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The
Challenge:
The furniture factory Schalkwijk, located in Holland, has
distinguished itself as a specialist in the furniture and
interior fixture design market. Disappointed with their
existing mainstream 3D CAD system, Schalkwijk decided that
there must be a better way to work. After evaluating their
current systems they asked the questions, is their a
quicker way to work in 3D? How can we better communicate
with our customers? How can we have fewer manufacturing
errors? We need a CAD program that gives more freedom in
design.
IronCAD
the Productivity Solution:
For a year now Schalkwijk designers have been intensively
using IronCAD to create their designs. They have found
that as promised IronCAD delivers higher levels of
productivity over traditional 3D modelling systems,
resulting in the design group creating interior fixtures
and furniture faster and easier than previously imagined.
Matthijs Metselaar one of the designers at Schalkwijk
says: “The advanced visualization functionalities of
IronCAD are very useful when presenting a design to a
customer. With IronCAD I can show the customer an exact
rendering of the final product. This is crucial when
presenting designs to potential customers before
prototypes are available.”
Schalkwijk also saves a lot of time and money with IronCAD
in the manufacture and assembly of their products. “We
can quickly show the manufacturers in the factory how to
manufacture and assemble our designs, without making
mistakes. This drastically increases our productivity when
compared to our last system.” says Matthijs Metselaar.
“As a designer, you always have to translate the 3D
design in a manner the manufacturers will be able to use
efficiently. IronCAD’s fully associative detailed
drawing creation capabilities and fully integrated BOM
make this very easy to accomplish.”
Schalkwijk, with over 90 years experience in furniture and
interior fixture design creation have built up an
impressive list of references. Many new and exciting
architectural projects contain designs by Schalkwijk like
Amsterdam’s famous new Arena soccer stadium located in
Ajax, and the Rijksmuseum, home of the Rembrandt paintings
collection. Many international hotels and congress centers
also use Schalkwijk designs.
Summary
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Communication with
customers has improved.
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Far fewer manufacturing
errors.
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More creativity, better
designs the first time.
"We
can quickly show the manufacturers in the factory how to
manufacture and assemble our designs, without making
mistakes. This drastically increases our productivity when
compared to our last system." - Matthijs Metselaar
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