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Pacific Design Technologies, Inc.
Using SolidWorks Simulation software, PDT engineers developed the first deep-space cooling system for the NASA spacecraft that carried two exploratory rovers to Mars.
The Results
- Accelerated design cycles
- Reduced prototype development costs
- Improved design analysis communications
- Developed the first active, deep-space cooling system
"In our business, we need to have analysis results the same day and sometimes
within hours."
- Ethan Franklin, Project Engineer
VAR: 3-D Cadware
- Download Success Story (PDF, 479 KB)
The Challenge
Pacific Design Technologies, Inc. is a leading contract design and manufacturing company that specializes in the development of advanced fluid cooling and pumping solutions for aerospace, defense, and space exploration applications. The company implemented the SolidWorks 3D CAD system because it was easy to use, provided a comprehensive set of design capabilities, and supported a wide set of integrated applications. PDT soon added integrated SolidWorks Simulation Premium and COSMOSDesignSTAR analysis capabilities to validate its system designs.
The Solution
PDT selected SolidWorks Simulation software because it satisfied all of the company's analysis needs and was integrated directly inside SolidWorks CAD software. By deploying SolidWorks Simulation, PDT accelerated its design cycles, reduced prototype development costs, improved design analysis communications, and developed the first active, deep-space cooling system in history.
- Industry: Aerospace & Defense
- Products(s) Used: SolidWorks Simulation Premium, SolidWorks Flow Simulation
