Case Studies

Design teams across many different industries continue to benefit from the innovative tools and expertise offered by SolidWorks. Combined with the experience, training, and support you get from CADVenture, SolidWorks can help your design team and your company succeed. To see SolidWorks in action, please browse our SolidWorks case studies.

Swagelok is the leading supplier of quality fluid system components. Swagelok assembled an evaluation team that was representative of all of its product development groups to assess and rank leading 3D CAD packages against a list of 25 criteria to determine which system best suited the company’s product design activities.

“Both the SolidWorks system and CADVenture’s service were rated as either meeting or above expectations in every category,” recalls Steve Sackett, Engineering Manager for Swagelok Semiconductor Services Company.

“CADVenture contributed greatly to the implementation process. CADVenture is a terrific technical resource and has been very active in supporting our business solutions and helping us to meet our product development objectives.”

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Invacare Corporation is the world's leading manufacturer of wheel chairs and home medical equipment, and enjoys the leading market share position in a more than $3 billion worldwide market.

Werner Co. is the world’s leading manufacturer of ladders, climbing equipment, and ladder accessories. However, increasing competition and long lead times on the development of new products recently prompted Werner management to evaluate its product development processes to determine if upgrading its 2D CAD tools to a 3D solid modeling system could energize its product development efforts by reducing design cycles, slashing costs, enhancing innovation, and shortening time to market.

“We wanted to jump-start new product development,” explains John Fiumefreddo, Vice President of Engineering and New Product Development. “In the past, we’ve gone as long as two years without releasing a new product. We wanted to turn that around and leverage the move to 3D design to release a new product every six to 18 months.” For assistance in transitioning to a new 3D design environment, Werner turned to CADVenture and the SolidWorks^® solid modeling system.

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Simonton Windows has grown into one of the leading American window manufacturers, with sales exceeding $300 million annually, through its commitment to operational excellence and delivering the highest quality products in its industry. To maintain and grow its market position, Simonton recently launched a strategic five-year initiative to revamp its product development organization with the goals of accelerating its product design cycles, developing greater numbers of new products, and leading the industry in innovation in window design. To achieve these objectives, the company realized it needed to upgrade its existing 2D CAD tools to take advantage of the benefits of 3D solid modeling — including faster times to market; improved visualization, simulation, and design analysis capabilities, increased agility and design flexibility, and engineering and manufacturing cost reductions. For assistance in transitioning to a new 3D design environment, Simonton turned to CADVenture and the SolidWorks solid modeling system.

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Whirley Industries is one of the world's leading suppliers of quality, innovative plastic drink containers. They needed a 3D modeling program to develop drawings used for building new molds. For assistance and training, Whirley came to CADVenture and SolidWorks.

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