Picchi Machine Tools deployed Syneto Office Storage to speed up CAD development, ensure data consistency, virtualise its servers, reduce hardware complexity and cut costs.
Founded in 1958, Picchi Machine Tools manufactures special hi-tech machine tools designed to solve every kind of production problem. A member of the Bugatti Group, Picchi pairs in-depth industry know-how with a culture of daily innovation — proven by Gianni Picchi's invention of the first diamond sphere cutting machine in 1968. Its product line spans transfer machines, CNC machines, superfinishing machines, pump, valve and gas components, automotive part machines and machines for sanitary fittings, with thousands of installations delivered to satisfied customers worldwide.
CAD development had become slow and costly. Very slow data access times and complex retrieval and merging procedures caused mounting project delays: independent CAD project parts were finished on time, but consolidating them was laborious and missed deadlines. The old infrastructure had reached peak capacity, lacked proper disaster recovery, and produced backups that were inconsistent over time and slow to create. Because every CAD project piece lived on a different machine, engineers constantly fought data version conflicts, and managing the complicated, dispersed environment relied on expensive external IT consultants.
Very slow data access times plus complex retrieval and merging procedures piled up project delays. CAD parts finished on time but consolidating them was laborious, and the legacy architecture could not support a modern agile workflow.
The existing solution created backups that were inconsistent over time and slow to make. For complex, often customised machine-tool designs, the lack of proper disaster recovery could prove fatal to the business.
Picchi's old infrastructure had reached peak capacity. Legacy independent servers cost a lot to buy and even more to maintain, while data volumes for industrial design kept growing fast.
Every independent CAD project piece lived on a different machine. Engineers constantly battled inconsistencies in data versions and backups, often making it impossible to consolidate everything into the finished project.
Syneto Office Storage consolidated the infrastructure onto a single agile platform: an 8TB array with SSD cache accelerates CAD work, VMware integration virtualised the three independent servers, and a second 8TB array receives replicated backups for disaster recovery. Active Directory and Solidworks PDM complete the solution.
The Storage OS caching feature keeps frequently used data in a very fast SSD layer, delivering up to 50% more speed on reads and writes and accelerating CAD project completion times.
Storage OS's simple VMware integration virtualised Picchi's three costly independent servers. Unified under one virtualised infrastructure, resources are fast and easy to reach, with low management time and cost.
Backup and Replication on Storage OS copies all data in minutes, automatically and incrementally. A second array receives them for business continuity, with rollback in a few clicks.
All of the infrastructure was consolidated onto Syneto Office Storage: CAD pieces are saved with file version transparency and point-in-time retrieval.
Consolidating onto Syneto Office Storage removed the bottlenecks holding CAD development back: reads and writes up to 50% faster, three costly servers collapsed into one managed infrastructure, replicated incremental backups for real disaster recovery, and less reliance on external IT consultants.
Picchi's motto — the customer doesn't want just an answer, he wants the right answer — was in complete harmony with Syneto's work ethic. Time-to-market problems are a thing of the past, and engineers develop machine tools instead of chasing data.
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| Plan | Response | Coverage | Who it's for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essential | NBD — 8×5 | Software + hardware | Branch offices, test & dev |
| Business | 4 h — 24×7 | Software + hardware | Production workloads |
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