Case Study: Baker Drivetrain achieves 40% product growth and 50–75% faster design with Dassault Systèmes (SolidWorks)

Revving up the development of motorcycle drivetrains with SolidWorks

Baker Drivetrain, a growing motorcycle transmission manufacturer, needed to move beyond AutoCAD 2D to support rapid product-line expansion and improve design-to-manufacturing efficiency without adding resources. To modernize its engineering workflow it chose SolidWorks 3D design software from Dassault Systemes.

Dassault Systemes’ SolidWorks solution accelerated Baker Drivetrain’s design cycles by 50–75%, cut prototype iterations by 50–75%, reduced scrap and rework by 30%, and enabled a 40% expansion in product offerings (including the first seven‑speed motorcycle transmission), allowing the company to scale innovation and production without increasing headcount.

Baker Drivetrain

Andy Friar

Engineer