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Jumil Máquinas Agrícolas, the leading agricultural equipment maker in Brazil, has standardized on SolidWorks(r) 3D mechanical design software to speed complex farm equipment to market and meet ever-tightening delivery deadlines, SolidWorks Corporation announced today. Jumil, which replaced its previous design software with 25 licenses of SolidWorks, is documenting a 32-percent increase in drawing efficiency after just one month of training. Jumil's planting machines, fertilizer distributors, seed spreaders, and other farm equipment typically consist of more than 2,000 components. SolidWorks software handles the challenge with ease. "SolidWorks is helping us speed new and improved products from conception to market with unprecedented efficiency," said Fábio Chencci Correa, research and development manager for Jumil. "This helps us meet our pressing three-to-six month turnarounds on new products and compete more aggressively in local and worldwide markets. We chose to standardize on SolidWorks over other options because of SolidWorks ease of use, cost/benefit value, continual improvements, and overall company strength." Based in Batatais, São Paulo, with a presence in North America, Latin America, Africa, Oceania, Europe, and the Middle East, Jumil is also using the SolidWorks eDrawings(tm) e-mail-enabled design communication tool to view, share, and mark up designs in the tooling, quality control, and production departments. Users don't need to install mechanical design software to use the tool. Prior to using eDrawings, Jumil maintained older design software in each sector simply so engineers could view the designs. Jumil is also using SolidWorks Toolbox, a time-saving library of standard parts, as well as SolidWorks PhotoWorks(tm) integrated photorealistic rendering software and SolidWorks 3D Instant Website single-click Web-publishing tool to share 3D models with customers for marketing purposes. "By switching to SolidWorks, Jumil is getting more performance-enhancing capabilities from fewer software licenses, a difference that its customers will experience as more robust products are delivered earlier," said Ilya Mirman, vice president of marketing for SolidWorks. "These are typical results for SolidWorks customers in any industry who are increasingly electing to design their products in three dimensions. Results like these are always a delight to witness." SolidWorks is widely used in the agricultural and heavy equipment industries. Other companies in this market that have migrated to 3D design using SolidWorks software include Bourgault Industries Ltd., Cornell Industrial Corp., Matla Coal Ltd., Northeast Fabricators, LLC, Oceaneering International Inc., Bucyrus International Inc., Vermeer Machinery Company, Cheliabinsk Tractor Plant, and S&S Power Inc. SolidWorks is now used by 90 percent of the agricultural manufacturing companies in Brazil, including: ATB Agritillage Baldan, JF Máquinas Agrícolas, Máquinas Nogueira, and Venturoso e Valentini. Jumil works with SolidWorks' reseller Assessocon-Brazil for ongoing software training, implementation, and support.