What is CAD or CAE or CAM?

Most people will reply:

Computer-Aided Design or Computer-Aided Engineering or Computer-Aided Manufacturing. But at Enterprise, it means Customer-Aided Design and Customer-Aided Engineering and Customer-Aided Manufacturing.

Many people know it as Simultaneous or Concurrent Engineering but that usually refers to in-house departmental functions. At Enterprise, we have advanced that concept to a whole new era of successful partnerships consisting of proactive interaction with our customers.

We know that customers are good at designing and selling products, while Enterprise is good at manufacturing production fabrications.

Create a partnership of these two entities very early in the product development process and the result invariably leads to higher quality, manufacturing efficiencies, and significant cost savings.

We involve our loyal and independent workforce upfront where their hands-on knowledge and input is invaluable.

Frequently, the before and after fabrications look different, but perform the same function and cost less. Experience has taught us that we cannot do this alone. Customer input is the key.
Where do the cost savings come from?
  • streamline and reduce the number of operations
  • automate processing methods
  • decrease the number of components
  • reduce complexity
  • simplify manufacturing
  • substitute materials
  • recommend alternate surface finishes
  • improve production efficiency
  • upgrade quality and reliability

Frequently, manual welding can be replaced by robotic welding. Sometimes parts can be eliminated, replacing multiple, welded components with single, laser-cut and formed pieces. Occasionally, parts are completely redesigned. In all cases, success is the result of cooperation between Enterprise and our customer.

Perhaps we should coin a new term: CAP - Customer-Aided Partnership, then challenge you to try on the Enterprise CAP.

We guarantee you will be pleased with what our family of engineers, designers, and technical experts can offer your product development process.

Contact one of our sales and marketing professionals for a more detailed explanation of our many successful CAP stories.

Or better yet, let us work with you to develop a CAP of your very own! Try it on for size.

We know you'll be pleased with the results.

 


  
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