How It's Made | PL Custom Ambulance Metals Processing Part 1

As our name suggests, here at PL Custom we customize nearly every aspect of our ambulances and emergency vehicles. Metals Processing is a complex and dynamic department that plays a crucial role in the finished product. From water jet cutting, to entrance steps and door construction; let's take a deep dive into the 'behind the scenes' of our Metals Processing department.
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[@MeanMarkerRoulette]

Are you guys doing any design automation with something like Driveworks or EpicorCPQ?

[@plcustom]

Yes, our design team uses SOLIDWORKS in the design process of our ambulances.

[@MeanMarkerRoulette]

​@plcustom Driveworks or another similar CPQ would be used to automate Solidworks. You would use it to generate various sizes of similar components automatically, like a door assembly for example. It would generate all the parts and drawings for a new door in minutes vs hours of manually resizing in Solidworks. If you're not using an automation software, you should really look into it. It will save engineering time for mundane tasks and improve your product standardization.