SWOOD in the mega-yacht industry – SEPTEMAR

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ABOUT SEPTEMAR

Industry – Mega-yacht interior fitting

Size – +50

Location – Gebze, Türkiye

Products used – SWOOD Design, SWOOD CAM, SWOOD Nesting

Sales partner – TEKYAZ

Speakers – Murat Direk: CAM operator, Gökhan Güneş: Production Manager, Serhat Yıldırım: R&D Engineer – Design, Özgür Toprak: R&D Engineer – Design, Yasemin Seçkin: Head of Innovation

Can you present SEPTEMAR’s activity?

“At SEPTEMAR, we have been producing the interior decoration of mega yachts for 16 years. We draw, design, produce, and assemble each piece of furniture from start to finish. We need to be able to design and convey how that product will be assembled on site, right at the design stage.”

What were your main challenges before using SWOOD?

“Before using SWOOD, we were using a 2D CAD program. We were making sections, views and working to the millimeter because we are a yacht and furniture company. We work on more delicate works because the furniture is interconnected.

We had major problems with the revisions. We were correcting one section view and forgetting to correct another.”

What improvements have you seen since starting to work with SWOOD?

“It is easier to design furniture that can be produced and revised according to the form here in SWOOD. Because we can parametrically revise the 3D furniture, we design in any form with SWOOD, and because of these revisions, the necessary accessory lists, panel lists, material lists, and quantities can all change collectively.

How SWOOD helps your team to streamline design project?

Now, when there is a revision, when we open SWOOD Design and change the size in the edit frame, the sheet is also updated. We can transfer it back to manufacturing without missing anything. When workmen look at the project, they see more readable, more beautiful and more attractive projects. We leave less work to production. In fact, we are not leaving any work to production right now.

Holes are drilled in CAM. Everything is automatically defined in the library: rails, drawers, hinges, special codes, special systems we use, some special accessories we make, and bed mechanisms.”

How does SWOOD impact your production process?  

“In the past, we could not see clearly in 2 dimensions. Since SWOOD is 3-dimensional, we can see every side of the part. We can look at where our mistakes are.

Thanks to the nesting feature, I do not have to bother with placing the pieces on the plate one by one. Since CAM is automatic CAM, I only check it.”

septemar with biesse nesting machine

How has SWOOD mastered collaboration within your team?

“Another problem was that it was difficult to establish standardization. In other words, the combination of details done by person A and the finished details done by person B differed.

For this reason, we wanted to use the machine power more by obtaining data with all the details resolved and output from a single place so that craftsmen can use their skills in other places.

septemar projects plan

Of course, this increases people’s communication, and I can say that it also contributes to teamwork.”

Why did you choose to work with SWOOD?

“One of the most important points that caught our attention was actually the CAD/CAM integration in SWOOD. We produce everything once, design once, draw once, and assemble once.

We have to carry out these processes with the highest quality and as quickly as possible.

There is no difference in the end product that the boat user actually obtains. But when they come and visit the factory, the confidence they have in the company, this innovative approach, agility, power, and seeing the 3D models of their own products reassure them.

For example, the last time a customer came was yesterday. When he asked for a detail, I immediately opened it and showed it in the 3D model. He saw for himself how deep that drawer was and said “I was very happy.

Thanks to SWOOD, we can respond to customer demands more quickly in certain places, which relieves us.”

What are SEPTEMAR ambitions for the future?

“I think it is a very compatible program, and it has accelerated our work a lot. As Septemar, we have pioneered this in the industry. And we’re proud of that, I think we are in a very good place. Thank you.”

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