Success Stories: General Motors Company
General Motors is one of the world’s largest automakers. With its global headquarters in Detroit, Michigan GM employs 209,000 people in every major region of the world and does business in more than 120 countries. GM and its strategic partners produce cars and trucks in 31 countries, and sell and service these vehicles through the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Daewoo, Holden, Isuzu, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling.
- Challenge: Reduce tooling costs for turning process
- Approach: Run simulations to balance and reduce tool loads
- Software: Production Module 2D
- Results: Balanced tool loads achieved for a total tool cost savings of 80%
