Gilman Precision Launches New Product Configurator

Gilman Precision (Grafton, WI), announces the addition of an innovative 3D Linear Products CAD Configurator to their website for increased efficiency and ease when viewing and adjusting product specifications. The new configurator will serve engineers and other prospects by allowing them to select, view, and insert 3D CAD models and 2D drawings directly into their own CAD systems. This online resource will maximize efficiency in the design and customization process by allowing users to include and manipulate products into CAD designs to easily tailor a product for a specific application.

The configurator was built by Catalog Data Solutions Inc. (CDS; San Jose, CA) and is powered by their Catalog & CDS ModelServer solutions. The following products are featured in the configurator: Dovetail, Linear-Guide and Hardened-Way Slide Stages and accessories.

This new development has been in the works for almost a year, and will be the first of its kind in the linear and rotary motion industry. Despite its innovative capabilities, the configurator is incredibly user-friendly and will work on any operating system or web browser. Users simply visit the ‘Resources’ section of their website and log into the program using their designated username and pin. Users then have 100 percent access to search and view all of the company’s linear designs, select products and alternative options, download a specified CAD drawing and integrate it into their own CAD designs.

“We are very excited to present this state-of-the-art service to our customers. Its capabilities will dramatically reduce the time and cost involved in purchasing standard and custom products,” remarked Doug Biggs, the vice president of sales and marketing at Gilman Precision. “We have put in the work up front to give our customers the best experience possible when working with our products and we will continue to do so as we find new ways to create engineered solutions for exacting needs.”

This program creates enhanced customer service during the customization process by reducing the time and cost involved in quoting a project. Customers will no longer have to wait on project drawings, but may choose to modify the CAD files themselves using their own engineers, who are familiar with the problem at hand. As usual, customers always have direct access to Gilman engineers during the customization process. Professionals are never more than a phone call away for assisted product selection, suggested solutions for unique applications and overall guaranteed customer satisfaction.

CDS has had a remarkably positive influence on the technology of this industry. John Major, the chief executive officer of the company, spoke on the effectiveness of this new tool: “As product selection and buying continues to change and evolve, sales and marketing organizations need to stay in front of the selection and buying process. We are accomplishing exactly that with our new configurator.”

Gilman Precision develops customized slides and spindles for value-minded engineers with exacting needs and standards and provides expert service for virtually any manufacturer’s equipment. Serving a variety of industries and applications, these engineered solutions are advanced by a highly skilled, knowledgeable and experienced team that delivers on-time and within budget.

CDS serves industrial suppliers by providing B2B e-Commerce solutions that get their products found, designed-in and purchased. The company enables product and industrial parts manufacturers and their distributors to increase sales by enabling their products to be specified into new designs, improve website conversion rates, generate high quality sales leads, and improve customer service. The company’s customers include the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors in the building products, high tech and industrial manufacturing industries.

www.gilmanprecision.com,  www.catalogdatasolutions.com