The world of manufacturing is rapidly changing. As designers, engineers, and manufacturers, we need to be more agile as our customers’ demands for the products they buy and use change. No longer are consumers happy with the status quo; more and more consumers want to be able to select and customize the products they are purchasing. So how can we stay competitive while giving consumers more choice? This is a problem we have spent the last 2 years tackling. Learn how a little start-up in a remote town in New Zealand is tackling this problem head-on with the help of Fusion 360 software and some good old kiwi ingenuity. We have been working hard to involve both existing and future customers in the product design and development process, letting our customers not only get the products they want, but get them at affordable prices. In this class, we will cover some of the ongoing challenges and key solutions to help make your road to agile manufacturing and industry 4.0 a little easier.

In this session, we'll cover a complete workflow based solely on Autodesk technology, from process planning to 2D-3D layout and 4D timeline management. Then we'll bring you into the virtual factory experience, meaning that you can experience the factory as if it was built already. Finally, we'll present the advanced manufacturing technologies for the factory of the future-technologies that are available today. At the end of the session, you'll understand how to set up integrated factory workflows, and you'll know the importance of process planning and the integration of an "as build" situation-which is very common and useful for avoiding collisions. Additionally, you'll know how to use virtual reality solutions to communicate the entire plan with stakeholders, and you'll understand how smart manufacturing is paving the way for agile manufacturing.

Head of Innovation Dan Middleton reveals Edwards Vacuum's (Atlas Copco Group) strategic approach to Net Zero manufacturing using digital-twin technology. Edwards' unique approach involves an extensive digital asset library and FlexSim-optimized processes, promoting lean and agile manufacturing and rapid enhancements in production, and boosting business performance. Using a novel digital-twin approach that effectively integrates its business processes enables Edwards to evaluate the impact its operations have on market trends and business cycles, and to support investment decisions in equipment, facilities, and workforce.

Berkeley Group has been constructing residential properties in the UK for more than 40 years using traditional approaches. Berkeley Modular is a startup that will deliver off-site manufactured housing products, but at levels of productivity normally associated with other sectors such as automotive. This off-site manufactured housing product is intended to be safe, high performing, high quality, and comfortable where actual performance matches designed intent. The class will chart the development of a new factory build and cover lessons learned, including planning of the layout, specifying the flexible manufacturing system and development of productive workflow, and the development of a technology platform that supports the concept of mass customization and uses conversion velocity. The digitally enabled agile manufacturing platform includes BIM 360 software as the CDE, as well as a suite of integrated manufacturing systems based on Vault software, Inventor software, coBuilder Collaborate, Oracle Fusion, and Siemens MES.

Explore AI-driven manufacturing by integrating advanced language models with Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage. This presentation will demonstrate how AI can revolutionize manufacturing workflows, streamlining communication, collaboration, and data management. You'll learn how to use AI technologies to overcome common industry challenges and improve efficiency and productivity. We'll showcase real-world examples of AI-enhanced Fusion 360 Manage integrations for a seamless and effective manufacturing experience. Our practical live demonstrations will reveal how integrating AI reduces data-processing time, enabling faster decision making and agile responses to manufacturing changes. You'll leave equipped with the knowledge to transform your own workflows and unlock AI-driven innovation with Fusion 360 Manage.

The way we design and make is evolving at an unprecedented pace. Join Autodesk leaders as they explore the future of design and manufacturing, in an era defined by AI. From AI-powered tools and intelligent workflows to the growing impact of connected data, discover how innovation is unlocking new levels of creativity, agility, and collaboration. Be inspired by real-world stories and bold thinking that showcase how teams are staying competitive and thriving in a time of rapid transformation.

With the power of infinite computing and new design tools, the landscape is changing like never before. Join Phil Bernstein, Vice President for Strategic Relations, to learn how technology can empower smaller companies to compete, help large companies be agile and responsive, and how new building and manufacturing techniques will increase productivity.

Every company needs new and digital ways of collaboration. People and processes of different companies want and need to communicate and interact online. Therefore solutions have to be created that an internal IT infrastructure can easily adapt with cloud computing solutions. With BIM4Manufacturing there is a great "MacGyver" way for cloud collaboration in manufacturing and with suppliers. This webinar describes an agile way of process optimization by optimizing sprint by sprint different areas (sales, processing, production, purchasing, ...). Within a few days, processes in traditional manufacturing and/or extended workbenches can be digitally transformed. All that is needed is an internal IT structure (ERP/DMS/PDM) that can export data and documents. Every employee can immediately participate in his work process, consume CAD files and create added value.

