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Accelerating Centrifuge Quoting, Sales, and Development Processes with DraftSight Professional
Technology Category
- Actuators - Electrical Actuators
- Sensors - Electrical Conductivity Sensors
Applicable Industries
- Electrical Grids
- Electronics
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
- Sales & Marketing
Use Cases
- Time Sensitive Networking
- Virtual Prototyping & Product Testing
The Challenge
CentraSep Technologies, a leading manufacturer of industrial centrifuges, separation and filtration systems, environmental products, and fluid management services, was facing a challenge with its 2D drawing solution. The company had been using AutoCAD software for creating DWG files to support the drawing needs of sales, engineering, manufacturing, and documentation functions. However, the company's installed seats of AutoCAD were getting out-of-date and Autodesk no longer offers perpetual software upgrades, only more costly monthly leasing. This led CentraSep to start looking for a more cost-effective 2D solution. The company needed a solution that was easy to learn and use, worked well alongside SOLIDWORKS 3D design software, and provided a more cost-effective 2D solution.
About The Customer
CentraSep Technologies, a Trucent Company, is a leading manufacturer of industrial centrifuges; separation and filtration systems; environmental products; and fluid management services. For nearly 40 years, the company has delivered proven results in the most demanding situations throughout a wide range of industrial, commercial, and institutional applications. Today, CentraSep’s patented liquid-solid centrifuge technology is considered the gold standard for industrial centrifuges and separators, as well as many other types of filtration systems. CentraSep’s centrifuges have revolutionized fluid filtration and separation in applications requiring clarified process fluid and/or recycled fluid, and offer a unique design, efficiency features, and patented technology.
The Solution
CentraSep decided to replace AutoCAD software with DraftSight Professional 2D design software. The company purchased five seats of DraftSight Professional software because it was easy to learn and use, especially for AutoCAD users, worked well alongside SOLIDWORKS 3D design software, and provided a more cost-effective 2D solution. The software was used to satisfy a host of other 2D needs, ranging from leveraging legacy and customer plant layout data in DWG format to more efficiently developing proposals for prospective customers and electrical schematics. The implementation of DraftSight Professional software allowed CentraSep to compress its sales process substantially while simultaneously reducing the engineering effort required to support quoting, proposal development, and sales.
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