CAT Tale - A Customer Success Story |
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At Matrex Mold, speed, efficiency and
quality is the motto. Upon
the purchase of Matrex Mold, owners John Matson and Patrick Odette
set out to not only make their company a fierce competitor in the mold
building market, but also to make their customers competitive in their
respective markets. Serving
the needs of a wide variety of industries such as automotive,
telecommunications, consumer and medical, Matrex owners and employees
needed to streamline processes and ensure quality for each of these
market sectors. To achieve their goal, they needed to
have the right people on board to bring in new ideas and implement
change. They hired Design
Manager Dan Scullin, who decided that 3D technology would be the first
step towards the goal of quick and efficient design and manufacturing.
Scullin was immediately interested in SolidWorks based on it’s
reputation. As the company began investigating technologies, they were
able to weed out other 3D modelers that had not garnered market share,
offered competitive pricing or maintained a consistent product
enhancement path like SolidWorks. Not long after purchasing SolidWorks, the company invested in 3D manufacturing tools which would allow for concurrent manufacturing and add to the speed with which Matrex could deliver to their customers. While these changes did not occur overnight, SolidWorks ease of use assisted in a short ramp–up time and the ability to communicate in 3D to the shop and customers. SolidWorks had proven itself to be a tool which would become fully integrated within the Matrex environment and processes. In order to add to the depth of technology and innovation, Matrex once again turned to their SolidWorks Reseller Team at CATI to determine how they could continue to improve their environment. Understanding the needs of Matrex, CATI suggested SolidWorks Gold Products MoldWorks and SplitWorks by R&B Mold and Die Design Solutions. “Eliminating our previous linear
approach to mold building due to 2d design limitations, and getting
multiple departments working on the same project at the same time has
allowed us to meet today’s deadlines,” comments Dan Scullin, Design
Manager, Matrex Mold & Tool, Inc. Matrex Mold & Tool’s commitment to
their customers has propelled them into technology solutions specific to
their industry. This has
led them to achieve their goal of keeping their customers competitive.
Matrex has been able to add secondary service operations, add new
equipment and increase product development and support for their
customers. They also
take advantage of additional CATI services, such as SolidWorks
CATipult sessions, educational seminars and “Tech Tips” in the
monthly enewsletter, and continue to reap the benefits of the
latest tools to keep them movers and shakers. |