CAT Tale - A Customer Success Story |
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At
Engineered Plastics Corporation, they take producing identical parts
very seriously. So
seriously, in fact, that they contend, “Surely if they can clone
sheep, you can get identical parts.” Engineered Plastics is a
privately owned custom injection molder of thermoplastic polymers
located in Menomonee Falls, WI. They have 15 molding machines and
decorating and assembly capabilities. Committed
to customer service, Engineered Plastics determined that it was best to
communicate with their customers with solid models and therefore, would
have to replace their current 2D system with a new 3D system.
The question: which one? Many
of their customers were already using SolidWorks and it seemed like a
logical avenue. Ease-of-use and affordability sealed the decision. “I
was up and running and confident with SolidWorks after only 2 months and
with no previous 3D experience," comments Reid Moertl, Engineer,
Engineered Plastics. "I did
a project in SolidWorks and I was able to do much more complicated
fixtures than I could do in 2D. I cut my design time in half!” Soon
SolidWorks was entrenched in daily operations at Engineered Plastics.
The next step became a matter of enhancing the current environment. Moertl did
this by attending CATI's SolidWorks CATIpult Sessions.
In fact, Moertl
was able to “fly through some drawings” that previously would
have been a struggle without the tips and tricks he learned after
attending a recent CATIpult session on drawings. Engineered
Plastics entered the 21st century as a leading company
focused on specializing in close tolerance molding of engineering resins
such as glass reinforced nylon and polyester, plus silo material for
large volume. With a
commitment to customer service, they purchased the solid modeler of
choice for their customers, SolidWorks. By introducing 3D into their
fixture design and realizing a time savings of 50%, Engineered Plastics
is prepared to thrive in today’s economy. Engineered Plastics purchased SolidWorks Software, Subscription Service, and Training from CATI. |