Design iterations, customization, and communication gaps add significantly to manufacturing costs. Design automation helps navigate these challenges by eliminating delays and ensuring accuracy in fabrication drawings and sales quotes.
Addressing customization is critical for industries like metal fabrication. Any small tooling error or mistake can have cascading effects and ruin budgets. For manufacturers and fabricators, design automation solves mass customization challenges by accelerating lead times and optimizing cost and quality.
Pain points for metal fabricators when adopting customization
Some customization complaints we hear all the time from our clients:
“Our design teams take forever to create drawings. And without updated drawings on the shop floor, project timelines keep getting pushed ahead. Even after investing several hours, design errors still remain.” – Global Design Head, Retail Store Furniture Manufacturer, Europe
“My sales team is out in the field…