HyperWorks at Wagon Automotive: Accelerating Product Development and Reducing Prototype Costs

Wagon Automotive, a Germany-based system and module supplier of components to major car builders, was facing the challenge of accelerating product development and reducing prototyping costs while maintaining high quality. The company operates in a demanding, time-sensitive market, supplying components to an impressive list of customers that includes VW, Audi, GM, Toyota, Mercedes, Honda, Volvo, Ford, Jaguar, and Porsche. With development and production sites in Europe, Asia, and North America, 7,600 Wagon Automotive employees are engaged in the design, testing, and manufacture of components that must meet precise production deadlines. The rapidly changing nature of the global industry demands ever-shorter product development cycles from Wagon Automotive engineers. To sustain its strong competitive position and keep its customers satisfied, Wagon Automotive was seeking ways to speed up product development and reduce the growing costs of prototyping.

Wagon Automotive is a Germany-based system and module supplier of components to major car builders. The company develops and builds systems and modules — doors, structural members, window systems, and other essential pieces — for an impressive list of customers that includes VW, Audi, GM, Toyota, Mercedes, Honda, Volvo, Ford, Jaguar, and Porsche. At development and production sites in Europe, Asia, and North America, 7,600 Wagon Automotive employees are busy with the design, testing, and manufacture of components that must arrive at assembly plants to meet precise production deadlines. Products must be tailored to customers' needs. The rapidly changing nature of a global industry demands ever-shorter product development cycles from Wagon Automotive engineers.