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DriveWorks design automation solution enables manufacturers to automate repetitive, time-consuming SOLIDWORKS® tasks so teams can focus on increasing throughput, solving custom design challenges, and improving existing products and processes. Oasis Trailer MFG use DriveWorksXpress to calculate the rules and drive their SOLIDWORKS models, reducing design time by 75%.

Design automation enables engineers to quickly and accurately generate different versions of CAD parts, assemblies, and drawings, giving them more time to work on product development and innovation. DriveWorksXpress is a design automation tool included free with every seat of SOLIDWORKS®, so you can start automating any part of your product design today!

Manufacturers of custom products use DriveWorks technology to automate complex engineering tasks, maintain quality standards, and deliver customized products faster. Frangus Ltd specialize in the design of materials handling equipment for the rail and construction industry. They use DriveWorks Solo to automate the creation of their models, drawings and data, reducing configuration time from 3 hours to 3 minutes.

KÖGL GmbH, based in Germany, manufacture custom vehicle and workplace equipment for professional use. Using DriveWorks technology, they have built an online product configurator, giving customers 24/7 access to accurately configure products to meet their needs. Streamlining and integrating design and sales workflows has reduced time pressure and freed up time for new developments.

DriveWorks enables manufacturers to automate complex engineering tasks, maintain quality standards, and deliver customized products efficiently. Blommaert Aluminium, based in Belgium, manufacture custom aluminium solutions for maritime and industrial clients. Using DriveWorks, they have reduced the time taken to get to production, captured engineering knowledge, prevented errors, and ensured consistent product assembly.

Manufacturing custom products comes with a unique set of challenges. Because every order is different, it’s easy for workflows to slow down and for bottlenecks to appear, leading to delayed quotes and orders, increased costs, and reduced sales volumes. DriveWorks technology enables manufacturers to accurately configure custom products, apply real-time pricing, and automatically create documents and data for sales and manufacturing.

Sharing technical know-how and practical experience informally with each other is something we know many people using DriveWorks like to do. Our DriveWorks Drivers meetings are designed to provide a platform for connecting DriveWorks users from around the world. We recently hosted our December Drivers meeting, with a global audience joining us. Check out the meeting round-up.

In the custom medical equipment manufacturing industry, accuracy and compliance are key requirements. However, delivering highly customized products with traditional manufacturing processes leads to bottlenecks, errors, and long sales cycles. With DriveWorks, medical equipment manufacturers optimize engineering processes, maintain high-quality standards, and shorten sales cycles for custom products.

Manufacturers producing custom goods often face common challenges. Complex configurations don’t fit easily into traditional manufacturing processes originally set up for off-the-shelf products. This can lead to bottlenecks, delays, and inefficient processes. Alitex use DriveWorks to deliver bespoke products faster and with greater accuracy.

DriveWorks is used by manufacturers in countries all over the world. DriveWorks design automation, 3D product configurator, and CPQ solutions enable manufacturers to automate complex engineering tasks, maintain quality standards, and deliver customized products quickly. Trifibre use DriveWorks to automate SOLIDWORKS® designs and sales documentation with accurate pricing calculations.

Enclosure manufacturers face numerous challenges, including diverse sizes, materials, and environmental ratings, increasing demand for custom builds, strict compliance requirements, lengthy sales cycles, and the risk of costly design errors. DriveWorks streamlines engineering workflows, maintains quality standards, and accelerates both design and sales processes for custom enclosure products.

Today’s B2B customers expect to receive accurate quotes and drawings quickly. But with an engineering design process that’s slow and open to errors, this can be difficult to achieve. Delays in providing designs can result in lost sales and margin erosion. With design automation, drawings for “same but different designs” are generated in minutes, rather than hours.