BAMTEC® - The Benefits BAMTEC® represents an enormous progress in the history of reinforcement – comparable to the automation in the automobile industry. The advantages for all parties concerned are derived mainly from the largely fully-automatic handling at the consulting engineers and the fully-automatic production at the manufacturer. Benefits for manufacturers (reinforcement steel manufacturers, reinforcement steel laying companies) With the use of BAMTEC® for the manufacturer simply cut building steel becomes a product with built-in intelligence, similar to the convenience products in the food industry (prepared, semi-prepared, portioned etc.) When installing a complete BAMTEC® production line consisting of the level-cut-machine and the BAMTEC® robot the result is a fully-automatic production compared to the previous manual preparation of reinforcement mats respectively round steel. Lower space requirements for production Lower space requirements for storekeeping Lower financing costs Increased production at the same overhead costs No clippings compared to beared standard welded wire mesh Improvement in quality of the layed reinforcement BAMTEC® shortens the total time of reinforcement work including laying, especially when data is transmitted by the construction engineer to the BAMTEC® robot via tele-phone line. For the manufacturer BAMTEC® is an instrument of acquisition. The positive effects for the construction companies, the developers and construction engineers lead to new or-ders and even new markets. BAMTEC® strengthens the part of the manufacturer in building and construction. Parts of previous manual jobs can be replaced by products manufactured by machines. Benefits for construction companies BAMTEC® offers to the constructor in the pioneering phase the biggest advantages in the shortest period of time. BAMTEC® shortens the total construction time on every surface-engineering construc-tion site (carcass) by approximately five to ten percent of conventional time. This is the sum of reductions in reinforcement phases by using BAMTEC®. For each year it is the-refore possible to produce corresponding additional work performance. On average the additional profit with a addtional work performance of five percent and material use of thirty percent is considered to be around three percent of annual turnover. The use of BAMTEC® leads to a reduction of 20 to 50 % compared to a reinforcement with beared standard welded wire mesh depending on static system and handling quality of the beared standard wire mesh reinforcement. This saving is the sum of software driven quality handling at the consulting engineers, the omission of overlapping mats in each direction and the more exact adaptation to the present demands. Considering steel quantities estimated at a flat rate and special proposals based thereon, this saving is for the benefit of the construction companies. BAMTEC® means for the constructor just-in-time production for the reinforcement of horizontal area construction pieces. The time span of the reinforcement preparation in-cluding planning until layed reinforcement is drastically reduced. For the constructors, BAMTEC® means lower production depth and is a step towards the fractal company. BAMTEC® results in reinforcement independent from weather conditions. In many cases the construction steel can be delivered at the same time as the concrete. BAMTEC® promotes the use of the finite element calculation at the consulting engineers as calculation method. With this method binding beams, upstand beams, steel beams, floor binding beams and wall slabs are no longer required. The ceilings become thicker. Corresponding hollow bricks free of lift and ceiling form systems do become more inte-resting. Production of finished parts for individual solutions is pushed back. The number of steps in the work process is strongly, partly even radically reduced. Completion of building projects becomes more efficient and cheaper in the long run. BAMTEC® leads to quality improvements of the construction work performance due to reinforcement work on site being no longer necessary, more exact keeping of the rein-forcement layers due to use of round steel (static effective depth), finite element calcula-tion and the tendency to introduce further improvements (e.g. lines no longer in the cei-lings). BAMTEC® promotes the education of consciousness that the work at the consulting en-gineers is also the process preparation for the construction companies with correspon-ding long-term consequences for the performance building. An "work process preparati-on optimized static!" (!SOVA) takes place, where the first step is the work preparation and only secondly the static (process orientation). BAMTEC® improves the possibilities in acquisition and pricing of the construction com-panies (flat rate prices, special proposals). BAMTEC® improves the image of the construction industry. Benefits for engineering offices By using BAMTEC® the work load at the consulting engineers is reduced to approx. 10 % of previous time spent for construction work not considering finite element calculation. The amount of time for this calculation remains unchanged. The results are performance improvements of the consulting engineers (deadlines) and improvements in the result (profits). By using BAMTEC® the consulting engineers has better arguments when searching for new customers. The acqusition shifts from pricing to quality. BAMTEC® changes the thinking at the consulting engineers. BAMTEC® is part of an " work process preparation optimized static" (!SOVA) where the thinking process is rever-sed from back to front. This means that we first occupy ourselves with the work preparation of the com-panies involved and only thereafter with the static. !SOVA - BAMTEC® - KVP BAMTEC® is one part of !SOVA. !SOVA is subject to a continuing improvement process (KVP) within the consulting engineers. Thus: !SOVA - BAMTEC® - KVP BAMTEC® serves for the image of a progressive office. BAMTEC® transports the ideas of the tool manufacturers and the automobile industry into the construction industry and into the consulting engineers (process orientated thinking). BAMTEC® enhances the quality of planning as the determination of reinforcement by computer is superior to the determination of reinforcement by hand. BAMTEC® divides the reinforcement problem into two dimensions (x and y), which can be seen completey separated from each other (like with steel rods). This also promotes quality because cle-ar solutions are found contrary to reinforcement with welded wire mesh where both di-rections have to be considered simultaneously. BAMTEC® makes the engineering work independent from the quality of its employees, their daily form and their deadline pressures. BAMTEC® provides arguments for the consulting engineers regarding steel savings (no reinforcements joints, exacter reinforcement), regarding shorter construction time (10 to 20 % of total constructions time for shell, 70 to 90 % of reinforcement laying time only), regarding independence from weather conditions (faster) and better construction quality (shifting to robot) with developer, architect and construction companies. BAMTEC® simplifies handling by shortening planning time, especially in those cases where the consulting engineers is linked directly via telephone line with the BAMTEC®-robot (just-in-time). BAMTEC® promotes the use of finite element calculation at the consulting engineers, thus improving handling quality (closer to reality) and handling due to elimination of bin-ding beams, upstand beams, steel bars, floor binding beams, continuos foundations and foundation blocks (foundation slab). BAMTEC® positions the static more to the center of total construction as innovator for a modern construction site (fractal company, just-in-time, virtual company, company with shal-low construction depth). Scarcer reinforcement promotes the reputation of the static. BAMTEC® simplifies inspection of the reinforcement and short-term changes in rein-forcement on the construction site. Benefits for the architect Especially with building constructions the architect is the focus point of planning. There-fore a number of the arguments listed for those previously described are also true for the architect. In addition thereto the following arguments are listed: BAMTEC® promotes the image of the progressive, open-minded architect receptive for new inventions and taking care of construction cost, quality and construction time. BAMTEC® extends the planning process. Changes are still possible at a later time than with conventional methods. BAMTEC® thus presents no risk for the architect as at invitations for tenders, BAMTEC® can be put out to tender "alternatively". Benefits for developers, institutions responsible for building projects, masterbuilders The aim of all those involved into the building project is the enthusiasm of customers of the developers. Ultimately BAMTEC® will lead to cost savings and advantages in quality and time for the developer. BAMTEC® reduces management efforts of the developers by shortening the entire time. Steel savings resulting from use of BAMTEC® according to Benenfits for construction companies could be for the benefit of the developer depending on the wording of the contract. back to previous page back to the portal of BAMTEC®