Digital fabrication tools and jobsite equipment can affect productivity, installation workflows and labor requirements for mechanical contractors. MCAA is highlighting new offerings from Trimble and DEWALT through its Virtual Trade Show, giving contractor members access to product and technology information from participating manufacturers and suppliers.
Trimble Fabrication SmartTools is featured as a toolkit for mechanical contractors using Revit-based fabrication workflows. The software supports drawing, routing and fabrication functions involving Fabrication Parts in Revit.
The tool is intended to streamline fabrication-related processes by integrating additional capabilities into existing Revit workflows. For contractors using digital fabrication and building information modeling, these functions can support coordination between design and fabrication activities.
DEWALT is also featured through its IMPACT CONNECT PVC/PEX Pipe Cutter Attachment. The attachment connects to an impact driver and is designed for cutting PVC and PEX pipe.
According to product information presented through the trade show, the attachment is designed to deliver cuts up to six times faster and require substantially less cutting effort than a manual cutter. The equipment is aimed at reducing manual effort during pipe installation work.
MCAA's Virtual Trade Show provides mechanical contractors with access to manufacturer and supplier products, services and training resources in one platform. The featured Trimble and DEWALT solutions address two areas of contractor operations: digital fabrication workflows and field pipe cutting.
For contractors evaluating productivity tools, the offerings provide examples of how software and jobsite equipment can be incorporated into fabrication and installation processes.
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Source: MCAA.
