Klebl and Dicad – no BIM without process integration

The medium-sized precaster Klebl has been placing it’s the focus on digitization and BIM for many years, so much so that an independent business unit for logistics was created in the company. Bernhard Heilmeier, Head of the Department Application and Processes talks about his experience in structural design, reinforcement and formwork planning.

The Klebl Company Group is a medium-sized family enterprise for construction, structural precast components and trade, which is based in Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate region of Germany. It employs a workforce of around 1,300. With its six precast plants, the company is the largest manufacturer of structural precast components in Germany. The business unit Klebl Building Logistics includes, among others, the areas of modular formwork construction, central machine logistics, concrete development and production, IT, sizing and quality management. Bernhard Heilmeier heads the Application and...

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