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Products

NX, Teamcenter

Business initiatives

Systems engineering and

mechatronics

Business challenges

Continue to grow through a

strong market presence

Lead the industry in the

development of mechatronics

solutions

Deliver customized machines

that increase customers’

productivity

Keys to success

Replacement of multiple

2D systems with a single

3D solution

Ability to retain and use

legacy data

Automated design processes

NX permits rapid generation of

multiple possible solutions forpower transmission and control

From mechanics to mechatronics

Bonglioli Riduttori was founded 50 years

ago as a supplier of mechanical equipment

in the Bologna area of Italy. The company

has since supplemented its mechanical

know-how with electronics expertise to

become a developer of mechatronics solu-

tions. Today it is one of Italy’s leading sup-

pliers of power transmission and control

equipment.

Industrial machinery and equipment

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BonfiglioliUsing advanced design methods to anticipate and meet customer needs

Bonglioli also has an international pres-

ence, with associates and branches all overthe world. Its worldwide expansion has

been matched by an equally dynamic

increase in sales, with a growth rate of

eight percent for each of the last ve

years. Bonglioli Italia covers three market

areas – industrial processes, automation

and mobile machines – with three product

lines: geared motors and helical, tapered

and endless screw reduction gears

(Bonglioli Riduttori); geared motors and

epicyclic reduction gears (Trasmital); and

CA drives (Bonglioli Vectron).

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“ The automatic assembly capabilitydeveloped for us by Siemens has beenparticularly valuable because it allows usto propose product configurations neverconsidered before.”Enzo Cognigni

R&D ManagerBonglioli Riduttori A painless change

Bonglioli’s use of advanced design

technology dates back to 1986 with its

implementation of 2D CAD (computer-

aided design). Following acquisitions of

other companies, the CAD system evolved

into a hybrid of multiple solutions. When

company management decided it was

time to standardize on one system, they

also decided to upgrade to 3D modeling

because this would provide more accurate

information for colleagues and customers

around the world.

After a thorough comparison of two sys-

tems, Bonglioli chose the NX™ software

for design (then called Unigraphics) from

Siemens PLM Software. Enzo Cognigni,

R & D manager of Bonglioli Riduttori

explains why, “We found the Siemens

approach to solid modeling to be easier

and more straightforward. Also Siemens

supported the migration from 2D to 3D

and we had multiple 2D systems.” Other

benets of the Siemens solution were its

scalability and the fact that it was possible

to continue working in 2D initially to

make the transition to 3D more gradual.

The implementation of the new software

took only a few months, during which

time there was no loss of productivity.The implementation also included the

migration of a great deal of 2D legacy

data into the new system. This was done

by Siemens. “Siemens performed this

Results

A single, open and scalable

design system implemented

in record time

Fewer design errors

Ability to consider more

design alternatives

More accurate information

sharing with suppliers and

customers

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Solutions/Services

NX

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Customer’s primary business

Bonglioli designs and

manufactures geared motors,

helical and epicyclic reduction

gears and CA drives.

www.bonglioli.com

Customer location

Carpiano, (MI) 

Italy

work on site,” says

Agostino Gagliardi,the company’s

marketing manager.

“We found the

Siemens service to

be of high quality.”

Added valuethrough automation

When Siemens

made NX available,

Bonglioli upgraded

from its current ver-

sion of Unigraphics,viewing it as an evo-

lution to a complete solution for digital

product development. “We experienced

no disruption during the upgrade,” says

Cognigni. “And we gained new features,

such as integrated structural calculation

and automated assembly generation.”

Bonglioli uses NX drafting, modeling

and assembly modeling functionality, and

today new products are designed entirely

in 3D. This is benecial for Bonglioli’s cus-

tomers. “Our customers ask for 3D models

of the components they are going to

acquire,” explains Cognigni. “We can now

provide digital models that they can insert

directly into their machinery designs.” The

use of NX has been extended beyond the

design departments to production areas

(workshop technical services, prototype

preparation, assembly and testing).

Bonglioli gains additional value from

NX through customized solutions created

for the company by Siemens. There are

15 in all but the most signicant one

automatically generates certain 3D assem-

blies, including the preparation of material

lists, spare parts and so on. “This allows

the assembler to verify the actual congu-

ration of the reduction gear and the

designer to carry out a series of tests and

assembly simulations,” explains Cognigni.

“It decreases the number of errors in a new

product launch. Automatic assembly has

become the heart of our activity. It allows

us to combine many different congura-

tions that would be difcult to draw in a

traditional way.”

Another important change for Bonglioli

has been the adoption of the Teamcenter®

software engineering process manage-

ment functionality from Siemens.

Through the Teamcenter implementation,

Bonglioli has integrated all of its CAD

stations. Bill-of-materials (BOM) manage-

ment and conguration management are

also handled in Teamcenter.