Case Study: Novellus Systems achieves 15–20% faster product development cycles with Alibre Design

Novellus Systems - Customer Case Study

Novellus Systems, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of semiconductor capital equipment, needed a better way for senior managers who weren’t regular 3D CAD users to communicate next‑generation product concepts so design teams could develop detailed assemblies with minimal rework. Novellus turned to Alibre and its Alibre Design product as an easy‑to‑use 3D conceptual modeling tool that lets non‑engineers create scaled block geometries and share files with downstream CAD systems.

Alibre delivered a simple but powerful solution—Alibre Design’s sketcher and interoperability features let managers model concepts in 3D and send files to engineering (e.g., Pro/ENGINEER) to fill in details. As a result, Novellus reduced iterations and rework, cutting the product development cycle by about 15–20%, accelerating time‑to‑market and lowering development costs.

Novellus Systems

John Rasberry

Senior Director