Case Study: Wuzhong Instrument Co., Ltd achieves streamlined 3D model-based valve development and production with SOLIDWORKS

Streamlining Control Valve Development and Production With SolidWorks

Wuzhong Instrument Co., Ltd., a leading global manufacturer of industrial control valves, needed to move from AutoCAD 2D tools to 3D to support finite element analysis (FEA), reduce design errors, and adopt a model-based definition (MBD) approach for manufacturing. The company selected SOLIDWORKS 3D design software to make that transition.

Wuzhong implemented the SOLIDWORKS 3D product development platform—using configuration tables, interference detection, SOLIDWORKS SimulationXpress, DimXpert, and SOLIDWORKS eDrawings on shop-floor terminals—to drive MBD and automate NC code generation. SOLIDWORKS helped cut dimensioning time by 40%, reduce NC code generation time by 80%, shorten configuration modeling from one week to one day, and accelerate R&D prototyping by about six months while eliminating paper drawings and increasing production throughput.

Wuzhong Instrument Co., Ltd

Chang Zhandong

Project Manager