Lead With Smart Machinery Engineering

Smart machinery engineering leverages digital continuity to unify multidisciplinary teams in a single, collaborative environment. On the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, every stakeholder — from engineering to after-sales — works with the same data model. This enables OEMs to build smart machines with integrated software, advanced automation and service-ready functionality from day one.

Digital continuity ensures that every artifact — requirements, bill of materials (BOMs), processes and service data — remains connected throughout the entire lifecycle. This creates a single source of truth across the product development cycle. As a result, OEMs can track changes instantly, manage late-stage design updates with minimal risk and maintain traceability for compliance and serviceability.

With the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, engineering teams can collaborate in real time across disciplines using a shared product definition. Real-time synchronization of CAD, controls and models eliminates version conflicts and manual data transfer. Teams can also apply virtual simulation to validate machine behavior virtually before building physical prototypes — accelerating engineering cycles while maintaining configuration integrity.

The virtual twin provides a real-time, behaviorally accurate virtual replica of the machine that evolves along with the physical asset. Engineering teams can simulate across mechanical, electrical and software domains, validate manufacturability and test commissioning virtually — long before a single component hits the shop floor. This reduces rework, compresses delivery schedules and ensures the physical machine performs as expected upon deployment. This role extends into after-sales by helping OEMs identify spare part needs, maintenance triggers and retrofit opportunities, optimizing cost in the long run.