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We are in control with Matrix Software

Mathee van de Vin
Van de Vin Doors & Windows

In charge

It is a special combination that Van de Vin Windows and Frames has made with regard to automation: on the one hand the company only works with software that has been proven in practice, on the other it gives direction to the development and the company tests the latest versions of software. "This way we ensure that we are in charge, that we use automation optimally," says director Mathee van de Vin. Van de Vin has been chairman of the Dutch Association of Windows and Frames and also knows the branch well from that position. For example, he knows that the switch to new software for producers of windows and frames is no sinecure. "Think very carefully before you choose", is his advice. "Because once chosen it is difficult to still change the beacons."

More benefits

Van de Vin himself chose Matrix Software in 1988. He still knows how it went the day of yesterday. "The company had acquired the first PC two years earlier. In 1988 we were one of the first users of MatrixKozijn, the program with which we made calculations and streamlined the work preparation. It was then very much getting used to. All of a sudden, data had to be entered in detail. The time that you made an offer based on intuition was suddenly over. "At that time, Van de Vin was mainly concerned about getting accurate information about more and less work. Soon it turned out that there were many more benefits. "Thanks to MatrixKozijn and Matrix's time registration system, the chance of errors and failure costs has been reduced significantly. We also save a lot of time, although we find it so common that we hardly consider it an advantage. "Time has not stood still. Van de Vin has recently switched to a completely new machine park. "Such a switch can be a reason to look at what else is on the market, but we have never seriously considered this consideration. We are very satisfied with what we have and that is not only due to the functionality of the software. The company that supports it is also important. Matrix Software is a stable, solid company with employees that we have pleasant contact with. "

Test company

That contact has been intensified recently, because Van de Vin Windows and Frames is a test company for Matrix Software: new versions of software are judged by a limited number of users to see what is good or bad. "With the switch to the Windows version we were richly late at the time. That was a conscious choice, we wanted to know for sure that all primary errors were out. It therefore seems strange that we are now trying to work with the latest of the latest. Yet that is logical. We want to be in charge, to be at the cradle of new developments and to benefit from that in the future. This can be done by testing new programs. "Despite his satisfaction, Van de Vin still has specific wishes. "We can not process the connection between window frames and walls completely automatically, because there are far too many variations. They can not possibly be cost-effectively placed in a single database. We will continue doing so for the time being. "According to the director, reducing the number of variations is not an option. "No thinking about it, the enormous amount of possibilities is the big advantage of wooden window frames. We must cherish that." (In the meantime, Matrix Software has establised a solution for this)

About Van de Vin Windows and Frames

Van de Vin Ramen and Kozijnen in Heeze works from the realization that windows and window frames largely determine the atmosphere of a home. The company has been producing windows and frames for more than fifty years and is regarded as a 'total solution' in that area. Van de Vin supplies products thanks tot strict process and quality control. It is produced according to a proven method, of which the quality assurance system has been developed together with TNO. This system offers Van de Vin, together with an advanced machine park and advanced automation, the possibility of further innovation.