By consolidating 6 fragmented software packages and standardising on SolidWorks 3D CAD, Fugro Seacore, the specialist marine drilling contractor, have managed to cut design time by typically 25%.

Previously using Inventor, Fugro Seacore embarked on rigorous testing to find a system that would both reduce cost as well as streamline and speed up their design process. Their existing process, which relies heavily on analysis to ensure equipment is fail-safe, involved 6 different types of software. Key design challenges include building complex equipment that is ‘right first time,’ under tight deadlines, without prototypes.

Solid Solutions provided Fugro Seacore with a one-stop solution including SolidWorks, SolidWorks Simulation, 3DVia Composer all securely controlled in SolidWorks Enterprise Product Data Management.

• Weldment design and multibody features in particular were critical to cut design time by 25%.
• By using SolidWorks Simulation, the integrated analysis tool within SolidWorks, Seacore can validate their designs instantly without the need to modify and convert the original model.
• SolidWorks Enterprise PDM allowed Seacore’s design team to better manage product data, share design information and automate workflow, all within one integrated system.