Case Study: Nuvera Fuel Cells achieves 25% faster design cycles and 33% lower development costs with SolidWorks

Energizing fuel cell and hydrogen generation development with SolidWorks software

Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc. is a leader in developing fuel cell systems and hydrogen generators for industrial vehicles and commercial applications. To accelerate product development and capture market share while keeping R&D ongoing, Nuvera needed fast, cost-effective 3D design and simulation tools and chose SolidWorks—deploying 15 licenses of SolidWorks Professional, two seats of SolidWorks Premium and SolidWorks Flow Simulation (plus Simulation, eDrawings and PhotoWorks capabilities).

By standardizing on SolidWorks, Nuvera shortened design cycles by 25%, cut development costs by 33% and reduced scrap and rework costs by 20%, enabling the release of products like the PowerEdge hybrid fuel cell system and the PowerTap Hydrogen Generator and helping the company gain significant share of the forklift fuel cell market. SolidWorks’ integrated design, simulation and collaboration tools let Nuvera validate performance earlier, streamline supplier communication, and bring innovations to market more quickly and affordably.

Nuvera

Anthony Macaluso

Manager of Product Design