Specialty Contractor’s Technology Shift Redefines the ‘Impossible’ on Mixed-Use Project
With FieldLink, Ken Nyer Plumbing was able to lay out sleeves and hangers in-house while keeping to the concrete pour schedule. They gained efficiencies and found that Trimble’s construction layout so
Overview
For Ken Neyer Plumbing, one of Ohio’s top specialty contractors, designing, fabricating and installing the necessary plumbing systems for the Liberty Center’s mega primary structures was a complex challenge that required speed, accuracy and an unexpected technology shift.
Challenge
Sleeves and hangers couldn’t be laid out using conventional methods due to challenging wall angles and hiring a surveyor or civil engineer didn’t coincide with their aggressive pour schedule.
Our Approach
An in-house software solution that enabled the 3D model with hanger points to be viewed in the field with a tablet controller for easy field location and staking.
Solution
Trimble FieldLink layout solution, which includes Trimble FieldLink software with a rugged Trimble Field Tablet connected to a Trimble Robotic Total Station.
“The Trimble Robotic Total Station is now an integral part of our field layout workflow on this job and all others down the road.”
- Jim Mercer, Commercial Project Manager, Ken Neyer Plumbing
Results
With FieldLink, Ken Nyer Plumbing was able to lay out sleeves and hangers in-house while keeping to the concrete pour schedule. They gained efficiencies and found that Trimble’s MEP layout solution provided more options, flexibility and long-term applications.