Platform about design and technology in the kitchen, home, and bathroom industry
Anyone who develops interiors, furniture and other products in wood would like to design, present and produce them quickly and accurately. This can be done manually, but with the help of an appropriate software it all goes a lot smoother, reduces the chance of errors and increases the capacity of work preparation. Trivest distributes and implements ERP products and CAD/CAM software specifically for SMEs in the manufacturing industry. With Proteus ERP, Imos iX 3D and Alphacam software, the software house focuses on the timber trades and wood processing companies. The ECI Gatewise platform provides a single connection with suppliers and other partners.
Trivest, part of the ECI Software Solutions Company, assists manufacturing companies in the manufacturing industry with controlling and improving their business processes with integrated IT solutions. "From our headquarters in Zele, we distribute and implement ERP products and CAD/CAM software specifically for those manufacturing companies. For example, we do not target logistics service providers or large multinationals, but only small and medium-sized manufacturing companies," says managing director Gregory van Gils. "We always deliver a finished product. Our software specialists know their market inside out and tailor the products perfectly to the needs. So a package for the woodworker will never be suitable for a metal processing company. All these solutions have grown one by one from a request submitted to us in the past by one company from a particular sector. This also applies to Proteus ERP which is specifically aimed at the lumber trade and the wood processing industry."
Trivest has been actively involved in the automation of the wood industry for almost forty years, yet there is still a lot of work to be done. Many small and medium-sized interior builders, stand constructors, bathroom and kitchen builders and furniture makers were still working with Excel and print-through sheets until today and are only now really taking the step towards automation. Choosing an ERP package such as Proteus is a first step, but to further automate processes they also need to invest in software programs for 3D furniture design, production and CNC machine control.
"With Proteus ERP, users easily design, construct and visualize their products, create working documents and bills of materials and, if necessary, directly control CNC machines. In this way, Imos iX 3D ensures a short lead time between design and production. The design drawings are also immediately the technical drawings and from the 3D model all technical details are automatically created. If the model is modified, all technical details also change automatically with it. The heart of this software is the database with all company-specific constructions and part parameters, which can be easily used for all designs. This saves a lot of time, significantly reduces the risk of errors and increases capacity in work preparation," explains the managing director. "The machine-independent Alphacam software is aimed at controlling simple to complex 3-, 4- and 5-axis machining operations on CNC machines. Multiple machines can also be controlled centrally with this software."
Today, companies in the manufacturing industry are working more and more closely together, and the exchange of information about purchase and sales orders, order confirmations, delivery times and invoicing is central to this. The integration of the various chains and the automation of the processes is in fact even more complex if this has to be done between different companies, for example suppliers and customers. With ECI Gatewise, Trivest offers a suitable solution for this.
"With this innovative solution, a company works with all partners connected to the platform through one connection. This way you automate the entire process, saving a lot of time. Since data can no longer be entered twice, the risk of errors is reduced," concludes Gregory van Gils. "Our software developers make sure that manufacturing companies that use a Trivest ERP system are connected to the platform. We also aim to connect all our existing customers with such an ERP package, which should make ECI Gatewise the most widely used platform in the future."
