When manufacturing CAD models are offered for download, there is actually the risk of disclosing intellectual property because all production data is being forwarded, including production and positional tolerances as well as confidential data.

• Contains product secrets
• Easy to be copied by the competition

Conture envelope model are good protection from product piracy, however, they also keep the entire sales potential from being exploited. The strongly simplified 3D model only shows the outline of the product, which makes it difficult for the engineer to integrate those components into their design. Alternative providers with expressive CAD models will stay ahead of the game.

• No intelligence
• No kinematics
• Useless for Industry 4.0 or other processes

The Electronic Product Catalog and intelligent engineering data from CADENAS have all the information, for example material, kinematics, geometry, etc., that engineers and designers need for their daily work. Your intellectual property, however, remains protected from product piracy.

• All necessary information such as kinematics, threads and functions, and much more, is on hand