Advances in CAD solutions to be demonstrated at the All-Energy Exhibition and Conference

NT CADCAM, a UK based SolidWorks reseller, will be on hand to demonstrate advances in CAD solutions, including the very latest simulation software, at the All-Energy Exhibition and Conference, stand J111, from 21st to the 22nd May 2014 in Aberdeen.

Since NT CADCAM introduced SolidWorks to the UK market 18 years ago, more than 3,300 companies in the oil and gas industry around the world use the 3D CAD software.

Equipment that has been designed using the SolidWorks applications includes the world’s first robotic drill floor by Seabed Rig AS; the aluminum structures used by Martifer Group to design wind tower farms; and the redesign of liquid and solid separators by Hutchison Hayes.

NT CADCAM, which is one of only 12 value added resellers of SolidWorks out of 450 in the world, will have their own experienced team of engineers on hand at the All-Energy Show to demonstrate how industrials designers in the energy, oil and gas industries can benefit from the latest release of the SOLIDWORKS 2014 software.

Dale McQueen, mechanical engineer and NT CADCAM regional sales manager for Scotland, said: ‘With 30 years of CAD experience, I find SolidWorks itself already impressive in all sorts of ways. The speed at which it can take a 3D model and represent it in 2D documents commands an audience. Often when I am demonstrating this I always ask customers how long it would take them to do a manufacturer’s drawing using 2D CAD and the answer is always somewhere between two hours and half a day. SolidWorks does it in 40 seconds – and that’s doing it the long handed way. You can actually do it with one click of the mouse.’

TransMagic is the latest product from NT CADCAM that can take files, convert and repair them into the format from any CAD system. Conversion of data within the Energy and Renewables industry is often a time-consuming challenge with many systems taking 2-3 days to get a useable model of a CAD design. In the energy industry, precision is key to reduce costly mistakes in design and simulation.

The design to manufacturing process commonly uses ten or more different 3D applications. The ability to reuse CAD data, from any source, can have a positive impact on sales, delivery schedules, and ultimately profitability.