Factory Layout Causing Bottlenecks?

Manufacturing needs aren’t stagnant. They change. They grow.

Over time, production lines expand, and what once made sense might not be the same anymore. If your facility has turned into a maze of inefficiencies, you’re not alone.

Behlen Mfg. Co. faced a similar challenge.

With 900,000 square feet of production space, three different business units, and decades of accumulated equipment and materials, their factory layout had become a bottleneck. Jobs were bouncing back and forth across the facility when they didn’t need to, and valuable space wasn’t being used as effectively as it could have been.

So, they took action.

With DELMIA’s Factory Simulation Engineer on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, Behlen scanned and virtualized their entire factory. They analyzed and optimized their layout—without the cost or hassle of physically moving equipment over and over again.

The result? A smarter layout and smoother production.

With Factory Simulation Engineer, Behlen:

• Scanned and created a virtual model of their entire facility in just one week
• Flagged inefficiencies and visualized improvements in 2D and 3D
• Identified opportunities for better collaboration across their business units
• Laid the groundwork for continuous optimization and lean manufacturing

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