WHEN YOU WORK IN A FIELD THAT LITERALLY HAS THE WORD "MISCELLANEOUS" IN THE TITLE, SOME PEOPLE NEED CLARIFICATION : WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU DO? WHILE OUR CAPABILITIES STATEMENT COVERS THE BASICS, WE USE THE 3D MODELING SOFTWARE, TEKLA, TO ILLUSTRATE THE DETAILS.
USING TEKLA IN-HOUSE, WHK IS ABLE TO GENERATE 2D AUTOCAD FORMAT DRAWINGS, ALONG WITH 3D ISOMETRIC DRAWINGS AND OUR SHOP FABRICATION DRAWINGS IN ONE GO. NOT ONLY DOES THIS WORK TO STREAMLINE OUR PROCESSES, BUT IT'S STRONGEST ATTRIBUTE IS THAT IT ALLOWS THE CUSTOMER TO HAVE A CLEAR VIEW OF WHAT THEY'RE ORDERING.
ONE OF OUR BEST EXAMPLES OF THIS OCCURRED A FEW YEARS AGO WITH A MAJOR PHARMACEUTICAL CLIENT. THROUGHOUT A PROJECT, WE WERE NARROWING IN THE DIMENSIONS AND FEATURES OF A STAINLESS STEEL PLATFORM. HOWEVER, DURING THE APPROVAL SIGN OFF, THE SCIENTISTS WERE CONSULTED. UPON SEEING THE 3D DRAWINGS THEY NOTICED FUNCTIONALITY ISSUES WITH THE WAY THEY WANTED TO USE THE APPLICATION. HAVING SEEN ONLY 2D DRAWINGS UP TO THAT POINT, WHICH THEY DIDN'T FULLY UNDERSTAND, THERE HAD BEEN MISCOMMUNICATION. LUCKILY, SINCE FABRICATION HAD NOT STARTED, WE WERE ABLE TO REWORK THE PLATFORM TO MEET THEIR NEEDS SAVING THE PROJECT BOTH TIME AND MONEY.