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B&S Solutions Streamlines Design via Cloud-based Collaboration and Revision Management
Automation engineering company combines SOLIDWORKS and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to facilitate real-time feedback and approval processes with all stakeholders, including customers.
Challenge
Ability to manage multiple complex projects while ensuring every team member can access the latest project information.
Solution
Replace Autodesk Inventor with SOLIDWORKS® and added 3DEXPERIENCE® Works, collaboration, simulation, communication, and project management solutions, including SOLIDWORKS Professional CAD, as well as the Collaborative Designer for SOLIDWORKS, Collaborative Industry Innovator, 3DSwymer roles from the 3DEXPERIENCE Works portfolio, which operate on the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Results
- Easily obtain customer approval through platform
- Access to project information for each member of team
- Manage multiple projects and parts from anywhere
- integration of information for all stakeholders
B&S Solutions, part of Teagá SA, is a leader in providing end-line automation solutions for various industries. Its diverse portfolio includes case packers, palletizers, flow pack machines, and conveyors, many of which are customized. B&S is five companies under one umbrella—from civil engineering to automation machine manufacturers—that are dedicated to enhancing operational efficiencies through innovative engineering solutions.
One of the biggest challenges B&S has faced is managing complex projects while ensuring every team member can access the latest project information. The need for effective collaboration is vital, as B&S custom-makes 30 to 40% of its equipment to customer specifications, which makes customer approval an integral part of the process.
Using the Right Tools
The company has used SOLIDWORKS® 3D CAD software since 2007 and recently adopted the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform. With a geographically dispersed workforce, the platform ensures everybody can access the right information, including the latest design revisions. “3DEXPERIENCE is changing the way we do projects and changing the way we do innovation,” says Business Director Thomas Pinelli.
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I need to share the [design] concepts with the customer for approval before manufacturing starts. But normally the customer doesn’t have SOLIDWORKS. So, with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, I just give them access. It makes my life easier
Adding the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to its SOLIDWORKS implementation has transformed the company’s project management and design processes. The platform facilitates seamless collaboration by allowing easy access to the latest project status. This information integration ensures that all stakeholders can effortlessly interact with B&S development teams, including customers who do not have specialized software such as SOLIDWORKS.
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