An European Automotive Parts and Assemblies Manufacturer Gets Value-Based Service for 2D Drawings and Saves its Costs by 44%

The Client

The client is a leading automotive parts and assemblies manufacturer based in Europe

Business Need

The client intended to streamline its operation by employing a solution to address its 2D drawing requirements. It was examining the possibilities of outsourcing drawings to a reputed offshore vendor, which could provide a solution that seamlessly integrated with its production processes resulting in higher efficiency owing to less disruption in the production process.

The client technical requirements were:

• 2D detailing of parts and assemblies as per ANSI Y14.5
• 2D drawings that enabled sectional views, projection views, detailed views, and auxiliary views
• Tolerance task analysis and application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD & T)

Challenge

The challenges that the project posed on our team were manifold. Major among them were:

• Accumulating necessary resources to meet the goal of completing the project in 4.5 months for 1000 machine parts
• Training available resources to conform to the client's quality standards

The IndiaCADWorks Solution

The team at IndiaCADworks embarked on a holistic approach by focusing on all aspects of the project in order to align it with client requirements.

• Ensured that the standards for 2D detailing set by the client were adhered to from the commencement till the end of the project
• Ramped up operation to enable the delivery of the project within the stipulated time
• Followed the 'train the trainer' model to ascertain there was strict adherence to client-defined quality norms

Results

The client benefited immensely by outsourcing the project to IndiaCADworks, as was evident from its results:

• The client witnessed cost savings of up to 44%
• The project review was conducted on a day-to-day basis resulting in higher transparency and efficiency
• The client was able to procure value-based service for its 2D drawing, detailing, and tolerance task analysis requirement