Case Study: GKS Packaging achieves streamlined modular machine design and reduced IT overhead with Onshape

Food-packaging manufacturer relies on cloud-native Onshape to streamline its modular design process

GKS Packaging, a Netherlands-based machine designer known for modular, eco-friendly equipment like the LEAF paper VFFS machine, faced growing pain from its file-based SOLIDWORKS workflow: version confusion, broken assemblies, limited simultaneous access, and heavy IT overhead for updates and high-performance workstations. These issues slowed collaboration across engineers and made it harder for production and maintenance teams to access the latest designs.

GKS moved to cloud-native Onshape, gaining built-in PDM, real-time multiuser editing, and simple sharing to non-CAD stakeholders via any device. The switch eliminated check-in/check-out headaches, reduced design errors and rework, removed software update and hardware bottlenecks, and sped up product iterations—enabling smoother modular design, easier maintenance, and lower IT costs.

GKS Packaging

Ivo Geukes

Owner