Other improvements have been made in production, not least our ability to more easily break down drawings for production, so each section of the factory can have their section of the drawings to produce with the confidence that it will all come together when it comes to assembly”. “Since adopting Creo Elements Direct Drafting and the customization High Peak Systems developed for us, much of this complex calculation work has been automated and is dealt with by the software, this frees up our more skilled staff and makes design work much quicker. Challenges in production and fitting, meant we often had to draft in our more highly skilled staff to solve issues with working out intricate details, which had an implication on our costs, and more importantly productivity.Īdoption of Creo Elements Direct Drafting It was difficult to be precise with some of our more complex jobs and that made it much more time consuming.

“Calculations were made very difficult when we did our design drawings by hand.

When it comes to the design element of the business, Ben tells us that: Richard works closely with his son, Ben Harding. This was an area that Managing Director Richard Harding was looking to improve on. While there is a lot to be said for producing hand crafted specialist products, there are certain more modern tools that can aid such an ethos, for instance, much of Cottage Craft Spirals design work had previously been carried out by hand. While looking to maintain their traditional manufacturing methods, Managing Director Richard Harding was looking for a software solution to help make the companies design process more efficient. PTC Creo Elements Direct Drafting provides the perfect tool to merge traditional production techniques with modern design requirementsĮstablished in 1980, Cottage Craft Spirals has earned a deserved reputation for producing Spiral Staircases including Helical, Straight and Combi stairs in Cast Aluminium and Timber to the highest quality, which has won them numerous high profile contracts and awards.

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