Find out how one pilot with Cyvl’s technology turned into a 30+ project partnership in 2022.

Benefits include:

Ability to do more for less with automated sensor + software solution.
Better and more efficient inventories of assets.
Improve operational efficiencies and increases safety.
Viewed as innovators in the industry as governments seek to digitally transform their infrastructure knowledge and data.

To read full article: https://www.cyvl.ai/projects/success-story-beta-group

Customer Success Story: BETA Group

One Algorithm, Countless Applications

1- Pavement Management

An easy, affordable, and reliable automated method for performing pavement condition assessments.
Cyvl identifies distresses in your pavement, like alligator cracking, longitudinal and transverse, patching, utility cuts, and more. In addition to these distresses, Cyvl also identifies variations in surface smoothness.

2- Sign Management

An affordable way to inventory and assess traffic signs using LiDAR and AI technology.
Auto inventory signs, trees, and markings from the same data sets collected on the road. Data is processed simultaneously with pavements through Cyvl’s proprietary algorithms.

3- Digital Twin Platform
Interactive Digital Twins at Your Fingertips
Obtain measurements of the built environment in a fraction of the time. Translating physical assets into digitized replications is a practical way of gaining valuable information.



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Brayman is a leading heavy civil and geotechnical contractor with office headquarters in suburban Pittsburgh.

Brayman Construction Corporation

Project Intro:

The Koppel Bridge project was a $27 Million effort to replace the previous bridge. TyBOT performed bulk tying operations on this project in April of 2019 to assist the crews of Brayman Construction Corporation. The Koppel Bridge is located in rural Western Pennsylvania and serves as a crucial link between the towns of Koppel, and Ellwood City. It is a 4-span bridge that is 43 feet wide and 1,240 feet long. The new Koppel bridge opened in October of 2019. 

Role in Project:

TyBOT® is an autonomous rebar tying robot that ties up to 1,000 intersections an hour. TyBOT deploys to any job site that has screed rails in place and will do the work of an average crew. TyBOT easily deploys anywhere in the country to work on horizontal reinforcing steel installation projects. TyBOT performed the bulk tie portion of the Koppel Bridge deck reinforcing steel installation for two out of the four spans of the bridge.

Description of Project:

The Koppel Bridge project, located in Koppel, PA, began in January 2017 and opened to traffic in October 2019. The bridge carries two 12 ft travel lanes and 8 ft shoulders. The deck of the Koppel Bridge consists of 1 million pounds of rebar and 6,000 cubic yards of concrete. The structural steel supporting the deck weighs approximately 4.3 million pounds.

Project Features/Advancements:

Manhour savings: 34%
Schedule savings: 34%

Brayman Construction Corporation (BCC) meticulously recorded production data for the deck reinforcing steel installation of the project so that this case study could provide meaningful results. While self-performing the rebar installation on two spans that did not utilize TyBot, BCC expended 20% of their total manhours on the bulk tie sub-activity that TyBOT would perform on the other two spans.

When TyBOT executed the bulk tie on these two spans, the data showed that BCC not only saved the expected 20% of manhours for bulk tying but also saved another 14% for a total savings of 34% of their budgeted manhours. These additional savings was attributed to a couple of different factors.

BCC chose to augment their deck rebar crew with TyBOT meaning they did not reduce the level of manpower performing the installation. Not having to perform the 

bulk tie sub-activity allowed the crew to focus manual efforts on the remaining sub-activities associated with deck rebar installation. This allowed these activities such as carrying and placing the rebar to occur faster and more efficiently.

The use of TyBOT also prompted the operations team to perform more pre-planning of the deck rebar work to ensure the time TyBOT was waiting on placed rebar to tie was minimized. Typically, deck rebar work planning is done in the field where the crew often reacts to the daily changes and challenges that are frequent on construction projects. When using TyBOT, the manual labor was very focused on planning the work to make sure that “the robot didn’t catch up to them”. This created a sense of competition between the robotic TyBOT and the crew, pushing the work along faster.

With BCC augmenting their crew with TyBOT, the project realized both a 34% manhour savings and a 34% savings in the duration of the work. Experiencing schedule and productivity improvements that result in manhour savings is a great example of the power of utilizing robots in construction. With widespread shortages in skilled labor, using TyBot to augment and not replace the rebar crew is the best way to accelerate projects, meet tough schedule constraints, and best utilize the skills of workers.

