Ducati Tighter development integration yields big benefits in motorbike production

Despite the increasing complexity of its products, Ducati reduced its development cycle by one year through the use of NX and Teamcenter

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Ducati Motor Holding S.p.A. (Ducati) was founded in 1926 to produce components for the emerging radio industry. After World War II, the company began manufacturing engines and small motorbikes, eventually becoming one of the most valuable and popular brands in the road and racing motorbike arena. Today, Ducati delivers approximately 40,000 motorbikes annually. Its product line consists of six product families with seventeen models in the medium and high end of the market.

Of the 1,000 employees who work at Ducati, nearly 200 are involved in research and development (R&D), an area the company supports with large investments every year. The engineering staff includes approximately 90 people; 60 of those are dedicated to design. Among the technologies the company has implemented to achieve this are two solutions from Siemens PLM Software: NX™ software and Teamcenter® software. NX, the company's computer-aided design (CAD) system, is used to digitally model and manage the entire vehicle assembly. Teamcenter functions as the company's product lifecycle management (PLM) solution, enabling secure data sharing and distribution, both in-house and with suppliers.

More complex motorbikes, developed faster

Ducati's PLM solution has greatly accelerated the pace of product development, enabling the company to develop a new model much faster even though the use of electronics and related software has grown substantially.

To learn more about how NX and Teamcenter can help your business, please download the Siemens PLM Ducati Case Study. 

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