Australia leads the world in the development and supply of
steel-framed homes, with an estimated market share of about 30 per
cent and exports to Europe and the US.
Part of this success is due to the technology created by ESS,
the dominant software supplier for the steel-frame housing
industry. The key to this success for ESS (Engineering Software
Solutions) is that it understands the problems faced by steel
framing companies.
Whether it's a retail product that quickly solves a technical
problem for an engineer or a custom-developed solution that solves
business problems for company managers or owners, ESS has the
industry knowledge, the problem-solving experience and the
technical expertise to deliver improved business outcomes for
clients.
ESS is part of the foundation of the rapidly developing
structure of the steel framing industry.
ESS partners with other industry leaders including
BlueScope
Steel (formerly BHP Steel);
Fielders;
OneSteel;
NASH
(National Association for Steel-framed Housing); and the
Australian
Steel Institute.
ESS has developed a range of off-the-shelf and custom-developed
software products that enable its customers to improve quality,
reduce risk and cut costs.
ESS managing director Gordon Kay said ESS had succeeded because it
understood the steel framing industry. "What makes ESS unique is
that when we speak with clients, we talk their language, we know
the terms they use and relate to their problems," he said. "We
know the science behind it. Everything comes down to physical
laws, so it's just a matter of applying the maths and the logic to
deliver the right outcomes.
"We provide steel framing companies with the ability to quickly
and easily model the entire production process, from design to
construction, which makes the entire process quicker, more
accurate and more profitable."
ESS is currently engineering a breakthrough system that fully
automates the steel framing design and manufacturing process. The
system, called STEELbuilder
, will slash both time and costs from production while
improving the consistency and quality of finished products for
companies involved in steel framing construction and for
roll-forming machine manufacturers.
