Introducing our latest eBook full of actionable strategies and advice from the experts – Shift left for manufacturers. This eBook will help you take positive action, moving the strategies from the planning level to the shop floor – and make a real impact.
Manufacturing success depends on making the best decisions as early as possible in the product lifecycle. 81% of manufacturers see the potential this offers. When it comes to the specifics – 43% report they are keen to prioritise final quality. 41% make better informed decisions and 39% explore new materials earlier in the process.
Hexagon’s Advanced Manufacturing Report provided us with a unique window into the opportunity of the shift left approach. It laid bare the potential to improve by shifting our focus to the early development phases where iterative gains multiply across the value chain.
The ripple effect of early stage decision-making
Adding important context to this, the EU Science Hub released research indicating that 80% of a product’s environmental impacts are locked in at the design stage. This is compelling evidence that upstream decisions have huge consequences further down the line. It tells us that if we want to get to the root of our problems – product or production – we have no choice but to return to the source.
For decades, solving shop-floor challenges has been the primary focus. This has driven multiple leaps of progress but left many in our industry limited by ecosystems we cannot further optimise. At least, not without a new approach.
With operators under more pressure than ever to accelerate time-to-market, raise standards of quality and manufacture more sustainably while reducing cost – many in our sector are looking to the early stages of the cycle to unlock gains.
But how do we create a strategy that works? How do manufacturers develop new capabilities from where they are now?
Shift left – creating and executing a strategy
Created by Hexagon’s design and engineering experts, our Shift Left eBook shares the advice you need to accelerate product development. Now you can unlock leaps in production and reach a place of continuous improvement.
This guide turns insight into action with simple steps. It covers everything from digital twin and generative design to selection of raw materials and the optimisation of designs for production, low-energy manufacture, lifecycle longevity and quality. Now is the time to turn these strategies into action.
Come with us as we take you to the intersection of innovation and optimisation to help you unlock great leaps. Download the report and start your transformation today.
Also, read the first eBook in the series, Automate + Collaborate.
