Case Study: Annex Products achieves rapid time-to-market and market leadership with SOLIDWORKS Professional

Taking the lead in smartphone mounting systems development with SOLIDWORKS® Professional

Annex Products, founded by Chris Peters and Rob Ward, needed to move fast from Kickstarter prototypes to a scalable product line for changing smartphone models. To meet the challenge of rapidly iterating complex, curved designs and preparing parts for injection molding, Annex Products adopted SolidWorks Professional as its 3D design platform.

Using SolidWorks Professional, Annex rapidly designed, prototyped, and validated Quad Lock mounts—turning new products around in weeks, streamlining moldmaker interaction with draft and mold tools, and creating compelling visuals with PhotoView 360. The results: growth from zero to $10 million in annual revenue, over a half million units sold, global distribution in 100+ countries, and Quad Lock becoming the market leader (including Apple retail adoption).

Annex Products

Chris Peters

Director of Product Development