

Furniture Production is a leading publication for the furniture sector featuring the latest furniture production projects. We can come in with a bottom-line figure to stay competitive. But I can also get the same file in a different format, which gives the hole sequence for that individual panel, and the horizontal holes are drilled on the Koch.Ĭoncluding, James Graves says another advantage of using Cabinet Vision is that it means the company can give an accurate price for the job. All holes - both on the main faces of the panels and the edges - are designed and placed there by Cabinet Vision. And Alphacam also indirectly drives a Koch machine tool, by working in tandem with Cabinet Vision. All these programs are done solely with it. Paul explains that this operation cannot be performed on the Ergon.
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However, I can have KD fittings if required, and I have full control over their location and orientation. Chris Sharp Cabinets moved into the bespoke kitchen market in response to the rise of cheap imported furniture. Each one literally takes just seconds, and I can complete a full kitchen plan in around 20 minutes.

So, the natural progression was to invest in Cabinet Vision for carcass work.
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Alphacam had been the main software for furniture production there for many years, and the company continued to use it to design and manufacture the cabinetry components for its kitchens - Paul admits that it was not the optimum tool for casework assemblies. Three years ago, having worked there for over 20 years, Paul bought the company from Chris Sharp, and decided to concentrate solely on kitchens. With a long-standing history of making both softwood and hardwood furniture, the company decided it needed to diversify as cheap imports began to have an effect on business, and moved into the purely bespoke kitchen market. Having recently invested in Cabinet Vision software to complement its Alphacam package, the business has capacity for designing and manufacturing around 20 a week. Stage three - the following day it was cut, drilled, edged, assembled and delivered by Although we had to machine multiple panels, our CNC machine was running at up to 80m a minute.Įmploying a dozen people at its 15, sq ft workshop and showroom in Lincolnshire, the company generally produces two kitchens a week for end-users, with a number of others for property developers. Stage two - the material was ordered at 4. Stage one - designing a unit kitchen for a developer took a matter of minutes with Cabinet Vision.
