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Hymer designs next generation camper with Siemens Xcelerator

The Siemens Xcelerator software portfolio enabled Hymer to reduce physical prototypes by 80% with further 65% reduction in variant derivation time through creation of complete vehicle digital twin

VisionVenture combines cutting edge design, new production methods and material technologies to redefine the recreational vehicle concept

Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that Hymer, a leader in recreational vehicles, has adopted the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software and services to develop VisionVenture, a convention smashing recreational vehicle using the comprehensive digital twin.

From a category defining design and additively manufactured body parts to the temperature-regulating, energy-efficient bodywork that reduces the surface temperature of the vehicle, VisionVenture encapsulates the company’s pioneering spirit and innovation by breaking new ground in design for sustainability and innovative use of materials in a rapidly growing and competitive industry.

Hymer’s reinvention of how it develops its products by taking advantage of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, a comprehensive digital twin approach combined with state-of-the-art immersive VR technology, has led to significant benefits across the group. Along with the 80% reduction in physical prototypes and the almost immediate availability of consolidated design data for verification, variant derivation time has been reduced by a further 65%.

Hymer’s engineers supported the design of the VisionVenture by weaving a digital thread along the entire product design process using NX software, Solid Edge software, Simcenter software and Teamcenter software from the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio every step of the way.

Siemens Digital Industries Software is driving transformation to enable a digital enterprise where engineering, manufacturing and electronics design meet tomorrow. The Siemens Xcelerator portfolio helps companies of all sizes create and leverage digital twins that provide organisations with new insights, opportunities and levels of automation to drive innovation.

To learn more about how Hymer is revolutionizing the recreational vehicle industry with the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, read the full story here:  https://solidedge.siemens.com/en/customer-story/recreational-vehicle-manufacturer-digitalizes-concept-of-camper-van/