Challenge

Aiger Engineering Ltd. designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs high-precision production systems. For more than 20 years, the company’s experienced team of electrical, mechanical, and software engineers has delivered numerous new technologies and production processes in the pharmaceutical and tobacco industries. The company adopted SOLIDWORKS 3D mechanical design software in 1998, but needed better integration between electrical and mechanical design than was possible with the EPLAN electrical design software it had used.

Solution

Aiger standardized on SOLIDWORKS Electrical Professional 3D electrical design software in 2013 because it is easy to use, fully integrates with SOLIDWORKS mechanical design and PDM software solutions, and supports a unified approach to machine development. By adding SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D electrical design software to its SOLIDWORKS installation, Aiger cut electrical design time by 50 percent; improved the accuracy of electrical designs and schematics; increased collaboration between electrical and mechanical engineers, and automated its wiring/cabling processes.

Results

  • Cut electrical design time by 50 percent
  • Improved accuracy of electrical designs and schematics
  • Increased collaboration between electrical and mechanical engineers
  • Automated wiring and cabling processes

Before we implemented SOLIDWORKS Electrical software, there were two different workflows and two separate bills of materials (BOMs) for electrical and mechanical design. Now, we have a single platform, one workflow, and a unified BOM for everyone, which results in fewer mistakes and misunderstandings and greater attention to the overall branding aspects of how our machines look and operate on the factory floor.

Dimitar Yanchev
Executive Manager