Case Study: a European OEM cuts equipment design time by 50% with Shapr3D

a European OEM cuts equipment design time by 50% with Shapr3D

A leading European OEM faced significant bottlenecks in its manufacturing process, primarily due to its reliance on a legacy CAD system. This system resulted in 12-week equipment design cycles, high software license fees, and a dependency on specialized CAD operators that prevented process engineers from quickly implementing improvements. Seeking to accelerate production and reduce costs, the OEM turned to Shapr3D's 3D CAD software to find a more agile solution.

By implementing Shapr3D's mobile-first CAD platform, the OEM empowered its process engineers to create and validate designs directly on the shop floor. This solution dramatically reduced equipment design time from 12 weeks to just 6 weeks, a 50% reduction, while also cutting annual software license costs by approximately 90%. The adoption of Shapr3D fostered new cross-departmental collaboration and enabled the company to keep pace with tightening production deadlines.