“The most immediate return on being able to reuse parts and projects is that, for 75 percent of projects, you have to go back and change something,” Fletcher said. Keeping a process library makes it simple to save and select processes as needed. Reusing processes is especially helpful for parts that are very similar or identical, but any process can be edited and saved as an additional version of a previously saved process. “You can reuse it and change the overall dimension, and the other parts change with it.”Ĭabinet Vision allows users to save and reuse any process, including those that include object intelligence. “You add a part to the system, and you automatically add intelligence so that you can grow or shrink the part as the design progresses,” Fletcher said. When part of an assembly is changed, the rest of the assembly will automatically adjust to that change. Object intelligence eases the process of making design changes, including the ability to resise parts - even when they are included in assemblies. Once the project is drawn, shop drawings, cut lists and assembly sheets can be generated based upon the design.Īmong the Cabinet Vision functions utilised most often by Fletcher Wood Products is the ability to apply their own object intelligence to completed designs.
To begin a project in Cabinet Vision, the team at Fletcher enters the dimensions of the space in which the final product will be installed, and then virtually builds the project within that space.
You can tell when it’s time to change the way you do things - and today you need to use technology to stay in business.” “For me, the challenge has more to do with the introduction of computers and software.
“The challenge is different today than it was when my father started the business,” Fletcher said.
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In 2007, Fletcher made the switch from Cabnetware to the Cabinet Vision Screen to Machine™ (S2M Center) solution, which delivers more robust design and project-planning functionality, as well as the ability to generate accurate NC code at the click of a button. While Cabinetware helped Fletcher and his staff drastically cut time devoted to manually creating cut lists, shop drawings, and assembly sheets, the integration of CNC machinery was a significant game-changer. His son, Clark Fletcher, is now at the helm of the company he utilises modern technologies to remain competitive while continuing the company’s legacy of manufacturing top-notch goods.Ī firm believer in the power of technology to help increase efficiency and reduce error, Fletcher implemented the Cabnetware solution for cabinetmakers in 1986 and, being an early adopter of CNC technology, acquired his first CNC router in 1993. Located in Fort Dodge, Iowa, the company was founded in 1961 by Bill Fletcher, an experienced craftsman who built a business on turning out high-quality, custom products. Making manufacturing smarter is all in a day’s work at Fletcher Wood Products, a 59-year-old custom commercial case and millwork company that has thrived for nearly six decades by continuously improving its processes.
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