Centre for Product Design cuts development time by 30% on Solidworks CAD

The combination research facility and private design consultancy has now standardised on SolidWorks for its work, which ranges from office products to ultrasonic cleaning machines and components for Formula 1 cars. PDR says that SolidWorks is being used to streamline design time, reduce costs and fuel innovation. “From an intuitive, ease-of-use perspective, SolidWorks runs like Apple,” says Jarred Evans, commercial director at PDR. “That translates to fewer mouse clicks and modelling operations to complete design tasks, which has yielded 30% faster product completion.” He also cites improved collaboration internally and with customers using the SolidWorks eDrawings email-enabled design communication tool, pointing to the value of helping non-engineers to understand aspects of product look and manufacture. And he adds, seriously: “Another important benefit is that SolidWorks is fun to use. The team likes to play with it and discover new design ideas that save time and give them a better outcome. We’ve probably only just scratched the surface, but the enthusiasm in working with the software shows up in the quality of the finished product.”