Case Study: CP Manufacturing achieves up to 400% faster product development and automated workflows with SOLIDWORKS

Faster Product Development Cycle Times with SOLIDWORKS Solutions

CP Manufacturing, a world leader in designing and building recycling and waste‑processing systems, faced rapidly growing demand that required faster product development, higher throughput, and streamlined processes. To meet these challenges they partnered with SolidWorks, adopting SOLIDWORKS 3D design and SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional along with the SOLIDWORKS API and visualization tools to modernize their engineering and production workflows.

Using SolidWorks solutions, CP moved from 2D to 3D design for 200% faster development cycles and then achieved 400% faster cycles after implementing SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional and automation via the SOLIDWORKS API. Integration with Epicor ERP automated creation of models, DXF files for cutters, BOM updates and notifications, and direct ERP uploads — enabling a threefold larger facility, a doubled engineering team, and substantially increased product throughput, plus photorealistic and VR visuals that strengthened their competitive edge.

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