About Author: Nimesh Soni with 15+ years of managerial role in industrial design industry, manages furniture design vertical at HitechCADD Services. For the past 9 years at Hitech, he has delivered winning solutions for a range of turnkey projects with his expertise in SAP/PLM and CAD tools. His current research work towards a doctoral degree in IOT gives him an advantage in identifying automation opportunities across design-to-manufacturing cycle.