Advanced Glazings Ltd.
Design & Manufacture Architectural Products for Glazing & Daylighting
Advanced Glazings use SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation analysis products to design innovative translucent insulated glass units for curtain walls and window systems which convert harsh direct beam sunlight into soft diffuse daylight
Company: Advanced Glazings Ltd
Location: Sydney, Nova Scotia
Industry: Architectural/Consumer
Previous CAD: AutoCAD, Microstation, Unigraphics
Products used: SolidWorks Premium and SolidWorks Simulation
Goals
- Transition from 2D to 3D design
- Speed up overall design time and improve design quality
- Ease of design/modification changes
- Accommodate custom design orders and increase sales
Results
- Selected SolidWorks over competitors for product’s capabilities
- Quality of designs substantially improved in fit and functionality
- Quickly make design changes with Parametric modeling
- Rapidly check material properties/weights with mass properties calculator and quickly determine strength of designs using SolidWorks Simulation included with SolidWorks Premium.
- 90% of custom production equipment used in manufacturing process now designed by SolidWorks
- Superior, conscience animation ability compared to AutoCAD, Microstation and Unigraphics
- 50% reduction in time for custom design orders
- Currently experiencing exponential growth
SolidWorks allows us to design with today’s technology, not yesterday’s. SolidWorks is fairly young, eager and ahead of the wave. To ensure you always having a good product…stay with SolidWorks.
Matthew Swan, R & D Group Leader, Advanced Glazings Ltd.
