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News Release from: RuleStream Corp | Subject: Build-to-order tools
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 17 September 2004
Rules-based software aids build-to-order
design
Thermal solutions leader Lytron is using RuleStream to reduce product design time.
Thermal solutions leader Lytron is using RuleStream to reduce product design time Lytron designs and manufactures cooling products for a wide range markets including electronics, medical, industrial and military
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 19 Oct 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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With its highly specialised products and heavy workloads, Lytron needed to automate the design process for certain items in their product line, including heat exchangers, cold plates and chillers.
After extensive research, the company found that RuleStream's solution best suited its needs.
Using RuleStream's easy-to-use rule capturing environment, Lytron was able to bring the software into operation for one of its product lines within just a few weeks.
Lytron's new product drawings can now be created by simply entering certain parameters (eg size).
These parameters are used to modify a predefined product template and automatically generate a new drawing of the new part.
This saves times and reduces the potential for error.
"This software enables us to design products in a much more efficient manner", said Chuck Marshall, Lytron's CAD Design Manager.
"We estimate that we can cut design time by 20-80%, depending on the product, so RuleStream should pay for itself in time savings alone in less than one year".
"The thermal electronics industry is only one of the many markets that RuleStream serves", said RuleStream Chief Executive Officer David Vredenburgh.
"As demonstrated with Lytron, our powerful build-to-order tools can bring tremendous savings to manufacturers who take customer-specific orders".
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