Keysight Technologies announced 'Keysight Assembly,' a virtual manufacturing solution designed to verify assembly errors on the manufacturing floor during the early stages of development.

Keysight announced on April 2 (local time) in Santa Rosa, California, that it has added Keysight Assembly to its virtual manufacturing portfolio. This solution focuses on pre-identifying variations, dimensional deviations, and process sensitivities during the assembly stage in the automotive and industrial manufacturing sectors.

Keysight Assembly was developed through collaboration with automotive OEM partners. Engineers can configure field assembly procedures, such as part placement, clamping, and joining, in a digital environment using guide workflows and templates, without requiring specialized Finite Element Modeling (FEM) knowledge.

In the manufacturing process, assembly issues often become apparent after the actual parts have been produced. Deformations or tolerance problems discovered at this stage can lead to rework, schedule delays, and increased quality costs. Keysight explained that this solution allows for the review of process conditions before actual prototyping and the early identification of variables affecting assembly results.

Integration with existing stamping simulation software is also a key feature. It retains stamping part data generated during the forming stage up to the assembly stage and allows for the comparison of pre-production scan data with simulation results. This approach connects the forming and assembly verification processes, which were previously separated within the manufacturing development process, into a single workflow.

Keysight has been expanding its virtual prototyping and manufacturing simulation capabilities since acquiring ESI Group. The addition of this assembly solution is interpreted as a move to broaden the scope of software application beyond design verification to include the verification of actual production processes.