Case Study: Sumitomo Drive Technologies achieves 90% faster searching and shorter lead times with CADDi

Sumitomo Drive Technologies speeds searching 90% with CADDi

Sumitomo Drive Technologies, a provider of power transmission and control solutions, faced a major challenge in leveraging its 60 years of accumulated data. This valuable information was spread across numerous disparate systems, making it extremely time-consuming for engineers to locate prior designs and reference materials, which slowed down their ability to build on existing work and innovate.

CADDi solved this by centralizing over 50,000 documents and drawings into a single, searchable database powered by its manufacturing-specific AI. This new system made searching for reference material 90% faster, dramatically reducing lead times. The solution enabled smart design reuse, saving weeks of work on new orders and increasing engineering productivity, allowing teams to focus on high-value problem solving and innovation.

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