ChainsChains has reason to celebrate. In 2019, there was a download record CAD engineering data numerous well-known Manufacturer Catalogs chased the next. In the past five years, the number has been made CAD downloads via the search engine "3Dfind.it“Increased by over 168% to more than 405 million downloads. Read how the managing director of Cadenas GmbH Jürgen Heimbach (picture) sees the great success.

Major changes are currently taking place in the design. Digital twins play an increasingly important role. We are constantly working with the component manufacturers to improve the 3D CAD engineering Enrich data with all important information. These can be used for virtual commissioning in production in plant and mechanical engineering.

In addition, the way in which engineers, designers, building planners and architects access the components for their product development and planning has changed. Classic search engines often deliver results that are far too general and ineffective without reference to technology or architecture. We have therefore turned the tried and tested search for manufacturer components on its head.


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With our new search engine 3Dfind.it for components entered a new dimension in 2019. 3Dfind.it is a kind of beacon that unites the multitude of different manufacturers with their CAD data and uses them to find the optimally suitable components for their applications.

Market efficiently worldwide

Component suppliers can use 3Dfind.it to efficiently market their products worldwide. Your 3D planning and Engineering-Data is potentially available to over 24 million engineers and architects to create their design or architecture. Manufacturers get their products directly into the CAD software and BIM designs as well as the respective parts lists. They then receive the order through purchasing. Studies show that around 87% of downloaded CAD components result in actual sold products.

Cadenas goals

Thanks to its web-based technology, our disruptive search engine for components will in future offer us numerous options for seamless integration into our strategic parts management “Partsolutions” or into PLM and CAD software. In order to further advance 3Dfind.it and its software solutions, we will move into new, ultra-modern office space in the north of Augsburg with our headquarters in 2020.

The new premises are ideally suited as a development center to promote open exchange among each other and to exploit the potential of ideas. We will certainly be able to surprise our users with many groundbreaking innovations.

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