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In order to meet the anticipated increase in demand due to the association of Trek Bicycles with Armstrong, management evaluated their product development environment in 2002, with an eye toward preparing for even greater volumes of new business, according to Steve Baumann, industrial design manager. We had been using Pro/ENGINEER® software, Baumann explains. But we wanted to upgrade to a CAD system that was more PC-compatible, affordable, and easy to use. Because our people fly all over the world to meet with racers, buyers, and dealers, we use a lot of laptops. In addition to flexibility in hardware, we wanted to utilize 3D design data in order to improve productivity and boost throughput.

Trek uses SolidWorks 3D CAD and SolidWorks’ partner Graphics Systems Corporation to design and test their products in 3D.