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News Release from: SolidWorks Corporation | Subject: SolidWorks
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 17 May 2006
Three-dimensional design goes back to
the womb
A leading Norwegian industrial design firm used SolidWorks software to design an innovative incubator that nurtures premature infants in an environment second only to the womb.
A leading Norwegian industrial design firm used SolidWorks software to design an innovative incubator that nurtures premature infants in an environment second only to the womb The PremaCare Incubator, designed by 360 Grader Produktdesign of Oslo in concert with pediatricians in hospital settings, employs a revolutionary dome that keeps tiny patients away from noisy mechanical parts and magnetic radiation
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 31 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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PremaCare's clear double-walled, temperature-controlled hemisphere gives parents and hospital staff a 360-degree view of the infant and convenient five-door access.
The device, which won the grand prise in the SolidWorks Design Contest 2005, will soon be mass-produced by US-based Delphi Medical Systems in Troy, Michigan.
"SolidWorks 3D CAD software is an indispensable tool for us to develop complex shapes that are ready for production", said designer Torgeir Hamsund, cofounder and CEO of 360 Grader Produktdesign.
"After 15 years in the business, I've seen a lot of accuracy problems crop up when designs get to the tooling stage".
"We've seen none of those with SolidWorks".
"It creates mathematically precise files and sophisticated surfaces without limiting the industrial designer".
"SolidWorks also lets us communicate effectively with suppliers, partners, and our customers, virtually all of whom use SolidWorks software".
"We estimate savings as high as 30% over the use of other design software in development costs, engineering changes, design time, prototype costs, and scrap".
"We're seeing proportionate improvements in product quality and market share".
360 Grader Produktdesign last year surveyed health care providers who raised concerns about traditional incubators.
"It's thrilling when elegant design meets life-saving medicine, and the result is a product with unusual beauty and value", said Rainer Gawlick, SolidWorks Vice President of Worldwide Marketing.
"We look forward to seeing millions of patients and their families benefit from such a wonderful product designed in SolidWorks".
360 Grader Produktdesign relies on authorised SolidWorks reseller CAE Consult Scandinavia AS for ongoing software training, implementation, and support.
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