Case Study: Sub-Zero Freezer Company achieves 50% faster design cycles and accelerated product development with SolidWorks

Streamlining luxury refrigerator development with SolidWorks Professional

Sub-Zero Freezer Company, the market leader in luxury residential refrigeration, faced slow, error-prone workflows from its legacy AutoCAD 2D processes that caused delays, missed production dates, and lengthy mold and sheet‑metal development. To boost productivity, accelerate time‑to‑market, and improve sheet‑metal handling, Sub‑Zero evaluated several packages and selected SolidWorks, standardizing on SolidWorks Professional across its engineering teams.

Using SolidWorks Professional and tools like sheet‑metal design, configurations, and SimulationXpress, SolidWorks enabled Sub‑Zero to compress design cycles by 50% (reducing a two‑year program to one), cut weeks from mold development, save significant time on flat patterns, and improve part accuracy and manufacturability—helping deliver flagship products such as the Pro 48 more quickly.

Sub-zero Freezer Company

John Andrews

Designer