Small team, not a lot of time
Spaceium is building orbital servicing spacecraft to refuel and repair satellites in space. Designing, testing, and certifying space hardware in a matter of months is a monumental challenge, especially with a tight launch schedule and no room for delays.
With just three engineers, Spaceium faced the task of moving fast enough to design, iterate, and deliver flight-ready hardware under intense time pressure.
To succeed, they partnered with Drafter to streamline their hardware development and eliminate bottlenecks in creating 2D manufacturing drawings.
Solution
By integrating Drafter into their workflow, Spaceium offloaded the most tedious step in hardware documentation. Instead of spending hours or days creating drawings, engineers could upload parts and receive manufacturing-ready drawings in minutes, keeping pace with their rapid testing cycles.
“Drafter is really fast. It helps us move at the speed we need."
96%
Reduction in Drawing Time
100+
Engineering Hours Saved
32x
Improvement in Drawing Speed
Challenge
Every part heading to space needs a precise 2D drawing for manufacturing. But creating those drawings by hand was taking too much engineering time and starting to put the schedule at risk.
Outcome
Drafter helped Spaceium maintain velocity, iterate quickly, and avoid costly errors, all while staying on track for their ambitious launch deadline.
Drawings were accepted with minimal feedback, even under tight tolerances and fast-turn manufacturing.
“I’ve made the mistake of putting the wrong tolerances on parts before. Drafter helped us avoid that from happening again.”
One unexpected benefit? Editing drawings with Drafter’s made reviewing and redlining seamless, even on the go. Thanks to Drafter, Spaceium now operates with the agility of a much larger team, without expanding headcount or sacrificing quality.
“I’ve talked about Drafter a thousand times. It’s made my job a lot easier.”
"Drafter is really fast. It helps us move at the speed we need. The 7 drawings I made last week would’ve taken me one and a half days. With Drafter, it took 30 minutes."
Reza Fetanat Co-Founder & CTO
