UK - Penn Elcom has launched Case Designer 2, a new version of its software platform for the streamlined all-in-one design, costing and production of high-quality flightcases. v2 features a completely rebuilt software stack and is subscription-based.
Case Designer 2 builds on the success of global manufacturer Penn Elcom’s original v1 Case Designer flightcase design software. It offers an agile, fast, and user-friendly build-and-order programme that optimises flightcase construction utilising Penn Elcom’s extensive range of robust and reliable hardware components.
The programme offers improved performance from v1, an intuitive interface, and expanded hardware compatibility with real-time 3D rendering, STP file support, and links to Penn Elcom’s continuously updated component database.
New Case Designer 2 features include the support of hinged brackets and piano hinges, which are available in all territories.
Case Designer 2’s architecture has been built from the ground up, taking the most popular features from the original Case Designer, making them more powerful as well as adding dynamic new functionality.
Penn Elcom customers can accurately construct their own flightcase onscreen using Case Designer 2, choosing from a wide range of templates, adding different hardware elements like handles, trim, extrusion, catches, butterflies, as well as wheel-boards and wheels.
The price is instantly calculated according to the chosen materials – displayed clearly at the top of the screen in the selected currency – and a realistic 3D render with 360 rotation is produced onscreen to show the look and style of the finished product.
All of this empowers clients with an accurate model and clear understanding and value of the product they will be getting.
Customisable elements like logos, other special branding and bespoke features can all be added quickly and easily using Case Designer 2, with the results immediately updated and realistically visualised.
The programme automatically calculates all the material requirements, including lists of the required sheet-cutting schematics with XF information – for CNC manufacture – together with hardware component lists as available from Penn Elcom’s comprehensive library.
The programme is developed for the manufacturer of all types of flight cases and includes regional variants – like metric and imperial measurements – for worldwide use. All parts are available by territory; the process is extremely fast; and it is possible to swap between metric and imperial measurements.
A full tech and product support team is in place to assist users, explained Penn Elcom’s sales & marketing director, Rob Platt, adding that “in a couple of minutes, a case can be modelled and priced, and all the basic case measurements and information can also be saved for repeat orders, and the licence application process has also been simplified. All the signs from the pre and early release data are positive, so we expect a good take up.”
