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An Amazing Shortcut to CAD Interoperability and Communication
John Clauson, CAD/Drafting Manager
Indak Manufacturing Corporation
INDAK receives complex designs and other project information in a variety of CAD formats, including CATIA V4 & V5, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Pro/E. As an automotive supplier, we need to accurately read them into our primary UGS NX application without having to purchase additional CAD seats and file translators. Further, all INDAK stakeholders— engineers, procurement, sales, managers, suppliers, and customers—need tools to rapidly make informed decisions at every stage, regardless of their technical skills.
INDAK has implemented software that has saved thousands of dollars by avoiding the purchase of additional CAD applications or translators. We also use this technology to validate our own CAD data translations as well as archive revisions for non-CAD operators, thus improving the quality of our designs and communication processes. This session will demonstrate how manufacturers of all sizes can quickly implement technology to improve CAD interoperability and communications internally and with customers and suppliers.
CAD/Drafting Manager at Indak Mfg. Corp. for eleven years, John was previously an application engineer for ten years in the CAD dealer channel. A former president of Autodesk User Group International and board member of the Chicago chapter of PLM World, John was a speaker at both organizations’ national conventions.
