Case Study: Anderson Dahlen Inc achieves faster design, fewer errors, and 10–12% increased throughput with SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM (SolidWorks)

Spurring Stainless-steel Equipment Fabrication With Solidworks Enterprise Pdm

Anderson Dahlen Inc., a long-standing custom stainless‑steel fabricator for the food, beverage, dairy, and pharmaceutical industries, faced productivity and quality challenges from a server‑based file system that slowed production, hindered search and design reuse, and increased design errors and rework. To address these issues the company selected SolidWorks and its SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM product to gain better data control, searchability, and automated workflows.

Using SolidWorks’ SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM, Anderson Dahlen migrated about 70,000 design files, linked CAD to its laser‑cutting system, and implemented automated workflows and quality checks that supported ISO 9000 compliance. The solution cut design time by 10–15%, reduced errors by 10% and rework by 5–10%, increased fabrication throughput by 10–12%, and saved designers roughly 40 minutes per day searching for parts.

Anderson Dahlen Inc

Richard Trnka

CAD Systems Manager