Migration to digital prototyping leads to productivity gains

TWMA, a provider of integrated drilling and environmental offerings for the global oil and gas industry, has invested in nine seats of Autodesk Inventor. Neil Fraser Thomson, TWMA project engineering manager says that these, combined with the benefits of Symetri's training, have helped increase design productivity.

Thomson puts this significant acceleration of the design process down mainly to the migration from 2D design to digital prototyping. Now 3D models are visualised and analysed on screen so that clashes can be detected early in the design process. In particular, he cites Autodesk Inventor's Frame Generator which speeds up the design of machine framework and the software's automatic development of Bills of Materials (BOMs) from the data behind the 3D model.

TWMA is also making valuable use of Autodesk Vault data management software to store historical design data so that it is secure, but easily accessible whenever it is needed. This enables the team to easily and quickly re-use design data, instead of starting from scratch every time.

Thomson says: "All these factors have combined to totally transform the way we work and design. We can now work so much faster. In addition, Symetri's Aberdeen-based training facility has been an added bonus."

Colin Watson, Symetri corporate director, says: "TWMA has demonstrated the transformation migration to digital prototyping can bring. Combined with training in best practice to help maximise the software's value, the results can have a dramatic impact on productivity, helping companies within this competitive industry provide a faster, effective response to their customers' demands."

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