Virtual technology has also become a useful tool in minimising the Group’s environmental impact. This is a cutting-edge method for designing new products and optimising production processes, thereby reducing product development times, project costs and waste, as well as improving the quality of new models.
The Group has over 15 virtual rooms in Italy, making it possible to hold design review sessions (project team meetings to report progress on achieving targets and discuss possible deviations) without people leaving their place of work. This enables the participation of designers and engineers from different sites within the Group, as well as partners and suppliers based at distant locations. Virtual simulations also make it possible to analyse all possible product configurations quickly and without incurring material and procurement costs. This means that physical prototyping can be delayed to a later stage, limiting the number of samples and tests used and thus preventing the waste of resources, materials and energy.