Bianchi, a venerable Italian bicycle manufacturer, has chosen SolidWorks and COSMOS software to design better bicycles with a powerful combination of high technology, design, and innovation. Founded in 1885, the Bergamo based firm produces approximately 60,000 bicycles a year, including racing bicycles, mountain bikes, and bikes for children. Using SolidWorks Office Premium 3D CAD and COSMOSWorks analysis software, Bianchi has significantly shortened time to market and reduced materials usage by minimising reliance on physical prototypes.
“A bicycle must very much account for consumers’ tastes, which demand new materials and exquisite designs,” said Luca Minesso, Bianchi’s design and production chief. “To meet these goals, it is essential for us to use advanced engineering tools like SolidWorks and COSMOSWorks software – tools that save us time and money by letting us finalise the finest details before designs are built. As such, SolidWorks software represents a fundamental competitive advantage for our firm today, both for its high-end features and its integration with other systems. And its widespread usage makes it is easy to share designs with our suppliers in Asia, where SolidWorks is well known and highly regarded.”
Bianchi uses COSMOSWorks Designer, which is completely integrated into SolidWorks software, to help ensure products are sufficiently strong, especially in a bike’s high-stress areas.
Bianchi works with authorised SolidWorks reseller, Solid Technology.