Blog

DriveWorks is used by manufacturing companies from a range of industries. GH Cranes is a leading global manufacturer of customized cranes and lifting systems. They sell in over 70 countries and design, engineer, and manufacture all of their products in-house across 10 production plants around the world. They use DriveWorks technology to improve their design time and reduce errors.

If you’re a manufacturer of custom materials handling equipment, your teams are probably spending too much time on custom design and manual quoting. Producing accurate quotes, 3D drawings, and BOMs quickly for custom materials handling equipment is key to driving sales and maximizing efficiency. DriveWorks technology transforms how materials handling manufacturers operate by automating complex engineering design tasks and accelerating the sales cycle.

Discover more about DriveWorks by joining one of our monthly webinars. Designed to introduce you to DriveWorks technology, these sessions are perfect for anyone new to design automation, product configurators, or CPQ. Each live webinar includes a Q&A session, making it an ideal learning experience. Plus, our team will be attending exclusive in-person events in Canada & Germany, so don’t miss the opportunity to connect with them face-to-face.

Whether you’re selling complex HVAC systems, bespoke furniture solutions, or custom machinery, the expectations of your B2B customers are increasingly influenced by the convenience, speed, and personalization they experience in the B2C world. Guided selling in CPQ enables manufacturers of custom products to make the process of configuration easy for their customers and leads to improved customer satisfaction and increased sales.

DriveWorksXpress is an easy-to-use design automation tool included free inside SOLIDWORKS. Our rules-based software enables you to create multiple versions of your SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies, and drawings, quickly and accurately. It’s used by thousands of design engineers to automatically generate new versions of their SOLIDWORKS designs. Activate DriveWorksXpress in 3 easy steps to start your design automation journey today.

If your design engineers spend too much time on repetitive tasks, errors are becoming more frequent, and you’re struggling to keep up with demand, it may be time to consider design automation. Slow design and quote turnaround times can frustrate customers and slow down business growth, while increasing configuration complexity makes manual processes even more inefficient. Automating key workflows can streamline operations, reduce errors, and free up your design team to focus on innovation and higher-value work.

B2B sales cycles can be lengthy and complex, often involving multiple stakeholders and detailed customization and pricing structures. Workflows between sales and design teams can be complicated, with lots of back-and-forth dialogue. This complexity means longer sales cycles, resulting in the loss of potential sales, especially if your competitors have quicker turnaround times. Read our step-by-step guide on how to boost your sales cycle and stay ahead of the competition with CPQ.

Join the DriveWorks team, together with PLM Group, at two events in Denmark to learn how to work smarter with DriveWorks design automation, 3D product configurator, and CPQ for manufacturing technology. At both events, we’ll be joined by a DriveWorks customer, who will share how they use our technology solutions and the benefits they have achieved with DriveWorks. Register today to join us in Brabrand on 19th May or Høje Taastrup on 20th May.