Case Study: HIOKI E.E. Corporation achieves 30% faster development and fewer prototypes with SOLIDWORKS

Improving the development of electrical measuring, testing, instruments with SOLIDWORKS®

HIOKI E.E. Corporation, a global, 75+-year leader in electrical measuring and testing instruments, needed to improve quality, cost, delivery and service while increasing manufacturing efficiency for its product development. To replace legacy tools and give every designer access to 3D CAD, HIOKI adopted SolidWorks solutions — primarily SOLIDWORKS Premium, plus CircuitWorks for electronic-mechanical integration and SimpoeWorks for plastic injection simulation.

Using SolidWorks, HIOKI validated designs in software, improved collaboration, and streamlined interactions with mold manufacturers, enabling the company to cut design cycles by about four months (30%), accelerate time-to-market by 30%, reduce development costs by 30%, and lower prototyping cycles by 30%. The SolidWorks-based workflow also helped deliver the market-leading HIOKI Power Analyzer 3390 with fewer physical prototypes and fewer production errors.

HIOKI E.E. Corporation

Hiroshi Mizuide

Manager of Development Assistance, Engineering Department