45% of products delayed
Due to increased customer demand, the rate of new product introduction is skyrocketing but 45% of them are delayed by at least one month.
Source: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2019-09-09-gartner-survey-finds-that-45-percent-of-product-launches-are-delayed-by-at-least-one-month
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- Faster to Market
KETIV’s partnership triumph: transforming Nucor Warehouse Systems with Pinnacle e-Learning
Nucor Warehouse Systems achieves enhanced training effectiveness and efficiency, ensuring that their workforce is well-prepared and equipped for success. With KETIV’s strategic use of the Pinnacle e-Learning platform, the team learns to efficiently use supplied training and seamlessly integrate their personalized instructional content. Nucor Warehouse Systems is suddenly transforming their training and charging forward.
Source: Nucor Warehouse Systems
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- About KETIV
- Customer Stories
- The KETIV Experience
Equipment-as-a-Service doubles revenue potential for products
The total lifetime value of the products using EaaS can deliver 50% more of the revenue to the vendor while staying in the traditional sales model only nets a possible 25% of revenue.
Source: Bain & Company – https://www.bain.com/insights/choosing-the-right-pricing-model-for-equipment-as-a-service
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- Customer Experience
- Profitability
Tacton: 60 hours to 20 minute implementation
The drawings for complex shaft arrangements can now be produced in as little as 20 minutes, where this process previously took between 24 and 60 hours.
Source: Par Hallgren, Purchaser Manager, Caterpillar Propulsion – Courtesy of Tacton
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- Tacton CPQ
- Tacton Design Automation
Tacton: Improving consultations with visual configuration
We have implemented Tacton Visual Configuration for interior design to support our customers in the decision for our highly complex products. Thousands of successful consultation are proof that we are on the right track.
Source: Dipl. designer Franz Josef Rapp, Mercedes-Benz Omnibusse – Courtesy of Tacton
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- Tacton CPQ
- Tacton Design Automation
Tacton: Configurating from different angles
Tacton was the only solution we found that makes it possible to approach a configuration from different angles. Regardless of the customer’s starting point, the software always calculates the best solutions by working with constraints on business rules instead of running down a decision tree.
Source: Koen Boot, CIO Vencomatic Group – Courtesy of Tacton
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- Tacton CPQ
- Tacton Design Automation
Tacton: From hours to just five minutes
It now takes us only five minutes to generate a complete budget offer including pricing. This saves us tremendous amounts of time and money,
Source: Jan Nilsson – CRM Process & IT Development, Simens – Courtesy of Tacton
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- Tacton CPQ
- Tacton Design Automation
Accurate, error-free quotes
“The Quotation solution is used across the business and in all markets. It ensures quality and accuracy because we know with certainty that the different components fit together and can be manufactured. Our process is much more rigorous today and our orders are accurate and error-free.”
Source: Mats Toftebrant, CIO and Partner, Eldon Group – Courtesy of Tacton
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- Tacton CPQ
- Tacton Design Automation
Tacton: Production and supply
The quotation configurations include precise information about BOMs at a very early point in time. If we weigh this information with an order probability, the Tacton configurator is the perfect tool to support out production and supply chain.
Source: Dr. Michael Klos – General Manager Strategic Development, Yaskawa – Courtesy of Tacton
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- Tacton CPQ
- Tacton Design Automation
Elevating Success with KETIV: Empowering Cactus Varied Industries with Productivity and Jumpstart Training
Training provided through the KETIV support package has allowed Cactus Varied Industries to succeed with the new tools they are being introduced to. They are taking advantage of the Productivity and Jumpstart Training.
Source: Cactus Varied Industries
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- About KETIV
- Tutorials
- KETIV Solutions
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Training
- System/Process Integration
- Products
Reaching for the Stars: Firefly’s Journey with Autodesk’s Product Design Collection Towards Space Flight
Currently, Firefly is performing CAD and mechanical designs through Autodesk’s Product Design Collection. This software provides the tools to quickly and collectively perfect their rocket designs – ultimately moving the design and production process forward, nearing inevitable space flight.
