Simulation in Machine Development – Analysing Structural and Physical Behaviour

In the development of production and processing machines, mechanical, thermal and dynamic loads significantly influence structural behaviour, process stability and operational safety. They affect service life, manufacturing quality and noise behaviour, thereby determining the overall performance of technical systems.

With simulation-based calculations, these interrelationships can already be analysed and evaluated in early development phases. Stresses, deformations, stiffnesses, temperature fields or mode shapes become transparent, enabling potential strength issues, qualitative deviations or limitations in operating behaviour to be identified at an early stage – long before costly prototype testing or modifications during commissioning become necessary.

Simulation thus provides a robust basis for design, verification and optimisation. At the same time, a virtual machine model delivers valuable information on the structural and physical behaviour of the overall system not only during development, but also throughout manufacturing, commissioning and ongoing operation – across its entire life cycle.