Case Study: Panasonic cuts mold base costs and lead times with TopSolid

Panasonic - Customer Case Study

The customer, Panasonic, faced significant challenges with design efficiency and soaring mold base costs within its Network Business Group. In response to a 70% reduction in staff and annual mold base expenses exceeding 4 billion yen, the team sought a new 3D CAD system to revolutionize their design and manufacturing collaboration. They selected the TopSolid CAD system from Missler Software to address these issues.

The solution implemented with TopSolid enabled a complete shift from 2D to 3D design and data sharing with manufacturing partners. This new process, supported by TopSolid's evolving parametric modeling and drafting tools, drastically reduced costs and lead times. The measurable impact was substantial: mold base costs were cut by 150 million yen annually by 2002, and lead times were nearly halved, for example, dropping from 55 to 29 days for a stereo panel. The success was credited to TopSolid's development in close collaboration with the designers' demands.

Panasonic

Toshihiro Kaneo

Panasonic