Source: Firefly Aerospace
Categories:
- Digital Transformation
- Digital Manufacturing
- Faster to Market
- KETIV Solutions
- CAD Automation
- KETIV Training
- System/Process Integration
- Products
- Autodesk
- Autodesk AutoCAD
TRX’s Productivity Surge: Achieving a Decade’s Worth of Product Launches in 2.5 Years with KETIV’s Support
Most impressively, TRX launched more products in the past 2.5 years than in the previous 10years…a milestone the company firmly believes KETIV helped them achieve.
Source: TRX Training
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- The KETIV Experience
- Digital Transformation
- Customer Experience
- Faster to Market
- Profitability
- Increased Collaboration
- System/Process Integration
Visualizing Customized Fitness Experiences: TRX’s Journey with Autodesk 3ds Max and Inventor for Realistic Renderings
To meet increasing demand for customized fitness experiences, TRX used Autodesk 3ds max and Inventor to develop realistic renderings that showed how TRX Studio Line installations could be visualized in individual fitness facilities.
Source: TRX Training
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- About KETIV
- The KETIV Experience
- Digital Transformation
- Faster to Market
- Profitability
- 3D Modeling
- KETIV Training
- Products
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Inventor
Transforming Product Development Efficiency: TRX’s Journey with Autodesk Inventor and Vault Pro, Guided by KETIV
To address the need for more efficient product development, TRX utilized Autodesk Inventor and Vault Pro with the help of KETIV’s expertise to support creation, organization, and distribution of fully functioning and more lifelike product models.
Source: TRX Training
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- KETIV Solutions
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Inventor
- Autodesk Vault
Seamless Implementation of AutoCAD Electrical: DWFritz’s Success Story with KETIV
DWFritz implemented AutoCAD electrical following the process recommended by KETIV. KETIV helped set up the part database and templates and offered on-boarding training to help the adoption go smoothly. In addition, KETIV Support has provided additional answers for the organization throughout the process.
Source: DWFritz
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- KETIV Solutions
- Data Management
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Training
- Autodesk
- Autodesk AutoCAD
Empowering Excellence: All Access and KETIV’s Training Webinars
All Access utilizes KETIV’s weekly training webinar; Ketiv Virtual Academy (KVA) to continue building their skills. KVA provides them with the knowledge they need to stay up-to-date with new features and insights to improve workflows. They also use KETIV’s Lifeline Support to help them stay at peak efficiency.
Source: All Access
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- About KETIV
- KETIV Virtual Academy
- The KETIV Experience
- Tutorials
- Digital Transformation
- KETIV Solutions
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Training
- System/Process Integration
Streamlined Design and Swift Production: The Story of the Piano Dome’s Super Bowl Spotlight
Inventor made it easy to revise and update the new sketches, depending on what worked. On January 16, the design was approved and sent to be built. On January 21, 2017, the Piano Dome was shipped to Houston, Texas and seen by 111 million people on TV as part of the LI Super Bowl Halftime Show.
Source: All Access
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- Digital Transformation
- Faster to Market
- Autodesk Inventor
Rapid Success with Autodesk Inventor: From Concept to Manufacturing in Under Five Days
Autodesk Inventor served as an essential piece to the success of the project. In less than five days, Scott developed and validated the concept, designed individual parts, assembled them, and created documentation for manufacturing.
Source: Scott Oshita
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- About KETIV
- The KETIV Experience
- Digital Transformation
- Faster to Market
- 3D Modeling
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Autodesk Inventor
Accelerating Time to Market: Bauer’s Success with Technology Integration and Process Automation
Bauer’s overall goal of implementing new technology and automating processes has enabled system connection with nesting software improving their time to market.
Source: Bauer Compressors
Categories:
- About KETIV
- Digital Transformation
- Faster to Market
- KETIV Solutions
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk Vault
KETIV’s Vault Automation Solution Ensures Accuracy for Bauer’s Sheet Metal Parts
KETIV created automation that works with Vault Professional using coolOrange’s Powerjobs Extension, this automation passes files of specific sheet metal parts to a location specified by Bauer. The file is then picked up by their external nesting software to be used during the cutting process for the part. This functionality is triggered on specific lifecycle transitions in Vault, which guarantees that the correct version of these parts are being manufactured.
