3D design of a custom catering bar with curved fronts, designed by Nijboer Interieur & Design in IronCAD.

Nijboer Interior & Design

Nijboer Interieur & Design brings interior design wishes to life. Since 1992, they have been realizing exceptional interior design projects for both the corporate and private markets. With a close group of professionals, the company works from Mariënheem on custom interiors in which craftsmanship and efficiency come together.

To make the move from 2D to 3D and fill saw lists automatically, Nijboer chose IronCAD in 2017. This made designs more insightful, processes less error-prone and the connection to production further optimized.

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Custom interiors

Interior design projects for corporate and private clients

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Working smarter with catalogs

Standard solutions easily placed via drag and drop

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From 2D to 3D

Greater understanding of design, sizing and execution

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Fewer errors

Dimensions directly incorporated into the cutting lists

The challenge

Previously, Nijboer worked entirely in 2D. The desire was to make the switch to 3D while further automating the production process.

A key goal was to automatically populate the saw chart. In addition, Nijboer wanted to reduce the chance of errors that could arise from manual entry of dimensions. Design, work preparation and production had to fit together better.

The solution: IronCAD with Para-Flex

After several demonstrations, Nijboer chose IronCAD. During training sessions the basics of the program were learned, after which more and more use was made of features such as proprietary catalogs, Para-Flex and various shortcuts.

Today, Nijboer uses IronCAD for drawing and working out almost all of its products. By properly populating the catalog, standard cabinets and setups can be easily placed into a design via drag & drop.

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Key benefits

Moving from 2D to 3D
Automatically filled cutting lists
Working with your own catalogs
Drag and drop placement of standard cabinets
Seamless connection with HOMAG CNC machines

Simpler and less error-prone working

Filling the catalog properly has made drawing with IronCAD easier for Nijboer. Designs are clearer for colleagues in the workshop and parts can be placed and adjusted faster.

Previously, small input errors could occur in dimensioning. Now: once a panel is drawn, the correct exact dimensions are on the cutting chart.

3D designs for customers

Nijboer finds that customers mainly look at the 3D image of a piece of furniture or component. Based on that, they provide additional wishes or modifications.

A technical production drawing is often more difficult for customers to understand, especially if they do not work with this field on a daily basis. Therefore, the 3D model makes the design more accessible.

Control of HOMAG CNC machine

Nijboer has seamless control to the HOMAG CNC machine via Para-Flex CAM. This further automates the process.

The correct bores for hinges in cabinet sides and fronts are automatically acquired and then sent to the CNC as NC codes without further intervention by a programmer.

The result

With IronCAD, Nijboer no longer works only in 2D, but in 3D. Saw lists are automatically filled with the correct dimensions and corresponding edge processing. The connection to the machinery is also automated.

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