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Article: Alibre Design Pulls Croft Trailer Supply to New Level of Productivity with Move to 3D; Even 65 Year Old Company Can Still Learn New Tricks.
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- Business Wire
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- November 29, 2004
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RICHARDSON, Texas -- Croft Trailer Supply, Inc., a Kansas City manufacturer of flat bed, utility, and equipment trailers recently made the move from 2D paper and pencil drawings to 3D solid modeling by choosing Alibre Design, the easiest to use and most accessible 3D mechanical CAD software.
In order to improve the automation of their business, Croft Trailer Supply asked engineer Rick Stephens to research and recommend a 3D CAD program. He initially considered AutoCAD and SolidWorks, but found that Alibre Design Professional delivered the needed features, yet the price was similar to that of AutoCAD LT.
"Sure I was a little skeptical -- at that low price ...