Manufacturing Executive - September 2008 - (Page 32) P RODUCT DESIGN Fruehauf Gets into High Gear With 3D Spanish semi-trailer maker finds relief from design flaws in 3D CAD and PDM systems. Now, about that ailing economy BY MARK HALPER CAD a 32 September 2008 picture might be worth a thousand words, but in manufacturing, one good 3D drawing is worth thousands of euros. Spanish truck-trailer maker Fr uehauf S.A. found that out when it implemented new design software that corrected serious manufacturing flaws and improved partner relations in the first part of a PLM and IT revamp. Madrid-based Fruehauf makes more than 2,000 semi-trailers a year for the construction industry, more than half of them built to order. Semi- trailers — the containers and flat beds that attach to motorized cabs and haul everything from soil to timber to machines — come in a raft of shapes and sizes. One of the most difficult to make is what the industry calls a “tipper” — a dump truck. With various moving parts, chassis, stabilizers, crossbars, bumpers, flaps, and doors, a seemingly minor inaccuracy in the blueprints can lead to a finished product that gets stuck when it tilts up. “You have to be very careful not to collide one with the other, to make sure that when the body tilts up, it won’t collide with the other parts,” says Juan Manuel Ortego Bielsa, head of research, development, and technical innovation at Fruehauf. Unfortunately for Fruehauf, it has plenty of
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