ZF Electronics TVS is a joint venture that manufactures electromechanical components. They implemented PTC Creo to enable intuitive 3D modeling, allowing designers to modify designs quickly and reduce design cycle time by 20-25%. Key benefits included increased flexibility to customize products to customer needs and reduced physical prototypes. Donaldson Filtration Solutions adopted Creo Mold Analysis to perform analysis in-house, reducing costly external analysis and lead times. Using Creo, engineers identified design weaknesses early to improve products. Creo helped meet delivery dates and saved nearly $5k per mold analysis by catching issues prior to tooling.

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ZF Electronics TVS( India) Private limited is a joint venture
between TVS group India and ZF Electronics corporation, USA.
ZF Electronics TVS manufactures switches, sensors, solenoids,
electronic component carriers and other electromechanical
components.
“Not only can PTC Creo Parametric do
everything we want, it is a significant
step forward in user friendliness
compared to previous versions. It
allows us to perform powerful and
complex tasks with a down-to-earth
interface.”
V.Seeniivasan
Head of Design
ZF Electronics TVS Cuts Design Time by 20-25% with PTC
Creo

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ZF Electronics TVS Cuts Design Time by 20-25% with
PTC Creo
S o l u t i o n
• PTC Creo delivers easy, intuitive 3D
modeling that enables users to
modify designs on-the-fly, enabling
faster design time
• Utilize PTC Creo tools to create
innovative design concepts and
components
• Check mold flow analysis using the
plastic advisor
I n i t i a t i v e s
• Switch from 2D design to 3D design
• Increase flexibility to create highly
customized equipment to satisfy
customers’ unique requirements and
specifications
• Reduce physical prototypes
• Reduce design cycle time
R e s u l t s
• Efficiently optimized our design
using PTC Creo
• Discovered errors before going live
using the plastic advisor
• Reduced the number of protoypes
ZF Electronics TVS( India) Private limited is a joint venture
between TVS group India and ZF Electronics corporation, USA.
ZF Electronics TVS manufactures switches, sensors, solenoids,
electronic component carriers and other electromechanical
components.

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Donaldson Company, Inc., is a leading worldwide provider of filtration systems and replacement
parts. Donaldson serves customers in the industrial and engine markets, including dust
collection, power generation, specialty filtration, compressed air purification, off-road equipment,
industrial compressors, heavy trucks and light vehicles.
“Prior to the Mold Analysis in PTC Creo we had to
send our design through costly, but necessary
analysis. We could only hope that it came back with
results that would not reflect the need for late sage
design changes and another costly analysis.
With PTC Creo’s Mold Analysis we can do analysis
in-house, as early and often as needed. With PTC
Creo we saved cost and reduced the lead time on
our projects.”
Jonathon Van Loon,
Plastic & Tooling Procurement Engineer
Donaldson Filtration Solutions Reduced Costs and Lead Time
with Creo Mold Analysis

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Donaldson Filtration Solutions Reduced Costs and Lead Time
with Creo Mold Analysis
S o l u t i o n
• Adopt PTC Creo Mold Analysis Extension to
support designers and engineers
• Easily read other CAD formats being used within
DCI using PTC Creo
• Incorporate Creo 3 draft check and 3D thickness
checking in regular processes
• Improve the accuracy of measurements of CAD
models not possible with our visualization tools
• Use the Draft Analysis to review designs before
sending them out for tool build
I n i t i a t i v e s
• Reduce cost of external analysis
• Educate designers & engineers regarding part
design and effect on moldability, function, and
appearance
• Incorporate input from tooling engineers earlier
in the design process
• Meet or beat promised delivery date to the
customer
• Reduce Lead Time
R e s u l t s
• Donaldson saved nearly $5k per Mold Analysis
performed
• PTC Creo Mold Analysis identified weak spots in
designs based on current gate locations
• The identification weak spots enabled new gate
locations and modified part geometry, which
resulted in a superior product design.
• Using the Draft Analysis enabled engineers to
identify and resolve incorrect draft placement before
designs were sent for tool build
• Using PTC Creo to improve processes reduced
overall lead time
Donaldson Company, Inc., is a leading worldwide provider of filtration systems and replacement parts. Donaldson
serves customers in the industrial and engine markets, including dust collection, power generation, specialty filtration,
compressed air purification, off-road equipment, industrial compressors, heavy trucks and light vehicles.