos in design and manufacturing. As Henrik Leonhardt put it, “We don’t compromise, we innovate.” Together, we’re developing a PLM infrastructure that supports the rigors and demands of Koenigsegg’s unique automotive technology business model. One aspect of this development project is the use of product data to create a virtual representation of a physical product, like an individual machine or equipment. Together with other technologies like sensors, industrial IoT, communications, and advanced data analytics, the modern PLM solution also works as a solid foundation for value-added services and new business opportunities for the installed base products.
Koenigsegg’s digital twin
The partnership with Koenigsegg applies the concepts of digital twin and digital continuity. A digital twin is a virtual representation of a physical object or system and the environment it’s contained in. While digital continuity refers to the holistic use of data from a single source. We’re working together to enhance the value of their digital investment, supporting a transition into the realm of digital manufacturing at Koenigsegg while advancing their sustainability efforts.
“Being able to verify and validate products and processes digitally before entering a production phase results in less physical prototypes, better production quality and faster time to market. This is an essential part of product lifecycle management, and it increases the sustainability in many aspects of our business.”
Group Leader Manufacturing Engineering & Digital Manufacturing Lead at Koenigsegg
Koenigsegg started to digitize their design processes and product development early on. Now they can draw on this data and refine the information in downstream processes, specifically manufacturing. Working on a common platform for design and digital manufacturing with integrated business processes increases the possibilities to optimize the flow of information. Koenigsegg have already invested time and energy in creating and maintaining the data on the engineering side, and now they can capitalize from that investment in the downstream processes.
Smarter supercars faster
With the help of these tools, Koenigsegg are looking to increase the sustainability of their operations, something most companies are currently striving for. Creating digital twins reduces the need for physical prototypes. This is in line with Koenigsegg’s strategy, since they are planning to build a new factory with increased capacity to be able to offer more models and a higher production volume. This technology enables Koenigsegg to verify and validate products and processes digitally before entering a production phase, resulting in fewer physical prototypes, better production quality, and faster time to market.
There are savings to be made on multiple levels, like logistics, lead times, equipment, and energy consumption.
“The 3DEXPERIENCE platform has very powerful tools to report directly on live 3D engineering data. It is easily accessible with a big palette of tools for us to review and communicate progress and engineering designs in real-time. It also allows us to perform design reviews using super thin clients directly in the system with issue management capabilities to document them and notify responsible engineers. And in the later phases, we will be introducing other 3DEXPERIENCE based solutions within digital manufacturing and composites design.”
CAD Engineer at Koenigsegg