Source: Bauer Compressors
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- About KETIV
- The KETIV Experience
- Digital Transformation
- KETIV Solutions
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
- KETIV Training
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk Vault
From Webinar to Solutions: Bauer’s Journey with KETIV’s Automation Expertise
Bauer found KETIV through their free weekly webinar series, KETIV Virtual Academy (KVA) on YouTube. This is where they were introduced to automation and decided to approach KETIV with their problem.
Source: Bauer Compressors
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- About KETIV
- Autodesk Virtual Academy
- KETIV Virtual Academy
- The KETIV Experience
- Tutorials
- KETIV Solutions
- Design Automation
- KETIV Support
- KETIV Training
Unwavering Support: How KETIV’s Lifeline Team Empowered CLE with the Latest Autodesk Tools
KETIV’s Lifeline team is solely dedicated to helping customers resolve problems all day, every day. Through support, KETIV has helped CLE make the most of the newest Autodesk tools.
Source: Can Lines Engineering
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- The KETIV Experience
- Digital Transformation
- Talent
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
- KETIV Training
- System/Process Integration
- Products
- Autodesk
KETIV’s Role-Based Documentation for Efficient Autodesk Vault User Training
KETIV was instrumental in assisting in the creation of our custom training/user manuals. A total of eight user groups required special documentation that was created for their specific role within the Vault software. Our mission was to provide the right information to each user and not overwhelm them with information that was not necessary.
Source: Central Arizona Project
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- The KETIV Experience
- Digital Transformation
- KETIV Solutions
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Training
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk Vault
CAP’s Streamlined Workflow with Autodesk Vault for Quick Reordering and Customized Reports
CAP now has the ability to quickly reorder, add and remove drawings from these listings whenever necessary from within the Vault client and then publish customized excel reports with the click of a mouse button.
Source: Central Arizona Project
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- Digital Manufacturing
- KETIV Solutions
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk Vault
Master Library Approach for Effortless Design and Manufacturing
KETIV created a master library of common products that could be used to create unique configurations for potential customers. This master library was utilized by the design team to create a 3D designed general assembly within Autodesk’s Inventor product during the planning stage. Once a customer approved the design, this assembly could be easily modified by designers to create the fabrication drawing for manufacturing.
Source: Cleaver-Brooks
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- The KETIV Experience
- Customer Experience
- KETIV Solutions
- 3D Modeling
- KETIV Support
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Inventor
KETIV’s Templatized Design Approach Optimizes Cleaver-Brooks’ Product Portfolio
In a process called automation, KETIV templatized 5 designs that could be interchanged and slightly customized from project to project. These 5 designs accounted for 80% of Cleaver-Brooks product portfolio at one production location.
Source: Cleaver-Brooks
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- KETIV Solutions
- Design Automation
- KETIV Support
- KETIV Training
How Fusion 360 Streamlined Nexus3’s Product Development for Face Shields in Just 3 Days
Fusion 360 includes all the features and functionality needed to take products from concept through design to manufacturing. Within a couple weeks, Nexus3 was approved and began working within Fusion 360. Marc said, “Fusion 360 was simple to use and allowed us to model our first face shield in just 3 days.
Source: Nexus3 Manufacturing and Engineering
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- About KETIV
- The KETIV Experience
- Digital Manufacturing
- Faster to Market
- KETIV Solutions
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk Fusion 360
IAC’s Real-Time Model Viewing and Feedback Capabilities for Customers
IAC customers now have the power to view the model in real time and make comments and redlines within an internet browser.
Source: IAC Industries
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- Digital Transformation
- Customer Experience
- KETIV Solutions
- 3D Modeling
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Training
- Autodesk Fusion 360
How IAC’s iParts in Inventor Accelerated Custom Solutions for Customers
By using iParts within Inventor, IAC has recognized a noticeably faster time to make iterations and changes on existing product lines, allowing them to quickly generate custom solutions for their customers.
Source: IAC Industries
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- Digital Transformation
- Faster to Market
- Increased Collaboration
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Inventor
How IAC Leveraged Fusion 360 to Collaborate Seamlessly with External Stakeholders
IAC continued to maximize their use of the PDM Collection, by incorporating the Fusion team functionality within Fusion 360 (a cloud-based software included in the Collection). With this integration, they were able to easily share their 3D models with key stakeholders, such as vendors and customers, outside of the organization.
