ANIMAX DESIGNS PARTNERED WITH FICTIV TO GET RELIABLE, HIGH QUALITY PARTS FAST. About the team Industry: Industrial Robotics Product: Animated 3D characters Year Founded: 1989 Location: Nashville, TN Why Fictiv Since its start in 1989, Animax Designs has operated with a simple, yet inspiring vision: to Reason to try: Great customer create industry-leading 3D characters built with artistry, using cutting-edge technology. support and fast response time with competitive prices Animax Designs has established itself as a leader in the theme park industry, designing and Favorite features: Excellent engineering some of the most famous animatronics seen every day by attraction-goers quality machined parts and a around the world. scalable business model: They will make 1 part or 1000 parts “Fictiv has allowed us to accomplish a lot of work Result: Produced hundreds of parts extremely fast, all with the in a very short time, work that we didn’t think we precision required to successfully would be able to handle” build multiple high function animatronics John Dawe, Senior Mechanical Designer 2 “In the theme park industry, The members of the team at Animax Designs, however, face unique challenges with every we design around a character that they create. Aside from the engineering and design maze that they traverse just to bring these characters to life, they also have to focus on the variables they can’t character going into control. Often, it’s understanding that these animatronics need to reliably last for years in installation and running for potentially rough environmental conditions, like earthquakes, hurricanes, and more. 20 years at 16 hours a day, Design and Engineering Manager Kurt Oetken has been with the company for 3 years and 7 days a week” routinely faces these problems. Kurt Oetken, “In the theme park industry, we design around a character going into installation and Design and Engineering Manager running for 20 years at 16 hours a day, 7 days a week,” says Kurt. “A character is going to see somewhere in the 20 to 30 million motion cycles.” 3 “With the hundreds and hundreds of parts that we’ve ordered, they come in with an inspection report with actual dimensions marked on the print” Kurt Oetken, Design and Engineering Manager Animax partnered with Fictiv for the first time early 2018, when they realized they needed high-quality parts at speed. Since their parts require that they stand up to years of wear and tear, they needed a partner on whom they could rely. With Fictiv, Animax Designs knows that they will receive the quality parts they need, when they need them. “With the hundreds and hundreds of parts that we’ve ordered, they come in with an inspection report with actual dimensions marked on the print,” reflects Kurt. “Fictiv is the only group that does that for us.” 4 “We’re always looking For John Dawe, a Senior Mechanical Designer at Animax Designs, the partnership with for ways to help us get Fictiv has given them peace of mind. accurate parts quickly “Here at Animax Designs, we take a lot of pride in our design work and the engineering and easily” involved to bring that design to life,” says John. “We’re always looking for ways to help us get accurate parts quickly and easily.” John Dawe, “Fictiv has allowed us to accomplish a lot of work in a very short time, work that we didn’t Senior Mechanical Designer think we would be able to handle,” John adds. “If we ever had any questions, we knew that we could have a great conversation with their team and receive answers quickly.” 5 6 “If we ever had any questions, we knew that we could have a great conversation with their team and receive answers quickly” John Dawe, Senior Mechanical Designer Ultimately, Kurt and the team at Animax Designs are looking to continue to push the industry forward. “We’re an extremely diverse group of people that has come from all different walks of life,” notes Kurt. “This mix of artists, artisans, engineers, and designers all have one common goal: to produce beautiful characters that the rest of the world can enjoy for years to come.” GETTING A QUOTE WITH FICTIV IS FREE AND SIMPLE. GET A QUOTE TRY IT TODAY. 7.