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Complexity and customization challenges

DriveWorks design automation, 3D product configurator, and CPQ solutions enable industrial component manufacturers to automate complex engineering design tasks, shorten sales cycles, improve accuracy, and optimize pricing.

Shorter sales cycles

Sales cycles for custom products can be lengthy, often involving multiple back-and-forth communications to confirm product configurations and pricing. This can slow down the sales cycle considerably.

How DriveWorks helps

Guided selling functionality in DriveWorks CPQ enables salespeople to configure custom industrial components, apply real-time pricing, and generate accurate quotes quickly. This not only shortens the sales cycle but also improves the customer experience.

Reduced engineering workload

The design engineering workload for custom products can be time-consuming and prone to error. Manual design processes for “same but different” products are labor-intensive and often develop bottlenecks.

How DriveWorks helps

DriveWorks automatically generates SOLIDWORKS® CAD models, drawings, and manufacturing documents for custom industrial components. By removing repetitive, time-consuming tasks, engineers have more time to focus on higher-value work such as product development.

Improved accuracy

For manufacturers of custom products, maintaining design accuracy and consistency across different products, sectors, and countries is critical. Consistent design quality promotes customer trust, reduces errors and rework, and lowers production costs.

How DriveWorks helps

DriveWorks enables manufacturers to automate the generation of SOLIDWORKS models, BOMs, and drawings for custom industrial component orders. Using intelligent rules-based technology to generate accurate “same but different” designs automatically, manufacturers reduce errors and rework, and improve customer satisfaction.

Optimized pricing

Pricing for custom industrial components can be very detailed, with factors such as volume discounts, customer-specific pricing, and promotional offers. Even for the most experienced salespeople, calculating custom pricing is complex and requires constant reference to pricing spreadsheets and recalculation.

How DriveWorks helps

DriveWorks automates pricing calculations for custom products, dynamically updating prices for different configurations. With automated pricing, the risk of errors is reduced, and sales teams can manage complex pricing models.

Scalability

As businesses grow, whether adding new product lines or expanding into new markets, the level of complexity associated with custom manufacturing also increases.

How DriveWorks helps

DriveWorks is scalable and can grow with your business. DriveWorks can easily accommodate the addition of new custom product configurations, manage large amounts of data, and handle complex calculations as your business expands.