Progressive Design Technologies (U.S.)

Challenges

Hold down costs to remain competitive

Shrink lead times for progressive die designs

Approach

Replace traditional 2D drawing / trial-and-error approach with NX

Automate die design process with NX Progressive Die Wizard

Verify designs directly within software before sending into production

Results

Lead times slashed by as much as 50 percent

Reduction in time and materials in “tryout” phase

More efficient development cycle results

Faster turnaround, higher quality, and lower prices

"To truly automate the design of progressive dies, you need two things: an intelligent wizard and highly advanced modeling technology."

Michael Molina II, President, Progressive Design