By integrating advanced tools like 3D scanning and reverse engineering, we’ve made our product design process more efficient, accurate, and robust.
At Philadelphia Racing Products (PRP), innovation and excellence are at the heart of everything we do. We’re always looking for new ways to improve how we design and manufacture top-tier performance racing components. With more than 1,000 automotive parts, motors, and engines in our catalog, every product we create is designed, manufactured, and rigorously track-tested—right here in the USA.
Over a year ago, we transformed our product design process by adopting advanced 3D scanning and 3D reverse engineering (Scan to CAD) technologies. This game-changing upgrade has empowered us to focus on refining our core designs to deliver the best performance racing products to our valued customers.
3D Digitization For Better and Faster Product Design
“We’ve successfully transformed our product design process through 3D digitization, allowing us to streamline our workflow instead of relying on conventional manual methods as we did before. We’re excited to further expand our operations with this overhaul of our reverse engineering design workflow. Now, we can handle more projects, serve new clients, and tackle extremely complex design tasks.”
Co-owner and CEO
Philadelphia Racing Products
The ‘Scan to CAD’ approach to product design starts with a professional 3D scanner digitizing a 3D replica of a physical component. This digital twin contains millions of surface measurements of the object, which serves as an accurate reference for designing a new part into CAD.
With the help of our 3D scanning technology partner, GoMeasure3D, we successfully implemented a Scan to CAD workflow into our product design process. It significantly enhanced our engineering capabilities, enabling faster and more accurate part development. By streamlining the reverse engineering phase, our team achieved substantial efficiency gains. From our team’s experience, it reduces the average design time to approximately 25% of the original time, or less, depending on part complexity.
Client Project
A recent project with our client highlights how our new design process works. Our team used a professional 3D scanner and 3D reverse engineering software to design a custom engine valve cover for a Chevrolet ‘Big Block’ motor in a hydroplane racing boat. Designing a mating part demands exact measurements to ensure a perfect fit.
Our new product design process ensures that our team can:
- Accurately measuring moderate to extremely complicated parts.
- Accurately assessing clearances.
- Ensuring proper fitment and mating of assemblies and other components.
Our Innovation Featured In Drag Illustrated
We’re proud that our innovative approach to product design has been featured in Drag Illustrated, drag racing’s premier publication. Want to see how our new design process works in more detail? Read the full article.
This article was also featured in Develop3D.
