  Heavy Machinery Industry SuccessManufacturers of heavy machinery operate in a mature market where increasing global competition keeps forcing the costs of production down. As a result, the leading companies in this industry have been among the most extensive and innovative users of virtual product development. They're applying the technology to the design and development of everything from lawn and garden tools to heavy construction and earth-moving equipment. |
| Title | Customer |
| Building Better Trucks with VPD | Leyland Trucks Ltd., UK |
| Industrial Dump Truck Powertrain | GENERIC |
| Hydraulically-driven Backhoe Arm | GENERIC |
| Assuring Clearance in Logging Equipment | John Deere |
| Cutting Time to Market for Saw Chains | Oregon Cutting Systems |
| Motion Simulation Software Finds Sweet Spot For Garbage Trucks | Leach Company |
| Plasma-Therm Optimizes a new Product Using MSC.Working Model 2D | Plasma-Therm, Inc. |
| Off-Road and Service Truck Body Builder Cuts Prototype Cost with MSC.Software | Feterl Manufacturing |
| Simulation Software Accelerates Development of High Frequency Motion Simulator at Dearborn Gage | Dearborn Gage/USAF |
| Articulated Boom Design Gets a Lift with Working Model | Snorkel Economy |
