Cobham Tracking & Locating
Electronics Industry (Equipment for military search and rescue)
Cobham Tracking & Locating (Formerly Seimac Ltd.) design and manufacture radio beacons primarily used for tracking and locating military aviation crash survivors.
Company Name: Cobham Tracking & Locating
Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Company URL: www.seimac.com
Industry: Electronic Equipment
Previous CAD: AutoCAD
Products used: SolidWorks Professional, SolidWorks PDM
Goals
- Move from 2D to 3D and replace AutoCAD
- Ease of use, ease of integration
- Ability to import files directly from AutoCAD and SolidEdge
Results
- Selected SolidWorks over Pro/Engineer, Unigraphics, CADKEY and SolidEdge for ease of use, shorter learning curve, ability to import files from other software and intuitive ability
- Improved marketing support as well as sales. Secured additional projects with e-Drawings’ effective sales/communication/presentation tool.
- Definite time savings realized moving from 2D to 3D
- Faster access to technical support/expertise provided by Javelin Technologies (Dealing with largest reseller vrs. smaller resellers)
Javelin’s training, support and implementation services exceeded our company’s expectations.
Larry MacVicar, Sr. Mechanical Designer, Cobham Tracking & Locating
