Stefan Bernhardt
Geometrical Search
The Geometrical Similarity Search of CADENAS' Strategic Parts Management system PARTsolutions searches and compares parts according to the respective CAD geometries.
Find the needle in the haystack!
Beginning with a reference part (catalog part, self-constructed part, repeat part or company standard) or the rough sketch of a 3D CAD model you can, just like search engines, browse the whole database for CAD components.
The result is a ranking list of the most similar parts which are displayed visually.
User examples
| Comparison of | Coverage | |
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| Self designed part | Self designed part | Increased reuse Reduction of duplicates Increased standadization |
| Self designed part | Purchased part | Increasing the use of standard components |
| Purchased part | Purchased part | Comparing suppliers and making their offerings transparent |
Airbus Award for Excellence 2008
The project »GEOsearch Geometric Parts Search« was awarded the Airbus Award for Excellence:
Results Project A380:
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Reusability rate of almost 40% with the Geometrical Similarity Search.
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Savings during the pilot phase were able to refinance the entire pilot.
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Decision of customer, to implement the Geometrical Similarity Search of the Strategic Parts Management system as a short term solution.