Simplifying Precision Furniture Manufacturing:
KILO Automates Design-to-Manufacturing Process and Improves Operational Efficiency with Salsita 3D Configurator
Business Case: KILO Furniture
INDUSTRY
Customizable Furniture Manufacturing
CHALLENGE
Scaling up business while managing precise, manual creation of manufacturing diagrams for individual furniture pieces
Challenges Faced
Time-consuming manual process for creating custom furniture designs, compounded by the lack of support for parametric models.
Limitation in online sales due to inability to offer customized furniture through e-commerce.
Solutions and Benefits
Implementation of Salsita 3D Configurator
Adapted to KILO's high customizability needs with parametric model support, allowing direct feed of customer designs into their CNC machine, and facilitating export to CNC processes.
Efficient Manufacturing
Developed a production dashboard and automated design-to-manufacturing process, significantly reducing manual intervention and increasing operational efficiency.
Online Customization Capability
Enabled customers to order customized furniture online, expanding KILO's market reach. Added value with a cool visual of the disassembled product.
“We had some specific questions and some specific demands and they were all implemented. It really felt like we got a product that was made for us specifically.”
Jan Paul Koning - Co-Founder, KILO
Impact
The project enhanced KILO's ability to scale up, meet growing demand, and expand their online presence, alongside a minimum 30% increase in the quality of leads generated.
Significantly improved customer experience by offering online customization options, which contributed to a 90% reduction in manual errors and a 25% decrease in operational costs.
KILO experienced a seamless integration of online customer designs with their CNC manufacturing process, resulting in a 2 to 3X faster sales cycle and a significant improvement in the efficiency of operations.
Conclusion
The integration of the Salsita 3D Configurator with KILO Furniture's CNC process, including support for parametric models, export to CNC, and a new production dashboard, has streamlined production and expanded online customization, enhancing both efficiency and customer reach.
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