Driving Real World Value from Model to Precast Concrete-EDGE Progress Group Webinar

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The webinar "Driving Real-World Value from Model to Precast Concrete," sponsored by Edge Software and presented by PCI, showcased integrated digital solutions designed to streamline precast concrete production. Edge Software offers intelligent modeling tools that automate and verify precast component data within Building Information Models (BIM), enhancing accuracy and reducing errors. Key features include automated mark verification, assembly tools, reinforcement copying, warping utilities, and robust ticketing systems with dynamic cloning for easy detailing. Edge exports detailed model data in formats like CAD and CAM, supporting machinery automation with formats such as Progress Group’s PXML.<br /><br />The Progress Group complements this with its Ahead Suite, a modular, web-based planning and scheduling platform for precast factories. Ahead imports 3D CAD data to optimize production layout, material procurement, delivery planning, and quality control. It integrates with factory machinery (e.g., plotters, extruders), supports mobile status tracking and quality checks, and maintains a digital twin of projects to monitor progress in real-time. The combined Edge and Progress Group solutions create a seamless model-to-production workflow, improve collaboration, reduce rework, and help precast producers stay competitive while delivering sustainable, efficient construction projects. The webinar highlighted growing interest in shop floor automation and versatile digital tools enhancing precast production management.

Keywords

precast concrete

Edge Software

Building Information Models (BIM)

automated mark verification

Progress Group Ahead Suite

digital twin

shop floor automation