Case Study: Western Saw achieves 75% faster development of a safer, affordable corner-cutting attachment with SolidWorks

Playing the Angles and Winning With SolidWorks Software and Camworks Combination

Western Saw, an Oxnard, California manufacturer, needed a safer, faster, and more affordable way to cut corner openings in concrete walls—a task that existing wall saws or chainsaws made dangerous, slow, or expensive. To design the new WSX-1 track-mounted chainsaw attachment, Western Saw used SolidWorks 3D CAD and SolidWorks Simulation along with CAMWorks CAM software.

By leveraging SolidWorks and CAMWorks integration, Western Saw moved from concept to working prototype in six months with a single engineer, slashing the typical development cycle by 75% (about a year and a half saved). The WSX-1 installs in 30 seconds, weighs 13 lb versus 75 lb for competing track units, costs about the same as a handheld but enables remote operation for greater safety, and benefited from SolidWorks/CAMWorks workflows that sped iteration, machining, and manufacturing readiness.

Western Saw

Anthony Baratta

Chief Engineer