Case Study: Chris Sharp Cabinets Ltd speeds bespoke kitchen production with Hexagon CABINET VISION and ALPHACAM

Chris Sharp Cabinets Ltd - Customer Case Study

Chris Sharp Cabinets Ltd, a bespoke kitchen manufacturer in the UK, faced challenges with production inefficiency due to software that was not optimized for cabinetry assemblies. Using their existing ALPHACAM software to program CNC machines for custom-sized cabinets was a slow, manual process that hindered their capacity for growth. To address this, they turned to vendor Hexagon for a solution involving its specialized CABINET VISION software.

Hexagon’s implementation of CABINET VISION streamlined the entire design-to-production workflow. The parametric design capabilities drastically reduced kitchen design time to around 20 minutes, while the integration with CNC machinery via S2M (Screen-To-Machine) accelerated manufacturing. This, combined with continued use of ALPHACAM for specific complex tasks, significantly boosted the company's potential output from two kitchens a week to a capacity of around twenty. Furthermore, Hexagon’s solution provided precise cost calculation from the design stage, allowing Chris Sharp Cabinets to offer highly competitive, accurate pricing for their bespoke products.

Chris Sharp Cabinets Ltd

Paul Kettleborough

Managing Director and Owner