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From FOMO to ROI: How to Pitch Industrial Simulation to Non‑Tech Stakeholders
Battery‑Assembly Facility
Early 2024, a 68 000 m² lithium‑ion gigafactory in northern Spain was staring at a €3 million cost over‑run. The HVAC contractor insisted on eight additional air‑handling units to maintain ISO‑7 laminar flow in the cell‑forming area. Instead of signing the change‑order, the engineering team built a 48‑hour CFD + discrete‑event digital twin in Siemens Simcenter.
The model mapped heat loads, operator traffic and pressure differentials. It turned out the problem was diffuser orientation, not capacity: rotating 14 ceiling vents by 30°, adding low‑cost directional vanes and rescheduling purge cycles restored 0.35 m/s aisle flow across all shifts. CAPEX dropped from €3 m to €120 k, energy draw fell 21 %, and annual OPEX savings reached €410 k.
Payback shrank from 32 to 20 months, the finance committee approved immediately, and production ramped three weeks ahead of schedule.
The model mapped heat loads, operator traffic and pressure differentials. It turned out the problem was diffuser orientation, not capacity: rotating 14 ceiling vents by 30°, adding low‑cost directional vanes and rescheduling purge cycles restored 0.35 m/s aisle flow across all shifts. CAPEX dropped from €3 m to €120 k, energy draw fell 21 %, and annual OPEX savings reached €410 k.
Payback shrank from 32 to 20 months, the finance committee approved immediately, and production ramped three weeks ahead of schedule.
Why Simulation Fails Without Buy‑In
We work hard every day to make life of our clients better and happier
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Cognitive Overload & Your CFO
Finance leaders love numbers, but hate uncertainty. Hand them a glossy render without quantified ROI and they’ll park the project.
CFO (Chief Financial Officer) -
The Hidden “Status‑Quo Tax”
Doing nothing isn’t free. McKinsey estimates manufacturers waste €3‑5 million per site, per year due to avoidable line downtime and layout rework. That’s the silent tax simulation can erase.
Translate Tech into €
- Risk-
Opportunity
Commissioning delays (2 weeks)
Scrap & re‑work
Safety fines - Annual
Cost (€)
1 400 000
600 000
400 000 - Simulation
Impact
–70 %
–40 %
–60 % - ROI % (Return On Investment)
+49 %
+24%
+15 %
Show, Don’t Tell
Don’t let your presentation die on mere slides—bring it to life with a simulation.
FAQs & Objection‑Handling
Start with process timings or even stopwatch data; refine iteratively.
No. It amplifies their insight and frees them from trial‑and‑error on the shop floor.
Pricing depends on the magnitude of the project. We tailor pilot budgets case‑by‑case: they start at €500 for a focused single‑station proof of concept and go up to about €5 000 for large, multi‑line simulations.
CIDTECH delivers models turnkey. Your team reviews results through a secure web viewer—no additional licences or hires required.
Absolutely. Models reside on an ISO‑27001–certified cloud; every file is encrypted at rest and in transit. You keep 100 % IP ownership, and we can deploy on‑prem if your IT policy demands it.
We’re not just business — we are creators. We are CIDTECH
We simulate the future. We optimise the present. We design for impact.
Your ideas deserve more than slides – they deserve a simulation.
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