A digital factory is no longer a utopian dream. Not only international enterprises but also small and middle sized companies benefit from the various tools for the realization of a digital factory during their product development processes.

“Digital Factory” stands for computer aided process planning. Considering all logical aspects of the future production, the entire production process can be simulated in the digital factory.

Advantages of the virtual production:

• Reduction of lead time –from the beginning of the product development to the SOP
• Disturbing factors during the production process can be avoided
• Reduction of production and product costs