Source: IAC Industries
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- KETIV Solutions
- 3D Modeling
- Increased Collaboration
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Fusion 360
How IAC Leveraged Autodesk’s Product Design and Manufacturing Collection for a 2D to 3D Workflow Shift
IAC utilized the Autodesk Product Design and Manufacturing Collection (PDMC), which includes AutoCAD, a product they used for their 2D drawings, and Inventor, the software they planned to transition to.
Source: IAC Industries
Categories:
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
- Products
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Inventor
GK Machine’s Ongoing Customized Learning Journey with KETIV’s Autodesk Virtual Academy
KETIV’s Autodesk Virtual Academy, a free online training program, is a popular source for getting tips, tricks, and updates about Autodesk software. A short information session is available on a weekly basis for GK Machine’s engineering team, in efforts to provide them with ample opportunity to learn directly from KETIV experts and Autodesk partners as they continue to grow and innovate.
Source: GK Machine
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- About KETIV
- Autodesk Virtual Academy
- KETIV Virtual Academy
- The KETIV Experience
- Talent
- KETIV Support
- KETIV Training
- Autodesk
Streamlining Project Management with KETIV’s Lifeline: Resolving Challenges and Leveraging Autodesk Vault Expertise
When GK Machine decided to utilize a new version of Vault, KETIV’s Lifeline provided personalized support for the permissioning issues that arose. As specialists in Autodesk software, KETIV provides its experience in the implementation, training, on-demand technical support, and ongoing education regarding the software.
Source: GK Machine
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- About KETIV
- The KETIV Experience
- Talent
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
- KETIV Training
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Vault
Innovation in 3D: GK Machine’s Journey with KETIV and Autodesk Inventor
Working together with KETIV, GK Machine added 3D modeling to its operation with Autodesk Inventor software. The software provides GK Machine and its customers with the opportunity to visualize intricate custom projects and Autodesk Vault enables GK Machine to track works in progress, organize documentation, and maintain version control.
Source: GK Machine
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- Digital Transformation
- 3D Modeling
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Inventor
- Autodesk Vault
Securing Collaborative Success: Transpac’s Autodesk Vault Integration
Soon, Transpac was working with KETIV to implement Autodesk Vault, which gives them the ability to save their designs to a server that everyone has access to.
Source: TOMRA Food
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- KETIV Solutions
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
- KETIV Training
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Vault
2D to 3D: KETIV establishes efficient collaboration
Transitioning from AutoCAD to Inventor or 2D to 3D, allows different members of Transpac’s CAD team to simultaneously work on the same document. Transpac’s President, Dan Jankelson believes that using 3D tools makes their tasks more efficient, their designs smarter, and helps them catch mistakes.
Source: Transpac Marinas
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- KETIV Solutions
- 3D Modeling
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Inventor
Cloacina’s Integration of Vault Professional with Fusion 360 – Team Participant, and Comprehensive Training by KETIV
Cloacina partnered with KETIV’s Services Team to implement and configure the Vault Professional to sync to Fusion 360 – Team Participant. Upon completion of the configuration, KETIV would provide in-depth, hands-on administrator and user training for their design team to teach how to utilize the capabilities immediately. Training was delivered and recorded to be reused as needed and to share with outside contractors using the tool.
Source: Cloacina
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- The KETIV Experience
- Talent
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
- KETIV Training
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk Fusion 360
- Autodesk Vault
Streamlining Collaboration with Fusion 360 – Team Participant for Cloacina and External Contractors
Fusion 360 – Team Participant was explicitly made for collaborators to share, review, and manage design projects on any device, anywhere. This integration would allow Cloacina to work collaboratively with outside contractors, giving them a cloud-based external location where files could be synchronized bi-directionally with Vault.
Source: Cloacina
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- The KETIV Experience
- Digital Transformation
- Digital Manufacturing
- KETIV Solutions
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Cloud
- Increased Collaboration
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk Fusion 360
- Autodesk Vault
Accelerating Production: How Moldflow Shortened Review Cycles
Moldflow allowed them to reduce several months of review cycles to a single month, which permitted them to go to full-scale manufacturing with the product sooner.
