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Publicado em 27 de outubro de 2017

Phil Guys, da AAM, compartilha insights, desafia futuros engenheiros como um dos principais oradores na ATC

O diretor de Tecnologia da American Axle & Manufacturing, Phil Guys, compartilhou seu insight sobre o período empolgante que está à frente, à medida que os engenheiros inovam, criam , testam e produzem as mais recentes tecnologias para um mercado automotivo que muda de forma rápida e constante. Guys foi um dos principais oradores na Conferência do Leste do Americas Altair Technology 2017, que aconteceu recentemente em Detroit.

A ATC apresentou as mais recentes inovações da Altair em tecnologia de simulação juntamente com apresentações de empresas líderes que estão explorando como a simulação continua a ser guiada por tendências disruptivas atuais, incluindo manufatura aditiva, big data e a internet das coisas.

A apresentação de Guys, intitulada "Competindo para Vencer em um Mundo Imprevisível" explorou o mundo de transformações rápidas, o mercado automotivo em evolução e como as empresas, como a AAM, podem reagir a essas mudanças. 

"Nosso próximo foco está em efetivamente digitalizar toda a nossa operação", revelou Guys. "Muitas pessoas se referem a isso como 'Indústria 4.0' e este conceito é um facilitador fundamental para operações mais eficientes e uma maior velocidade para se colocar os produtos no mercado".

A simulação é um elemento significativo do movimento da AAM para a Indústria 4.0. A empresa criou uma plataforma para consolidar todos os dados do programa em um sistema comum que permite aos engenheiros da AAM compartilhar e construir a partir de "uma única fonte da verdade".

"Quando começamos o desenvolvimento de uma ferramenta analítica, o tempo normal de execução era de vários dias e um ciclo fechado de desenvolvimento normal era de diversas semanas", lembrou Guys. "Com um grande desenvolvimento de softwares e processos, hoje podemos executar diversas simulações, avaliando temperatura, velocidade de operação e orientação e gerar um design concluído de alta confiabilidade em menos de uma semana".

Conforme a AAM e o mercado automotivo continuam a seguir em direção a digitalização e começam a enxergar cada vez mais grandes disruptores, Guys desafiou o público a ser uma peça significante destes tempos empolgantes.

"O ritmo da inovação está acelerando, com as informações se movimentando livre e rapidamente entre nós, com novas ferramentas de desenvolvimento à nossa disposição, computadores mais capazes de gerar feedback mais rapidamente e com mais precisão do que nunca. E isso com custos cada vez mais baixos também", afirmou Guys. "São vocês, os engenheiros, que podem aproveitar estes ativos incríveis e transformá-los em inovações fantásticas e gerar valor para o restante de nós".

 

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