It was stated in the introduction earlier that Regal Marine uses CAD technology.

CAD Technology stands for Computer Aided Deign

It uses technology that allows the user to draft and design a 2D or 3D object, and enables him to get a glimpse of how that object will relatively look like once it is produced in reality

CAD is very economical and environment friendly since its output comes in electronic form

Since CAD is an innovative technique, it brings a lot of engineering saving to the company, especially if we compare it against the traditional drafting techniques.

First, in terms of quality. Under accuracy, traditional drafting may lead to errors because of human fault. The designer might miscalculate the specifications of the design. For instatance, drawing a convex instead of a concave or drawing a 5 cm straight line instead of a 4 cm one.

With CAD, there is a feature that allows an “error check” which ensures that all the specifications in the design are correct before completing it or printing it for approval.

Under workforce, since drafting by hand is a long and tedious process, you need many men to complete a design. Training these men may be expensive. Also, you need specialists who have steady hands and are good artists for special projects.

With CAD, the technology is easy to learn, hence the employees can be quickly deployed in the work area. Because the design time is much easier and shorter, the teams will be lean. Lastly, because the employees are trained and flexible, the services of a specialist will only be needed for special consultation or advice.

Next in terms of productivity—man hours will be saved in using CAD technology because the software is practically doing the job for you. Changes or errors can be easily corrected as well with CAD.

Lastly, in terms of profitability. Since it takes a while to finish a design by hand, it also takes some time to turn the final draft for production. While your competitors are already selling their finished products, your company lags behind because you are still manufacturing.

With CAD, faster designing, means faster turnover to productions and faster earning of revenue for the company.

Lastly, under overhead expenses. Primitive methods use lots of time, effort and resources such as papers and different sizes of pens. Also, in times of revisions, the wrong design will be useless and the resources used to create it will just go to waste.

With CAD, the resources you need are just practically an engineer and a computer. In times of errors and corrections, you do not need to throw away the whole computer because you can tweak the designs with just a click of a button