Case Study: Veco B.V. halves component production time and eliminates paper drawings with SOLIDWORKS MBD (SOLIDWORKS)

Accelerating electroform manufacturing systems development with SOLIDWORKS® MBD Software

Veco B.V., a world leader in micro‑fabrication of high‑precision metal parts for industries such as printing, semiconductor, and healthcare, faced the challenge of streamlining production for electroforming manufacturing systems to save time, control costs, and improve quality. To move away from time‑consuming 2D drawings and poor vendor compatibility, Veco added SolidWorks Model‑Based Definition (MBD) software to its SolidWorks Professional design environment to present product manufacturing information (PMI) in a 3D digital format.

By deploying SolidWorks MBD, Veco replaced 2D engineering drawings with information‑rich 3D PDFs that can be opened by any partner, eliminating paper prints and interpretation errors. The SolidWorks implementation cut component production time in half, reduced PMI publishing from about one day to roughly 10 minutes per part, substantially decreased drawing‑interpretation mistakes, and accelerated development while improving quality and lowering costs.

Veco B.V.

Doga Emirdag

Process Engineer