Platform about design and technology in the kitchen, home, and bathroom industry
The days of pencil and paper are definitely over. At most, these two items are still useful for sketching and jotting down ideas. When the purchase of a new kitchen becomes a reality, consumers and kitchen manufacturers alike turn to the computer. Digitization has definitely made its entry, even in kitchen planning.
Anyone who enters kitchen software as a search in Google will immediately see the (over)supply of programs that help consumers draw their dream kitchen themselves. After choosing a limited number of parameters, anyone can start designing. "Design your kitchen now in 3D," "Your kitchen in 3D," and "Get started right away" are just some of the short, powerful statements that should convince surfing consumers to click through. These programs, online or downloadable, give freedom to everyone to experiment and work out their own kitchen, always with the option of completing the plan in full or going over it in the store. But not everyone takes matters into their own hands. Kitchen store employees also have handy drawing programs that smoothly guide them through the process of creating a kitchen plan.
Ground plans for installers and for end customers collect the items that apply to them.
Customers who visit a kitchen dealer want the best care for their project. This goes without saying since it is a significant budget after all and, if everything goes perfectly, they will enjoy it for many years. Kitchen dealers obviously want to sell as many projects and realize kitchens as possible. That makes sense, too. A well-thought-out software package can be a powerful tool to bring a sale to a successful conclusion. Its strengths include a high level of user-friendliness that allows kitchen dealers to quickly get to grips with the program and the ability to display very realistic kitchen designs, advanced or otherwise, in 3D. Ideal for getting an accurate picture of a design. Any adjustments are made fairly quickly. The available programs also work fully integrated. This means that all the data are gathered in one database, making it possible to work very efficiently, not only when drawing the design, but also immediately for commercial calculations and material lists.
The programs available show very realistically what a kitchen can look like. That in itself gives you the opportunity to assess what might need to be changed, what works and what doesn't, what the strong points will be in the kitchen you are going to install. So far, it's about showing a design, all in all very realistically drawn, on a computer or tablet screen. However, technology is not standing still. Several companies that developed a drawing program are now working on (or already have available) an extension that allows you to step around a planned kitchen. All it takes is putting on a pair of VR (virtual reality) glasses and you experience the kitchen as if you were really stepping around in it. Science fiction? On the contrary, already possible today. This (new) possibility takes the experience to the next level.
Software, of course, can make employees' lives easier in other areas. In terms of administration and daily management, these programs also reduce headaches. Manufacturing companies reap the benefits of automating business processes and interfacing with the administrative component.
