Accelerating Engineering Efficiency with Vision AI
How a global manufacturer turned legacy design files into a searchable, reusable asset library
About the Customer
A global manufacturer specializing in industrial power distribution solutions for mission-critical environments like data centers, hospitals, and commercial buildings. With over $1 billion in total revenue, the company produces both standardized units and highly customized enclosures tailored to complex installation environments. Their products must meet rigorous safety, dimensional, and regulatory standards. This makes design accuracy, repeatability, and operational efficiency critical to growth.
Customer Challenges
The company had accumulated over 10,000 CAD drawings across years of projects but lacked a system for managing or leveraging them.
- Redundant Design Work - A 7‑person engineering team frequently recreated parts already designed in the past.
- Lack of Searchability - No way to find or reuse existing designs.
- Trapped Value - Legacy CAD files lacked metadata, making them unusable for current workflows.
- Customization Bottleneck - Custom enclosures, roughly 20% of output, slowed down production due to manual design effort.
Stellar's Solution
Stellar deployed its Vision AI platform to unlock value from the company’s design archive and enable intelligent part reuse.
- Vision AI Analysis - Parsed 10,000+ legacy CAD files to extract parts, dimensions, and component relationships.
- Automated Part Classification - Created a smart, structured catalog to prevent duplicate work.
- Searchable Part System - Built a natural language interface for engineers to locate, compare, and select components.
- Custom Part Numbering Engine - Generated a consistent, intelligent naming system for standard and custom parts.
- Proprietary Platform Delivery - Developed a tailored internal platform to support ongoing design reuse and scalability.
Outcomes and Benefits
With Stellar’s solution, the company transformed its design process, reduced waste, and created long-term IP value.
- 40% Faster Design Cycles
- Engineering team accelerated development by leveraging reusable parts.
- 10,000 Drawings Activated
- Legacy data converted into searchable, structured design assets.
- Increased Competitive Edge
- Proprietary platform enhanced internal knowledge and long-term company valuation.
- Custom Jobs Streamlined
- Reduced complexity and time required for one-off designs.