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Cool customers reap the benefit of digital models
A growing number of refrigeration and cooling companies is reaping the tangible benefits of Digital Prototyping.
With Autodesk Inventor software, they are creating digital models that enable them to design, visualise and simulate their products before they're actually built, helping them to be more efficient so they can get their products to market quicker.
At KYSOR Panel Systems (KYSOR), a leading developer of walk-in coolers and freezers based on innovative insulated panels, this has translated into an increase of 45% in overall efficiency in design automation.
It has also significantly reduced sales engineering design time and, with fewer manufacturing errors, is completing orders faster. Its panels are used for food storage in supermarkets and convenience stores. They are also found in scientific applications where environmental control is critical and cold storage facilities where temperature, humidity and light must be precisely controlled.
Meanwhile, by using Inventor software, Mammoth-WEBCO Inc (Mammoth), which manufactures large-scale commercial custom rooftop equipment that weighs up to 27 215 kg per section, no longer needs to construct physical prototypes and experiences far fewer errors when manufacturing its massive equipment. Since implementing Digital Prototyping, Mammoth has reduced manufacturing time by nearly 15 percent and now saves anywhere from R3 800 to R68 800 per project.
"Our units can be anywhere from the size of a bus to the size of a floor of an office building. Prior to using Inventor, we could not perform studies of the form, fit and function as accurately," said Matt McFarland, Mammoth director of engineering and design technology. "We've certainly noticed more productivity on the floor by creating digital prototypes with Inventor, and we can add more details to our drawings, saving anywhere from hours to days in delivering our projects."
Posted on 27 Aug 2010 / Tags: none
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