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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Field BIM – Linking BIM to the Jobsite for Steel Tracking

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Agenda

Agenda review – 2 minAbout Vela Systems – 5 min About Standard Supplies – 3 minTracking Steel with RFID and Vela Systems – 15 min

• Workflow• Photos

Field BIM™ Working Group – 2 min Q&A – 3 min

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Who is Vela Systems?

Focus: Mobile field applications for Tablet-PCs for construction (owners, contractors, architects, engineers, consultants)

+ Core application modules – field activities – “field notebook”+ File Synchronization – “tube of drawings” + communication+ Executive oversight and reporting

Started in 2005 company was first to build field software ‘from the ground up’ to leverage the unique power of Tablet-PCs• Now first to tie BIM to the field

Based in Boston, now with over 600 jobs deployed on 3 continents

Proven integrations with Prolog™, Primavera™, Tekla™, Autodesk™…

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Content Libraries & Knowledge Management

File Sharing & Synchronization

Mobility Framework

Vela Systems Product Summary

Advanced Reporting

VelaSketch™

VelaViewer™

• Issues & Punchlists

• Field Report

• Materials Tracker

• Safety

• Checklists (QA/QC)

• Extra Work Order

• Field Scheduler

• Commissioning

• Owner Handover & Customer Service

• Document Sync

• Field BIM

Presented last year at FIATECH on RFID precast tracking at Meadowlands

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How it Works for

Office Workstations or Laptops

BluetoothVelaTag®01001101 RFID

Mobile Tablet PCs

Vela Systems Data & SynchronizationServer

VIA

Internet(Wireless or wired)

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About Standard Supplies

Standard Supplies is a leading market supplier of steel products to mid-size commercial construction companies for projects such as schools, shopping centers, churches, libraries and more. In addition to fabricating steel, Standard Supplies provides steel erection and is a quality fabricator of structural steel for both residential and commercial applications. The Standard Supplies Steel Division processes more than 4,000 tons of steel per year.

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Why we implemented a materials tracking solution…

Increase efficiency in steel fabrication processes Identify potential bottlenecks in our delivery supply chain With Field BIM, tying in jobsite and shop activities into one synchronized database Add value to client and differentiate Standard Supplies in the market

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ADD PHOTOS

RFID Reader and Tag

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Track whether items are ready to ship, and whether there are open non-conformance issues

Review all non-conformance issues, and note whether they were observed as a part of the QA audit, or by someone else

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Benefits

Create value for upstream erection process = differentiation and more satisfied customers Better QA/QC visibility – where are my problems? Per line, per fabrication type analysis will result in decreased reworkIt all starts with the model… leverage the fabrication model for supply chain purposesOther…• What’s my tonnage shipped? • Tonnage damaged or defective?

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What is the Field BIM working group?

Voluntary group of BIM practitioners interested in furthering the connection between BIM and the Field

• How can BIM be used during construction? • How can BIM be handed over to owners for operations?

60 members and growing Discussion group associated with the AGC BIM forum

• Present at BIM forum meetings• Online forum for participation

Have collected survey results from all participants in the Field BIM White Paper and Survey

• Participate in the survey to get the White Paper and results

Vela Systems Field BIM Working Group

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Summary and Thank you

Standard Supplies shows that RFID tracking is accessible to companies of all sizes

BIM creates opportunities for suppliers and other supply chain participants to create new value

Vela Systems has a suite of other products as well – come to our booth (13) and check them out!

For more information on this presentation email us at info@velasystems.com