MacLean experience faster turn around for their Mining Equipment with SOLIDWORKS
After implementing SOLIDWORKS their mining industry product designs are 100% complete in 50% less time resulting in faster product turn around.
Canadian MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co. are a manufacturer of heavy mining equipment for the underground mining industry.
MacLean’s Goals
- Faster turn around time required (time to market critical factor)
- Capacity/Capability to handle large assemblies
- Ability to do custom design work and easily incorporate design changes
- Compatibility with existing inventory system
- Provide more complete visualization prior to production
Mining Industry Results
- Selected SOLIDWORKS over CADKey, Creo, SolidEdge and Mechanical Desktop for functionality, parametric, price, ease of use and compatibility with existing inventory system
- Purchased 23 licenses (4 SOLIDWORKS Premium and 19 SOLIDWORKS Professional)
- Product designs 100% complete in 50% less time resulting in faster product turn around
- Improved product quality due to more thorough/complete designs, equates to approximate savings of 40%
- Ability to efficiently handle large assemblies
- Easily incorporate parametric changes
- 25% savings realized on parts manufacturing
- Efficiently and accurately evaluate cost of models with SOLIDWORKS Simulation FEA (Included in SOLIDWORKS Premium Package)
- Improved internal and external communications with SOLIDWORKS eDrawings (Professional/Premium Packages)
- Design validation and less rework attributed to SOLIDWORKS Simulation
- Currently experiencing growth in overseas markets as well as an increase in sales (approximately 10%) due to better product designs and faster turn around
