Feature: Sustainable Solutions


Edge computers for the digitalisation of construction machinery, when BIM meets IIoT, new added value is created


By Jesse Kettunen, head of machine control hardware development, Novatron and Timo Poikonen, senior key account manager Nordics, Congatec.


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igital models of construction projects, now available in Building Information Modelling (BIM) systems, are expected to make the


construction industry more sustainable. Novatron utilises BIM data to facilitate faster and more accurate earthmoving, resulting in valuable resource savings. Te company has developed robust edge computing platforms for its machine guiding systems based on computer-on- modules from congatec to achieve this. Today, construction companies can


only achieve competitive prices and the highest quality of execution by utilising digital technologies. When it comes to earthmoving or drilling tasks using heavy construction machinery, digital 3D models of the project - increasingly available through BIM systems - serve as the foundation for efficient and accurate on-site work. Tis process necessitates comparing the actual work


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Jesse Kettunen


performed with the planning data, which requires precise recording of all pertinent construction machinery and environmental parameters.


The goal: to reduce surveying efforts Novatron is a leading provider of IIoT-based machine guiding systems,


Timo Poikonen


which function similarly to driver assistance systems in cars but offer much more precise information in 2D or 3D, including real-time target/actual comparisons. Tis technology allows users to save up to 90 per cent of surveying work on construction sites, as manual control measurements for comparison with BIM specifications can be eliminated


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