Archive for January, 2011
Manufacturing and Engineering firms all across the world depend on designs. These designs bear the very shape of things to come and are detailed in every property and configuration of the product/property/technology they illustrate.
Although, the modern world depends on computers and CAD programs to create and edit these designs, there still are a lot of paper, film, and vellum based drawings which require management and handling in almost every organization.
Why handle old drawings?
Just because these are old / legacy drawings, it does not go on to mean that they are ‘useless’. Building’s, Structures, Machines of the yesteryears are still pretty much in use and functional today as well. Just imagine having to destroy all the bridges of the world, just because their drawings are on paper?
Problem of handling Physical drawings
Physical drawings (those based on paper, film, vellum types of media) also take up a lot of storage space and management efforts because unless stored and managed properly, they would be practically untraceable at times of need. Read the rest of this entry »
