“In Finland, nearly all structural and precast-unit design and detailing is done with Tekla Structures software,” says Markku Räisänen, head designer at Betset, which is one of the largest precast concrete companies in Finland. The company has an interesting and diverse history of design and development projects in the precast industry since the 1950s.
“Tekla Structures has been my primary tool since 2009,” Räisänen says. “Prior to linking the designer’s Tekla model and Trimble Connect to our production system, all unit and production-related information were ‘manually’ transferred by using 2D drawings and email. For example, the unit dimensions and accessories were picked out from 2D drawings, and the production status was communicated to the client using Excel sheets.