Who was/is Involved:
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation: CLIENT

Brayman Construction Corporation: MAIN CONTRACTOR

Advanced Construction Robotics: SUBCONTRACTOR

Awards:

Associated Bridge for Construction & Design awarded the Koppel Bridge Project two awards: 

(1) Outstanding New Major Bridge Award (Brayman Construction as the main contractor) (2) Outstanding New Special Purpose Structure Award for Permanent Sheet Pile Wall System – Brayman Construction (Brayman Construction as subcontractor & Trumbull as the main contractor)

Source: https://www.constructionrobots.com/post/tybot-case-study-koppel-bridge

Koppel Bridge

ACR is a world leading innovator of autonomous robotic equipment. Our robots are transforming the construction industry by filling the skilled labor gap and increasing overall productivity of the construction industry. Our products give construction firms the ability to meet a rapidly growing demand.

Check out more case studies at: https://www.constructionrobots.com/projects

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A civil engineering and building construction firm, which also carries out research, survey, planning, designing, supervision, and other related activities. Projects include bridges, highway tunnels, stadiums, hospitals, and office buildings.

Tobishima Corporation

Civil engineering and building construction firm

Tobishima Corporation had to reorganize management resources to deal with rising IT costs due to BIM implementation. After evaluating various CAD products, considering cost, operability, installations by other companies in the same industry, and potential, Tobishima switched from its existing 2D CAD to a different, but highly compatible solution: ARES CAD software.

Mr. Aihara (left), Chief of Construction Concierge Office; Mr. Mizukoshi (center), Manager of Civil Engineering Division; and Mr. Ozawa (right), Manager of Information System Division.

Tobishima Corporation Migrates 1,600 Computers to ARES CAD Software

Graebert‘s product portfolio is anchored by the ARES Trinity of CAD software — a powerful suite of DWG-based CAD software for desktop (ARES Commander), mobile (ARES Touch) and cloud (ARES Kudo). 

ARES is the modern alternative for 2D/3D CAD in DWG, already used by 3 of the top 5 construction groups in Japan, as well as leading manufacturers such as LG, Hyundai and Samsung.

CAD Anywhere: Desktop CAD (Windows, Mac, Linux), Cloud CAD (runs in your Internet browser), Mobile CAD (Android tablets/smartphones and iOS iPhone/iPad)

Modern workflows leveraging cloud and mobile to synchronize the work across all your users and devices

DWG for BIM features in ARES Commander to create smarter CAD drawings which geometry can be extracted and updated from Revit and IFC BIM projects

ARES Commander - Desktop CAD: All the 2D and 3D features to create and modify DWG drawings on Windows, macOS and Linux

ARES Kudo - Online CAD: Create and modify DWG drawings online and enjoy new collaboration features to comment with voice, photos, texts and stamps

ARES Touch - Mobile CAD: A full set of 2D features to create, modify and annotate DWG drawings on your Android smartphone/tablet and iOS iPhone/iPad with unique collaboration feature to markup with voice, photos, texts and stamps

The ARES Trinity of CAD Software | Create and Modify DWG Files With Modern Collaboration Tools

ARES Commander CAD Software for DWG | Modern 2D and 3D CAD for Windows, Mac and Linux

ARES Kudo Online CAD for DWG Viewing, Creation and Modification in your Internet Browser

ARES Touch Mobile CAD for Android and iOS to View, Create and Annotate DWG

The ARES Trinity of CAD software by Graebert

Taisei Corporation

TAISEI Corporation is one of the “Big 5” construction groups in Japan, with 8,572 employees as of March 2021. Technical drawings are required on construction sites, and a company as big as TAISEI uses more than most. Such drawings are created at the office by the design teams, and keep evolving during the project. Construction workers depend on a constant flow of drawings because they need to keep up with frequent design updates. In addition, they need a way to share feedback from the field with the design teams — which is ideally done within the drawings themselves. Centralizing files in the cloud enables users to circulate drawing updates in real time. But in TAISEI’s case, the challenge is also to deploy a Mobile CAD solution to the thousands of iPads used in the field, without compromising on productivity and security.

TAISEI Corporation Deploys ARES Touch Mobile CAD On 4,000+ iPads

ARES Touch is a full-featured mobile CAD app that provides a complete set of 2D drafting and annotation commands. It's the perfect companion to quickly review a drawing shared in the cloud or received by email while on the go.

