Experience, know-how, and commitment: the recipe for a successful company
Backed by over twenty years of experience, Rabumeca has gradually expanded into the food, pharmaceutical, steel, and environmental sectors. Today, it employs 20 people and expects sales of 2.7 million euros in 2021. At the heart of the company’s project is the determination to offer quality services within set deadlines and the desire to establish a relationship of trust with its customers and business partners.
Rabumeca’s deployment in various industrial sectors has enabled the company’s employees to develop a wide range of technical skills. Over the years, the company managed by Sébastien Bridet has also expanded its expertise through a policy of investment aimed at improving equipment reliability and performance. The collaboration with TOPSOLID came naturally.
Rabumeca and TOPSOLID: A Recent History
In need of new CAD software to boost productivity, Rabumeca launched a call for tenders in 2020. For the company, the choice of TOPSOLID was obvious: “We chose TopSolid because they were the only ones who understood us and listened to our needs. The people we spoke to were experts in their field, and they knew how to adapt their design software to our manufacturing process“, says Sébastien Bridet.
In application, employees use TopSolid’Design to launch manufacturing and design products for special machines. Nicolas Laibe, project manager at Rabumeca, describes the process in detail: “I use TopSolid’Design to retrieve 3D files from customers and provide the technical information required for the project. I use the sheet metal and tube recognition modules to obtain the documents required for manufacturing. In this way, the software enables him to construct “everything from laser flattening to bending sheets, assembly drawings for sub-assemblies, and assembly drawings with all the corresponding bills of materials.”
TopSolid’Design supports Rabumeca’s development.
Specialized CAD/CAM software, TopSolid’Design efficiently supports Rabumeca’s projects. An accurate productivity tool, the teams particularly appreciate its ease of use.
Support throughout the entire process
In TOPSOLID, Rabumeca found a pedagogical partner who was able to guide the company’s employees through the software: “We had a 6-day TopSolid’Design training course at TOPSOLID headquarters, and we had a specific training course on our premises, adapted to our needs“, explains Sébastien Bridget. In his opinion, the quality of the support staff made the difference: “We found people who were able to respond to our needs and questions daily and who were able to support us throughout the implementation of the software.
Ease of use
For project managers, TopSolid’Design represents an added value to design, mainly ease of use. Nicolas Laibe explains: “I find TopSolid’Design very easy to use; it helps us have the right documents. It’s logical and clear, with the right icons and functions. It’s very similar to what we use in the workshop.
Productivity gains
More generally, TopSolid’Design has given the company a real boost in productivity. With over a year’s hindsight, Rabumeca’s managing director comments: “TopSolid has enabled us to automate all the tasks we used to do manually. The working documents saved us enormous time when we launched our processes. According to him, the productivity gains achieved by the company thanks to the software are far from negligible: “We estimate that we have gained around 30% in productivity in the methods department“, he asserts.
The range of CAD, CAM, ERP and PDM TopSolid solutions
Development prospects are closely linked to TOPSOLID.
Rabumeca’s objective for the near future is to develop its functionalities to meet its customers’ needs even more effectively. Sébastien Bridget wishes to integrate TopSolid’s quotation module into his organization. By setting up facilitating systems, this module makes obtaining a result close to workshop reality possible via a 2D or 3D part drawing. Proud of their achievements, TOPSOLID will again be delighted to support them in this process!
