CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
13 December 2004
Implementation Investments
Snowboard Pioneer Switches to SolidWorks 3D Mechanical Design Software; Burton SnowBoards' Bindings Group Cites Performance Advantages and Surfacing Capabilities
Burton Snowboards has switched to SolidWorks ® 3D mechanical design software for all of its new binding designs. The company has also purchased SolidWorks COSMOSWorks® design analysis software to ensure bindings keep riders safe and performing at their potential.
The company's bindings division switched to SolidWorks software this summer after engineers found they could design parts faster with SolidWorks than with other software. Engineers also discovered that SolidWorks designs regenerated more quickly and offered superior surfacing features.
"We've always liked SolidWorks' intuitive user interface and the wide array of embedded features, but the new, exponential improvements in processing efficiency put us over the top," said Greg Dean, leader of Burton's design engineering group. "SolidWorks lets us accomplish more designs faster, meaning we can deliver better products in the hands of our riders in record time."
SolidWorks and COSMOSWorks will increase Burton efficiency across all phases of the design process from conception through prototyping. The company will use COSMOSWorks to ensure critical bindings parts can withstand the beating that snowboarders deliver in endless hours on the slopes, in halfpipes and on jumps, rails, and other obstacles. SolidWorks and COSMOSWorks software will also ensure that riders' movements are efficiently transferred from their feet to the board-critical in a sport that sees riders exceeding 60 mph.
"Anybody who knows Burton, especially its long-time customers, knows this company does not compromise, whether in snowboarding, in business, in the community, or in engineering," said Ilya Mirman, SolidWorks vice president of marketing. "We will continue to ensure that SolidWorks does for Burton engineers what Burton does for its customers."
Burton works with authorized SolidWorks reseller Computer-Aided Products for ongoing software training, implementation, and support.
Burton Snowboards, the world's first snowboard factory, is a pure snowboard company solely dedicated to creating and perfecting a full range of the best snowboarding equipment. Founded in 1977, Burton has fueled the growth of snowboarding worldwide through its team of top snowboarders and successful programs such as Learn To Ride (LTR), the Chill Foundation, and the Open Snowboarding Championships. Headquartered in Burlington, Vt. with international offices in Innsbruck, Austria, and Tokyo, Japan, Burton has been the industry leader since its inception. For more information visit http://www.burton.com .
Founded in 1989, Computer-Aided Products ( http://www.capinc.com ) is a regional reseller of CAD/FEA/PDM software, training, consulting, and support. Custom and on-site training to rapidly transition users from first-generation solid modelers and data management is a specialty. The company supports New England engineering teams from three offices. The company supports a broad range of SolidWorks Gold Partner products including COSMOSWorks, PDMWorks®, COSMOSFloWorksT, ShapeWorks, SigmundWorks, and CircuitWorks.
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