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ZZorco Consulting
Two-cavity Mold to Produce 52mm Watch Glass
The Results
- Decreased design time two weeks or 30%
- Saved $3,500 in development costs
- Increased gross sales significantly
"SolidWorks has become the foundation of my business."
- Peter C. Wood, Plastics Consultant
VAR: Modern Tech
The Challenge
ZZorco Consulting, Inc. specializes in advanced injection molding technology. Our most difficult task was communicating product design and tool design to our toolmaker programs: Mastercam, SURFCAM, and TekSoft. We found that translating files to toolpaths was extremely problematic.
The Solution
We compared SolidWorks CAD software with AutoCAD, CADKEY, Solid Edge, Turbo-Cad Pro, and Bob-Cad. We chose SolidWorks CAD software because of its overall performance. SolidWorks is easy to use and provides error-free IGES files for our toolmakers. The mold runs clarified polyproplene on an eight-second cycle. Molds were designed and built in less time than expected.
- Industry: Mold, Tool & Die
- Previous CAD: AutoCAD
- Products(s) Used: SolidWorks Office
