Industry News
Industry news and trends from piping engineering, plant construction and industrial project management.
Punktwolke, Iso, Zollstock: Warum das Handaufmaß bleibt
Die Iso kommt aus dem Laserscan, der Meister misst am Pumpenstutzen trotzdem nach. Woher die Millimeter kommen, warum das Handaufmaß für den spannungsfreien Einbau Handwerk bleibt — und warum das eigentliche Risiko der Zettel ist, auf dem das Maß danach landet.
GAEB DA 83 rein, DA 84 raus — was hinter den kryptischen Dateiendungen steckt
Eine .X83 im Postfach, und keiner weiß, was damit anzufangen ist. Dabei ist die Datei der schnellste Weg zum Angebot — wenn man weiß, was drinsteht. Was die Endungen bedeuten, warum die Ordnungszahl wichtiger ist als der Preis, und fünf Fehler beim Zurückschicken, die Geld kosten.
Native-language instruction: From a ticked attendance box to verified proof
Safety briefings on site are conducted in German – but they are often not actually understood. A signature then merely confirms attendance, not comprehension. How instruction in the worker’s native language combined with genuine knowledge assessment turns this into a reliable, verifiable record.
Checklist: Getting Started with Digitalization in Pipeline Construction
The practical checklist for getting started with digitalization in pipeline construction – from initial assessment to rollout. 20 concrete action points to tick off.
Generational change on the construction site: When the foreman retires and the expertise leaves with him
By 2036, more than 20 million workers in Germany will retire from the workforce. With them, practical experience and know-how that no manual can capture will disappear. Why this will hit industry harder than any skilled labor shortage.
AI in Piping Construction
Everyone is talking about AI. In pipeline construction, very little is happening — even though hardly any industry is as document-heavy, as dependent on experiential knowledge, or as affected by the shortage of skilled workers. A look at what needs to change.