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Case Study · Technology Assessment
Rethinking how cabinets are finished and joined.
A building products manufacturer wanted to know whether digital printing, powder coating and alternative joinery could improve quality and cut costs. Prescouter completed 10 Intelligence Briefs, connected the client with vendors, and the client moved forward with four of them.
The Client
The client is a building products manufacturer. It wanted to know whether three emerging technologies could work alongside, or instead of, its existing processes.
The Challenge
Three technologies.
One production line.
The client needed a techno-economic assessment of digital printing, powder coating and alternative joinery, to find options that improve quality and reduce costs across many process demands and applications.
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Printing
Digital printing
Decorative finishes on demand.
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Coating
Powder coating
Durable finishes on wood products.
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Assembly
Alternative joinery
New ways to join cabinet parts.
Our Approach
Research, experts and vendor meetings.
Expert interviews
Neutralthird-party technical view
Get an independent view
Subject matter experts evaluated the technologies and the industry landscape.
Vendor meetings
4vendors taken forward
Bring vendors to the table
Prescouter hosted meetings where vendors and the client discussed capabilities and requirements.
The Outcome
Four vendors in active testing.
After three-way meetings between the client and vendors, the client moved forward with four companies, exchanging samples and testing different products. The research also informed key considerations for future plant operations, including potential retrofits, maintenance, costs and the pros and cons of each alternative technology.
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Testing
Four vendors engaged
Samples exchanged and tested.
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Operations
Plant considerations
Retrofits, maintenance and costs.
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Strategy
Product groundwork
Inputs for future development.
New finishing and assembly technologies rarely fit a plant as is. Knowing the tradeoffs before testing saves months on the production floor.
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