What are the prerequisites for successful transition to automatic machines in hollow-core production? How to ensure the process goes smoothly, and what are the typical pitfalls precast factories face in this change? Continue reading to discover how production can be optimized with automatic machines, and how potential challenges in regard to personnel, data, setting up…
Category: Digitalization
Updating and securing your process control PC: what to take into consideration
Are you planning on updating your old precast plant process control PC operating system? Or are you pondering about the virus protection of your process computer and database server? If yes, let me elaborate how necessary updates and anti-virus software installations can be done without compromising the operations of your precast plant. Updating PC operating…
On the route towards more efficient hollow-core slabs
Whether you are stepping into the hollow-core slab business or have been producing them for years, there is always something new to learn. First, this blog describes the development of precast hollow-core slabs into one of the most popular flooring materials in the world today, after which the benefits of digitalization and networking to production…
5 things to consider when digitalizing wall manufacturing execution
Whether you are considering digitalizing your precast wall manufacturing or you would like to better understand its advantages, this blog is for you. I will describe five points that are worth considering when planning wall manufacturing execution digitalization. The product is the key As a precast wall manufacturer you most likely strive towards producing high…
The potential value of digital situation picture in construction – What does it mean for a precast producer?
Imagine if workers entering a large construction site would always know where to go, what to do, and where the needed materials and tools are. Workers are proficient in their work, but the reality is that they can add value to the project only in one-third of their work time. The rest of their time…
How to digitalize hollow-core slab production?
Digitalization of production management does not benefit only the hollow-core plant, but it also makes the erection work quicker and easier at the construction site. Hence, precast factory digitalization together with digitalized design and construction site processes can create a seamless information flow from the designer to the construction site.
3 reasons to start using ELiSLAB
Calculating reinforcement strands? Are you calculating reinforcement strands for hollow-core slabs or designing slabs with openings and reservations? Are you fed up wasting time for going back and forth between different programs and documents? If yes, let me introduce you Elematic ELiSLAB 2.0, a smart software tool for reinforcement calculations, suitable for precast plants and…