More than ever, advanced self-performing sheet metal subcontractors rely on a broad spectrum of purchased and customized software technology, in-house developed solutions, machinery, robotics, automation, and innovative manufacturing processes to stay competitive while continuing to provide enormous value to their customer base. Integrating these processes into your business model is key to realizing the rewards of technological advances. We will discuss a SMACNA basis for early costing, model-based estimating, modeling, prefabrication, shop machine integrations, productivity, and workflow software. With tie-ins to business intelligence, we will show how different systems communicate with our business system and where we are (and where we are going).