Source: IDEX Health & Science
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- Customer Experience
- Faster to Market
- KETIV Solutions
- KETIV Training
- Simulation
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk Moldflow
Resolving Voids and Leaks in IDEX Health & Science Components
By importing the molded model into the simulation environment provided by Autodesk Moldflow, IDEX Health & Science designers could visualize the cause of the voids and leaks. They uncovered that the sprue placement was the root cause of the problem. They were then able to digitally test how the part would react to alterations of the mold itself.
Source: IDEX Health & Science
Categories:
- The KETIV Experience
- Digital Transformation
- KETIV Solutions
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Training
- Simulation
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk Moldflow
Empowering Teams with KETIV’s Pinnacle Series: Customized Training for Lasting Success
Using KETIV’s Pinnacle Series, a strategic training platform, the Nucor Warehouse Systems team learned how to use the supplied training and continues to integrate their own, personalized instructional content.
Source: Nucor Warehouse Systems
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- The KETIV Experience
- KETIV Solutions
- KETIV Training
- Pinnacle eLearning
Elevating Design Capabilities: Kheyti’s Journey with Autodesk Fusion 360 and KETIV’s Flexible Training Solution
Kheyti created their in-house design team, and with the assistance of the Autodesk Foundations program, they were equipped with Autodesk Fusion 360. They recognized training was a pivotal factor in the team’s success and worked with KETIV to build a flexible training schedule that complied with the team member’s various time zones.
Source: Kheyti
Categories:
- The KETIV Experience
- Digital Manufacturing
- KETIV Solutions
- 3D Modeling
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Training
- System/Process Integration
- Products
- Autodesk Fusion 360
Mitigating Risk and Elevating Projects: How Ansys Simulation Empowered LaunchPoint
The inclusion of simulation software dramatically reduces LaunchPoint’s risk. LaunchPoint benefited greatly from KETIV introducing them to Ansys Start-Up Packages, which allows them to save money and reinvest in additional software. As a result, they are able to add Ansys Icepak, which allows them to perform deeper electronics cooling analysis in order to take their customers’ projects to the next level.
Source: LaunchPoint EPS
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- Customer Experience
- Digital Manufacturing
- Profitability
- Aerospace
- KETIV Solutions
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Increased Collaboration
- Simulation
- System/Process Integration
- ANSYS
- Ansys Icepak
Designing for Success: Harnessing Ansys Simulation’s Power
The power of Ansys Simulation allows the team to validate concepts like never before. It helps them to play with environmental variables and physics to drive an iterative process that allows the team to test their designs to perfection.
Source: Firefly Aerospace
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- Industries
- Aerospace
- Advanced Manufacturing
- KETIV Training
- Simulation
- ANSYS
Creating Improved Parts: Fusion 360 Manage’s Contribution to Products
Fusion 360 Manage will allow the team to enhance their engineering abilities, identifying and automating operations to keep project creation on the road to completion. The organization is excited about enhancing production operations, such as planning, casting, sampling, inspecting, and generating improved parts for products. This is easy thanks to how Fusion 360 Manage deals with varied workspaces.
Source: ME Elecmetal
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- Faster to Market
- Industrial Machinery
- KETIV Solutions
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- Product Data Management (PDM)
- Sales and Product Configuration
- Autodesk Fusion 360 Manage
Redefining Space Planning: Nucor Warehouse Systems and Autodesk Revit
By investing in Autodesk Revit, they plan to design their rack systems in the context of the customer’s space. The customer will send a file of their factory or warehouse, and the company’s designers will insert their rack systems to ensure proper scaling and flow through the facilities. The customers can envision how their racks will work in their location, while Nucor Warehouse Systems will be able to better plan the accessories that would span large distances across a warehouse to connect multiple rack systems.
Source: Nucor Warehouse Systems
Categories:
- Digital Transformation
- Customer Experience
- Digital Manufacturing
- Industrial Machinery
- KETIV Solutions
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- Sales and Product Configuration
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Revit
KETIVs onsite support and integrated automation
The combination of optimized training, onsite support, and having their engineering rules baked into the sales and design automation process, means new trainees no longer make as many mistakes or generate as much scrap.
