{"id":3362,"date":"2023-07-20T12:30:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T16:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/partners\/?p=3362"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:51:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T16:51:59","slug":"mac-trailer-reduces-cad-models","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/partners\/mac-trailer-reduces-cad-models\/","title":{"rendered":"MAC Trailer reduces CAD model library by 77% using Strategic Parts Management"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mactrailer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAC Trailer<\/a>&nbsp;opened its doors to show you how they get their top-of-the-line trailer out on the roads. It all starts with optimizing CAD model inventory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Built to Last: How MAC Trailer Streamlined the Process to Design and Build Commercial Trailers\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K7u27ACng9U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting in the fall of 2020,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/partsolutions.com\/partsolutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CADENAS PARTsolutions<\/a>&nbsp;implemented software to sort existing parts and identify duplicate parts in MAC Trailer\u2019s digital inventory. Once the duplicates were eliminated, the inventory was re-indexed and the data was securely stored on a localized server. The smaller number of parts have been re-indexed within their new product life cycle management (PLM) software,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/plm.sw.siemens.com\/en-US\/teamcenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Siemens\u2019 Teamcenter<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of 2022, this data has been added to MAC Trailer\u2019s PLM system in a much more efficient manner. Now that the new PLM is live, CADENAS PARTsolutions\u2019 software runs nightly updates adding new and updated data. This process makes it possible for MAC Trailer to significantly decrease the time and money spent getting their products to market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The problem with CAD model inventory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;Our engineers were spending roughly one-third of their day simply searching for existing parts. Most of them ended up resketching these parts instead of continuing to search.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Zach Kennedy, Director of Information Technology at MAC Trailer<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 40 engineers on staff, approximately 500 hours per week were spent searching for active parts. Additionally, the problem was growing with recreated parts being added to their inventory daily. To implement a new PLM system, MAC Trailers had to reorganize their digital inventory process. They acknowledged this issue and set analysts out to solve it. That\u2019s when they found&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/partsolutions.com\/partsolutions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PARTsolutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Optimizing CAD model inventory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Using the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/partners\/efficient-parts-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PARTsolutions software<\/a>, the team was able to reduce MAC Trailer\u2019s parts from 1.3 million distinct parts and assemblies to just 300,000. That is a decrease of 77% of redundant 3D models.&nbsp;With such a drastically decreased part inventory, MAC Trailer has been able to organize their data and more easily share CAD models with all engineers across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis process has significantly impacted our engineers. They are spending far less time searching for parts and can focus on more productive tasks,\u201d said Kennedy. \u201cThis also has helped us identify larger volumes for purchasing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:22px\">Read more about MAC Trailer and their savings by downloading the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/go.partsolutions.com\/mac-trailer-case-study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MAC Trailer Optimizes CAD Model Inventory to Save Millions Case Study<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the author<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/partsolutions.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shelby Huber<\/a> is a Content Marketing Manager at CADENAS PARTsolutions. She is a Strategic Communications graduate from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, South Dakota. 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