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Tabluka is a UK based company that sells configurable and customisable furniture and other home accessories that can be designed and personalize to the customersown tasteover the web.

Tabluka Creative Director Daniel Knox says that The Tabluka concept is different in many ways. Different because it uses the latest digital design technologies. Different because it uses modern, stylish materials. Different because it puts you in control.

He says that Tabluka has been developed out of understanding consumer needs and thegowing desire forpersonalised, long lasting and sustainably sourced furniture.

Tabluka furniture is assembled by slotting together the flat packed pieces without the need for any screws, nails or tools – therefore no need for DIY experience. Anyone who watched The Apprentice and the flat pack furniture challenge, will understand the appeal of this when it is done well.
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Tabluka are currently using DriveWorks Pro Administrator, DriveWorks Pro Autopilot and DriveWorks Pro Live to allow their consumers to directly configure their own table and accessories online.

The site has all been createdusing DriveWorks form technology and lets you choose: the tableheight, width, depth, cormer radius andthe wood type and finish. There are evenoptions for cable management, for people who want to bring electricity or internet conenctions to their table!

And one of the most popular features is the ability to personalize the table by engraving family names, dates and special messages.

Tabluka

Benefitscited by Tabluka forusing DriveWorks are:

You can visit Tabluka here or follow the Tabluka concept on Twitter at @tabluka

 

This DriveWorks Live demo is a great example of DriveWorks being used as a Sales Configurator. It allows the user to specify the size of their frame, the style the colour and the mount. It even lets the user change the picture in the frame.

Changes can be made to theframe sizes and optionsand DriveWorks quickly provides graphical feedback to help you see what the configured frame and mount will look like. Supportingsales documents are also quickly created by DriveWorks: Quotation, Cutting List, Frame Image, 3D Model, 2D Drawing

Thisexample projectis very simple to run through, here are the short few steps:

  1. Visit the www.driveworkslive.comdemo site.
  2. Select the black square that says ‘fixed width example’ and log in
  3. Select the picture frame option.
  4. Nowenter somecustomer information, select a currencyfor your frame to be priced in.
  5. Then its time to configure your frame.
  6. Choose: size of frame, mount style/colour, frame style/colour, extras. You can even change the image in the frame by using the slider on the right hand side of the frame.
  7. Be sure to enter your email address and you will be sent a link to view the sales and manufacturing documents.

When I configured my perfect frame:

Picture frame

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As the BRAND NEW DriveWorks Solo Head Start webinar launches this week,featuringa conveyor project, we thought it would be a great opportunity to showcase the DriveWorks Live Conveyor demo.

This DriveWorks Live demo is a great example to present the speed in which the user can receive all the sales documents. It also provides the user with a 3D preview of their model in the form, and sends an image of this with the sales documents.

Its a really quick and easy form to run through, and is optimised to work on various devices and in any of the most common internet browsers.

Here are the few simple steps I took to configure a conveyor in 3D:

1. Login to the www.driveworkslive.com demo site.

2. Select the ‘fixed width example’ square.

3. Select the conveyor project.

4. Choose the width, height and whether the conveyor you are configuring is heavy, medium or light duty (i.e. transporting heavy, medium or lightweight materials).

Conveyor 1

 

 

 

 

 

5. You can then also choose whether you would like raised sides or not – similar to bumpers in bowling!

6. You can then choose how many sections you would like your conveyor to have (1-5).

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7. Then adjust the sections to be as desired – length of the section, whetherit is straight or curved, and the angle of the curve.

8. After configuring theconveyor, it’s a simple case of entering contact details and clicking submit.

9. Check your emails for the sales documents!
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Conveyors are incredibly configurable items, heres some great statistics from a company in thematerial handling industry already using DriveWorks:

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This DriveWorks Live demo begins by detecting whether the user is running on a Desktop or a Mobile device, as this will change the appearance of the form. The user is also able to choose what font style and colour they would like. This is an excellent way of demonstrating DriveWorks Form Technology providing the options to choose from and the rules based technology working behind the scenes that allows these changes to happen seamlessly.

Here are the few short steps taken to configure the perfect canopy, in a form design chosen by the user:

1. Visit the www.driveworkslive.com demo site.

2. Select the Entrance Canopy demo.

3. Choose the font colour and style desired.

4. Select the currency you wouldlike the canopy to be priced in.

5. Then it’s time to configure the dimensions of the canopy.

6. Followed by the foundations and frame colour.

Configure caopy

 

 

 

7. Then view the summary of the choices that have been made and add (or take away) any extras.

8. Simply add in contact details and click submit.

Canopy details

 

 

 

9. You will then receive an email including all relevant Excel/Word documents and models/drawings.

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Have a go yourself and configure an entrance canopy to your exact specifications!

www.driveworkslive.com

Usually Monday mornings are the time when people struggle to get back into the work routine, after a weekend away, people dread this time of the week. However, if every Monday morning was like thisweek’s – we’d all be praying for them to come around more often!