This presentation describes how to solve a problem within 5 days. It shows how to find ideas and concepts, build a prototype and have it validated by 5 customers. The method combines the best of Design Thinking, Lean Startup and Agile to develop and test products and services in less than a week with guaranteed success. If you are not afraid of innovation and your team wants to improve, you should try this method in your projects (services, products,...). As a team member you do not need any previous knowledge, only the desire to create something! And a competent Design Sprint moderator at your side, or you can train yourself as a moderator. You can act in different roles, e.g. as decision maker, moderator or expert. For the creation of the prototype, doers, writers, prop master, composer and interviewer are needed. Choose the role that best suits you or your experience and helps your team and make sure that the decision maker and moderator are equipped with the necessary skills.

Kratki, a leading Polish manufacturer of fireplaces and heating solutions, started Management of production workflows by integrating Inventor and Vault software with an enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Design models are enriched by data based on reference values from ERP and calculated properties from the Inventor 3D model. Customization of Vault Professional software also provides automatic generation of PDF, DXF™, and STP files, as well as quick updates of many projects after the change of a single part. With these tools, Kratki can efficiently respond to specific customer needs, through full digitalization at every stage of the process and data consistency in both systems. This optimizes the technology preparation process, eliminates tedious project update activities after changing single parts, and reduces errors related to outdated documentation. This session will explore how the synergy of CAD/PDM (product data management) and ERP systems has strengthened Kratki’s innovation capacity and market agility.

Have you ever attempted to transfer your machining process to another machine, only to find yourself dealing with lost CAD and CAM associations and wanting to start over from scratch? In this session, we will explore using Autodesk Fusion Configurations to build robust assemblies of your work-holding systems that will elegantly repair CAD and CAM associations when you need to change course. Through this course, attendees will develop powerful CAD frameworks capable of supporting various computer numerical control (CNC) workflows for both milling and turning that empower the new machine simulation environment. Building on these frameworks, we will explore the potential of Geometry Features to automate the machining process for common part families using toolpath templates, ultimately streamlining routine cutting operations.

Discover the advantages Autodesk's new generative techniques have over well-known optimization methods. We’ll explain this using two next-generation technologies: Generative Modeling and Generative Design. The session will give you a solid understanding of differences and how to apply the two techniques. You’ll learn how to verify results in the simulation environment of Autodesk Fusion 360 and Inventor Nastran software, and how to interpret safety factors and von Mises stress values. Safely removing a significant amount of material without fear of structural failure is not easy, but you’ll see how to do it easily and safely. You’ll learn how to use Autodesk Fusion 360 to increase product-development agility and optimize the design-to-manufacturing process. Generative Design capabilities are in Autodesk Fusion 360 and Inventor software. Cloud collaboration makes it possible to verify one design in different Autodesk software systems. You’ll also have the opportunity to get your questions directly to the people creating new features.

2024 is a pivotal year for BBI Autosport as we transition to being a small-volume, boutique vehicle development and manufacturing firm. With the evolving landscape and changing caliber of modern vehicles—and the market demand for "soulful," nostalgic but refined machines—we've found the right market for us. We're infusing our experience, creativity, and agility into this, along with a massive tech-forward approach. We're employing collaborative development, lean manufacturing, and industry 4.0 methodologies to improve margin and efficiency, and deliver a product that will (by this time) be redefining the specific market segment we're entering. We want to redefine how to make low-production vehicles, and how to have a sustainable business model while reaching near OEM levels of integration, quality, and reliability.

In this course you will get an insight how Fusion 360 can be enhanced to promote a fast-paced and agile development approach. Using custom-made scripts, Fusion 360 is extended into a seamless digital process chain, starting from 3D scanned imprints, over automated ordering tools using Python, leading to instructional CAD animations. By providing insights from an industrial case study, the opportunities and challenges of those digital tools and processes are discussed. The case study is based on recent development projects from ALPA of Switzerland, which develops cameras for film and photo professionals using additive manufacturing (AM) in collaboration with ETH Zurich & Inspire AG. By attending this class, you will learn how AM and a cloud-based digital process chain built around Fusion 360 enable traditional firms like ALPA to offer customers highly customized products. The following video gives an overview how ALPA takes its product development to the digital age with the help of Fusion 360: https://vimeo.com/336318029/6db1e407cf