First Degree Systems joins CAB

First Degree Systems has joined the Council for Aluminium in Building (CAB), which promises to bring significant benefits to users of the Window Designer software package.

“CAB is the leading trade body for companies working with aluminium in the building sector,” First Degree System’s sales manager, Greg Beachim, said.

“Our Window Designer software is a key tool for fabricators expanding into aluminium production, because it processes window and door designs much faster than other platforms, while keeping overheads to a minimum. It is right, therefore, that we are in the same room as all the major systems houses and policy makers, which can help us to continue to improve upon that software.

“We can also provide an important link between CAB and a significant section of the domestic aluminium marketplace. Window Designer is used by most of the largest window fabricators in the UK, and if they haven’t already started fabricating aluminium products, it is likely that they have plans to.”

Window Designer can be used to process window and door designs across multiple profile types, including PVC-U, aluminium and timber. This means existing PVC-U fabricators can expand into aluminium production without having to take on new software packages. This cuts additional costs and improves efficiencies because users don’t have to be retrained, and multiple systems don’t have to run alongside each other.

According to First Degree Systems, Window Designer is also a configurator, not an architectural tool. This means many unnecessary processes for fabricators operating in the domestic window industry are removed, which can speed up the design processing element by up to 500%.