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Optimize Control Manage

Steel fabrication production management software

In today’s busy and extremely competitive environment the key to running a successful and profitable fabrication

business is ultimate efficiency.

Having started the journey into the three dimensional world a long time ago, GRAITEC understands the accuracy

and commitment it takes to manage and share a true working model. GRAITEC is now capable of managing the

structural steel detailing models from Autodesk Advance Steel directly in production with the Advance Workshop

software solution.

Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been first employed simply to transfer basic information to CNC machinery.

It's grown to benefit not only the machinery and production control software but is advancing into advanced

modelling, time estimating, project management, production optimization and field activities.

Big or small, automated or manual, GRAITEC Advance Workshop is the perfect solution for optimizing, controlling

and managing every aspect of your fabrication process, ensuring high-level accuracy and quality whilst increasing

your overall production capacity.

With direct links to import data from all major 3D Steel BIM software, including Autodesk Advance Steel, or from

Excel, ERP systems or even manually, combined with drivers for major equipment manufacturers, GRAITEC

Advance Workshop is an extremely versatile well-rounded fabrication management solution. Whether you’re a multi-

site enterprise looking to unify, optimize and manage your cross-site production, or a drawing office looking to

increase your project revenue by expanding the services offered to your clients, or a small WORKSHOP looking to

gain control of production, efficiently manage labor, stock and reduce waste or become more competitive, or all of

the above, GRAITEC Advance Workshop is the fabrication management solution to help your business succeed!

Seamlessly supporting a BIM-based workflow, design and construction information, images, certificates and

documentation from all project participants and suppliers can be stored in a single database to facilitate easy sharing

of information making GRAITEC Advance Workshop an essential and integrated part of the BIM process.

Advance WORKSHOP Key features:

Integration with BIM CAD systems, direct import from the available steel detailing Autodesk Advance Steel detailing systems.

Easy import and manual entry of BOM with automatic geometry definition.

Automated allocation and routing around the workshop according to the individual fabrication facilities.

Time assessment and workload calculation per operation and project.

Integrated stock management with material traceability and waste management.

Material optimization for beams and plates with material certificate registration.

Central management of all machines including ISO NC code generation and worksheet.

Project Planning

Multi User / Central data base access

Multi Language

Benefits

Using a single software solution for all production sectors, for all machinery and manual work

Easy to use with built-in function wizards which reduce your learning and saves you time.

Based on the latest .NET and SQL technology Advance Workshop by GRAITEC is user friendly, simple to learn, future proof and flexible, and easy to deploy.

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Information Manager With the ability to import data from multiple sources

including traditional manual entry, Advance Workshop

Information Manager makes it easy to load, sort and

manage your project data with ease right from the very

beginning.

Load data generated from any BIM/CAD system such as

Autodesk Advance Steel, Bentley ProSteel3D, Tekla

Structure, Aveva BOCAD, StruCAD, and many others, as

well as import NC, BOM or Excel data or even link directly

to your ERP system to make Advance Workshop an

integrated part of your business workflow.

With the added ability to manage associated project

documentation, including supplier certificates, Advance

Workshop Information Manager plays an essential role in

managing your company’s quality and traceability across

whole fabrication process.

Key features:

Import and Manage DATA

Download the NC file, DXF, CAM & PCS

Import BOM, DTSV, NC, NC1, CAM files …

Association Documents as PDF, JPG, XLS, DOC, DWG, DWF,AVI …

Able to create a new Part or Modify an existing part

Edit Sketches

3D View (Parts and Assemblies)

Benefits:

Time Saving and Error Reduction with reduced import data with CAD importation and CAM Export

Easy to use : just import a files or use direct connexion with the key steps

Ready to Use : launch the software and click in 2 icons

User Friendly : simple, with nice Ribbon and Big Icons

Greater Profitability : Centralise the data and associated document

Traceability : Keep parts traceability and project data history in one unique central database.

Fabrication Manager Advance Workshop Fabrication Manager automates the allocation, control, assignment and

routing of all jobs across the workshop production facility including CNC machines, processes and

manual work areas, such as for assembly, painting and loading.

Key features

Automatic sorting and WorkCenter assignment

Sending NC Data to Workstations (with the requested Advance Workshop modules)

Automatic or Manual single part or nesting result assignment (location and quantity)

Production Procedures Wizard to organize/set the workflow

Production time calculation of the work and operating period

Production Delivery Notes

Analysis of manufacturing time and calculation of the workload and operating period (with Advance Workshop Planer module)

Multi-projects Management

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Works Order List Generator and Barcode system

Ensuring your workforce receives clear and accurate information and instructions

at the start of their job are vital in minimizing disruption and errors whilst

maintaining a productive and efficient workshop. Provide dedicated instruction

sheets for each manual process including cutting, drilling, punching, welding,

painting and vehicle loading according to your processes with Advance Workshop

Works Order.

Key features :

Generating Work Orders for each Items (Issuing to Production)

Standard list (Position list, assembly list, and mark list)

Production Delivery Notes

Dedicated Sheet for each area (i.e. Welder, Painting, Manual cut and other)

List/Sheet editor integrated with Barcode system management

Work progress station Receiving up to the minute status information from your workforce enables you to monitor every

stage of production across your manual work-areas and throughout your facility. Track your projects

status and make informed decisions as you manage your production capacity with Advance

Workshop Work progress station.