Finally, our 3D Printer arrived!

There was much excitement when the package arrived and within minutes it was being put together by all the technical team. We had Jane, our Operations Manager, reading the instructions to ensure it all went smoothly and was put together correctly. Impressively, after only half an hour we were ready to go into production.

We chose to printthe pre-installed demo items, so we could get something as soon as possible, it’s amazing how impatient people become when there’s a new toy around!

So after time to warm up and around 8 minutes printing time – we ended up with a MakerBot logo pendant. Around 20 minutes later we managed toprint a stretchy bracelet.

So after an afternoon of playing around and listening to the magical, futuristic sounds it’s nowtime to get down to business and start testing it with some of the tech team’s designs.

 

We’ll be keeping you up to date with our creations via the DriveWorks Facebook Page!

Now we just need to decide on a name for it…

 

This demo is great for showing how DriveWorks projects work embedded in an existing website. Although projects can be made to look how the Administrator wants them to e.g. adding branding, some companies would prefer for the project to not navigate the User away from their website.

The other DriveWorks Live projects I have featured have been products that I see every day and understand the purpose of – a chair, a lorry. This time I have chosen a Hydraulic Cylinder.With noengineering background, I do not know what this particular product is used for. However – with the help of DriveWorks – I can ensure that the selections I make for my product are feasible. This proves that once set up by an engineer that understands the ins-and-outs and the rules of the product, any person can run through a project, freeing up engineers to work on innovation and developing new products.

These are the few short steps I ran through:

1. Visit www.driveworkslive.com demo site.

2. Click on the ‘Multiple projects embedded in an existing web site’ square.

3. Choose an item to configure – in this case a Hydraulic Cylinder.

4. Make selections of how you would like the product to be – technical requirements.

 

5. Click on ‘preview’ to see a 3D Preview of the actual cylinder you have configured.

6. If you want to go back and make changes you can – then click preview again.

7. You can turn the 3D preview roundand zoom in and out to ensure that you (or your client) get a true picture of what the overall product will look like when manufactured.

 

8. Then it is important to enter the correct contact details – you will see the ‘warning’ triangles disappear when all information has been entered – you can then proceed to click ‘submit’.

 

9. Then the sales and manufacturing documents will be emailed to you.

So, in about 5 minutes, I managed to design a hydraulic cylinder and view it in 3D, make some changes and view it again to ensure it is configured exactly to the required specification. Then, by entering a couple of details and clicking submit, I received all the documents needed to complete the sale and start the manufacturing process – what a time saver!

Feedback from a Hydraulic Cylinder Manufacturer using DriveWorks:

Without DriveWorks, the design time would be doubled, if not tripled

 

 

This sample project shows DriveWorks being used to configure an electrical enclosure.

As there are many different options that can be configured (e.g. who the order is for, the size of the enclosure, what components are included in the enclosure, where the components are to be placed inside the enclosure etc…) we decided to present different options on separate forms. This makes it easier for people with little or no knowledge of the enclosure products to clearly see the options available and to step through the project so that they can configure an enclosure that meets their needs.

The forms have been laid out in a clear and logical way and thought has also gone in to the navigation. We wanted to show how easy it is to move around the project making selections and how changes to options selected can be made at any time. And although the interface is clean and uncomplicated, ALL the rules that dictate what options are available and ALL the rules that drive the manufacturing outputs so that the CAD files and quote can be created are securely locked in behind the forms UI.

The project is a great way of seeing how flexible and customizable DriveWorks can be.

1. Visit the www.driveworkslive.com demo site.

2. Click on the ‘Fixed width example’ square.

3. The password and username – Guest and Guest.

4. Choose the Electrical Cabinet project.

5. The first form is information about the customer – you can choose a company and a company from the drop down list – the address will then be pre-populated, or you can add new details and these will automatically be added to the database.

 

6. Click Next to take you through to the next form.

7. The next page is an identification page, to help the User work out which element on the Electrical Cabinet is which. When this has been ascertained, you can click next.

8. This page is all about customising the product – you can change: the material, amount and location of components, size of overall product, the lock and add extras. This is easy to navigate by selecting the titles at the top of the form.

 

9. You can then preview in 3D the configured item. If this item is not completely to your satisfaction, it is then easy to return to previous pages by clicking ‘previous’ or going directly to the desired page by clicking the title.

10. When the item is exactly how desired, the final action is to view a summary of the order and enter your email address.

 

11. You will then receive all essential sales and marketing documents to complete the order.

 

This project demonstrates how a good design and clear direction on forms can make the configuration and order process quick and easy, even when presented with a complicated, multi-element product.

