Design Automation Solutions

M.D. Henry Company, Inc., a leading Alabama-based provider of transmission and distribution (T&D) products for the electrical power industry, supports a broad customer base with equipment such as batteries, chargers, regulators, and substation components. With nearly four decades of experience, the company has built a reputation for reliability and innovation in the utility, municipal, and industrial markets—both in the U.S. and internationally.

Customer Challenge

M.D. Henry’s engineering team relied on an application integrated with SolidWorks® to generate part models. However, as the company moved toward standardizing its design processes around Autodesk Inventor®, the existing toolset needed to be updated to function within the new CAD environment. The goal was to transition from Solidworks to Autodesk Inventor for part creation and streamline their processes by eliminating redundant steps.

The Hagerman Solution

After evaluating M.D. Henry’s legacy application and understanding the repetitive nature of their part creation process, the Design Automation team at Hagerman & Company proposed a solution to leverage iLogic capabilities inside Autodesk Inventor to automate key workflows. By redesigning the application logic to fit within Inventor’s framework, Hagerman delivered a solution that eliminated unnecessary manual inputs and introduced rules-based automation to streamline model generation.

Results and Business Impact

The redesigned application—now fully integrated with Autodesk Inventor—eliminated multiple manual steps and reduced the need for repetitive data entry. As a result, M.D. Henry reported a 25% reduction in the time required to process each part, significantly improving engineering productivity. Additionally, the new iLogic-driven automation gave engineers greater flexibility and control over how parts are generated and modified, enhancing their ability to respond to design changes quickly.

Long-Term Benefits

By partnering with Hagerman & Company, M.D. Henry not only completed a successful migration from SolidWorks to Inventor, but also gained a more efficient and scalable design environment with the adoption of iLogic automation. M.D. Henry is now positioned for future growth with faster part development and a reduced risk of human error.