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Problem |
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To date, companies have had no way to
manage the entire steel framing process, from design through to
construction. As a result, many steps in the process rely on
manual interaction to occur. The result is time delays,
additional costs and the constant concern about accuracy and the
resulting onsite reworks.
| ESS
Solution: STEELbuilder |
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ESS has used its 10 years of experience as
Australia 's market leader in designing customised solutions for
leading companies such as SBS International to create a single
integrated solution that meets the requirements of steel framing
construction companies. From design to manufacture, STEELbuilder
is an easy-to-use application that automatically creates
drawings for design, engineering, building approvals, component
supply and installation. With STEELbuilder, what you see is what
you get. Its fully integrated design cuts out time-consuming
manual processes, eliminates errors and reduces costly onsite
rework.
| Who Benefits
from STEELbuilder |
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STEELbuilder provides a breakthrough solution to
all these problems for the steel framing construction industry.
STEELbuilder automates the entire steel framing construction
process, providing you with full management control from design
through to manufacture and assembly. As a result, STEELbuilder
will slash thousands of dollars in costs and days from
production schedules for your company while improving the
consistency and quality of its finished product.
The design, engineering and automated production is only part of
what STEELbuilder can offer you.
Steel framing construction companies providing
domestic and light commercial steel wall panels, roof trusses
and flooring systems will benefit from the lower cost, improved
speed and greater accuracy offered by STEELbuilder.
Roll-forming machine manufacturers can also use
STEELbuilder to provide a full-featured steel framing design
system fully integrated with their controller and design system.
 How
Does STEELbuilder Benefit You? |
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• Complete integration: STEELbuilder is
an integrated application for the design, manufacture and
management of steel framing construction. STEELbuilder
addresses the full requirements of all type of framed
construction designs, complete with certified engineering and
production output to virtually any type of roll former
controller. This integration strips away time, hassle and cost
from your production process.
• STEELbuilder fits how you
work: STEELbuilder contains design tools that allows
for single level and multi level construction. This allows you
to establish your unique SMARTypes ®
design system including material sections, connection details,
roof types, truss types (Conventional 'A' trusses, Profile
trusses and Panel system), ceiling types, wall / panel types,
floor types, substructure types and openings. This means
STEELbuilder fits to how you work, not the other way around.
• More flexibility: STEELbuilder can
address many styles of steel framed construction with its
range of highly automated and very detailed steel framing
tools. This gives you more flexibility and greater accuracy in
your planning and estimation processes.
• Reduces onsite reworks: STEELbuilder
slashes your costs by optimising material and labour usage in
the manufacture and assembly processes. This eliminates waste,
reduces onsite reworks and maximises your profit.
• Built-in engineering expertise:
STEELbuilder (Full Edition) reducing your external engineering
costs by including an integrated engineering module designed
to meet Australian or international standards. This uses the
approach of determining all applied forces throughout the
structure (loads - dead, live, wind, snow and user definable
loads) with this information passed via a first principle
frame analysis routine to determine the flow of forces. The
final stage of the engineering is to check the results with
the relevant design standards either " Limit State " or
"Permissible Stress". Any potential design issues are
highlighted for corrective action. Where possible,
STEELbuilder will propose an automated solution. This gives
you engineering expertise built right into your design. •
Instant Progress Reports: STEELbuilder
provides you with a comprehensive management system that
includes the tools to track every aspect of your steel framing
construction business. This means you can automatically update
your clients with progress reports at a click of a button and
manage your resources to complete projects on time and on
budget.
• Rapid Return On Investment:
STEELbuilder is a powerful investment in the efficiency of
your steel framing construction business. Through an ongoing
partnership with ESS, STEELbuilder will assist you to improve
your business productivity, minimise cost in all areas and
maximise profits.
• Greater accuracy: STEELbuilder gives
an excellent 3D design environment that reveals every detail.
Its interactive viewing and modelling allows you to solve
complex designs before manufacture or installation starts.
This means you get it right every time.
