Case Study: Select Technologies achieves 50% faster electrical panel development and saves 2,033 man-hours/year with SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic Professional

Select Technologies, Inc. Accelerating Development of Electrical Panels With Solidworks Electrical Schematic Professional

Select Technologies, a full-service food plant equipment systems integrator, needed to accelerate development of electrical panels for its automation and systems-integration projects. To replace slow, manual AutoCAD LT workflows and integrate with its Microsoft SQL Server parts database, Select Technologies implemented SolidWorks’ SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic Professional.

Using SolidWorks and its open API to link the electrical-schematic database with Select Technologies’ central parts database, the company automated serial/fuse/material/wire labels, 2D panel layouts and other manual tasks. The result: panel schematic time cut from two days to one, drawing speed up 25–50%, about 2,033 man-hours saved per year, and measurable gains in accuracy, throughput and profit margins.

Select Technologies

Shane Trotter

IT Manager