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BIM in Thailand’s precast concrete industry

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Interfaces for the transfer of data to the CAM software and the exchange of data with SAP’s ERP system enable fully automated production

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Using the BIM software Tekla Structures resulted in a significant increase in efficiency

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As part of CPanel’s IT infrastructure, the software is working with the automated production systems from AWM and Vollert

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CPanel uses a localized version of Tekla Structures taking into account Thai design specifications

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Thai company CPanel Limited is operating one of the first fully integrated precast concrete production facilities in Asia, generating an annual turnover of 11 million US dollars (approx. 9.9 million euros) with a staff of just under 300. The use of Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an important building block in achieving these goals. Tekla Structures, the BIM software developed by Trimble, seamlessly integrates the production systems and other software into the entire value chain. “We have meanwhile become the second-largest precast concrete producer for housing construction throughout...