In today's high-tech era, everyone may have heard of the word CAD/CAM. But do you really know the difference between various CAD/CAM systems? In the packaging industry, the biggest misinformation is that all CAD/CAM systems are the same. We should know that this is wrong. There are very big differences between various CAD/CAM systems.
First, let us define a term:
CAD means ComputerAdidedDesign, which is Computer Aided Design. It is the software part of the process, used for packaging design, changing design specifications, calculating relevant information, and generating production job cards.
CAM means computerAidedManufacturing, ie computer-aided production. It refers to the mechanical part of the process that is used to cut out the original material on the required material using CAD design results.
Q: Are all CAD/CAM systems the same?
A: Of course not. There are a variety of different uses of CAD systems. There are general-purpose CAD systems such as AutoCAD, Ashlar, FastCAD, and Intergraph. There are also special CAD systems for the packaging industry, such as Barco ArtiosCAD, LaserComb, Misomex, and others.
Q: What is the difference between them?
A: The main difference is the packaging-specific CAD system. (Barco AriosCAD, LaserComb, Misomex, ...) can calculate the relevant data of the packaging industry, use the industry-specific terminology, and establish the relationship between box/case and fold line.
These packaging industry-specific CAD systems were developed for the special requirements of the packaging industry. If you purchase a suitable CAD/CAM system, you can turn your design department into a department with higher added value to help you sell more boxes/cartons.
Q: How can a packaging CAD/CAM system help me increase sales?
A: To answer this question, let us look at the typical process of designing before placing an order.
Obtaining Parameter Requirements First, your sales staff must communicate effectively with the customer to collect the necessary parameter data.
• Prepare the box Your designer manually draws and presses the line by drawing an outline on the template, and finally manually folds it into a box. Depending on the complexity of the business, this process would take the designer half an hour to two hours to make the first box, and then the salesman will give the box to the customer for review.
·Customer signing In normal circumstances, the customer will certainly request a certain degree of modification to the box sample! This may be only a small partial change, but the sales staff had to pass these changes back to the designer.
• Generate new box samples from the modified parameters Then, between the customer and the designer, it is necessary to go back and forth several times to get the correct box samples and fulfill the orders. At the same time, other sales personnel are also in the process of determining the parameters and modifying the business process. The result is that your designer is too busy to wait until next week or longer before responding to previous customer requests for change, and the salesman has to watch the business slip under his nose! If this is a typical analysis of your workflow, don't worry, it's not just your family. Recently we did a survey on the Asian regional design department. Before a lesson sheet was finalized, its design was modified on average by up to seven times. If you are busy for business, what should you do?
· Worksheets for preparation worksheets have to be hand-written. This is a big problem in itself. The “1” handwritten by one person may appear to be “9” or “7” to another person, which will lead to errors in production. .
• After the die-cut version of the die-cut version is completed (regardless of whether it is done internally or commissioned by an outside manufacturer), it must be checked against the customer's sample business before it is put into production.
• Wrangling with customers Because the above processes are all done by hand, there is a large potential for error, which leads to someone who has to deal with often-tempered customers in a certain place. This client’s business should have been like this, the result may not be consistent with his requirements, the wrong size, delivery on time, etc....
Q: What do we know during this process?
A: The main problem is that your designer's precious time is exhausted in endless sample changes. It should create more new designs for customers to promote sales, and should not be chased by a large number of modification work. run.
Your designer's time is greatly wasted because every change has to be made from scratch. Basically neglected the designer's time value.
Q: Can the CAD/CAM system solve this problem?
A: Of course! Let's take a look at how the packaging CAD/CAM system works.
· Obtaining the parameter index requirements As mentioned earlier, the salesperson needs to collect the necessary index parameters.
· Prepare box-like packaging CAD software, your designer can use the parameter group. This way, the CAD system can use the parts that are related to each other to generate boxes. This is very important, and only packaged software has such features. Software such as AutoCAD, Ashlar, FastCAD, and Intergraph are excellent products when used in other industries, but do not have the special performance of the packaging industry. A simple example of a parameter set is an RSC (Regular Slotted Carton) box whose edges must be related to the width of the side. Once the relationship is established, the designer only needs to modify the width value and the computer will automatically update the values ​​of all related faces and lines. . No more manual calculations are required. The designer no longer has to be a digital home and can focus on design.
The same needs of customers signing, of course, a great change! There can be electronic signings or signing through the Internet.
