March 2005
Virtual prototyping using Autodesk Inventor Series software, has slashed two-thirds off the development time of a major project for Johannesburg-based manufacturer, Pan Mixers.
The company, which manufactures brickmaking equipment, has concluded a development project which would typically have taken two to three years, in only 12 months. Virtual proto-typing also eliminated all the costs associated with conventional prototying.
See article on page 4.
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