Source: Nucor Warehouse Systems
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- The KETIV Experience
- Digital Transformation
- Talent
- Industrial Machinery
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
- KETIV Training
From Errors to Excellence: How Automation Reshapes the Company
Thanks to standardized proposals and automated outputs, the company saw their success accelerate. With the KETIV solution fully implemented and adopted, there will be fewer production errors, less wasted material, and less wasted hours to diagnose and fix it.
Source: Nucor Warehouse Systems
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- Customer Stories
- Digital Transformation
- Digital Manufacturing
- KETIV Solutions
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Increased Collaboration
Knowledge Integration: How KETIV Empowers Nucor Warehouse Systems
KETIV and Nucor Warehouse Systems regrouped and re-committed to adoption – and this time, the company invested in strong top-down support and training. Using KETIV’s Pinnacle Series, a strategic training platform, the team learned how to use the supplied training and continues to integrate their own, personalized instructional content.
Source: Nucor Warehouse Systems
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- The KETIV Experience
- KETIV Solutions
- KETIV Training
Efficient BOM Tool: Streamlining Layout Generation and Enhancing Customer Approvals
After the operator inputs key values into the provided BOM tool, it generates the entire layout, ensuring speed and accuracy. This allows them to shift the customer approval of bay drawings from the design phase to the bid stage – further reducing their amount of returned materials.
Source: Nucor Warehouse Systems
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- Customer Experience
- Digital Manufacturing
- Faster to Market
- Advanced Manufacturing
- BOM Automation
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- Materials and Sorting
Revolutionizing Rack System Design: KETIV’s Modular Automation Tool in Autodesk Inventor
KETIV is working to streamline design and engineering workflows by creating a powerful automation tool that offers a modular and templated approach to designing complex, large-scale rack systems. Designers choose from three different designs of storage bay types in Autodesk Inventor, selecting rack sizing, part construction, and assembly options in a custom rack configuration.
Source: Nucor Warehouse Systems
Categories:
- Digital Transformation
- Customer Experience
- Faster to Market
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- Materials and Sorting
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk Inventor
Beyond Machines: TOMRA Fresh Food | Compac’s Complete Sorting Solution
Customers can finally see how their sorting system connects to the rest of their factory and operations. TOMRA Fresh Food | Compac has an inherent competitive advantage now, as customers have a better understanding that they are buying a complete sorting solution, not just buying machines and parts.
The company’s configuration data is more accurate now, reducing rework and errors on the shop floor.
Source: TOMRA Food
Categories:
- Customer Stories
- Digital Transformation
- Customer Experience
- Faster to Market
- Advanced Manufacturing
- BOM Automation
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- Materials and Sorting
- Product Design & Manufacturing
- Sales and Product Configuration
Visualizing Success: How 3D Models Drive Sales at TOMRA Fresh Food | Compac
The TOMRA Fresh Food | Compac can now quickly create 3D models that they can send to customers, accelerating the sales cycle. Their Solution Engineers can create 3D renderings in real-time, as they pitch the solution.
Source: TOMRA Food
Categories:
- Customer Stories
- Digital Transformation
- Customer Experience
- Faster to Market
- KETIV Solutions
- 3D Modeling
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- Materials and Sorting
From Concept to Customer: KETIV’s Speedy Design Process
KETIV established a library of 3D components that could be assembled into a full 3D model of a customer’s system. The Sales Solution Engineers use the factory design capabilities of Autodesk AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor to quickly and efficiently create a sorting system that can be sent to the customer along with pricing for consideration.
Source: TOMRA Food
Categories:
- Customer Stories
- Digital Transformation
- Customer Experience
- Profitability
- KETIV Solutions
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
- KETIV Training
- Materials and Sorting
- System/Process Integration
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk Inventor
SolidWorks Intelligence: KETIV’s Smart Model Integration
KETIV trained the TOMRA Fresh Foods | Compac team on how to create some of the initial 3D models. This empowered the team to create almost all of their own models internally, saving on additional project budget. And, although they were modeled in SolidWorks originally, KETIV built intelligence into several of the models and figured out a way to use them without being forced to remodel them completely.