• The ability to generate new box samples from modified parameters is more likely to demonstrate the value of parameter processing capabilities and the ability of a packaging CAD system to generate correlations. It is important that the CAD system easily generate correlations. If the packaging CAD system cannot generate parameter associations and allows for modification of these associated parameters, the designer will waste a lot of time for each box modification. A fully parametric CAD system can modify and regenerate the most complex design in about 2 seconds. However, if you insist on using a CAD system that is not fully parameterized, the goal can be achieved, but it may take you 15 to 30 minutes. This is almost as long as manually cutting a sample box. As a result, you will not be much better than just buying a flashy computer. Now, if you have a fully parametric packaging CAD system, your design department can modify a design in seconds and then spend a few minutes cutting a sample box on the CAM box sample platform. You can generate clean and accurate The sample box can also bring full-color graphics, which greatly increases the quality and professionalism of your design and enhances your company's image. Only CAD/CAM systems can do this quickly. Your salesperson can quickly get a box of samples and can handle other businesses at the same time without waiting too long. The friction between design and sales departments has also been reduced. And, more importantly, your competitiveness has increased and you have the ability to respond quickly and accurately to the changing needs of your customers. Your chances of winning an order have greatly increased.
Q: So what else can the CAD/CAM system do for you now?
A: It is very simple: With the 3D function in your CAM program, you can take the customer to the design studio and pass him a design idea, which clearly increases the added value of your service.
In addition, the system can reduce plant losses and downtime. How to achieve it? A good CAD/CAM system can generate work orders from computers. No one will make the mistake of treating "1" as "9" or "7". The structural design will be printed out in proportion.
At the same time, many important information such as blank size, reject rate, length, width and height, paperboard type, area, etc., can be instantly calculated and printed on your own company-designed production forms.
If your company is networked, you can electronically send the CAD-designed business as diecut line information to the imaging system (platemaking) department. You can even use the Modem to send your design to the die-cut manufacturer over the phone line to get your die-cut version faster.
Q: What function should the packaging CAD system have?
A. It should also have a built-in database. This allows the design of the completed business to be archived in the computer, which can help the design department to complete the work more quickly and efficiently (a special design can be extracted from the database on the fly, or a new design may be modified slightly). Even if your designer forgets the job number, the database can be in various ways you can not think of (salesman's name, customer name, designer name, date, style, dieboard number, order number, length, width, High, etc.) Search for the design you came up with.
Q: What can a designer with a CAD/CAM system bring you?
A: As a manufacturer of cartons/cartons, you are not only selling paper products made into boxes/boxes. Paper products can be sold in boxes or boxes. It is because your designers have created design ideas for customers.
Many manufacturers forget that the design of the box/box is as important as the other aspects of the packaging production.
Generating creative new designs to meet customer needs has enabled manufacturers to win more business than the rest of the company. Good design can make your packaging products better. It allows you to win international awards such as AsiaStar or WorldStar. It can be displayed in your folder or used as part of a marketing tool. It can help you sell more products.
Q: So, apart from these, are there any other reasons for investing in CAD/CAM systems?
A: The introduction of the CAD/CAM system will allow the container manufacturer to provide an efficient and creative error-free solution within a short development cycle to maintain and increase market share.
For RSC (Regular Slotted Container) cases, the lead-in time is reduced by 35%. For die cut boxes, the lead-in time is reduced by at least 50%. Error-corrected diecuts can be eliminated. Without CAD/CAM, the die-cut version produced by the die-cut manufacturer has 10% or more errors.
The system's ability in image design can reduce the time to completion of new or modified designs by 50%. Most importantly, CAD/CAM systems can streamline the development of packaging to be able to cope with the ever-increasing need for frequent modifications of the design from major customers.
In addition, the following aspects also reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction:
· Improved communication methods · Optimized use of materials · Highly productive design tools · Increased accuracy and comprehensive evaluation capabilities · Demonstrated a professional look Q: What allows you to sell more boxes?
A: Many people think that the current economic situation is not good, not the timing of investment! This statement cannot be completely correct. The packaging CAD/CAM system is as important as when the economy is good and bad. It may even be more important when it is often bad.
In an economic downturn, salespeople often try harder to get more orders to expect new business. Then the design of the sample box sent to the design department will be more than the economic climate, the requirements will be higher, the design department can not digest but will affect the business process.
With the CAD/CAM system, your design department can handle more extra work. Designing, modifying, and cutting sample cartridges takes only a few minutes, while manual processing often takes hours. With a packaged CAD/CAM system, you can serve new customers faster and better than your competitors. There is an opportunity to win a small number of surviving orders.
In Asia, manufacturers with packaging CAD/CAM systems can make returns within six months to a year. Generally, this return depends on the capabilities of your design department.
With such a short payback period and the CAD/CAM system brings you so many advantages, should you begin to consider which manufacturer's product is more suitable for your requirements?

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