"In addition to a fairly drastic difference in modeling power, SolidWorks CAD software included draft and mold analysis tools and surfacing capabilities that are better suited to mold development."

“By making the switch to SOLIDWORKS, we have cut our design cycle from 16 weeks to less than 12 weeks. We used to create three prototypes prior to deciding on a production model; now, we only need one. This has saved a minimum of 160 man hours and substantial prototyping …

“While we buy all of our robots from ABB, the robots represent just one part of our custom automation systems. We add value by using the robots to invent new manufacturing processes through the design, fabrication and installation of all of the ancillary equipment, mechanical controls, interface tools and operational …

“With SolidWorks, students can undertake more substantial projects, SolidWorks helps students make intelligent decisions more quickly and accurately, and complete projects with a level of detail, refinement, and consistency that we haven’t seen before.”

“With SolidWorks, students get a real jump start on industry tools and methodologies, SolidWorks serves as both a learning interface and a tool. The software’s incredibly intuitive and establishes a more practical, parametric paradigm for thinking about design.”

“To cover more ground and bett er prepare students for work in industry, we sought to tie in our Foundations class with the courses that follow, We wanted to give students the necessary tools to not only visualize a design but also communicate with engineers and work with manufacturing techniques …

“SolidWorks provided the design capabilities that we needed to grow the business.”

“By automating design and manufacturing processes, SolidWorks has helped us cut development costs by 50 percent.”

“Beyond the obvious improvements for editing surface models, the combination of surfacing and parametric design capabilities in SOLIDWORKS Industrial Designer software provides greater design power because I can leverage both ways of working and utilize the approach best-suited to different parts of the design.”

“With the automation that SOLIDWORKS Premium software provides, we’ve cut our vehicle assembly cycle times nearly by half and improved quality along the way. In fact, we can leverage the dynamic motion, interference detection, and FEA analysis tools of SOLIDWORKS Premium software to increase the assembly accuracy and meet our …

“The final assembly of our machines is about 1,500 parts. With SolidWorks software, we design subassemblies using a modular approach, such as the column assembly (10-15 parts) or the base assembly (50 parts). Most of our products are symmetrical so the mirror-imaging feature in SolidWorks software is a big plus.”

"We really liked the interference-checking feature because it enables us to check the fit and function of all the components prior to manufacture."

“As we’ve expanded our product line, our boiler designs have become more complicated with many more moving mechanical parts and electrical components especially with our line of wood-pellet biomass boilers for residential use. Working in 3D with SOLIDWORKS, we’re much faster and more accurate in design, which leads to clearer, …

"Working with SOLIDWORKS tools, we’re absolutely saving more time and money. SOLIDWORKS is the most user-friendly design tool we’ve seen and enables us to more efficiently and cost-effectively create standardized mechanical components and systems for our plants. This results in fewer errors and less rework, which saves us time and …

“I knew then that this technology needs to be made available to the public, Making this technology available for the masses not only is morally correct, it is the next logical step and has a proven business model. I imagine a kid with a disability going to the beach, transferring …