Industrial Machinery
& Heavy Equipment (IMHE)
Build the machines the world runs on.
INTRODUCTION
The industrial machinery and heavy equipment sector is entering a new era of intelligent manufacturing. More than 4.66 million industrial robots are now operating in factories worldwide, with annual installations projected to surpass 700,000 units by 2028, as manufacturers invest in smart factories and Industry 4.0. At the same time, machine complexity keeps rising, customization demands keep growing, and labor shortages are pushing manufacturers toward robotics, automation and modular machine design just to keep pace.
Virtual commissioning, digital twins and Industrial IoT are becoming essential to prove machine performance before build and keep it running reliably after. For OEMs, machine builders, system integrators and equipment manufacturers, success now depends on designing machines that are robust, sustainable and easy to manufacture, while staying digitally connected and simulation-driven from design through lifecycle service.
At 3D Engineering, we help industrial manufacturers accelerate innovation with proven engineering software backed by deep implementation expertise. From virtual design validation and digital manufacturing to factory automation and product lifecycle management, we help organizations reduce development cycles, improve efficiency and build intelligent, future-ready machines that perform reliably at scale.
SUB-INDUSTRIES
Powering Every Segment
Factory Automation & Robotics
FOCUS AREAS
- Robotics integration
- Virtual commissioning
- Digital twins
- PLC validation
- Production simulation
- Smart factories
APPLICATIONS
- Robotic cell design
- Line balancing
- Robot reach analysis
- PLC validation
- Virtual commissioning
- Digital twin
- Material handling optimization
Tooling
FOCUS AREAS
- Tool design
- Dies
- Fixtures
- Molds
- Manufacturing validation
- Machining optimization
- Lifecycle management
APPLICATIONS
- Mold design
- Die design
- Fixture development
- Toolpath generation
- Manufacturing simulation
- Tool lifecycle management
Special Purpose Machinery (SPM)
FOCUS AREAS
- Durability
- Powertrain
- Heavy structures
- Manufacturing automation
APPLICATIONS
- Machine concept development
- Mechatronics architecture
- Motion optimization
- Cycle time reduction
- Machine configurators
- Digital commissioning
Earthmoving & Construction Equipment
FOCUS AREAS
- Heavy structures
- Hydraulics
- Fatigue
- Durability
- Manufacturing engineering
- Digital product development
APPLICATIONS
- Chassis engineering
- Hydraulic system simulation
- Fatigue analysis
- Structural optimization
- Thermal management
- Product lifecycle management
Food & Beverage Packaging
FOCUS AREAS
- High-speed packaging machines
- Motion systems
- Hygienic machine design
- Throughput optimization
- Robotics
- Virtual commissioning
APPLICATIONS
- Filling machines
- Labeling
- Cartoning
- Palletizing
- Conveying systems
- Hygienic design
- Packaging line simulation
- OEE improvement
Pharma Packaging
FOCUS AREAS
- Filling
- Blistering
- Cartoning
- Serialization
- Validation
- GMP documentation,
- Cleanroom-compatible machine engineering
- Digital twins
APPLICATIONS
- Blister packaging
- Bottle filling
- Syringe assembly
- Inspection systems
- Serialization
- Validation documentation
- Cleanroom automation
- Digital twin for packaging lines
SOLUTIONS
We equip machine builders with proven software to design smarter, more reliable machines, validate performance virtually before they’re built, connect engineering with manufacturing and commissioning, and manage engineering information across the full machine lifecycle.
Here’s how we do it:
DESIGN & BUILD
A machine only earns its reputation once it’s running reliably on someone else’s factory floor, which means every design decision has to hold up long before commissioning day. Our software lets your teams develop modular machine architecture, mechatronics, frames and motion systems as reusable, configurable platforms, rather than one-off designs, while keeping manufacturing drawings and documentation connected from the first concept. The result: smarter, more reliable machines built faster, with less rework between design and build.
What you can design & build
Machine Development
- Machine concept development
- Modular machine architecture
- Machine layout design
- Mechatronics design
- Machine frame development
- Motion system design
Mechanical Engineering
- Assemblies
- Sheet metal design
- Weldments
- Castings
- Conveyors
- Pneumatics
- Hydraulic systems
Automation Engineering
- Servo systems
- Electrical cabinet layout
- Cable routing
- Wiring harness design
- Control panel engineering
Product Engineering
- Design automation
- Configurable machines
- Standard machine libraries
- Engineering reuse
- Design standardization
Manufacturing Readiness
- Manufacturing drawings
- Assembly documentation
- CAM programming
- Toolpath optimization
Backed by the right software
NX CAD
SOLID EDGE
CAPITAL
NX CAM
MENDIX
CASE STUDIES
Stories of Transformation
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