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	Advancing Stretch Blow-Molding Machine Design with SOLIDWORKS Solutions

Advancing Stretch Blow-Molding Machine Design with SOLIDWORKS Solutions

Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage Packaging
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Product Research & Development Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Digital Thread Remote Collaboration
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration Training
Challenge	Sidel India Pvt. Ltd. faced the challenge of accelerating the development of complex bottling and packaging machines while improving quality and shortening time-to-market. The company needed to transition from AutoCAD 2D design tools to a more advanced 3D design software to handle large assemblies efficiently. The goal was to make design changes quickly and easily, reduce design errors, and improve overall productivity. Read More
About Customer	Sidel India Pvt. Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of bottling and packaging machinery in India. A subsidiary of Sidel Participations, France, the company was incorporated in India in 1997 to manage bottling machinery development and manufacturing operations as part of the Sidel Group. The Sidel Group supplies and produces bottling machinery for some of the biggest names in the international food and beverage sector, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Danone, Nestlé, and Heineken. Sidel India develops and manufactures fully automatic, two-stage, stretch blow-molding machines for producing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and containers, which are widely used for beverages, food, and other liquids. Read More
Solution	Sidel India implemented SOLIDWORKS 3D design software, including SOLIDWORKS Standard, SOLIDWORKS Professional, and SOLIDWORKS Premium. They also adopted SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM for product data management and SOLIDWORKS Composer for technical communication. The transition to SOLIDWORKS enabled Sidel India to handle large assemblies more efficiently, make design changes quickly, and improve overall productivity. The SOLIDWORKS EPDM system helped tighten revision controls, automate development workflows, and extend access to 3D CAD data to other departments. SOLIDWORKS Composer accelerated the development of user manuals and training materials, improving the quality of documentation. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization

Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Packaging

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Product Research & Development

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Digital Thread

Remote Collaboration

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

Sidel India Pvt. Ltd. faced the challenge of accelerating the development of complex bottling and packaging machines while improving quality and shortening time-to-market. The company needed to transition from AutoCAD 2D design tools to a more advanced 3D design software to handle large assemblies efficiently. The goal was to make design changes quickly and easily, reduce design errors, and improve overall productivity.

About Customer

Sidel India Pvt. Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of bottling and packaging machinery in India. A subsidiary of Sidel Participations, France, the company was incorporated in India in 1997 to manage bottling machinery development and manufacturing operations as part of the Sidel Group. The Sidel Group supplies and produces bottling machinery for some of the biggest names in the international food and beverage sector, including Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Danone, Nestlé, and Heineken. Sidel India develops and manufactures fully automatic, two-stage, stretch blow-molding machines for producing polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles and containers, which are widely used for beverages, food, and other liquids.

Solution

Sidel India implemented SOLIDWORKS 3D design software, including SOLIDWORKS Standard, SOLIDWORKS Professional, and SOLIDWORKS Premium. They also adopted SOLIDWORKS Enterprise PDM for product data management and SOLIDWORKS Composer for technical communication. The transition to SOLIDWORKS enabled Sidel India to handle large assemblies more efficiently, make design changes quickly, and improve overall productivity. The SOLIDWORKS EPDM system helped tighten revision controls, automate development workflows, and extend access to 3D CAD data to other departments. SOLIDWORKS Composer accelerated the development of user manuals and training materials, improving the quality of documentation.

Impact #1	Using SOLIDWORKS design software, Sidel India streamlined and accelerated its development processes, enabling the machinery manufacturer to shorten product time-to-market by 20 percent.
Impact #2	The company cut design errors by 30 percent and reduced development costs by 30 percent, thanks to improved handling of large assemblies and better weight management.
Impact #3	The addition of SOLIDWORKS EPDM product data management system helped Sidel India tighten revision controls and automate development workflows, extending access to 3D CAD data to other departments.

Impact #1

Using SOLIDWORKS design software, Sidel India streamlined and accelerated its development processes, enabling the machinery manufacturer to shorten product time-to-market by 20 percent.

Impact #2

The company cut design errors by 30 percent and reduced development costs by 30 percent, thanks to improved handling of large assemblies and better weight management.

Impact #3

The addition of SOLIDWORKS EPDM product data management system helped Sidel India tighten revision controls and automate development workflows, extending access to 3D CAD data to other departments.

Benefit #1	Shortened time-to-market by 20 percent
Benefit #2	Reduced development costs by 30 percent
Benefit #3	Cut design errors by 30 percent

Benefit #1

Shortened time-to-market by 20 percent

Benefit #2

Reduced development costs by 30 percent

Benefit #3

Cut design errors by 30 percent

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Advancing Stretch Blow-Molding Machine Design with SOLIDWORKS Solutions

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