Fujitsu Releases New Virtual Product Simulator with Assembly Process Verification

Expands scope of verification that includes electric wiring, and further enhances efficiency during manufacturing.

Fujitsu Limited and Digital Process Ltd. today announced the release of a new virtual product simulator (VPS), a 3D virtual verification simulation tool for customers in the manufacturing industry. The new software is available starting today in Japan.

The new software package, called V15L11, enables manufacturers to verify product reliability and the assembly process during the development of electronic devices, such as copy machines and servers, which contain more than tens of thousands of densely packed components, using 3D model-enabled computer simulations. As this verification is conducted during the design and production preparation stages and does not require prototypes, it reduces the need for revisions during subsequent processes, accelerates product development, and reduces costs. It can also lead to improved product quality.

V15L11 is the first VPS in the industry to be able to include electrical wiring (wire harnesses) when verifying assembly processes, thereby further enhancing the efficiency of assembly work during the manufacturing stage. In addition, the package is equipped with a feature that can verify multiple color and shape variations based on a single 3D model, making it easy for manufacturers to develop product variations that respond to increasingly diverse customer needs and the local preferences of consumers around the world.

The new software was developed through the collaboration of the two companies alongside Fujitsu Laboratories Limited and Fujitsu Advanced Technologies Limited.

Background:
The manufacturing industry has made great strides in employing VPS systems to virtually verify a product's reliability and assembly process. Assembly process verification is an important process during manufacturing for ensuring that assembly work is properly allocated to each production line and that manufacturing proceeds according to the production schedule.

Previous VPS systems stored data for electrical wiring—which features a shape that can be flexibly and dynamically manipulated—in a special format, making it impossible to include in the scope of assembly process verification. As a result, it was not possible to perform simulations to determine how wiring should be connected, or at which manufacturing stage.

To address these challenges, Fujitsu and Digital Process are offering V15L11, a new VPS that is the industry's first product to be able to verify assembly processes that include electrical wiring. The new product employs a technology developed by Fujitsu Laboratories that handles the data format of electrical wiring—which features a shape that can be flexibly and dynamically manipulated—in the same way as it does other components with rigid, static shapes.

Pricing and Availability:

• Pricing above is for a single-client license. VPS/Digital Mockup is a basic module and is required when deploying VPS/Manufacturing and VPS/Harness
• VPS/Manufacturing is an assembly process verification module and VPS/Harness is an optional module for generating and editing electrical wiring.