You wait for one… June's Inventor of the Month
Published Wed 15 Jul 2009
Syncromatics' solar-powered intelligent bus sign is this month's Autodesk Inventor of the Month.
Syncromatics’ solar-powered intelligent bus sign that lets waiting passengers know how long they will be waiting and their chances of a seat is this month’s Autodesk Inventor of the Month.
The company's innovative real-time tracking and intelligent transportation systems were designed using Autodesk Inventor. Since running power lines to bus shelters isn't always an option for cities Syncromatics' solar-powered signs provide an efficient new way to bring smart transit information directly to the rider at the bus or shuttle stop.
"Inventor allows us to go straight from digital prototyping to production, without the time and expense of having to create and refine physical prototypes," said Stephen Salazar, chief operating officer of Syncromatics. "We can model a full assembly, see how it's going to perform and catch any mistakes ahead of time before anything has been built. That saves us a lot of time and money and earns customer respect."
The firm, based in California, must design its products to meet the needs of transit agencies across North America and operate in a wide variety of climates, including extremely cold winters in Philadelphia to seasonal hurricanes in Key West, Florida. The company uses Inventor to understand how its products will operate in these real-world environments.
Digital Prototyping enables Syncromatics to move quickly and nimbly as an organisation, with less development time and faster time to market. This has enabled the company to gather considerable momentum in picking up new clients across the country and expanding service with existing transit agencies and numerous university campuses from California to Florida.
"Syncromatics' focus on developing innovative, customized solutions for transit agencies nationwide is delivering improvements that benefit transit riders and operators alike," said Robert "Buzz" Kross, senior vice president, manufacturing industry group at Autodesk. "Inventor software continues to make a difference in helping green technology companies like Syncromatics deliver their innovations faster with less reliance on costly physical prototypes."
