Challenge

Increase the throughput of custom, engineered-toorder distillery systems and equipment to support increasing demand related to the growth of craft distilleries.

Solution

Implement SOLIDWORKS Premium design and analysis software in conjunction with the COUNTERPART enterprise resource planning (ERP) system from Certified Solution Partner Smooth Logics.

Results

  • Increased throughput by 75 percent
  • Configured custom designs in two days versus five weeks
  • Cut development time from four to six weeks to five days
  • Eliminated 25 percent of drafting workload

When we receive an order, COUNTERPART opens SOLIDWORKS and directly synchronizes the parts required for the specifi c confi guration with our other functions, including procurement, inventory management, and manufacturing operations. It generates purchase orders, work orders for our plasma table, and cut lengths for piping. A majority of our employees use the system daily and have their own task lists to perform. The SOLIDWORKS/COUNTERPART solution is helping us grow the company by keeping everyone in sync.

Josh Corson
Founder and President