Customer Stories

Every year in Madagascar 120,000 hectares of forest are cut down each year, with 80% of that lumber being used for cooking. Combating deforestation in the region starts with better technology and education. That’s why Dagobert Frobel, also Co-Director Madagascar, started designing solar ovens in Alibre Design.

Paul van Niekerk was making steel parts for the automotive industry in South Africa when he realized he needed a plasma cutter, but couldn't afford one. What else could he and his son Kevin do but learn Alibre Design and build the first 5 axis plasma cutter in Africa?

When it came time to design the Forager Omni-Chassis, Bill wasn't about to go back to using his drafting table and t-square, but he definitely didn't want to shell out big bucks or spend a ton of time learning a new program.

HG Building Design's most recent innovative structure design is a submission to redesign the autostrada over the Polcevera River in Italy. Bends in the structure make for beautiful accents in this design, and also serve a purpose: carry the load.

David decided to start Gingerbread Homes - creating themed tiny homes for ultra-efficient living while bringing some whimsy to the lifestyle. Each one is designed to make great use of a small space.

SDMC American Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells material handling equipment to handle non-free flowable material, such as solid waste, bio-solids or organic waste. See how Alibre Design helps them build to specifications quickly and reliably.  

WolvertonBailey, Inc uses Alibre Design to win the first combustion engine patent in 30 years that crushes heat loss and delivers 160% more mechanical energy to the wheels versus the traditional Otto design. See how they did it.

Traction drives have long been used to transmit power, but Pawloski’s RMI Traction Drive utilizes rolling motion to eliminate friction and inefficiencies with 6 moving parts. See how they designed and patented this crazy efficient drive.

Vern spent a quarter of a century designing, building, testing, using, and perfecting his invention. Learn about his journey to reinvent the riding mower and to patent a unique Zero Turn Radius (ZTR) mower – The BeeLine.

It’s not uncommon to see solar panels installed on homes. Why not wind turbines? Inventor Helmuth Geiser of Fort Myers, Florida, thought this was an interesting question, and the answer started Scaled Energy.

Creating such a modern and modular piece of nautical equipment presented some peculiar challenges that pushed both the designer and the design software into new waters. Learn how Switchsports delivered this modular masterpiece.

Stoltz’s heavy duty construction style and ability to react quickly to customer demands are quickly making the company an industry leader in the farming and construction industries. See how they meet deadlines and innovate.

Bill Price isn’t a regular guy. He’s a guy that thinks the world needs a 3500cc motorcycle with over 300 horse power and a 6 inch bore. This thing is absolutely massive, just like Bill’s vision to dominate this niche market.

The lights dim, the screen flickers, the THX logo appears on the screen, and you hear that wonderful rich sound from your home theater speakers. If your set of speakers is built by Linn Audio then you are in for a real treat.

Seeing green isn’t normally a good thing, but everyone was jealous of Matt’s guitars. So much so that he turned his hobby into a business making custom fully custom guitars using his own designs, Alibre Design, and a little CNC.

Formed in 1995, RMS works in aerospace, medical, power generation, and transport sectors. Most projects require the incorporation of commercially available components into a bespoke system.

John Rasberry was working on an idea for a new chemical vapor deposition machine that would have multiple robotic components arranged around the common transfer core. See how he made it efficient and serviceable.

From the time Bob Carlton was five years old and his parents took him to see the Thunderbirds perform at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico, he dreamed of an adventure in the air. Now he designs jet-powered gliders.

Modular Packaging Technologies makes automatic packaging systems for specialty medical devices. Malnar designs the table-sized equipment himself at MPT’s San Diego-based facility, which handles all of the manufacturing in-house.

Yo-yos seem like toys, but there is a lot of physics going on in terms of getting an optimal one. Learn how String Theory performed a cross-sectional weight distribution analysis to get the weight perfect for the maximum spin time.