How can we serve customers who need custom CAD drawings without increasing our engineering staff?
A. In today’s increasingly “need it now” marketplace, manufacturers are turning to CAD publishing technologies to improve productivity and reduce costs without compromising customer satisfaction. In fact, CAD publishing technology can virtually eliminate the back and forth of CAD drawings between designers and suppliers and reduces the risk of the wrong part being purchased or customized for a particular design. In the case of larger suppliers, where it’s easy for one wrong spec to get copied into several engineers’ systems, this kind of technology can prevent $100,000 errors from happening. For example, if an engineer’s design calls for a 3/8″ rod end, how quickly can he/she source and find the exact part needed? With CAD publishing technology, such as the CAD solution offered by ThomasNet, engineers can search manufacturers for the parts they need, conduct a parametric search to narrow down results by their detailed specifications and compare parts side by side. Once a part is specif
