Internet Satellite Group Engages aPriori to Gain Fast, Detailed Manufacturability Feedback In The Design Stage

The company’s design engineers often received manufacturability feedback too late, leading to costly iterations and abandoned inventory.

Consistency is key. aPriori continues to consistently deliver a product and level of service that precedes its reputation. Another aPriori advocate who used our solutions at their previous position introduced our tools to this company. The company aims to increase global broadband access via thousands of satellites to unserved and underserved communities around the world.

“From the beginning…it became clear that aPriori aligned perfectly with our needs. I never felt the need to second-guess the decision.”

A previous aPriori user, now a manufacturing engineer in this company, initiated the acquisition of a solution that could automate Design for Manufacturability (DFM) feedback and cost analysis closely linked to the NX CAD environment. Having prior experience with aPriori at his former company, he recognized its potential to address these challenges and led the evaluation, selection, and approval process.

“The implementation plan aPriori provided gave us the confidence we needed to move forward.”

The evaluation process involved assessing multiple solutions, conducting detailed demos, and preparing a business case. The approval process required buy-in from multiple departments, including Production, Design, Supply Chain, and Finance.

aPriori was chosen due to its ability to seamlessly integrate DFM and cost analysis into a single solution, offering significant benefits to both design and sourcing teams.

aPriori delivers an automated CAD-integrated DFM and cost analysis solution that provides instant design feedback and cost estimates. This early manufacturability feedback reduces design iterations and engineering change orders and reduces costs without compromising quality or performance.

“It was the only tool we evaluated that combined automated DFM feedback and cost analysis in one. That was a game changer for us.”

aPriori’s Manufacturing Simulation examines costs at a granular level, calculating all costs to establish a precise “should cost” of manufactured products. Should cost analysis applies a “bottom-up” methodology to analyze all materials, processes, and overhead costs for production. The result is more effective, fact-based supplier negotiations to reduce costs, accelerate time to market, and foster smarter designs.

“The aPriori team was incredibly accommodating. Whenever I needed something—custom demos, technical details—they delivered quickly and thoroughly.”