Getting designs right with solid modeling - Solid Edge Case Study

Veeraja Industries provides filtration solutions for machining, bearing and rolling applications. The company’s 35 employees design, manufacture and install systems that filter and remove swarf from metalworking fluids. In addition to having supplied more than 20 central systems, the company also provides standard filtration equipment ranging from magnetic separators, paper band filters, upflow filters, vacuum filters and flat bed pressure filters. Its customers include the automobile manufacturers, Bajaj Auto and Tata Motors; automobile component manufacturers such as Gabriel, Bosch, Anurang, Endurance and Precision Camshafts; compressor  anufacturers; and steel rolling mills. Veeraja’s products reduce consumables and power consumption. They can fit into small spaces and accommodate tight budgets, without compromising quality.

Previously, the company’s engineers used a 2D CAD system to design the filtration systems, but this posed a number of problems that ultimately delayed the introduction of new products. For example, there were often fit or interference problems with a new product. This was because each component was drafted separately and the entire system could only be assembled in the imagination. It was also difficult to convey design concepts
to prospective customers using 2D drawings. And because bills of material (BOMs) were generated by hand from drawings, they could be inaccurate, which caused delays in getting materials.

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