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	DS PLM SUCCESS STORY Clip-Lok International Ltd. Danish box maker packs a punch with CATIA PLM Express Dassault Systemes

DS PLM SUCCESS STORY Clip-Lok International Ltd. Danish box maker packs a punch with CATIA PLM Express

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)
Applicable Industries	Aerospace Automotive
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Product Research & Development
Use Cases	Digital Twin Virtual Prototyping & Product Testing
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Clip-Lok International, a Copenhagen-based manufacturer of reusable, flat-packable wooden boxes, needed to secure its competitive edge by custom designing boxes that are cost effective, match the precise size and shape of their contents, and can be flattened for return shipment. The boxes are custom-made, posing many design challenges for the engineers. They had to design a box that has the optimum shape and size with respect to the products to be packaged, that is cost efficient to produce, assemble and flatten and that occupies as little space as possible during return shipment. These design challenges were met thanks to CATIA PLM Express. Read More
About Customer	Clip-Lok International is a Copenhagen-based manufacturer with offices in over 14 countries. They produce innovative, cost-effective, environmentally friendly Clip-Lok boxes. These boxes are reusable flat-packable wooden boxes for companies that need to ship their products over any distance. Sturdy, Clip-Lok boxes can be reused on the average 100 times. Companies build the boxes through an ingenious system of clip “locks” and hinges, pack their products in the boxes and ship them to their destination. Once unpacked, the boxes can then be flattened, or flat-packed, loaded onto a truck, plane or any other transportation vehicle and shipped back to their point of origin for reuse. The majority of Clip-Lok's customers work in automotive, aerospace or defense industries. Read More
Solution	Clip-Lok upgraded its existing CATIA solution to CATIA PLM Express because it needed a more complete all-in-one solution for design and data management, as well as the ability to integrate STEP files into the CATIA environment. Many of Clip-Lok’s customers provide digital files in STEP, IGES, or native CATIA data. Its designers then use CATIA to design the box. Clip-Lok sales representatives present the resulting digital 3D model to the customer as a first design proposal. Once approved, drawings of the prototype are automatically generated in CATIA from the 3D model and the physical prototype of the box is produced. The customer can then test it in real life before ordering the box in series. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Product Lifecycle Management Systems (PLM)

Applicable Industries

Aerospace

Automotive

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Product Research & Development

Use Cases

Digital Twin

Virtual Prototyping & Product Testing

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Clip-Lok International, a Copenhagen-based manufacturer of reusable, flat-packable wooden boxes, needed to secure its competitive edge by custom designing boxes that are cost effective, match the precise size and shape of their contents, and can be flattened for return shipment. The boxes are custom-made, posing many design challenges for the engineers. They had to design a box that has the optimum shape and size with respect to the products to be packaged, that is cost efficient to produce, assemble and flatten and that occupies as little space as possible during return shipment. These design challenges were met thanks to CATIA PLM Express.

About Customer

Clip-Lok International is a Copenhagen-based manufacturer with offices in over 14 countries. They produce innovative, cost-effective, environmentally friendly Clip-Lok boxes. These boxes are reusable flat-packable wooden boxes for companies that need to ship their products over any distance. Sturdy, Clip-Lok boxes can be reused on the average 100 times. Companies build the boxes through an ingenious system of clip “locks” and hinges, pack their products in the boxes and ship them to their destination. Once unpacked, the boxes can then be flattened, or flat-packed, loaded onto a truck, plane or any other transportation vehicle and shipped back to their point of origin for reuse. The majority of Clip-Lok's customers work in automotive, aerospace or defense industries.

Solution

Clip-Lok upgraded its existing CATIA solution to CATIA PLM Express because it needed a more complete all-in-one solution for design and data management, as well as the ability to integrate STEP files into the CATIA environment. Many of Clip-Lok’s customers provide digital files in STEP, IGES, or native CATIA data. Its designers then use CATIA to design the box. Clip-Lok sales representatives present the resulting digital 3D model to the customer as a first design proposal. Once approved, drawings of the prototype are automatically generated in CATIA from the 3D model and the physical prototype of the box is produced. The customer can then test it in real life before ordering the box in series.

Impact #1	Clip-Lok responds to requests for proposals (RFP) more quickly.
Impact #2	Using 3D virtual models has facilitated the work of its sales team since 3D helps customers visualize and easily understand the way their product will fit in the box.
Impact #3	Clip-Lok is in the process of streamlining the flow of information within the company by associating a drawing to an order or stock number so that when a drawing is accessed all relevant information is automatically displayed as well.

Impact #1

Clip-Lok responds to requests for proposals (RFP) more quickly.

Impact #2

Using 3D virtual models has facilitated the work of its sales team since 3D helps customers visualize and easily understand the way their product will fit in the box.

Impact #3

Clip-Lok is in the process of streamlining the flow of information within the company by associating a drawing to an order or stock number so that when a drawing is accessed all relevant information is automatically displayed as well.

Benefit #1	Lead time from the moment Clip-Lok receives an order to the moment the box enters production has been reduced from three weeks to less than one week.

Benefit #1

Lead time from the moment Clip-Lok receives an order to the moment the box enters production has been reduced from three weeks to less than one week.

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DS PLM SUCCESS STORY Clip-Lok International Ltd. Danish box maker packs a punch with CATIA PLM Express

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