• Track your costs accurately :
STEELbuilder contains Bill Of Materials (BOM) and Bills Of
Works (BOW) estimating systems that can operate at the most
basic level of costing, from a fixed price per square metre,
through to the most advanced and detailed costing model, where
the exact cost of the building with the optimum selling price
can be estimated. This means that you know what happening at
any time and you know your exact profit margin on every
project.
• Make exporting easier : STEELbuilder
can be configured to meet the local design standards,
regulations and units (Imperial or International) of any
country in which you intend to sell your product. This makes
it easier for you to export by giving you international reach
with internal consistency.
• Stay up to date: STEELbuilder
includes ongoing software maintenance and support services
from ESS, that forever remove your concerns about keeping up
with architected design and market trends, implementing
revised standards, updating building and safety regulations
and compatibility with current technology. This ensures you
meet all required standards and stay on top of industry best
practice.
• Ongoing improvements: STEELbuilder
will continue to deliver you with additional benefits through
its development schedule including an accounting module with
Progress Claims invoicing, subcontractor payments, payroll and
asset maintenance systems. These improvements will further
reduce the overheads of managing you business.
• Machine manufacturers can create their own
version of STEELbuilder: STEELbuilder is available in
an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) edition that allows
you to embed your unique design system and other intellectual
property within the STEELbuilder application. This protects
your investment from being altered and reduces your risk from
incorrect or unauthorised use. The STEELbuilder OEM Edition
also allows you to monitor the number of projects approved,
enabling you to determine your royalty fee payments based on
set fee per building, building area or steel throughput. This
gives you the opportunity to offer your unique value through
an industry-leading application that stay constantly up to
date.
• Flexible purchase terms:
STEELbuilder is available over an easy long term purchase plan
or it can be leased. This enables any size organisation
producing between 50 to 10,000 structure a year an affordable
approach to maximise profits and grow their business. In
addition STEELbuilder is available in three editions to suit
your needs and budget (Full, Light and OEM editions).
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What
Makes STEELbuilder Unique? |
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• Purpose-built:
STEELbuilder is the first and only fully 3D system which
engineers the entire steel framing construction process, from
design through to manufacture and assembly. Unlike other systems
that use shortcut design tricks that only add risk and
uncertainty to your business, STEELbuilder was designed from the
ground up to meet the needs of companies in the steel framing
construction industry.
• An international leader: STEELbuilder
is the first and only system to handle all areas of steel
framing construction design, engineering and management in one
environment. It is the most comprehensive steel framing design
available on the world market, created from the experience and
expertise of ESS, Australia 's leading software supplier for
this sector, with 70 per cent market share.
• Total fit: STEELbuilder can be bundled
as part of a complete system for manufacturers of roll form
systems.
• Total cost control: STEELbuilder
includes unique Bill Of Works (BOW) and Bill Of Materials (BOM)
modules that enable you to determine the cost of a building down
to the last rivet.
• Fully integrated: STEELbuilder is the
only fully integrated steel framing construction system, which
means any change, regardless of how small, will automatically
update any other area affected by the change.
• Total flexibility: STEELbuilder, which
caters for both imperial and metric units, can be configured to
suit any NC controller or country design and regulation
standards.
| Technical
Information |
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SMARTmanager
Holistic approach to help you manage your business from
initial enquiries through to the finished product.
Much more than a list of supply items. Provides the
smarts at the detailing and engineering level so what you
see is what you get.
STEELbuilder’s major breakthrough is the concept of
SMARTypes, pre-defined design components based on your
building standard.
You control the level of accuracy that you want to cost
and price material and work.
An intuitive modeling environment that you control in line
with your design standards.
3D Engineering
3D engineering module that warns the detailer of any
potential issues or non-compliant areas preventing
certification.
Want a design solution to sell with your roll forming
equipment or want to on-sell your building system for
others to use?
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| Purchasing
and Support Information |
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| Developed by
ESS |
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ESS partners with clients to make the
impossible happen. As well as solving business problems for the
steel industry, ESS engineers software that improves quality,
reduces risk and cuts costs for clients in a wide range of
industries. For more, visit
www.ess.com.au.
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