Sustainability is becoming increasingly important across manufacturing industries. Companies are looking for ways to reduce waste, use materials more efficiently and improve their production processes.

Digital templating with the Proliner can contribute to these goals by making the measuring and production process more accurate and efficient.

Less waste during templating

Traditional templating methods often require materials such as cardboard, plywood or plastic to create physical templates. These templates are usually produced for a specific project and may no longer be needed once the job is completed.

With the Proliner, shapes and dimensions are measured digitally. The measurement can be converted directly into a digital drawing, reducing the need for physical templating materials.

Fewer mistakes and remakes

Material waste does not only happen during templating. An incorrect measurement can result in a part being produced incorrectly, meaning valuable material, production time and energy may be wasted. Accurate digital measurements help reduce this risk.

By capturing the required dimensions directly on site, the Proliner provides production-ready digital information that can be checked and processed before manufacturing begins. This can help companies avoid errors and unnecessary remakes.

A more efficient digital workflow

Proliner measurements can be transferred digitally to CAD, CAM and CNC environments. Instead of creating a physical template, transporting it and manually recreating the shape in production software, measurement data can move directly from the project to the production process.

This saves time, reduces manual work and creates a more efficient workflow from measurement to installation.

Less unnecessary travelling and transport

Digital measurement files can also be shared instantly between different locations. A technician can measure a project on site and send the file directly to the engineering or production department, even when they are located somewhere else.

This reduces the need to physically transport templates and can prevent additional site visits when accurate measurement data is already available.

Built for long-term use

Sustainability is also about using equipment for as long as possible.

The Proliner is developed as a professional measuring solution for everyday use across many different projects and applications. Instead of using disposable templating materials for every project, companies can use the same digital measuring system again and again.

Small improvements throughout the process

There is no single solution that makes a production process sustainable. It comes from improving many individual steps. Reducing physical templates, preventing remakes, sharing information digitally and creating a more efficient connection between measuring and production can all contribute to lower material and resource consumption.

The Proliner helps companies make these improvements while also making their everyday workflow faster, more accurate and more efficient.

Want to discover how digital templating can improve your workflow? Contact Prodim or request a Proliner demonstration.