The solution
Bosch transformed its technical document management with GTX, enabling seamless global collaboration, faster updates, and long-term data security. The solution ensured engineering efficiency across their production divisions.
Bosch: Streamlining Engineering Documentation for High-Volume Production
Bosch’s Alternator Production Division faced inefficiencies in managing thousands of engineering drawings due to a manual filing system. By implementing GTXRasterCAD®, Bosch digitized its archive, enabling efficient raster editing, faster retrieval, and global access. Engineers can now modify scanned drawings with ease, optimizing productivity across five production lines.
Bosch, a leading automotive manufacturer, needed a modernized process for handling technical production drawings for their high-volume alternator assembly lines. With millions of units produced annually, the company required seamless integration between scanned archives and CAD systems to ensure fast retrieval and efficient modification of engineering documents.
Challenge
Bosch's alternator production facility relied on hand-drawn manufacturing schematics that were manually updated, making revision tracking cumbersome. The drawings were scattered across various locations, leading to delays, inconsistencies, and inefficiencies when engineers needed to modify machine configurations or improve production workflows.
Without a centralized system, engineers struggled to quickly update, distribute, and maintain technical drawings, creating potential disruptions in manufacturing optimization.
Solution
Bosch implemented GTXRasterCAD®, which provided intelligent raster editing capabilities, allowing engineers to edit scanned drawings with the same ease as vector data. Since GTX is fully integrated with AutoCAD®, existing workflows remained uninterrupted, minimizing training time and maximizing productivity.
GTX’s hybrid editing tools allowed Bosch engineers to modify production schematics without converting raster data into vector format, reducing unnecessary processing time. Additionally, all modifications were digitally stored and accessible worldwide, ensuring that engineers across different Bosch locations could retrieve the latest files instantly.
Result
By using GTX, Bosch streamlined the management of alternator production drawings, allowing global access to updated schematics. Engineers could now modify, store, and retrieve drawings efficiently, improving workflow speed and accuracy. The software also enhanced data security, ensuring that only authorized users could access or revise production blueprints.
"GTXRasterCAD® allows us to make intelligent edits to raster drawings as if they were vector data. The integration between GTXRasterCAD® and AutoCAD is also very good."
- Bosch Design Manager