structural supply chain solutions
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Structural Supply Chain Solutions
StruPLANT evolution delivers a proven solution that uniquely enables engineering and fabrication companies in the process and power industries, to collaborate effectively across contracting strategies. The benefits to the project are reduced risk, costs and schedules through steelwork design, fabrication and into construction.
Built on the Fabrication Information Modeling (FIM) methodology for structural engineering, StruPLANT evolution provides an open, yet fully integrated software environment, based on a .NET platform.
Where fully deployed StruPLANT evolution delivers:
• Comprehensive and highly productive structural layout, design modeling and detailing.
• Design automation and automated deliverables for fabrication and CNC production machines.
• Open and established interoperability with leading plant design and structural analysis systems, incorporating industry standards.
• Managed and collaborative workflow through estimating, engineering, contracts, procurement, supplier management, production and into site construction.
StruPLANT evolution supports the entire structural supply chain from plant layout and design, through detailing, fabrication and into construction.
Why FIM?Traditional structural workflows between engineering, detailers, fabricators and construction teams are invariably fragmented. Models and data are often re-entered/re-modeled between plant design, analysis, detailing and fabrication management systems – often many times through project execution phases. As a result, errors and inaccuracies are reflected in estimates, production and construction planning – sometimes causing avoidable and costly rework.
FIM is a business strategy methodology that harnesses the structural supply chain and workflows between engineers, fabricators and construction companies through open, best practice solutions and standards based integration, including CIS-2 and IFC’s. FIM is acknowledged by international structural steel associations.
Through FIM and the adoption of mutually beneficial contracting strategies in the structural supply chain, significant cost savings in production and construction can be realized much earlier in the design phase, in conjunction with other engineering disciplines.
Fabrication Information Modeling
Detailing Fabrication
ConstructionEngineering
What is StruPLANT evolution?StruPLANT evolution is a practical, out-of-the-box, knowledge based implementation of FIM that delivers next generation capability - when compared to other market solutions. Where fully deployed, StruPLANT evolution delivers competitive advantages in accuracy, productivity, efficiency and profitability throughout the structural supply chain that ultimately de-risks construction schedules.
StruPLANT evolution provides a fully internationalized .NET environment, a modern user interface and is available in multiple languages. All of AceCad Software’s solutions are backed up by first class international support through StruSupport, whilst consultancy and engineering services are also available using AceCad Software’s StruServices team.
StruPLANT evolution delivers solutions for engineering and fabrication companies in the process and power industries .
StruEngineer evolution is a 3D steelwork modeling and estimating application for engineering companies. Fully compatible with the world leading StruCad steel detailing system, StruEngineer compresses the structural layout and design in the plant creation and layout phases, supporting faster and more accurate estimating across project offices.
StruEngineer evolution Business Benefits:
• Productive parametric layout modeling, connection design and automated drawing production enable engineers to develop clash-free designs rapidly.
• A free visual and collaboration viewer enables effective project review, mark-up and query of the 3D structural model and associated drawings.
• Bi-directional data exchange between leading plant design and structural analysis systems reduces costly re-modeling and eliminates errors.
• Accurate and early material take-off, with inbuilt estimating and costing, optimises cost dynamics in design and provides instant pricing.
• Model management and revision controls enable engineers, detailers and fabricators to track and manage change efficiently across dispersed project offices.
StruCad evolution is a full knowledge based structural steel detailing and management system, with fabrication shop drawing and CNC production delivery. StruCad is for detailing and fabrication companies, but is also for engineering companies who undertake fabrication and production, across multiple project offices.
StruCad delivers world standards to steelwork design and detailing including; comprehensive joint and fitting design configurations, automated drawing production, global model management and an estimating capability that integrates seamlessly with fabrication through StruM.I.S.
StruCad evolution Business Benefits:
• Productive steelwork model detailing with automated fabrication drawing production and CNC outputs.
• Reduced design time and increased accuracy into production.
• Comprehensive international steel standards and joint connections that enable projects to be rapidly executed.
• A free visual and collaboration viewer enables effective project review, mark-up and query of the 3D structural model and associated drawings.
• Model management and revision controls enable engineers, detailers and fabricators to track and manage change efficiently across dispersed project offices.
• Integrated Document Workflow Management enables effective variation and RFI collaboration through the design, fabrication and construction phases.
• Design to fabrication integration with full data workflow through the fabrication management system StruM.I.S - enabling design, contract, procurement, production and construction teams to collaborate more effectively with each other.
StruM.I.S evolution is an enterprise fabrication management system that harnesses the information flow through the steelwork contract from estimate tendering, through procurement, production and to the construction site. StruM.I.S is for engineering and fabrication companies who are looking to have a dedicated supply chain system, or to enhance their MRP/ERP system and/or plant information portals. StruM.I.S is the definitive enterprise fabrication management system to manage the structural supply chain.
StruM.I.S evolution Business Benefits:
• Improves structural supply chain productivity and reduces traditional overheads through automation of repetitive and laborious tasks.
• Improves client relationships by adding value to services.
• Reduces oversights, material wastage and costs through improved stock management.
• Eliminates traditional ‘bottlenecks’ in the flow of data and drawings into production and to site erection.
• Integrated Document Workflow Management enables effective variation and RFI collaboration through the design, fabrication and construction phases.
• Optimal production efficiency and capacity planning in fabrication de-risks construction schedules.
• Managed workflow and processes through contracts, fabrication and into construction enables improved decision making and construction management.
• Improves project execution performance through the supply chain and increases profitability.
StruContract* evolution is a Contract Management Collaboration Portal for EPC project managers and users interested in accessing real-time fabrication and site delivery information for the steel structure. Built on the fabrication management system StruM.I.S, StruContract enables complete traceability and contract status information through fabrication to site.
StruConstruct* evolution is a Structural Construction Management tool for site managers and erection teams interested in accessing real-time site delivery information for the steel structure to enable effective erection planning. Built on the fabrication management system StruM.I.S, StruConstruct enables effective on site management of contracts with status, model and document access, together with erection sequencing and the generation of structural Field Installation Workface Packages (FIWP).
StruSupport offer a full range of international services including implementation, training and ongoing technical support. The StruSupport team are highly experienced industry professionals with substantial experience of supporting StruPLANT evolution. For more information please contact:
StruServices offers design, detailing and consultancy services for structural projects in the industrial plant industries. It is a unique service from an IT software vendor, where structural layout, connection design and detailing contracts are managed and delivered by a team of highly experienced industry professionals. Utilising StruPLANT evolution and established best practice working processes, StruServices offers extremely competitive rates and efficient services to engineering, fabrication and detailing companies. For more information please contact:
*planned Q4 2010
About AceCad SoftwareAceCad is a leading supplier of software solutions to the international structural steel industry since 1986. With core business areas in the Building and Construction, and Process and Power industries, AceCad products have consistently transformed its customers’ business in the steelwork fabrication supply chain. StruPLANT evolution is developed and marketed through AceCad Software Ltd.
AceCad has over 2000 customers in 80 countries, with international operations in over 20 offices, supporting a global network of sales, support and services.
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