AI & BI use case · Generative AI

Design assistance

Support designers with AI for variants and documentation.

What it's about

Design assistance searches CAD data, standards and historical designs to suggest suitable parts, variants and changes, automating repetitive tasks.

  • Faster processes
  • Less manual work
  • Higher quality
Business case & ROI
−30 %

design time

−20 %

errors

6–9 Mon.

payback

+15 %

variant diversity

Calculated from shorter development cycles, less rework and higher reuse.

How we do it
  1. 01

    Data integration

    Consolidate data from ERP, MES and further sources for Design assistance.

  2. 02

    Data quality

    Clean, harmonise and validate data for plausibility.

  3. 03

    Model development

    Train and validate the Design assistance model on historical data.

  4. 04

    Pilot

    Pilot Design assistance in one area and collect feedback.

  5. 05

    Rollout

    Scale the solution and integrate it into operational processes.

5

Steps

6

Data sources

4

Stakeholders

From first data access to production – every step delivers a tangible interim result.

Data typically needed

Documents

Specifications, quotes, contracts and reports.

Product data

Bills of materials, variants and life cycles.

ERP data

Master and transaction data from ERP.

Machine data

Condition, parameters and production counters.

Customer data

Contracts, cases and communication.

Order data

Customer orders, line items and dates.

Stakeholders
  • R&D

    Uses data for product and process improvements.

  • Production manager

    Uses insights directly in daily operations.

  • IT

    Builds on a scalable and secure data infrastructure.

  • Management

    Receives reliable metrics for strategic decisions.

Typical business value
01

Faster processes

02

Less manual work

03

Higher quality

04

More innovation

05

Cost reduction

The data platform advantage

With a solid data foundation this use case gets faster, cheaper and far more stable.

Central data platform

Real-time data integration

Scalable analytics pipelines

Reusable data products

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Synergies & positive side effects

GenAI assistance

Language models unlock documents and knowledge.

Digital twin

Models can be reused in simulations.

Document management

Reports and protocols are managed centrally.