Customers of CableBuilder3D Sprint to
Market Through Faster Product Design
The introduction of a fully integrated 3D CAD tool within Cimteq’s
CableBuilder environment goes one step further in streamlining the
cable design and manufacture process.
Powered by Autodesk Inventor, CableBuilder3D
generates 3D models at the touch of a button
allowing a team beyond draftsmen to work
with the images. CableBuilder3D integrates
seamlessly with the CableBuilder design,
quotation and manufacturing module as well as
CableMES and ERP. an immediate impact on the bottom line – are
recognised by leading cable manufacturers across
the world as the key outcomes of consolidating
their processes and systems into the CableBuilder
application.
CableBuilder software manages the complete
cycle of cable design and manufacture through
typical workflow milestones of Design, Customer
Quotation, Ordering, Production, Quality Assurance
and ERP. Accurate costings, waste reduction and
the automation of labour-intensive tasks – all with Valuable time staying ahead in race to market is
often lost when products are changed downstream.
Not so with the flexible design environment of
CableBuilder3D where the balance shifts to fewer
physical and more virtual product iterations. Cost
and waste reduction are an obvious result but
there is of course an added advantage in allowing
important engineering decisions to be made ahead
of time. Shortening the lead time to product launch
is a key way in which cable manufactures are gaining
commercial advantage in an increasingly competitive
global market.
Shortening the lead time to product launch
Drawing cable is unquestionably time-consuming.
Switching this activity to a virtual process frees up
engineer time to work on more innovative activities
that have a greater impact on the bottom line. Not
only that, 3D models can quickly be included in
production notes which further simplifies lay-ups for
the production teams.
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WIRE NEWS June 2019