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News Release from: Autodesk | Subject: Autodesk Inventor
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 23 February 2006
Software creates seamless workflow
Supplier of plant for handling bulk materials standardises on design and process automation products at its offices and production facilities in the UK, USA and India.
One of Europe's suppliers of plant for handling bulk materials has invested in Autodesk Inventor and Autodesk Productstream The Stock Group has chosen to standardise on the design and process automation products at its offices and production facilities in the UK, USA and India to help create a seamless workflow from front-end configuration to production
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 8 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Inventor was chosen after a year and a half of market evaluation by Stock Redler in the UK.
Stock Redler Operations Director Ian Woolf said: "We decided we wanted to do things in a planned, gradual way".
"We needed to learn to walk before we could run".
"Because Autodesk Inventor series includes the latest version of Autocad Mechanical as well as Inventor itself, we can stage our migration to 3D according to the project and skills available".
"This will enable us to minimise any downtime".
"We also plan to implement the Productstream data management software in stages, beginning with the work-in-progress module".
"Eventually we will probably link this to our MRP system, but we can now do this when we are ready rather than rushing into it".
Woolf said the decision was also swayed by the fact that Inventor was the most cost-effective choice, because of the support and flexibility of the Autodesk engineers and because of the Autodesk name itself.
"The whole world uses Autodesk products and it is very reassuring that the transfer of our legacy data from Autocad won't be an issue".
He predicted significant productivity gains through using Inventor.
"Its visualisation capability, design acceleration, centre of gravity calculations, automatic weight generation and parametrics will all help us to work quicker and capture knowledge as we go," he said.
"Once we have drawn the basic models, the parametrics will help us maximise the use of our core components".
"For example, we often need to add liners or change the plate thickness and this can now be done so much quicker".
The firm is already working on the design and development of a new Redler chain conveyor using the 3D tools.
"I am able easily to bring in standard 3D components from subcontractors and suppliers which is also helping to speed up the work," he said.
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