Automation and software for precast concrete and rebar industries
Taracon Precast has been modernizing its plant not only with software from Progress Software Development, but also with a plotter from Echo Precast Engineering, both Progress Group companies. With the automatic plotter SmartJet it is possible to draw and print data such as cutting lines and angles, project identifications and areas to be cut-out on the hollow core slabs. Prints can be made on top of the element as well as on both sides to prepare the slabs for the next operating processes.
Using Progress Group’s plug-in for Autodesk Revit, BIMpro, they were able to maximise the efficiency of the end-to-end planning process involving architects, structural engineers and production teams. By significantly cutting down data import times, BIMpro also streamlined the collaboration process, trimming planning durations to just two hours from the previous eight hours. This real-time data transfer extended to production beds and machinery, enabling Taracon Precast to swiftly adapt to project changes.
The integration of the aheadAPS system facilitated seamless planning of project phases, erection sequences, deliveries and bed layouts, with extended benefits to the detailed planning of kitting, bed labour and finishing operations. This hub platform bridges CAD, ERP and MES systems.
Taracon Precast
One of the main benefits we see is that Progress Group created one central data silo that feeds real-time information to everyone involved.
Alan Cartwright, TQM Tarcon Precast