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Uplifting the capability of furniture manufacturing with 3D CAD

2022-11-29T07:07:01Z

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The furniture industry is constantly changing, and manufacturers need to be able to adapt quickly to new market trends. [https://www.hitechdigital.com/product-modeling 3D furniture modeling services] help furniture manufacturers to create virtual prototypes of new products. With 3D CAD they can test out new designs and make changes quickly before committing to expensive tooling and production costs.

A recent study by [file:///C:/Users/surji/Downloads/furniture-market-research-report-wave2-en%20(1).pdf Lectra] highlighted that personalization and customizations were now the biggest factors influencing the furniture market and home and office design. But balancing the production of numerous variants at speed and scale raises manufacturing complexity to a level where [https://www.hitechdigital.com/product-modeling 3D CAD modeling] becomes indispensable.

The press for personalization has seen the market move beyond conventional furniture to smart furniture that is synced with intelligence systems in offices and homes. A [https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2022/05/05/2436428/0/en/Global-Smart-Furniture-Market-Size-Share-Industry-Trends-Analysis-Report-By-Application-By-Product-By-Regional-Outlook-and-Forecast-2021-2027.html May] 2022 report claimed the global smart furniture market size will reach $290.8 million by 2027. And those numbers leave out the enormous and much bigger market for conventional furniture.

In such a fast-paced market, 3D CAD provides furniture designers and engineers the capability to create more accurate models of furniture products. This helps to reduce manufacturing costs and improve product quality. In addition, every furniture modeling company needs 3D CAD to change their designs and meet customization demands quickly and easily.

== 3D commercial furniture modeling also makes it easier to create custom furniture to meet orders for personalization. This flexibility means that furniture manufacturers using 3D CAD can respond quickly to changing customer needs and stay ahead of the competition. ==

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== Disruption in the furniture manufacturing industry: ==

The biggest change that the furniture manufacturers have seen recently is a sharp rise in customized product design. Customers want furniture tailored to their need, interiors, thematic design and so much more. As a result, furniture designers and manufacturers are faced with challenges of iterative design, address changes and reflecting them in all documents.

Secondly, there is a significant rise in technology deployment at every stage. From design conceptualization to final production, technology has taken over the traditional methods. For example, there are CNC machines being used that deliver higher precision as compared to manual machines.

Thirdly, this rise has also led to increased expectations from customers regarding TAT and quality.

As confirmed by studies, this shift for customization in the market poses three major roadblocks for furniture manufacturers. These are an increase in production planning complexity and impact on lead times, an increase in production costs, and a shortage of skilled labor. 3D CAD helps in solving the first two of these three production issues.

== Addressing furniture manufacturing trend changes with 3D CAD modeling ==

=== 1.Get realistic 3D models with 360-degree visualization ===

3D CAD models offer a 360-degree visualization of product design. You can essentially rotate, zoom-in and zoom-out assembly models to review the design before finalization. These models can also be rendered to impart lifelike qualities such as material, texturing, shadows etc.

For a US-based eCommerce furniture seller, we developed 3D models with high quality rendering. These models were also enabled with AR-ready experience. This resulted in the creation of interactive and virtual furniture product models and enhanced user experience. [https://www.hitechdigital.com/case-studies/engineering/3d-furniture-modeling-texturing-for-ecommerce-store Source]

=== 2.Ability to reuse design intelligence ===

Digitized designs, once created using CAD platform like SolidWorks or Inventor, can be reused anywhere. In fact, you can pick up parts from one assembly and use it to develop another assembly or a product. This creates greater ease in generating new designs with faster TAT.

=== 3.Opportunities to add automation ===

3D CAD models of furniture products can be used to automate designs using logical rules and product configurators. Automation with product configurators can reduce up to 70% of task repetition and shorten the time to market products.

At Hitech, we have delivered various configurators for different furniture manufacturers. For instance, a US-based retail food chain furniture manufacturer partnered with us to develop and deploy a custom design automation solution to reduce engineering lead times. They shared basic 3D CAD models of their furniture designs and Hitech teams took them as inputs to develop logical rules for automation. It resulted in reducing engineering lead times from 4-5 days to a single day and increased their revenue significantly. [https://www.hitechdigital.com/case-studies/engineering/design-automation-for-a-metal-wood-furniture-manufacturer-usa Source]

=== 4.Value engineering of existing furniture pieces ===

3D CAD modeling for furniture offers an effective solution for re-engineering and value engineering of existing products.

Manufacturers use laser scanners to first create a 3D scan of the product and capture the design. The designer then imports the laser scans into a parametric CAD platform and re-creates the digitized model using the layover method. Sometimes, even photographs of furniture products say vintage chair or table can be used as input, scanned and transformed into CAD models.

Once the model is ready, you can take it as a baseline and reverse engineer the intelligence to enhance the existing product. These models can be virtually tested and final furniture shop drawings can be derived to create comprehensive inputs for manufacturing. Manufacturers can also get insights for reviewing competitors’ products and compare them with theirs.

=== 5.Develop faster and reliable prototypes ===

Although furniture products are usually of standard make, designers have to experiment with new designs for improvements and innovations. And before new designs are released for manufacturing, each of them needs to be tested for accuracy, safety and costs.

3D CAD models of furniture products act as virtual prototypes in obtaining proofs of design concepts. A designer can test the concept without involving any destructive method. 3D CAD modeling thus provides the fastest and safest way to develop new designs.

=== 6.Use cloud technology to collaborate with remote teams in real time ===

3D CAD can be run from the cloud as SaaS or otherwise with browser-based online access to its interface. This enhances real-time collaboration between remote teams to a level comparable to collocation. Cloud-based CAD access increases collaborative designing and design review. All stakeholders can streamline their workflows, share files, add comments for changes, and track all changes. Access from mobile devices is an added advantage.

== Conclusion ==

3D CAD modeling has become essential for custom furniture manufacturers today to address customer demands for personalization of furniture. With 3D CAD modeling, manufacturers can create custom furniture designs that meet the specific needs and preferences of their customers. 3D CAD helps to ensure furniture is made to the correct specifications and dimensions.

In every step of the journey towards greater personalization and customization in furniture manufacture, 3D CAD helps designers to raise efficiency and optimize production processes.

Additionally, 3D CAD modeling can help to create realistic renderings of furniture pieces, which can be used for marketing and promotional purposes. This allows manufacturers to offer a wider range of customization options, which leads to increased sales and satisfaction among customers.

Summary: The constant changes in the furniture industry demands the manufacturer to stay agile and adopt themselves with the changing market needs. 3D furniture modeling services help furniture manufacturers to develop comprehensive 3D CAD models with manufacturing details. They can help create single source of truth for all stakeholders and accelerate the cycle of design development to manufacturing. Check out the benefits of 3D CAD modeling in the furniture industry in this blog.

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