Case Study
Automating Crankshaft Modeling for BMW Motorrad Using Altair SimLab
Automating Crankshaft Modeling for BMW Motorrad Using Altair SimLab TM SUCCESS STORY: smart City BMW Motorrad is the motorcycle division of BMW, a German multinational company manufacturing luxury automobiles and motorcycles. With the first motorcycle manufactured in 1923, their current product line includes a variety of shaft, chain, and belt-driven models designed for off-road, dual-purpose, and sports powered by a variety of engines ranging from a single cylinder, various two cylinder (parallel twin, flat twin, boxer etc.), four cylinders inline and six-cylinder inline ones. Crankshaft Model Building Crankshaft model building for BMW was previously outsourced to external providers with average time taken for a model being between 1-2 weeks depending on the engine type. Esta