We create space planning software based on our own unique technology, which we call Parametric Graphical Configuration (PGC). In this blog we will write about the space planning industry and how companies can benefit from using modern software.

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What’s an Extension? – What it is and how it works for a multi-industry solution
In the world of CET Designer, we often talk about Catalogues and Extensions. Not everyone knows that CET stands for Configura Extension Technology and that it is the foundation of our business. We’ve previously written about the many benefits of creating a Catalogue but, in this blog post, we wanted to explain the many benefits with creating an Extension. First, what is an Extension? Most...
October 6, 2016

Reuse back-end data for multiple planning and sales tools
Planning systems are widely used to improve customer experience - giving the consumer instant quotation and visualization that can lead to a better understanding of what they’re buying. Another advantage such a system can provide is to collect back-end data into one location to reuse in multiple solutions. Your products. Your data. It should as simple as that. Unfortunately, that...
September 5, 2016

How a Developer Conference Builds Community
A developer conference is a meeting of the minds – an opportunity to connect, create, maybe commiserate, but ultimately, a chance to be inspired. It’s where developers can be part of a community. Configura began holding its Developer Conference several years ago in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, where we’ve had an office and presence now for a decade. This year, we also held a...
April 18, 2016

Modern management myths in software development

For a century the world has experienced an unprecedented exponential and continual economic growth. This growth is driven through replacing manual work with machines. In order to maintain growth while facing demand for increasingly flexible products to lower prices, businesses need to apply more sophisticated software systems. Traditional rigid, black-box software is expensive and forces...
March 16, 2016

Connecting CET Designer with ERP and other systems
At Configura, we offer all-in-one software that can take a project from the initial proposal, through the design process, to completing an actual order. However, once a project is completed, where does the order go? More likely than not, your company has some kind of ERP system to handle inventory management, manufacturing, service calls, delivery, shipping, product planning and much more. Now...
February 15, 2016

5 advantages to having your own developers on the CET platform
Software development presents endless of opportunities, it is simply a matter of grabbing the ideas and developing them. Over the span of 25 years, our original idea has turned into an entire platform – Configura Extension Technology (CET). As we developed the CET platform and our partner program, we’ve focused on simplifying the process for our partners to have their own developers...
December 23, 2015

Why partner with Configura
A few weeks ago, I stood up in front of about 30 people at our biannual Partner Meeting and thought, “Wow. Look at what we’ve built together!” Representatives from Configura, Haworth, Steelcase, Teknion, KI, Inscape, Midmark, Tranquil, Maars, OFS Brands, Herman Miller and ProjectMatrix had gathered in a conference room at the Renaissance SeaWorld at Orlando the day before...
November 24, 2015

The power of PGC and Parametric Manufacturing
During recent years, “mass customization” has emerged as the new business frontier for the manufacturing and service industries. At its core, mass customization is about providing products and services that are tailor-made to each customer’s demands and wishes, while keeping manufacturing, distribution costs and delivery times at levels comparable to mass production. This...
September 29, 2015

How Live Design can improve your sales process
“Complexity is easy to create – you just keep adding and it will turn into a monster. You have to take a step back, take something away, refine, refactor, rework and then reflect if this is the best possible way that we can make this or not. That’s how you simplify.” – Göran Rydqvist , VP of R&D at Configura At Configura, we live by the word simplify. This...
September 4, 2015

In Life, Design, and Coding, Less is More
This blog post originally appeared in June 2015 edition of Metropolis. The founders of Configura have one piece of advice for designers in the digital age: Trim the fat. “If you didn’t have so much stuff, you wouldn’t need a house,” the American comedian George Carlin once said in a now-famous sketch. “That’s all your house is … a pile of stuff with a...
August 6, 2015