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•Process Improvement Analysis

•Autodesk Inventor® & Autodesk Vault®

Implementation and training

•CAD Standards Development

•CAD Club Training

Platinum Partner

DESIGN SOFTWARE

Giffin factory facilities - Giffin USA, Auburn Hills, MI

Achieving Success

through Strategic Solutions

Giffin, Inc. partnered with Advanced Solutions, Inc. to implement business

process solutions through Autodesk® software, training, and development.

pretty demanding,” shared Warren Myers,

Director of Engineering and Design at

Giffin.

Giffin knew they could increase efficiency,

to shorten manufacturing timelines for

their products, by implementing new

software and workflows. They also knew

moving into 3D design was the wave of

the future, with many of their competitors

already adopting 3D design methods.

Giffin approached Advanced Solutions,

after discussing the need for a

dependable and knowledgeable Autodesk

partner, who could bring them to a new

level of productivity. Giffin was looking to

meet specific business goals. They desired

a more efficient method to capture

metrics to assist with cost and material

estimating, and capture overbuilds

throughout the design-build process.

These capabilities were important, due to

the status of a project being gauged by

the weight and amount of material used

in each design.

They were interested in implementing

internal CAD standards to streamline

commonality among design files, as well

Company Overview

Established in 1980, Giffin is a

design-build firm, focused primarily on

automotive and aerospace metal

finishing projects.

Continued growth brought Giffin to

Auburn Hills, Michigan in 2010, with a

relocation to a 125,000 sq. ft. facility.

Within the facility, approximately

100,000 sq. ft. is used for high bay

manufacturing, complete with

automated production and handling

equipment. The facility has allowed

Giffin to continue to lead the industry in

the design, manufacturing and

installation of a wide variety of

engineered process solutions.

Business Goals & Objectives

The biggest challenge Giffin faced was

meeting the needs of customers with

short schedules and tight budgets. “The

customers expect us to come up with

innovative design, add value, at the same

time cut costs, and their schedules are

Training Session - Giffin USA, Auburn Hills, MI

Training Session - Giffin USA, Auburn Hills, MI

Advanced Solutions recommended implementation and training to be

completed in phases:

Phase 1: Autodesk Inventor Software Training

Phase 2: Vault Professional Software Installation and Configuration

Phase 3: CAD Standards Development

Phase 4: Vault Professional Workflow Development

Phase 5: End User Training for Vault Professional Workflows

Phase 6: On Going Mentoring

as have access to project data, track

project milestones, facilitate design

reviews, and ensure each project was

on target in the correct timeline.

Overall, Giffin wanted to develop a solid

process to continuously improve

competitive advantage by decreasing

completion times for engineering

projects.

Business Solutions

Advanced Solutions started by

performing an intense Process

Improvement Analysis, enabling them

to take a “deep dive” into Giffin’s

current design-build process. Advanced

Solutions wanted to understand what

processes Giffin currently had in place,

to evaluate their needs and offer the

best Autodesk software and supporting

services for a customized solution.

“That was key to us because we

needed their experience, their expertise,

in explaining what software to use

versus us just going out, and picking

one, and hoping for the best,” shared

Giffin Design Manager,

Jeff Makarewicz.

Once the data collection was complete,

Advanced Solutions recommended

Giffin move forward with the existing

multi-design software structure, as they

evolved into a more efficient Autodesk®

Inventor and Autodesk® Vault

Professional design structure within a

two month time span.

Along with the software structure

re-design, Advanced Solutions

suggested the need for extensive

training, utilizing their CAD Club

training membership program. This

would allow Giffin to have access to

unlimited training throughout the year

for each designated user. Once these

key individuals were properly trained,

they could then train the last 10% of

the staff with a hands-on, in-house

experience. Using their own highly

educated professionals, in this way,

enabled Giffin to keep training costs

low across the organization.

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developing an effective plan to eradicate

current inefficiencies by giving them the

right tools and methods, at the right time.

Since implementing all phases and

changes suggested through the Process

Improvement Analysis, Giffin has seen a

25% increase in productivity echoed with

a 10-20% savings in time per project.

Richard Giffin, Giffin Sales and Marketing,

reflected on his experience by adding,

“Giffin is able to provide its customer base

with exactly what they want and exactly

what is required in a much more efficient

and timely manner with the flexibility and

utilization of the Autodesk and Advanced

Solutions 3D software.”

Warren Myers went on to say, “Autodesk

and Advanced Solutions definitely

contributed to where we are, today!”

Paul Cetnar, Advanced Solutions’

Mechanical Engineer and Process

Improvement Specialist, was brought

on board to work with the team at

Giffin, overseeing the Process

Improvement implementation with

installation and configuration of the

Autodesk® software, CAD standards

development, workflow development,

training, and continued mentoring.

Results, Benefits, and Final

Thoughts

Upon embarking on the partnership

with Advanced Solutions, Giffin knew

they had made the right decision.

Advanced Solutions exceeded Giffin’s

expectations by taking the time to

understand their current process, while