Source: TOMRA Food
Categories:
- Customer Stories
- Digital Transformation
- Digital Manufacturing
- Profitability
- KETIV Solutions
- 3D Modeling
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
Streamlining Design: How Automation Meets Superior Tank’s Standards
The tank builder automation has also helped Superior Tank to:
– Improve efficiency by reducing the need for manual drafting
– Improve accuracy by reducing the risk of errors
– Improve quality by ensuring that all tank designs meet company standards
– Reduce costs by saving time and money on drafting
Source: Superior Tank Company
Categories:
- Digital Transformation
- Profitability
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Data Management
- Design Automation
- Autodesk
Maximizing Output: The Design Team’s Triumph in Challenging Times
Despite still being understaffed, designers are generating more output than before, while maintaining their high standard of quality tank drawings.
Source: Superior Tank Company
Categories:
- Digital Transformation
- Digital Manufacturing
- Talent
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Product Design & Manufacturing
- System/Process Integration
Design Faster, Design Better: The Team’s Drafting Breakthrough
The team has boosted the performance of their drafting department through reduced drafting times. Under the right conditions, they can now shave off one to two days on a new tank design.
Source: Superior Tank Company
Categories:
- The KETIV Experience
- Digital Transformation
- Digital Manufacturing
- Faster to Market
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Data Management
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
- System/Process Integration
Innovation in Action: Superior Tank’s Tank Inlet and Overflow Generator
Superior Tank chose KETIV for a follow-on project to add a tank inlet and overflow generator for tank-piping assemblies using Autodesk Inventor UI. The team can now easily find and select common tank accessories and elements from simple dropdowns to inject into the builder. This allows more diversity in their workflows as they are no longer dependent on doing this only on initial builds in the tank automation tool.
Source: Superior Tank Company
Categories:
- Digital Manufacturing
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Data Management
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- Product Design & Manufacturing
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Inventor
Automation Excellence: How KETIV’s Add-In Transforms Tank Design
To speed up the process of building a net-new tank, KETIV’s Automation Practice developed a custom configurator Add-In for Superior Tank that makes full use of the designer-driven power of Autodesk Inventor.
The solution offers considerable technical benefits:
– The tank-builder automation allows the team to speed up the process of tank design and build their kits and related components with greater efficiency.
– The team has the power to create their own components, allowing them to dynamically expand their own library of “smart parts.”
– The builder outputs DXF files that provide accurate flat developments and files for accessory openings
– Designers get more re-use of their rafter designs, rafters, and staves that can be quickly assembled.
Source: Superior Tank Company
Categories:
- The KETIV Experience
- Increased Collaboration
- Autodesk Inventor
From Prototypes to Profits: Idaho Steel’s Digital Revolution
By leveraging the power of digital technologies, the company has streamlined operations and minimized its reliance on physical prototypes and real-world testing. These efficiencies have translated into notable cost reductions, which have helped Idaho Steel to maintain its profitability in a highly competitive market.
Source: Idaho Steel
Categories:
- Customer Stories
- Digital Transformation
- Profitability
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Increased Collaboration
Fluid Insights: Ansys Fluent’s Role in Optimizing Potato Processing
As part of their Better Together approach of using simulation to validate their Autodesk designs, they employed Ansys Fluent. This powerful fluid simulation software provides Idaho Steel with insight into how the flow of different fluids through their equipment impacts heat distribution of cooking, blanching, or cooling potatoes. It solves a diverse set of problems like optimizing the pneumatic transport of potato flakes, down to ensuring that the pipe fittings throughout their plant are secure, alleviating safety and stability concerns.
Source: Idaho Steel
Categories:
- Customer Stories
- Industrial Machinery
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Simulation
- System/Process Integration
- Ansys Fluent
- Autodesk
From Hours to Minutes: Idaho Steel’s Error Resolution Transformation
These digital prototypes undergo rigorous testing in simulated environments using Ansys software, which enables early detection and resolution of design flaws. As a result, Idaho Steel has saved invaluable time and resources while elevating product quality. The project enabled Idaho Steel to resolve errors that, instead of spending multiple hours checking their work, would be resolved in less than an hour—these errors are brought to their attention automatically.
