PRECAST: precastWIKI

precastWIKI

Technical terms explained understandable

A-D

Artificial Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence is based on pattern recognition and has the ability to independently generate knowledge from experience.
Augmented Reality: Augmented Reality (AR) interlinks objects from the real world with virtual information. AR supports production planning for production processes and manufacturing.
BIM Collaboration Format: The BIM Collaboration Format serves to transfer individual, selected information of large building models.
BIM Coordinator: The BIM Coordinator is responsible for the monitoring and accuracy of BIM-specific planning services within a project team.
BIM Management: BIM Management describes a central, strategic and project-based control of BIM processes.
BIM Manager: The BIM Manager controls the entire process from the early planning phase right through to project completion.
BIM Project Management plan: The BMP is a project-based summary of all activities of the project members in regard to BIM.
BIM XD: BIM extends itself even further than geometric dimensions and is supplemented with the factors of Time (4D), Cost (5D), Performance (6D) and Life cycle (7D).
BubbleDeck: BubbleDeck is a biaxial hollow slab and thereby presents an advancement on usual hollow slabs.
Building Information Modeling: BIM is comprised of all activities for generating building model data, which form a basis for all building activities, from design, to planning, right up to revitalisation or demolition.
Building Internet of Things: Building Internet of Things takes the concept of the Internet of Things and applies it to functions in commercial buildings.
buildingSMART: The buildingSMART association develops open standards and specifications for the BIM method of working.
Common Data Environment: The Common Data Environment is a digital project platform that serves as an information source for all those involved.
Digital Twin: A digital twin represents a real object in a digital world.
Double Wall: The double wall consists of two, prefabricated and reinforced cement precast panels which are connected through the girders.

E-H

Elementplan: The element plan connects 2D and 3D modelling and automatically generates production material.
Filigree Slab: The filigree slab is a cement precast slab with in-situ concrete complement.
Hollow Core Slab: Hollow core slabs are characterized by their continuous hollow cavities that result in weight reduction.

I-L

IFC: IFC stands for Industry Foundation Classes and describes a worldwide open standard for building and construction industry data exchange.
IFC4precast: IFC4precast is a cross-industry, universal data pool for the precast parts industry that serves to prevent interface issues.
Industrialised Building System: IBS is a building system from Malaysia where structural components are manufactured in a workshop, transported to the final location and assembled there. Design and production processes are automated.
Industry 4.0: Industry 4.0 refers to the networking of humans, machines and processes for industry.
Information Delivery Manual: IDM defines when and where, within entire process, which information should be supplied.
Information Technology Infrastructure Library: ITIL is a vendor-independent set of detailed practices for IT service management
Insulated wall: The insulated wall is an element wall consisting of two concrete shells that are interconnected by lattice girders or thermal anchors.
Internet of Things: The Internet of Things allows objects or things that had previously been used offline/without internet connection to be linked to the internet.
Lean Management: The main goal of lean manufacturing is a systematic method for waste minimization within a manufacturing system without sacrificing productivity.
Lean Production: Lean Production is a process that helps avoid surplus production, long cycle times or defective products.
Level of Detail: The level of detail (LoD) involves decreasing the complexity of a digital building model representation, giving only the necessary information.
Level of Information: The level of information describes how much information about an element is given.

M-P

Manufacturing Execution System: MES allows the integration of production processes in an operating ERP system. It is the link between machine operation and the systems used at management level.
Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing: These three technical disciplines encompass the systems that make building interiors suitable for human occupancy.
ModelViewDefinition: A view is a certain selection/limited element and dataset of an entire model.
mTIM: The mTIM application works as a mobile information tool to retrieve a project overview and detailed information online and from any location.
Off-Site Construction: The phrase Off-Site Construction refers to the completion of elements or components of a construction project at a different location to where they will be permanently installed.
On-Site Construction: On-site construction describes building works that take place directly at the construction site.
Operational Technology & Information Technology: IT (Information Technology) belongs to an organisation level which also includes business orientation. OT (Operational Technology) orientates itself at the production level.
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: The OEE compares achieved output with the potential performance of the production equipment.
PLANBAR: PLANBAR is the efficient CAD solution especially for the concrete precast industry created by the Precast Software Engineering company.

Q-T

Robotic Process Automation: Robotic Process Automation is a technology to automate repeated and rule-based tasks which take place in the form of an artificial intelligence.
Sales Manager: The Sales Manager can see to speedy creation and editing of proposals without the need for previous CAD knowledge.
Sandwichwand: Sandwich walls consist of two reinforced concrete shells which are held together with fasteners.
Single Source of Truth: Single Source of Truth (SSOT) ensures that specific data should only relate back to one source which is then accessed by data consumers.
SMARTproduction: SMARTproduction is a software product paving the way to control and monitor a modern plant independent of printed plans and other documentation in the form of printouts.
Solid slab: A solid slab is a fully pre-fabricated slab construction made out of concrete
Solid wall: The solid wall can be used as a bearing or non-bearing component and is produced in a fully pre-fabricated state.
TIM: The Technical Information Manager (TIM) makes information and planning functions available centrally for all company divisions on the basis of 3D models.
TT-Plate: The TT-plate is a structural steel precast part and is used mainly in industrial construction.

U-Z

Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) / Globally Unique Identifier (GUID): The Universally Unique Identifier or Global Unique Identifier is a worldwide one-time given number used to identify information in computer systems.
Value Proposition: A value proposition is a promise of value from a company to its customer to be delivered, communicated, and acknowledged. It can apply to more than the product itself.