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DriveWorks Solo is simple to set up and maintain. Set up once, then run your configurator over and over again to create order-specific SOLIDWORKS® parts, assemblies and drawings. Increase throughput by automating repetitive, time-consuming SOLIDWORKS design tasks, and eliminate errors using intelligent rules-based configuration.

Error rates in custom manufacturing can often be high. Complex configurations are difficult to sell accurately, with the sheer volume of product options requiring detailed product knowledge. Configuration errors lead to increased rework and requote volumes, slowing down the sales process. Custom manufacturers use CPQ to automate complex configuration and pricing, reduce the level of manual input, and improve accuracy levels.

Valve, pump, and cylinder manufacturers need to make configuration easy, provide accurate quotes quickly, and deliver complex custom products. Using DriveWorks design automation, 3D product configurator, and CPQ for manufacturing solutions, they are delivering custom products faster, with greater accuracy, and improved profit margins.

Custom products often involve many different configuration options. It can be difficult for sales teams to communicate multiple product variations and for customers to visualize their finished product. As a result, sales cycles can be slow and inefficient. Incorporating 3D product visualization into your sales process helps to streamline complex configuration, providing sales teams and customers with the ability to rotate, zoom, and change product features, in real time, in a 3D view.

HVAC manufacturers are under increasing pressure to deliver custom products faster, without compromising quality, compliance, or profit margins. Twin City Fan, an industry-leading designer and manufacturer of high-quality custom, semi-custom, and standard fans, use DriveWorks for faster quoting and more efficient manufacturing.

DriveWorks Solo sits in the SOLIDWORKS® task pane, enabling engineers to configure custom products and automatically generate order-specific SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies, and drawings. A 30-day free trial of DriveWorks Solo provides you with the ideal opportunity to get started with design automation. Maximizing your free trial will enable you to see the benefits of DriveWorks technology and help you to decide if it’s the right solution for your business needs.

Quotes are a crucial step in the sales process, and quote turnaround times are often a decisive factor in winning business. Slow quote cycles lead to missed sales opportunities, bottlenecks, and lower customer satisfaction. For manufacturers of complex products, quote cycle times can be a significant challenge. Learn more about quote cycle times and how to deliver custom quotes faster.

By automating time-sensitive and repetitive upfront activities, manufacturers produce more designs in less time, and design engineers have more time to focus on higher-value work, such as new product development. Design automation tools capture and reuse design engineering knowledge, minimize errors and rework, and remove bottlenecks. Speeding up design cycles is key to business success, and design automation enables manufacturers to produce accurate designs faster.

Industrial components manufacturers use DriveWorks design automation, 3D product configurator, and CPQ for manufacturing solutions to meet the demand for custom products without sacrificing efficiency or profitability. Bondura Technology AS is a global manufacturing leader in smart pivot pin technology. They use DriveWorks Solo to streamline their design process and produce custom designs faster and with greater accuracy.

Custom products can be difficult for sales teams and customers to configure. Multiple feature variations and interdependencies across extensive product lines require sales teams to have detailed knowledge, and customers to have clear product requirements. A product configurator solution streamlines the process by making configuration interactive and visual. The customer journey is faster, errors are reduced, and sales increase.