THERMAX LTD.

ACHIEVING ON TIME DESIGN RELEASE USING SOLIDWORKS DRAFTING AUTOMATION.

Thermax exponentially improved in plant design

capabilities with SOLIDWORKS tools, developing
the company to use more innovative for large
assembly designs using automation.
 Challenge:
Drawing process was the most critical and time
consuming activity to be completed within limited
engineering resources. WHY DESIGN AND DRAWING AUTOMATION
Less availability of skilled draftsmen Across most industries today, profit margins are narrow and
due to more assignments. will continue to become even thinner. Even in segments
where margins are relatively healthy, competition and global
Drawing release time need to reduce
outsourcing make cost reduction mandatory.
Solution:
Design automation, stands out as an effective means of
Implemented SOLIDWORKS design software with
dramatically cutting costs for a well-defined, well-proven
Automation using Design Tables, Excel, and API to
range of engineering activities. This is especially so where
refine concepts and achieve the designs release with
business needs demand rapid, accurate quoting; consistent
cost effective process.
engineering; and, most important, minimum time to finished
Results: product delivery.
Drawing lead time reduced around 70%
DRAFTING AUTOMATION
Shortened the cycle time of Engineering activities,
A consistent requirement of Thermax projects is the pressure
resulting in to improvement of productivity.
vessel design. Using SOLIDWORKS API, Design table and MS
Improved consistency with novice users even.
Excel capabilities, the company has automated this design
process, contributing to its faster plant delivery times.
Projects delivered: PF11151, PF1181 & PF1191.
Thermax Limited providing a wide range of engineering
We are always working on heavy projects and those
solutions to the energy and environment sectors. We are
projects were developed using the SOLIDWORKS tool to meet
headquartered in Pune, India and operate globally through
challenging delivery schedules. We try to design everything
19 International offices, 12 Sales & Service offices and 9
that we make in SOLIDWORKS as much as faster, which
manufacturing facilities - five of which are in India and four
provides the complete set of design tools required
overseas. Our presence spans 75 countries across Asia Pacific,
in developments.
Africa and the Middle East, CIS countries, Europe, USA and
South America.
Our solutions specifically focus on:
Boilers & Heaters (30 3,200 Tons/Hr)
Package boilers, Large capacity Power boilers,
Thermal oil / Water heaters It is a perfect means to increase
Energy recovery systems Engineering Productivity and allow you
Heating equipment - using a variety of fuels, to do what you do best.
including biomass
Sandip Darveshi, Assistant Manager
Absorption chillers - fired by waste heat or steam
Power and captive cogeneration plants,
Waste heat recovery units
Waste water management systems pre-treatment, waste
water treatment and chemical conditioning of water, sewage
effluent treatment and recycling, Air pollution control
systems, Performance improving chemicals
Thermax provides industries with clean technologies that
recover pollutants; thereby reducing their hazardous impact
on the environment. Today, many iron & steel, cement,
fertilizer and chemical industries reduce emissions using
our air pollution control systems. Industries in the US and
Japan consistently use our hi-grade ion exchange resins for
specialized applications.
CRITERIAS WHILE PERFORMING DESIGN AND
DRAWING AUTOMATION
Ease of use Everyone consider whether to adopt design
automation, ease of use is the number one concern.
Engineers need a system that runs on hardware everyone
can understand. A system equipped with user interface and

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integration capabilities.
Maintainability At most companies, the introduction of a
design automation system is generally driven by one or more
champions who can see the personal and company benefits
of adopting this technology. However, there comes a time in
a successful implementation when the system must move
beyond the original champions. For this, need a system that
can be understood by many and easily maintained by all.
Scalability In practice, the implementation of design
automation has no beginning or end. A successful system
depends on an approach that allows you to create and refine
a process that grows over time. Whatever be the minor
modifications or change in scope can be easily handled. The
changes may be the standards, adding new options, etc.
System integration The whole system of automation can
be implemented anywhere in the organisation. By just few
simple steps. And as the output is in .dwg or .pdf format these
files can be stored in PLM system we have in Thermax.

Focus on Thermax Ltd.

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Using products of SOLIDWORKS,
Headquarters: Energy House, D-II Block, The outcome of Engineering design has
Plot No. 38 & 39 MIDC Industrial Area been increased with less Engineering lead
Chinchwad, Pune 411019 INDIA time and cost effective process.
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