Mobile software: useful apps for both office and construction site

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Even for the precast industry there is a wide range of apps

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Among other factors, smartphones owe their popularity to the wide range of apps on offer

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The number of practical and useful apps has become quite sizeable

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So-called app stores are the starting point to conveniently download the small apps that often come free of charge and can be used immediately after download

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Besides functionality, the visual appeal of an app also greatly contributes to its popularity

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Some of the useful apps with a good idea behind have to be paid for

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Even CAD plans and 3D objects can now be viewed on a smartphone or tablet via an app

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A producer app as it should be: product information should be complemented by a wide range of practical tools to add value

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Fig. 9Even this solution is commercially available already: the iPhone becomes an accurate laser distance meter when attaching a laser device and using an appropriate app

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The app market is booming: in Germany alone, almost a billion apps were downloaded to smartphones in 2011

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Apps provide useful features both for the office and the construction site. This article showcases those mobile apps for smartphones and tablets that are of relevance to the precast industry.

CAD plan not ready? Building specs forgotten at the office? Questions arising regarding product use? Questions that might have caused big problems on-site a few years ago can be solved quite easily today. Provided an Internet-connected smartphone is available: just launch an appropriate app or scan the QR code displayed on the product packaging – and the problem is solved in no time.

For many people, smartphones, the pocket-sized multifunctional computers with an added telephone feature, have become an indispensable aid both for business and private matters. Mobile software applications...