Key features :

Recording part/bars status : by machine by production order by area/people (According to right, and job definition)

Allows Partial unload of bar components

Allows to manage / associate the material certificate information

Information entered by the treated parts by action or task performed

Bar Nesting Advance Workshop automatically optimize your linear material efficiency and machine production capacity

with Bar Nesting. The advanced nesting functionality automatically selects optimum bars from stock and

produces detailed cutting plans to reduce both material wastage and manual time-consuming processes.

Plate Nesting Advance Workshop can be connected with the main Plate Nesting software solution as ALMA, LANTEK,

WICAM or SIGMANEST. This maximizes material efficiency and machine through-put using advanced nesting

functionality that combines nesting benefits with the stock selection to reduce manual programming and avoid

time delays. Automatic Nesting will select the optimum plates available and produce detailed cutting plans to

reduce material wastage.

Key features : Import XLS file or define your own part component

Manual or Automatic positioning

Interactive part and nest mode tooling

Nesting according shape library and contour

Analyse waste percentage

Allows to mixt several order / project

Allows to create a Multi shape bar nesting (Several shape)

Allows using several cut angle on the same bar

Allows managing preliminary nesting, and updating for final production

Obtain the cut list, the bar list for stock, and labels with bar code for each items

Benefits Reduce your costs by piece and consume less material to the same result

Maximise the material using with multi order management

Material traceability allows Advance Workshop to record which steel bars were used to produce each

component.

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Stock Manager Managing multiple suppliers, materials and stock is easily with Advance Workshop Stock Manager. Centralize

inventory management into a simple interface and optimize your time and costs with integrated material, waste and

off-cut management and with full supplier certificate traceability. Advance Workshop can also be linked to your in-

house ERP system to create a seamlessly integrated workflow across your business delivering real-time Stock and

Production data for better visibility and order planning.

Key features

Managing Suppliers

Managing bars, sheets, bolts and generic components.

Managing commercial length and status (Waste, Commercial, Scrap …)

Integrated storage area location products

Multi Stock Location Management

Reserving material for component and project

Virtual Stock Part Management (Bar Nesting request, or Preliminary order)

Creating & Managing Purchase Orders

Sale order (for Service center activity)

Managing Inventory

Certificate association

Bar-code reading integration

ERP connection

Production Planner Get complete visibility of your production status and capacity presented in a simple

graphical interface with Advance Workshop Production Planner. The easy to

read time-phased graphical display tracks your entire workload by project, order,

phase, materials, processes, and resources and can even manage multiple sites or

track work supplied by external contractors, providing real-time transparency and

accurate forecasting, enabling you to make more informed decisions and prioritize

resources to better meet key project milestones and deadlines. Advance Workshop

Production Planner is an essential tool for any fast paced fabrication business

looking to optimize their performance and gain a competitive advantage.

Key features Sort by Project / lot / phase / WorkCenter

Multi-projects Planning

Creating interactive tasks

Manual and Automatic period assignment

Job Tracking and scheduling

Updated in real time

Advance Workshop Testimonial

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CAM Worcenter Driver Advance Workshop CNC Driver is able to support CNC machines from all leading and local suppliers.

Advance Workshop CNC Driver uses the machines native code to interpret, manage control and transfer the

correct CNC data for the required process covering all aspects of production including sawing, drilling,

punching, coping and scribing operations for beams, plates and angle sections.

Key features :

Sending NC Data to Workstations in his own language,

Allows to manage combination of several machine,

Allows to manage cut, oxy cut, plasma cut, water jet cut, drill, punch, scribing, folding, weld preparation, milling and other …

Automatically adaptation of the feature definition,

Driver available for ALMA, AMADA, AUTOBI, FICEP, FOM, iMAC, JORNS, KALTENBACH, MAZAK, PENDINHAUS, VERNET, VOORTMANN, and more …

CAM WORKCENTER progress link Advance Workshop CAM WORKCENTER progress link connects directly to each CNC machine

monitoring every minute of production with automated real-time feedback. Predefined formulas,

which can be fine-tuned, calculate and monitor the machines capacity to ensure optimum

performance is achieved giving you complete control of your production.

Key features :

XML feedback format for all machines / products

Database ODBC link custom built for specific machines

Machine specific file import *

Allows to Analyse Time with Graph and Comparison mode (Off mode, Total Time, produced time, single action time)

Allows to Analyse by day, week, month, period …

Export Graph file (single / global)

Export list or excel file

* Automatic feedback is subject to the capability of the NC machines - Many of the new NC machines are able

to transmit 'progress data' back to AW however this will require configuration, a driver and a new module to be

purchased. Please contact the Technical

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Package Standard / Professional / Premium / Ultimate & Customization :

GRAITEC’s new steelwork fabrication management system for the smaller/big fabricator containing all the key

features needed to run the fabrication workshop more efficiently and available at a budget low price.

Designed for a smaller fabrication team and with the features that smaller businesses need, Advance Workshop by

GRAITEC is the solution to deliver cost, time, process and productivity benefits together with efficiency and

traceability - all at a low price budget. Requiring no training and implementation from GRAITEC, Advance

Workshop is the out of the box answer to your steelwork fabrication needs.

If you thought that you could not afford a dedicated management information system or that the benefits were for big

companies only, think again. Now you can benefit too and compete using the same resource strengthening and

workflow advantages that many larger organizations enjoy.

Customization & services GRAITEC has significant experience of working with third party software, Accounting and other solutions, and

Advance Workshop software includes allocated development specification resource to enable planning for this

integration. Similarly an extended training and implementation schedule is incorporated. You can benefit too and

compete using the resource strengthening and workflow advantages that many larger organizations enjoy.