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Harvard Apparatus, Inc.
Harvard Apparatus standardized on SolidWorks design software because it helps the company's engineers to reduce design cycle time, while increasing accuracy.
The Results
- Reduced design cycle time by 40%
- Increased accuracy of flow delivery by 50%
- Began product marketing earlier via photorealistic renderings
- Improved effectiveness of design communications
“SolidWorks makes the conceptual design decision-making process so much faster, enabling us to produce a more innovative design in a shorter amount of time.”
- Mark Davis, Engineering Manager
VAR: CAP, Inc.
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The Challenge
For more than a century, Harvard Apparatus, Inc., has been manufacturing the lab equipment that drives bioresearch. The company had used Autodesk Inventor® CAD software until the acquisition of another business exposed its engineers to the SolidWorks® 3D design system. Harvard Apparatus evaluated both packages to determine which software would help the company maintain and extend its market leadership position.
The Solution
The company standardized on SolidWorks software because it is easier to use and provides a wider range of design capabilities, including integrated SolidWorks SimulationXpress analysis and SolidWorks eDrawings® design communications tools. By choosing SolidWorks, Harvard Apparatus reduced its design cycles by 40 percent, increased the accuracy of flow delivery by 50 percent, began product marketing earlier using photorealistic renderings, and improved the effectiveness of design communications.
- Industry: Medical
- Previous CAD: Inventor
- Benefit:Ease of Use, Data Exchange
