Explore the latest trends, best practices, and insights in BIM-driven manufacturing and construction automation.
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Your architect delivers a stunning 3D model. Every wall, every window, every door looks exactly right. The client is thrilled. Then you try to extract a bill of materials for manufacturing, and suddenl...
Prefabricated timber construction and modular building are growing rapidly. These methods promise faster construction, better quality control, and reduced site labor. But they also demand something tra...
The construction industry is facing a crisis hiding in plain sight. While most factory-built housing manufacturers and construction companies have adopted BIM technology, 88% of Excel spreadsheets used...
Steel fabricators face a unique challenge. Your Tekla Structures model contains everything needed for production: exact member sizes, connection details, bolt counts, and cut lists. But your ERP system...
Your sales team is waiting for a quote, and the deadline is Friday. The architect just finished the Revit model, a treasure trove of quantities, dimensions, and specifications. Now, someone has to spe...
If you work with BIM software like Revit, you know the frustration: your 3D model contains valuable data about every wall, door, window, and piece of equipment in your building. Yet somehow, this infor...
Your design team works in Revit. Your finance and operations teams work in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. These two systems hold critical project information, but they do not talk to each oth...
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has moved far beyond being just a 3D visualization tool. Today, it represents a sophisticated framework that is reshaping how buildings and infrastructure are design...
IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) promises interoperability between different BIM applications. In theory, you can take an IFC file from any source and extract useful data for manufacturing, procuremen...
In construction manufacturing, automation is no longer a luxury. With 98% of projects still suffering from cost overruns and delays, manufacturers who continue relying on manual BIM-to-production workf...
The construction industry is on the verge of a seismic transformation. What was once a world of blueprints, site crews, and manual assembly is rapidly evolving into a high-tech ecosystem where building...
In digital construction, we like to believe our BIM models and CAD exports tell the whole story. Every stud, beam, and CLT panel is beautifully represented, precisely dimensioned, and neatly scheduled....
The construction industry stands at a digital crossroads, with prefabricated construction leading the charge toward Industry 4.0. Research from 2024–2025 reveals rapid adoption—68% of construction comp...
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has become one of the most transformative technologies in the construction industry. Over 73% of professionals report using BIM, yet myths and misconceptions still c...
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