Altair Case Studies Korg Italy: Reinventing Digital Musical Instruments with IoT

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Korg Italy: Reinventing Digital Musical Instruments with IoT

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Applicable Industries	Electronics Packaging
Applicable Functions	Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Construction Management Construction Site Monitoring
Challenge	Korg Italy, a subsidiary of the Japanese Korg corporation, specializes in the design and production of high-end digital pianos and electronic keyboards. The company faced a significant challenge in creating these sophisticated musical instruments that required accommodating intricate circuits and mechanisms while maintaining style and elegance. The design process often involved modifications to the internal component design during the product development process. These changes were often necessitated when engineers discovered that an electrical component was of a different size than initially envisaged. Making such alterations at an advanced stage in the product development cycle could lead to considerable costs. Furthermore, the company also had to manage the design of the packaging and cases for these instruments. Read More
About Customer	Korg Italy is a subsidiary of the Japanese Korg corporation, established in 1995. The company is located in Osimo, an area known for its tradition in the manufacture of electronic musical instruments such as the famous console organ, a forerunner of today's digital keyboards. Korg Italy specializes in the design and production of high-end digital pianos and electronic arranger keyboards. The company is reinventing the universe of digital instruments by creating objects that can fit stylishly into a living space. Today, Korg is not just viewed as a maker of musical instruments, but also as a creator of innovatively designed objects. Read More
Solution	Korg Italy adopted solidThinking Evolve to manage the frequent design modifications that occurred during the product development process. The Construction History feature of Evolve proved invaluable for the company, allowing them to maintain full control over the project through all its stages, from concept development to the construction of the mold. This solution enabled fast adaptation of an initial design in Evolve to accommodate a change to an engineered part. It also allowed the exploration of more design alternatives using the ConstructionTree, leading to increased design productivity. Additionally, Evolve was used for the design of packaging and cases for the musical instruments, further enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the products. Read More Log in to view content
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Applicable Industries

Electronics

Packaging

Applicable Functions

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Construction Management

Construction Site Monitoring

Challenge

Korg Italy, a subsidiary of the Japanese Korg corporation, specializes in the design and production of high-end digital pianos and electronic keyboards. The company faced a significant challenge in creating these sophisticated musical instruments that required accommodating intricate circuits and mechanisms while maintaining style and elegance. The design process often involved modifications to the internal component design during the product development process. These changes were often necessitated when engineers discovered that an electrical component was of a different size than initially envisaged. Making such alterations at an advanced stage in the product development cycle could lead to considerable costs. Furthermore, the company also had to manage the design of the packaging and cases for these instruments.

About Customer

Korg Italy is a subsidiary of the Japanese Korg corporation, established in 1995. The company is located in Osimo, an area known for its tradition in the manufacture of electronic musical instruments such as the famous console organ, a forerunner of today's digital keyboards. Korg Italy specializes in the design and production of high-end digital pianos and electronic arranger keyboards. The company is reinventing the universe of digital instruments by creating objects that can fit stylishly into a living space. Today, Korg is not just viewed as a maker of musical instruments, but also as a creator of innovatively designed objects.

Solution

Korg Italy adopted solidThinking Evolve to manage the frequent design modifications that occurred during the product development process. The Construction History feature of Evolve proved invaluable for the company, allowing them to maintain full control over the project through all its stages, from concept development to the construction of the mold. This solution enabled fast adaptation of an initial design in Evolve to accommodate a change to an engineered part. It also allowed the exploration of more design alternatives using the ConstructionTree, leading to increased design productivity. Additionally, Evolve was used for the design of packaging and cases for the musical instruments, further enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the products.

Impact #1	The adoption of solidThinking Evolve has revolutionized Korg Italy's design and production process. The solution has enabled the company to manage frequent design modifications efficiently, maintaining full control over the project from concept development to mold construction. This has not only increased design productivity but also allowed for the exploration of more design alternatives. Furthermore, the use of Evolve for packaging and case design has resulted in beautifully crafted musical instruments that are exhibited at Salone del Mobile in Milan. Today, Korg is recognized not just as a maker of musical instruments, but also as a creator of innovatively designed objects that fit stylishly into a living space.

Impact #1

The adoption of solidThinking Evolve has revolutionized Korg Italy's design and production process. The solution has enabled the company to manage frequent design modifications efficiently, maintaining full control over the project from concept development to mold construction. This has not only increased design productivity but also allowed for the exploration of more design alternatives. Furthermore, the use of Evolve for packaging and case design has resulted in beautifully crafted musical instruments that are exhibited at Salone del Mobile in Milan. Today, Korg is recognized not just as a maker of musical instruments, but also as a creator of innovatively designed objects that fit stylishly into a living space.

Benefit #1	Fast adaptation of an initial design in Evolve to accommodate a change to an engineered part.
Benefit #2	Increased design productivity due to the use of the ConstructionTree to explore more design alternatives.
Benefit #3	Additional use of Evolve for packaging and case design, enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the products.

Benefit #1

Fast adaptation of an initial design in Evolve to accommodate a change to an engineered part.

Benefit #2

Increased design productivity due to the use of the ConstructionTree to explore more design alternatives.

Benefit #3

Additional use of Evolve for packaging and case design, enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the products.

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Korg Italy: Reinventing Digital Musical Instruments with IoT

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