{"id":53074,"date":"2023-09-25T08:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=53074"},"modified":"2023-09-19T15:49:43","modified_gmt":"2023-09-19T19:49:43","slug":"xi-engineering-leverages-solidworks-to-speed-development-and-win-the-race-to-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2023\/09\/xi-engineering-leverages-solidworks-to-speed-development-and-win-the-race-to-market.html","title":{"rendered":"Xi Engineering Leverages SOLIDWORKS to Speed Development and Win the Race to Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/xiengineering.com\/\">Xi Engineering Consultants<\/a> accelerates technology development for its clients by applying multiphysics computer simulations. It then validates the work with physical measurements and data analysis to solve complex engineering problems. The team from Edinburgh, UK, works on projects with companies of all sizes across various sectors: building, structures, and planning; transportation; industrial; medical; logistics; robotics; consumer products; and energy\u2014especially renewables such as wind turbines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/xi_swx-screen.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Calibrating Simulations Against Real-world Data<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Xi recently designed a personal vibration meter for a power tool industry client. Because exposure to vibration can cause nerve damage, Xi used SOLIDWORKS\u00ae Simulation to design a product that could measure real-time vibrations power tool users are exposed to.<\/p>\n<p>The team used computer simulations to perform multiple \u201cdrop tests\u201d on the device to assess how well it could handle being frequently dropped and exposed to the rigors of a regular construction site. Xi ensured these simulations accurately reflected real-world scenarios by adjusting them based on actual data. This approach allowed their client to speed up product development and release their product ahead of the competition.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/xi_vibedevice_sim.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Merging Digital and Physical Worlds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Xi Engineering Consultants are experts in both simulation and measurement, and they do a considerable amount of work in the wind power industry. \u201cWhat we do is merge the real and virtual worlds in order that we can accelerate product development and problem-solve for our clients,\u201d says Xi Managing Director Dr. Mark-Paul Buckingham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe produce digital twins for the likes of GE Renewables, the world\u2019s largest onshore wind turbine, where we actually measure the wind turbine and then produce a version of this in the virtual world utilizing SOLIDWORKS,\u201d explains Buckingham. Engineers can use a digital twin to simulate how a design might react under various conditions and make necessary adjustments or improvements before implementing them in the real world. This not only saves time and money but also reduces potential risks. Buckingham continues: \u201cWe are able to understand what\u2019s going on with these systems and actually improve them at a much greater rate than we would be able to without a digital twin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn terms of electromagnetics or dynamics, SOLIDWORKS Simulation really allows you to understand what\u2019s actually going on,\u201d says Buckingham. \u201cThere are multiple benefits to simulation. You cut out the number of physical prototypes. Your time to product launch is significantly reduced. Your risk of technical failure, or ultimately returns on a product, is diminished and you\u2019ll get to market faster.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/xi_vibedevice.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leading with Simulation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Buckingham concludes, \u201cSimulating using SOLIDWORKS is safer and cheaper than the real world. You can get to market quicker and you can beat the competition. It\u2019s no longer about do you use simulation or not. The question today is are you a leader in simulation? And, with the support of SOLIDWORKS, we\u2019re able to maintain our leader status in simulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you want to learn more about what SOLIDWORKS Simulation can do for your company, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/domain\/simulation\">contact your local reseller<\/a> for a demonstration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOLIDWORKS Simulation enables Xi Engineering Consultants to solve challenging engineering problems, reduce time to delivery, and build innovative solutions faster and more efficiently. <\/p>\n<p>Learn more: solidworks.com\/xi-engineering (https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/customer-story\/xi-engineering-leverages-solidworks-speed-development-and-win-race-market\/)<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2023\/09\/xi-engineering-leverages-solidworks-to-speed-development-and-win-the-race-to-market.html\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":53070,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,14,18,63],"tags":[66,153,19],"class_list":["post-53074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-customer-stories","category-design","category-solidworks","category-solidworks-simulation","tag-fea","tag-simulation","tag-solidworks-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53074"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53077,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53074\/revisions\/53077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}