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Xometry","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fdixon-valve-coupling-optimizes-manufacturing-solidworks-xometry","\u003Cp>Find out how SOLIDWORKS and Xometry allowed Dixon Valve & Coupling to…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":29},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":25,"thumbnail":26,"srcSet":27,"sizes":28},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_xometry-screen-shot-1024x576.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_xometry-screen-shot-768x432.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_xometry-screen-shot-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_xometry-screen-shot-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_xometry-screen-shot-300x169.jpg.webp 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https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F20161007_085439_1_-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F20161007_085439_1_-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F20161007_085439_1_-1536x864.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F20161007_085439_1_-2048x1152.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>Are you constantly looking for ways to improve your productivity and processes?  SOLIDWORKS and its partners strive to provide you with the tools you need to do your job as efficiently as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Let’s take a look at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fsuccesses\u002Fcustomer-story.htm?record=Dixon-Valve-and-Coupling-Company&id=6860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dixon Valve & Coupling\u003C\u002Fa> and see how they utilize SOLIDWORKS and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fproducts\u002Fdetails.htm?productid=5483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xometry\u003C\u002Fa> add-in to help its automation team realize its cost efficiency goals.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For over 100 years, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fsuccesses\u002Fcustomer-story.htm?record=Dixon-Valve-and-Coupling-Company&id=6860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dixon Valve & Coupling\u003C\u002Fa> has manufactured and supplied hose couplings, valves, dry-disconnects, swivels, and other fluid-transfer and control products.  The worldwide company, with a broad reach of industries including transportation and construction, created a strategic objective of developing solutions that make its products safer, leak-free, longer lasting, and always available.  In order to continually focus on that objective, Dixon formed an in-house automation team to automate production where justified.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F20161007_090353_greycrop-1024x908.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31418\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F20161007_090353_greycrop-1024x908.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F20161007_090353_greycrop-300x266.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F20161007_090353_greycrop-768x681.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F20161007_090353_greycrop-1536x1361.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F20161007_090353_greycrop-2048x1815.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The Dixon automation team relies on the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbit.ly\u002F2zDHWpE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOLIDWORKS® ecosystem\u003C\u002Fa>, which the company has used for 20 years. Recently, Dixon added the free Xometry add-in to SOLIDWORKS software to support quoting, feedback, and ordering of manufacturing services from directly within the SOLIDWORKS CAD environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With the\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fproducts\u002Fdetails.htm?productid=5483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Xometry\u003C\u002Fa> add-in, Dixon’s automation team is able to answer those tough questions like “What is the optimal manufacturing solution?” or “What will this change cost?”  With this add-in, it has 24\u002F7 access to production pricing and ordering information inside SOLIDWORKS, and a way to obtain feedback about determining the best way to manufacture a part.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_xometry-screen-shot-1024x576.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31419\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_xometry-screen-shot-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_xometry-screen-shot-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_xometry-screen-shot-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_xometry-screen-shot-1536x864.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_xometry-screen-shot.jpg.webp 1918w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>According to Industrial Engineer J.R. Everett, “We were able to get a quote, place the order, and receive the part in a couple days—all without leaving SOLIDWORKS.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To learn more about how \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fsuccesses\u002Fcustomer-story.htm?record=Dixon-Valve-and-Coupling-Company&id=6860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dixon Valve & Coupling\u003C\u002Fa> is creating better design and cutting costs with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbit.ly\u002F2zDHWpE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOLIDWORKS Solutions\u003C\u002Fa> in conjunction with the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsw\u002Fproducts\u002Fdetails.htm?productid=5483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xometry\u003C\u002Fa> add-in functions, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbit.ly\u002F2zqzkjt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmy.solidworks.com\u002Ftry-solidworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_banner_online_product_trial_961x250_eng_final.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29573\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_banner_online_product_trial_961x250_eng_final.jpg.webp 961w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_banner_online_product_trial_961x250_eng_final-300x78.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsw_banner_online_product_trial_961x250_eng_final-768x200.jpg.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C!-- \u002Fwp:post-content -->","2017-11-08T08:00:15",{"node":34,"__typename":44},{"nicename":35,"description":36,"slug":35,"name":37,"firstName":38,"lastName":39,"avatar":40,"__typename":43},"josiemorales","Josie connects with SOLIDWORKS users every day to help them share their cool and ground breaking design stories. 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