Case Study: Leenaars Marine & Offshore Design BV achieves 40–50% faster design, doubled engineer productivity, and 15–20% weight reduction with SolidWorks Premium

Optimizing marine and offshore design performance with SolidWorks Premium

Leenaars Marine & Offshore Design BV, a Dutch firm of naval architects and engineers, faced a challenge: outsourcing all analysis limited its ability to explore design variations, optimize weight, and innovate cost-effective solutions. To bring finite element analysis into day‑to‑day work and leverage CAD integration, the company selected SolidWorks Premium to run in-house simulations and better evaluate alternative concepts.

Using SolidWorks Premium simulation tools, Leenaars moved analysis internal, pairing CAD operators with engineers to rapidly test many design iterations. The SolidWorks solution shortened design time by 40–50%, doubled engineer productivity, reduced structural weight by 15–20%, and—for example—allowed elimination of a redundant leg on an LNG module support, cutting 10 lost ship days and saving approximately $450,000.

Leenaars Marine & Offshore Design BV

Cees Leenaars

Managing Director