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Article: TiLite Wheelchairs Leverages SolidWorks Software
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- Manufacturing Close-Up
- Article date:
- November 13, 2009
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TiLite, a maker of wheelchairs, has brought efficiency to its
design studio and shop floor, using SolidWorks CAD software to save
an estimated $400,000 per year over traditional methods, the
companies reported.
TiLite, of Kennewick, Wash., automates the design of its custom
titanium wheelchairs using SolidWorks, CAMWorks CAM software, and
specialization in the assembly stage. These measures produce
superior-performing chairs fitted to each client as snugly as a knee
brace.
"Without SolidWorks we wouldn't have achieved the success we
have," said TiLite Vice President of Engineering Alan Ludovici. "We
save about $400,000 a year by automating our designs, documentation,
and part creation ...