CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
November 152007
Implementation Investments
TactonWorks Lowers Design and Production Times for Åhmans
Tacton Systems, a global vendor of configuration software, announced today that Åhmans i Åhus AB will employ TactonWorks and SolidWorks 3D CAD technology to revolutionize its engineer-to-order capabilities.
Based in Åhus, Southern Sweden, Åhmans AB is a leading designer of elevator cars and car linings, supplying elevator manufacturers both in the Scandinavian region and worldwide. The highly individual requirements of its clients' business and residential applications mean that each design is tailor-made for that application; consequently the company wanted to introduce a safer and more accurate 3D CAD system for reducing the lengthy design-to-order process, thus speeding customer response times.
Åhmans had originally used their own custom-built 2D CAD design program to facilitate the design of residential elevator cars but the updating of this software, which was developed in the 1990s, became increasingly unviable.
The package of TactonWorks for SolidWorks and Tacton Configurator Studio will provide Åhmans design team with a professional 3D CAD system enabling them to provide individually configured and highly detailed designs and quotations for customer presentation and order processing.
The flexibility of the TactonWorks program will allow the team to tackle both day-to-day tasks and complex designs and orders by automating the process from the start, and then making manual changes as necessary in SolidWorks. Previously, SolidWorks programming was reserved for only the most complex tasks.
"The incorporation of these programs will enhance both our sales and order processing capabilities," says Bartek Brejski, Project Manager for Åhmans AB. "Now we can respond to customer inquiries with a real 3D model because it's so easy to define an elevator car in SolidWorks with the help of TactonWorks. If you just show a customer a bunch of 2D drawings, it doesn't really tell the full story."
"We are delighted to be supporting Åhmans, allowing us to demonstrate again how TactonWorks can bring new efficiencies to the design and production of even one-off products," says Christer Wallberg, CEO, Tacton Systems.
About Tacton Systems
Tacton is a global vendor of sales configuration software and services, with channel partners around the world. Tacton Configurator Solution enables effective selling of customized products whether online or from a PC at the point of sale. Tacton Configurator can be tightly integrated with any existing system and has standard integrations with leading e-Commerce, ERP, CRM, PLM and CAD systems. Tacton's solutions are used by customers including GE Healthcare, Ericsson, ABB, Pentair Water, Hoffman Enclosures, ASSA ABLOY, Mod-Pac, FläktWoods and Albany Door Systems. For more information: http://www.tacton.com/
About Åhmans i Åhus AB
Åhmans i Åhus AB is a leading independent supplier of elevator and car linings. The company, which was originally founded in 1860, has been specialising in elevator cars since the 1920s. The company has 35 employees and a turnover in 2006 of 40 MSEK. For more information: http://www.ahmans.se/
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