Case Study: Task Force Tips achieves faster, more innovative nozzle development — doubles product line and cuts design cycles with SolidWorks

Delays Extinguished in Firefighting Nozzle Development With SolidWorks

Task Force Tips wanted to accelerate development of firefighting nozzles by expanding its product line, compressing design cycles, and increasing innovation. To replace a cumbersome UNIX-based workflow, the company adopted SolidWorks Professional and SolidWorks Premium design and analysis software (including SolidWorks Simulation and Motion) to give its development team a more efficient, Windows-based design platform.

Using SolidWorks, Task Force Tips reduced design cycles by 30%, doubled the number of products it manufactures, and cut molded parts cycles by 50%, while improving quality and enabling new innovations such as a segmented Monsoon Monitor waterway and a compact planetary worm gear drive. SolidWorks’ integrated modeling, simulation and motion tools helped TFT validate concepts faster, reduce errors, and work more efficiently with vendors and manufacturers.

Task Force Tips

Dave Kolacz

Senior Design Engineer