"The great thing about SolidWorks is the parametric modeling ability, to
be able to make changes and automatically update the models and
assemblies within the drawings. That's obviously a very, very huge
benefit for us."Jason Effing, Manager of Operations
THE CHALLENGE
Blue Arc Engineering specializes in the design and assembly of unique and specialty equipment for the material handling industry. The company's niche is creating items not readily available in the material handling industry. Blue Arc works with systems integrators on large conveyor systems that are used in automotive, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing applications. The company needed a 3D CAD system that could help it compress development cycles and support greater re-use of existing designs and configurations.
THE SOLUTION
The company chose SolidWorks 3D CAD software because of its ease of use, modeling capabilities, interoperability with other applications, design configurations capabilities, interference-checking tools, and SolidWorks eDrawings communications capabilities. By deploying SolidWorks, Blue Arc has met increasingly shorter deadlines for equipment development, decreased the time required to make design changes, reduced the number of interference and clearance issues, and enhanced its ability to leverage past designs and configurations.
Industry: Machinery
Previous CAD System: None
Reseller: FISHER/UNITECH
SUMMARY & METRICS
- Met increasingly shorter deadlines for equipment development
- Decreased the time required to make design changes
- Reduced the number of interference and clearance issues
- Enhanced its ability to leverage past designs and configurations
Find Blue Arc Engineering, LLC on the web at http://www.bluearceng.com/.