Case Study: Trek Bicycles Corporation doubles new-product throughput and halves design cycles with SolidWorks

Handcrafting Bikes for Tour De France Winners and Trikes for Tikes With SolidWorks Premium

Trek Bicycles Corporation, a leading maker of handcrafted bicycles for professional and recreational markets, faced growing demand and needed to scale product development while improving productivity, flexibility and reuse of 3D design data. To support laptop-based workflows, advanced surfacing and easier collaboration, Trek selected SolidWorks Premium as its PC‑compatible 3D CAD solution.

By deploying SolidWorks Premium and its integrated tools (SolidWorks Simulation, eDrawings, PhotoWorks and CAM links), Trek streamlined configuration, assembly and surfacing workflows and accelerated design iterations. The SolidWorks implementation doubled new‑product throughput (100% increase), cut design cycles by 50%, improved product quality and enhanced design communication, enabling more innovative, complex designs and faster time to market.

Trek Bicycles Corporation

Steve Baumann

Industrial Design Manager