Company: Proteus Motion

Industry: Fitness and Health Technology

Company Overview: Proteus Motion is a fitness technology company specializing in advanced resistance training systems. Their flagship product, the Proteus System, is a revolutionary strength-training machine that provides 3D resistance, helping athletes and clinicians measure and improve performance more effectively.

The Challenge

The Challange

Developing a system as intricate as the Proteus Reach required overcoming inefficiencies in design workflows and high manufacturing costs. Proteus Motion’s complex assemblies demanded precise and flexible prototyping to keep up with the pressures of reducing time to market and maintaining product quality. Without a comprehensive product development solution, these challenges threatened to slow down innovation and inflate production expenses, potentially putting the product’s overall success at risk.

Cost Control: High production costs limited the scalability of their business model.
Efficiency: Lengthy assembly processes hindered manufacturing speed and scalability.
Complexity: Designing a complex 3D resistance mechanism required advanced precision and innovative solutions.

The Solution

Proteus Motion turned to SOLIDWORKS and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to meet these challenges head-on. This partnership gave them access to cutting-edge design and engineering tools, including:

The 3DEXPEREINCE platform: Centralized project data and seamless collaboration across teams.
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Premium: Advanced design and simulation capabilities to optimize their mechanical assemblies and digitally validate performance.
Data management and collaboration: Streamlined file organization and version control to reduce errors and improve efficiency during iterative design phases.

By integrating SOLIDWORKS into their operations, Proteus Motion unlocked new levels of efficiency and innovation. The tools and support provided allowed them to bring a complex idea to market faster, reducing costs and improving product reliability along the way.

“The 3DEXPERIENCE platform gave us access to SOLIDWORKS CAD, SOLIDWORKS Simulation analysis, SOLIDWORKS Visualize rendering tools, and a cloud-managed PLM system. Our team designed, prototyped, and ultimately built the Version 2 system thanks to all of the tools provided by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. I’m not sure if we’d have even been able to create and launch the Version 2 system with our existing design software, but if we could it would have taken at least twice as long as it did with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.”

– Paul Vizzio, Director of Hardware Engineering

The Result

Cut design cycles in half
Saved $20,000 in prototyping costs
Reduced BOM costs by factor of four
Shortened assembly time from two weeks to three hours

By reducing manufacturing costs, the company not only improved profitability but also made their product more accessible to a broader market. Cutting assembly times in half allowed them to scale production efficiently, while enhanced design accuracy ensured the product exceeded expectations in performance and reliability. The centralized data management and collaboration tools fostered a culture of innovation, empowering the team to stay ahead of the competition.

Final Thoughts

Proteus Motion’s journey highlights how advanced design and collaboration tools can simplify workflows and improve efficiency. With the help of SOLIDWORKS and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, they successfully reduced costs, shortened production times, and developed an innovative fitness solution. This partnership showcases how the right tools and support can help bring new ideas to life effectively and efficiently.

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