Developing Innovative Infant and Child Safety Products with Solidworks Industrial Designer
Customer Company Size
SME
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- SOLIDWORKS Industrial Designer
- SOLIDWORKS Simulation
- SOLIDWORKS Plastics
- SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional
Tech Stack
- SOLIDWORKS
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Rhino
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)
- Functional Applications - Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS)
Applicable Industries
- Consumer Goods
- Healthcare & Hospitals
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Rapid Prototyping
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Inertia Engineering + Design, Inc. (IE+D) is a leading supplier of fast-tracked, streamlined product design and engineering services to the medical, defense, and consumer product industries. The company was founded by Ray Minato, who based the business model on quickly facilitating collaboration, efficiently handling product data, and effectively managing projects. IE+D has relied on SOLIDWORKS design and engineering solutions since its inception, and as the business has expanded, so has the need for an integrated industrial design and surface modeling tool.
The Challenge
Make product development more efficient by facilitating collaboration between industrial design and mechanical engineering.
The Solution
IE+D added SOLIDWORKS Industrial Designer software to its existing suite of SOLIDWORKS tools, including SOLIDWORKS design, SOLIDWORKS Simulation analysis, SOLIDWORKS Plastics injection-molding simulation and analysis, and SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional product data management software. This integration allowed for fast and easy workflows between industrial design and mechanical engineering, eliminating the need for extensive planning and model cleanup during transitions. The software also enabled the incorporation of parametrics during industrial design, improving collaboration and efficiency.
Operational Impact
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