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Digital Twins
Emerging digital technologies have the potential to help the steel construction industry to be more connected and transparent resulting in increased …
News in Brief: November/December 2019
Steelwork contractor Taunton Fabrications has picked up two awards at Willmott Dixon’s South West Supply Chain Awards ceremony. The company was nominated in …
Collaborative working
Everyone in the industry is accustomed to Requests for Information and while they can be crucial for resolving issues, they can hinder the progress of a …
Fabsec launches updated cellular beam software
Long span cellular beam designer Fabsec, has launched its updated FBEAM 2019 software, which it claims will help steelwork designers achieve greater levels of …
News in Brief: April 2019
Trimble has launched Tekla PowerFab, a new software package for steel fabrication management. Said to have been created specifically for steelwork contractors, …
Tekla bridge software extension spans complete design
Trimble has introduced Tekla Bridge Creator, a new extension for Tekla Structures Building Information Model (BIM) software that is said to integrate the …
News in Brief: January 2019
ArcelorMittal has updated its slim floor design software CoSFB v1.6 to include the UB and UC range of sections from EN 10365:17. CoSFB allows designers to …
Metal decking app launched by SMD
Structural Metal Decks (SMD) has developed a new mobile phone app for architects, designers and engineers. Called SMD Elements® Span Check, the …
What does Level 3 BIM mean for the steel industry?
While a finalised definition of Level 3 BIM is still a way off there are trends emerging that will certainly impact on this critical part of the construction …
Design and manufacturing with computer software
In this article NSC examines how computer software supports the full steelwork design and manufacturing process, the benefits it delivers to the steel …
