Design & Engineering / Watershot, Inc.

The Challenge

Watershot, Inc., designs and manufactures underwater housings for 35 mm still, video, and 16 mm/35 mm film cameras. The demand for more sophisticated underwater camera housings –- such as the underwater film housings produced for Zuccarini Films, Inc., a leading underwater cinematographer –- compelled the company to investigate ways to improve design efficiency and accuracy.

The Solution
We selected SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software because of its ease-of-use, assembly functionality, tight integration with other engineering applications, and advanced visualization and design communication tools. By implementing SolidWorks on the Zuccarini Camera Housing project, Watershot realized a 50% reduction in its design cycle, cut design errors by 95%, developed a product without building a single prototype, and created an innovative gear tower assembly with the potential for future applications.

Summary and Metrics:

• Reduced design cycle by 50%
• Cut design errors by 95%
• Manufactured product without a single prototype
• Created innovative gear tower assembly

"Our ambition was to completely design and produce a camera housing electronically without building a single prototype."
        Steve Ogles, Founder

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