Hindustan Glass dumps AutoCAD for SolidWorks   

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DELHI: Indian glass container manufacturer Hindustan National Glass &

Industries Ltd (HNGIL) and its affiliates have purchased 20 licenses of

SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software to support their design and

engineering processes across five locations.






HNGIL is replacing its AutoCAD 2D design tools with SolidWorks software to
shorten development time and achieve international quality standards for its

global customers.






HNGIL produces more than nine million bottles per day, ranging from 5
milliliters to 3,200 milliliters. The company has established a

state-of-the-art CAD/CAM facility that enables customers to choose unique

container shapes, sizes, and colors for use in a wide range of industries,

such as processed foods, soft drinks, beer and cosmetics.






According to the IS Manager, SolidWorks software will help HNGIL meet
several important challenges in designing glassware, including aesthetics,

sturdiness, and efficient mass production. In addition to efficient

container design, HNGIL will use SolidWorks to refine the machinery and

tooling used in the manufacturing process.






"Ideal distribution of glass, for example, dictates a container's
sturdiness, and that does not happen by accident," said MD of HNGIL Dr.

Sanjay Somany. "It is based entirely on scientific engineering and control

during the design and production of the ware involved, be it a bottle,

flask, vial, or jar. SolidWorks software's 3D modeling capabilities and ease

of use stood out over the other 3D CAD software we evaluated for this work.

We are confident that SolidWorks will help us improve our productivity and

pass on these benefits to our customers through better designs and higher

quality standards, all within a faster turnaround time,” he added.