This demo is great for Business to Consumer (B2C) companies – that make products that would go straight to the consumer. It presents how they can create a form that customers can work through themselves, configuring their ideal design of the item (in this case a sofa). The company will then be sent the various documents needed – such as Bill of Materials and Drawings. Once the project has been set up, an engineer/designer does not even have to be involved in this part of the design process, excellent for freeing up time to spend on completely bespoke projects.

This particular demo is very visual and uses as little text as possible – fantastic for international companies, as it limits any difficulty with a language barrier. Items can be easily configured, just
through the power of the images.

So, I went through this project from a consumer point of view – interested in creating my own perfect chair design, which is made completely to my taste. I do not come from a technical background, so me running through this demo is incredibly realistic, to show that any person – technical or not – can configure their own creation within minutes. These are the steps I took:

1. Visit www.driveworkslive.com demo site.

2. Click on the Shopping Cart square (with the trolley icon).

3. Click on ‘Hello.’

 

4. Then choose the item to configure – in this case a chair.

5. Click on the image, or the text Design your NewSofa.

6. Choose the size of the seating you require.

7. Configure the colour, shape and feet of your chair.

 

8. Click add to basket.

9. Click on ‘go to checkout’ – here you can choose extras also.

10. Click on ‘continue to checkout’ and enter your details. Then submit.

So, in just 10 quick steps I managed to create my perfect chair, I was then emailed all the sales and manufacturing documents. In theory, manufacturing could now begin. (If I had a spare 贈500).

Head on over to www.driveworkslive.com and configure yourself your very own perfect sofa.

DriveWorks are pleased to announce that K3 have joined the DriveWorks Partner Program to distribute and support the DriveWorks Sales Configurator plugin for Syspro, ERP.

DriveWorks / Syspro integration means that companies that use both DriveWorks Pro and SYSPRO can deliver a professional and compelling sales experience so users or customers can configure products locally or via the web, configure quotes or orders on their PC or mobile devices, while passing data seamlessly to and from SYSPRO ERP.

Adding the integration to SYSPRO allows data to be automatically pulled onto forms for use in a browser and then transferred back to SYSPRO. Data is only entered once saving valuable time and allowing production to commence as soon as an order is placed.

This is a major benefit for salespeople and distributors who are able to provide fast accurate responses to customer enquiries, ultimately helping to win more business.

We are constantly innovating our products and by partnering with DriveWorks we are able to help our customers confidently bring their manufacturing and sales knowledge together.

The SYSPRO Sales Configurator extends the sales reach with accurate, real time quotes, Bill Of Materials and 3D previews and can be set up to send emails with quotes and custom attachments automatically, while being seamlessly linked into SYSPRO.

As this process can be operated externally through mobile devices, we have made the sales to manufacturing process a lot more time effective, Andy Latham, Managing Director, K3 Syspro.

K3 Syspro employs 80 people at its Manchester head office and its branches throughout the UK and Ireland. The company offers solutions in enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management, advanced planning and scheduling, warehouse management, human resources and e-business.

SYSPRO is used by some 14,500 sites in over 60 countries. K3 Syspro is a division of K3 Business Technology Group, a global leader in providing next-generation enterprise software for businesses in the retail, manufacturing and distribution sectors.

With more than 3,000 customer installations in over 30 countries, K3 is recognised as a safe, innovative and reliable provider of world-class solutions, backed by world-class service.

 

Go to our DriveWorks Live sample project site and see the great new example that has been added.

With the new Conveyor Line project you can design:

Just design your product, enter your details (including your email address) and coming your way shortly after, will be quote details and PDF drawings of your individually designed custom conveyor!

Specification flow is apowerful feature in DriveWorksthat givesthe DriveWorks Administrator the ability to customize the DriveWorks specification process. (ie rules for what happens and when it happens).

When aproject is first set up in DriveWorks it is created with a default specification flow which guides a specification through four basic states – Running (i.e. filling out forms in the specification), Saved, Pending, and Completed.

Each one of these states has links toother states to move from one state to another. For example, a specification in the Saved state can be moved into the Running state, and a specification in the Running state can be moved into the Pending state (by clicking Finish), or the Completed state (by clicking Release). These links between states are called transitions.

Each state also has certain operations that can be performed on it, but which do not move to another state, for example, a specification can be deleted, or copied.

The Specification Flow can be customized in DriveWorks Administrator to meet your own specification and Work flow needs.

Example Uses
There are lots of reasons why you may want to look at customizing your specification flow, here are a few examples.

You can read more about Specification Flow in the ONLINEdocumentation file
http://docs.driveworkspro.com/?ProjectEditorSpecificationFlow.html