CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
29 July 2008
Implementation Investments
Dainese Has Dramatically Reduced Project Time Implemening ThinkDesign to Develop its Innovative NECK Support
Dainese has chosen ThinkDesign to create NECK, an innovative articulated neck support that follows every movement, ensuring unprecedented safety in any riding position.
Thanks to ThinkDesign, the NECK project was finished in only two effective months reducing by half the time for the creation of a first draft prototype as well as esthetical and functional evaluation.
“Completing the NECK project with other solutions would have taken 4 months of full time work,” said Franco Gatto, Manager of Design Technical Office at Dainese. “Using ThinkDesign saved us almost half of the time. Also, tools such as GSM and Capping provided an environment where the project could be developed without rules or constraints, unlike other solutions available on the market.”
Dainese has selected think3’s CAD solutions for their flexibility and scalability, which allows full customisation to company’s requirements.
“ThinkDesign provides cutting-edge technology that supports creativity, enabling engineers to cover all phases of the protective device development cycle, starting from body scanning to developing the most complex surfaces,” said Luigi Ronco, Head of Dainese R&D.
“ThinkDesign is flexible and easy to use,” said Franco Gatto. “Functionalities range from the very simple ones allowing to curve a surface for instance, to GSM (Global Shape Modeling), an excellent tool that enables users to adapt a flat surface to the shape of human back.”
In the near future, Dainese plans to digitise all projects which are now carried out manually. This further explains why the company has chosen ThinkDesign, a flexible solution which will guarantee unfailing support throughout the entire design and developement process.
About NECK support
Dainese technology has developed the Neck Collection: articulated support for the neck designed to follow its movements, also providing support against the wind to ensure safety in any riding position. The Collection is based on a system of jointed pads that reflect the shape of the cervical part of the spinal column and follows the body during all movements on the bike: in the maximum speed position, NECK contracts and follows the neck inward, whereas in more relaxed, touring position, it reaches its maximum extension in length in order to support the neck and increase riding comfort.
NECK can be worn alone with straps provided in the kit or beneath other Dainese jackets.
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