Case Study: AWL achieves global 3D design collaboration with Citrix graphics-accelerated workspaces

AWL makes global collaboration on 3D designs possible with Citrix

AWL, a 700-employee maker of robotics and automated welding systems, expanded quickly to serve global automotive supply chains, with engineering centered in the Netherlands and Czech Republic and manufacturing in China, the U.S., and Mexico. That split created operational headaches: engineers and shop-floor staff struggled with file synchronization, separate IT infrastructures and accounts, poor collaboration tools, and inconsistent performance over long-haul WAN links.

AWL consolidated into a single Citrix environment—XenDesktop/XenApp on XenServer with NVIDIA virtual GPUs and NetScaler ADC/SD‑WAN—to deliver centralized, graphics‑accelerated virtual workspaces. The result: secure, single‑sign‑on access to up‑to‑date CAD designs from anywhere (even over 9,000 km), a 90% paperless shop floor using low‑cost thin clients, faster provisioning and far lower IT overhead, enforced session fairness for consistent user experience, and meaningful license and management cost savings.

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Rody Kossen

Senior Systems Engineer