Case Study: LASCO Bathware achieves 60% faster mold development and 50% shorter time-to-market with SolidWorks

Sculpting innovative bath and shower fixture surfaces with SolidWorks software

LASCO Bathware, Inc., America’s leading bathware manufacturer, needed to move beyond AutoCAD 2D design to create more stylish, ergonomic, curved bath and shower fixtures. The company selected SolidWorks 3D CAD software (including SolidWorks Professional/Premium and SolidWorks Simulation) for its solid and surface modeling, draft analysis, and visualization tools to meet increasing surfacing complexity and mold-development needs.

SolidWorks supplied advanced surfacing, draft-analysis and simulation tools plus PhotoWorks renderings and eDrawings for communication, enabling LASCO designers to model complex geometry, validate performance, and reduce scrap. The SolidWorks solution cut mold/pattern development time by 60% (from ~10–12 weeks to three weeks), shortened product time-to-market by 50%, delivered napkin-to-CNC patterns in about a week, improved styling/ergonomics, and yielded material and marketing savings through simulation and photorealistic renderings.

LASCO Bathware

Matt Thomas

Product Design Engineer