Team members at the jobsite can collaborate efficiently with colleagues back at the office

ARES Touch: Mobile CAD for Android and iOS to View, Create and Annotate DWG

Mobile CAD in DWG: Technical Worker on Site at Work with ARES Touch

How Online CAD and Mobile CAD Improve Collaboration Around Drawings

The ARES Trinity of CAD Software: Create and Modify DWG Files with Modern Collaboration Tools

ARES Touch

Work productively on mobile devices with tools tailored to smaller screens

Aurecon Group Pty. Ltd. is an engineering, management, design, planning, project management, consulting and advisory company based in Australia, with operations in the Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.

AUCKLAND CITY RAIL LINK Easing congestion in New Zealand's largest transport network

aurecon

The first large-scale project in Singapore to use prefabricated MEP modular techniques

A design, engineering and advisory company

The Challenge: Increased Data Required for Design of More Resilient Structures

An increasing number of Aurecon’s clients are following lessons learned from the Canterbury Earthquakes. They are requesting resilient structures in order to facilitate post-earthquake operations of their businesses.

In response, Aurecon designs buildings that employ the most effective known seismic mitigation technologies such as sliding hinge joints for low damage connections and Ringfeder friction springs that cushion seismic vibrations. These technologies allow a building to move during a seismic event with a minimum amount of damage to the building’s structural and architectural elements.

Data Grows in Volume and Complexity

Aurecon Sliding Hinge JointClinton Maulder, Associate – Buildings, Aurecon has needed a way to get data from an engineering spreadsheet into the Revit model without having to transfer it over manually. In one project, just one of many elements, sliding hinge joints – nine or 10 different ones – had to be tabulated. Standard detail tables had to be compiled. Engineering loads needed to be input into piling schedules; plate, bolt, and pre-stressing configurations for Ringfeder connections needed to be tabulated.

Conclusion

In addition to using Ideate BIMLink for this seismic work, it has also recently been implemented to coordinate sheet and drafting information across (65) emergency response service departments, with the work being done by Aurecon’s engineers at three different New Zealand locations. In the words of Clinton Maulder, “It worked a treat, with 65 emergency response facilities ready for people to populate and we didn’t have to worry about naming consistency, because Ideate BIMLink had taken care of it.”

According to Clinton, “Being able to effectively deal with source data and eliminate ‘double handling’ saved time and reduced the chance of errors. Ideate BIMLink is structured to leave a lot to the individual’s imagination. It is hard to come up with a finite list of things it can do.”

Read the full case study at: https://ideatesoftware.com/about/customer-success/spotlight-on-aurecon

Streamlining Seismic Mitigation Work with Ideate BIMLink

Why choose Ideate BIMLink?

Linking Revit and Excel with Ideate BIMLink enables you to export data from Revit to Excel, streamlining data management tasks and dramatically reducing the time they take to perform. Importing data from Excel to Revit means that your models will be instantly updated with all changes, making them clean and correct. 
 

Boost the Power of Ideate BIMLink with Ideate Automation

Ideate AutomationAdd Ideate Automation to your subscription* to reduce the cost of repetitive BIM tasks by letting them run in the background while your staff does more meaningful work. This scripting solution, which can be run manually or scheduled to run at a more convenient time, provides just-in-time information about key Revit model metrics by automating many Revit workflows, such as:

Producing document issue records
Exporting PDFs
Exporting health check data
Preparing COBie data drops
Generating quantity takeoff data

Ideate BIMLink - Overview on Data Management

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Reducing Rework and Increasing Efficiency with Multi-Trade Layout

Dusty Robotics' FieldPrinter automates the transfer of BIM/CAD drawings to construction-site floors with guaranteed accuracy in a fraction of the time it takes to do traditional layout. The FieldPrinter eliminates delays and minimizes rework by using coordinated models to print multiple CAD layers in a single pass, compressing schedules and enabling all trades to build off of the latest drawings. And, with multiple color and line style options, Dusty's FieldPrinter ensures the complete file is printed, giving clear instructions to the field team.
Guaranteed accuracy to the digital model gives builders confidence that what has been designed is what is being built

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Multi-trade layout saves rework for DPR Construction 

Perkins & Will improves communication and efficiency, saves costs

Multi-trade layout is single source of truth for Southland Industries

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Siemens Mobility Limited has been awarded contracts to deliver new signalling infrastructure work within Wales, Devon and Cornwall by Transport for Wales and Network Rail respectively. This will cover the renewal and replacement of all lineside signalling equipment, with the control of the signalling being transferred to integrated control centres that will ensure the safe running of trains, improve infrastructure reliability and boost operational flexibility of the railway.