Source: Idaho Steel
Categories:
- Customer Stories
- Design Automation
- Simulation
- ANSYS
From Concept to Reality: Idaho Steel’s Speedy 3D Design Revolution
Through initial automation projects with crafted with KETIV, Idaho Steel uses Autodesk software to create virtual 3D designs, which shortens the product development timeline.
Source: Idaho Steel
Categories:
- Customer Stories
- Faster to Market
- 3D Modeling
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Design Automation
- Increased Collaboration
- KETIV Support
Speed and Strategy: Idaho Steel’s Journey to Transformation
While Idaho Steel prides themselves on being self-sufficient, born from their “farmer mentality”, they realized that, with help, they could move faster and more strategically on their transformation.
Source: Idaho Steel
Categories:
- Customer Stories
- Digital Transformation
- Faster to Market
- Agricultural Machinery
- Food Packaging
- Increased Collaboration
- Materials and Sorting
Innovating for Impact: Medtronic’s In Silico Journey
By applying in Silico methods to address key questions in the clinical trial design of their micro leadless pacemaker, Medtronic reduced the trial size by 256 patients. This reduction saved an estimated $10 million in costs and shortened the time to enroll critical patients by two years. The accelerated timeline allowed Medtronic to introduce their innovative therapy to the market two years earlier, benefiting 10,000 high-risk patients who would have been ineligible for traditional treatment.
Source: Ansys
Categories:
- Simulation
Streamlined Processes: Nucor Warehouse Systems’ Quick Quotes and Automation
“Our designers can turn around a quote much more quickly, while the automation expedites the steps to put the system together. The simplicity and efficiency widens the net on who can participate in our design process.” – Eric Andres, Nucor Warehouse Systems
Source: Nucor Warehouse Systems
Categories:
- Design Automation
Automation’s Impact: Cleaver-Brook’s Competitive Edge in Bidding and Execution
Implementing automation reduced the time spent in Cleaver-Brook’s planning stage by 20%, resulting in a 10% decrease of up-front engineering time for the released job – enabling more time for additional bids and winning more work
Source: Cleaver-Brooks
Categories:
- Design Automation
- Autodesk
Maximizing Efficiency: Cleaver-Brooks’ Template-Driven Approach
Cleaver-Brooks maintains multiple templatized designs that can be interchanged and customized from project to project, covering 80% of the Cleaver-Brooks product portfolio at one production location
Source: Cleaver-Brooks
Categories:
- Sales and Product Configuration
Revolutionizing Drawing Production: IAC’s Journey with iParts
“We’ve increased our efficiency by 75%. In the time it used to take us to produce one drawing, we are now able to produce four.” – Matt McConnell, Director of Sales & Marketing at IAC talking about an improved process using iParts within Inventor
Source: IAC Industries
Categories:
- Autodesk Inventor
Ensuring Customer Satisfaction: IDEX Health & Science’s Approach with Simulation
“In this space that we work in, if we can’t solve a problem and get the product released, we may completely lose that opportunity with the customer. So by using simulation to solve these problems, it aids in us keeping our commitments to our customers and their overall satisfaction.” Gabe Hill, Product Development Engineer, IDEX Health & Science
Source: IDEX Health & Science
Categories:
- Simulation
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Moldflow
Optimizing Product Development: Autodesk Moldflow’s Impact at Idex Health Science
“Autodesk Moldflow allowed Idex Health Science to reduce several months of review cycles to a single month, which permitted them to go to full-scale manufacturing with the product sooner.”
Source: IDEX Health & Science
Categories:
- Simulation
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Moldflow
Visualizing Solutions: TOMRA Foods’ 3D Models and Pricing Information
TOMRA Foods maintains a library of 3D components that can be assembled into a full 3D model of a customer’s desired system layout in Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD – and delivered to the customer with pricing information.
Source: TOMRA Food
Categories:
- 3D Modeling
- CAD Automation
- Design Automation
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk
- Autodesk Inventor
Innovative Customer Engagement: TOMRA Foods’ 3D Models and Pricing Integration
TOMRA Foods maintains a library of 3D components that can be assembled into a full 3D model of a customer’s desired system layout in Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD – and delivered to the customer with pricing information.
Source: TOMRA Food
Categories:
- Faster to Market
- Data Management
- Product Data Management (PDM)