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News Release from: SolidWorks Corporation | Subject: SolidWorks Office Premium and CosmosWorks
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 18 January 2007
3D software optimises two-wheeled
designs
Bianchi uses SolidWorks and Cosmos software to design better bicycles that display a powerful combination of high technology, design and innovation.
Bianchi, a venerable Italian bicycle producer for more than a century, has chosen SolidWorks and Cosmos software to design better bicycles that display a powerful combination of high technology, design and innovation Founded in 1885 and synonomous with "made in Italy", the Bergamo firm produces approximately 60,000 bicycles a year, including racing bicycles, mountain bikes, and bikes for children
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 31 Jan 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Using SolidWorks Office Premium 3D CAD and CosmosWorks analysis software, Bianchi has dramatically shortened time to market and reduced materials usage by minimising reliance on physical prototypes.
The company has always adopted innovative tools and techniques that can advance the Bianchi brand through superior technology, rapid product delivery, and flexible design capacity.
To that end, 3D CAD and SolidWorks are now essential for Bianchi's bike and part design, whether in aluminium alloy, carbon fibre or titanium.
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"A bicycle must very much account for consumers' tastes, which demand new materials and exquisite designs", said Luca Minesso, Bianchi's Design and Production Chief.
"To meet these goals, it is essential for us to use advanced engineering tools like SolidWorks and CosmosWorks software - tools that save us time and money by letting us finalise the finest details before designs are built".
"As such, SolidWorks software represents a fundamental competitive advantage for our firm today, both for its high-end features and its integration with other systems".
"And its widespread usage makes it easy to share designs with our suppliers in Asia, where SolidWorks is well known and highly regarded".
Bianchi uses CosmosWorks Designer, which is completely integrated into SolidWorks software, to help ensure products are sufficiently strong, especially in a bike's high-stress areas.
"Bianchi is a time-honoured Italian firm with unique products and the highest standards", said Luca Rossettini, SolidWorks Country Manager for Southern Europe.
"In order for Bianchi to maintain its leadership, it is fundamental to equip Bianchi with the best available design and analysis tools".
"SolidWorks and CosmosWorks analysis software are those products - flexible, easy to use, and ideal for the design of better bicycles or any two-wheeled machine".
Bianchi works with authorised SolidWorks reseller Solid Technology, supplier of solutions and certified competence in the CAD and design automation sectors, for ongoing software training, implementation, and support.
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