Savings and Streamlining, Siemens Show Significant Results

innDex was born out of the frustrations of two friends, both civil engineers. Having experienced a number of fragmented processes, they put their heads together and started mapping out a better vision for the challenges modern construction delivery brings.

Starting with site inductions, an important first step for all workforce starting on a project. This ties into access control: geo fencing through to physical turnstiles! On top of this, innDex can be used for RAMs, Toolbox talks, progress reporting, inspections, asset management and much more!

The Principal Contractor gets full visibility over their project teams and ensures compliance. All on site activities which are traditionally paper based can be completed through the innDex app - this gives real time project monitoring and a paperless site.

Subcontractors reap the benefits of having digital tools to keep them compliant, improve productivity, and save money. Digital allocations sheets, progress reporting and RAMs all available on any device.

As a construction technology business, our aim is to make use of 96% of data which is currently seen as a byproduct and wasted in the construction industry, offering affordable innovation to an industry with minimal margin.

Our team of software engineers work around the clock, improving our existing systems and developing new, bespoke solutions to our clients unique needs.
We’re aware that the biggest asset in the construction industry is our people: that’s why we have developed a range of tools to protect and ensure workforce wellbeing, from fatigue management to access to mental health services directly through the innDex app.

We become innovation partners with each and every one of our clients whilst offering unlimited access to each and every one of our tools.
innDex is a fast-growing construction technology company offering a growing suite of integrated software and hardware solutions through open API’s. Simply put, innDex is “Powerful ConTech made easy!

innDex

VolkerFitzpatrick was awarded the contract for upgrading Ilford and Romford Stations in early 2019 as part of Crossrail. The purpose of the work was to enhance the customer experience for commuters. The scope of works included improvements to station entrances and the provision of step-free access.

Volkerfitzparick, Network Rail and Crossrail wanted to reduce costs, streamline the onboarding process for new starters on-site and move towards a fully digital construction site.

VolkerFitzpatrick – Ilford & Romford Stations

Sullivan Engineering

FlowForma helps a fast-growing construction company to scale with time-saving processes and repeatable templates.

The time-saving benefits for the business cannot be underestimated. “Efficiency and productivity are really important because construction is such a fast-paced business,” said Anthony Ngadimin.“The faster we can get reports out, the happier the clients and the more projects we can take on.”

Project review processes are completed in half the time – one day as opposed to two – and help catch problems before they become an issue. “We’re doing more at the front end, like uploading site photographs straight into FlowForma. Huge time-saving leads to cost savings, and that allows us to take on almost twice as many deliverables as we normally would,” said Jimmy Monahan

Like a lot of organizations, Sullivan Engineering is now rethinking its processes. It has succeeded in its plan to reduce paperwork in the business and is using digitization to do things differently. Crucially, FlowForma has enabled it to scale and meet increasing market demand.

The company had grown too big for processes to exist in a handful of people’s heads. FlowForma has helped create a knowledge repository, where templates provide a repeatable way of doing things that don’t have to be constantly taught and relearned. Jimmy explains ‘‘When you scale when people are working remotely and can’t easily relay information to teammates, there’s a risk people will do things differently. Digitizing in FlowForma has solved that by creating a centralized repository. It means we’re not constantly reinventing the wheel.”

Anthony Ngadimin

We enable business users in construction, engineering, healthcare and financial services, to digitize, transform and automate complex business processes without software code.

FlowForma Process Automation puts all the power into business users' hands with:

– an easy to use 3-in-1 digital process management tool (forms/workflow/doc gen)
– direct access to FlowForma's no-code business process management tool and implementation experts, and the FlowForma Academy that’s packed with industry-specific templates
– a governance app that enables compliance with all major standards
– native integration with Office 365

FlowForma is a Microsoft Gold Partner, with over 200,000 global users. The company is headquartered in Ireland with offices in Boston and London, and is motivated by its values to innovate, evolve, and achieve with employees, customers, and partners.

Find more case studies at: www.flowforma.com/case-studies

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In March 2020 the UK along with all other countries across the world faced an unprecedented emergency due to Covid-19. Construction sector activity began to decline at the fastest rate since the 2009 financial crisis. This meant sites across the UK were either closing down or dramatically reducing works to only essential tasks. The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) published guidance via the Site Operating Procedures (SOP). The SOP highlighted that site access and egress were key risks owing to prevalence of biometric hand scanners and unreliable card readers. 

The works being carried out at Kings Cross by Morgan Sindall were of critical importance to Network Rail. In fact all rail works were deemed critical to national infrastructure and as such had to continue to ensure the safe operation of rail services.

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