Sheet metal doors and windows have found a prominent place especially in case of hospitality industry such as restaurants, hotels, and other public places due to durability characteristic. This has put sheet metal manufacturers and fabricators under acute pressure to meet the pressing demand.
Currently, sheet metal doors and windows industry in the US alone is estimated at $49bn which grew at a CAGR of 3.2% during 2014-2019. This is further set to grow across 2020-2024 years. Sheet metal industry engineers and manufacturers need to abide by stricter design rules to save wastage speed up manufacturing to meet the rising demands.
Addressing the metal door-window demand with CAD
One way to ensure the correct designing from conceptualization stage is using CAD drawing and drafting platforms such as AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Inventor and other. But primarily, sheet metal design and drafting in SolidWorks stand as the widely used tools because of its properties of converting a standard CAD part/model/assembly into a sheet metal part.
Another feature that these CAD platforms offer is the Design for Manufacturability to ensure higher efficiency in designing. DFM compliant drawings and 3D CAD models will save both the designer and the manufacturer from iterative design and drawing process.
Sheet metal CAD drafting for doors and windows design
From developing 3D CAD models and converting them to detailed engineering drawings, sheet metal door fabrication drawings with manufacturing information, CAD drafters create a seamless design communication channel.
With detailed CAD shop drawings there is one standard method of design hand off taking place between the CAD shop and machine shop. Whether it is in TEMA, ANSI, BS, or ASME, there is one drawing and drafting standard adopted across the project. This practice leaves no loopholes in information interpretation from symbols in the drawings.
Furthermore, when CAD platforms for sheet metal doors and windows manufacturing are in place, implementing mass customization – an upcoming trend isn’t difficult. Design automation platforms for custom designing works only with standard CAD platforms.
Collaborating with an end-to-end door-wind design support company
Companies like TrueCADD based out of India have CAD drafters with dexterity across multiple CAD platforms help developing high quality sheet metal fabrication drawings. Some of their services include:
- 2D manufacturing, assembly and part of doors, windows and frames
- 3D CAD models for CAM integration
- Convert solid models to sheet metal part
- Weldments, nesting reports and other drawings
- Product configurator development door and window
- BIM content for collaborating with construction firms
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