Lantek launches new SteelWork Solution

The software has been designed to help companies manage their production processes when designing and completing structural steel, sheet metal, and construction projects in what is a €2 billion/year market in Europe alone, processing 200 million tonnes of steel. The software's capabilities include 2D and 3D design, CNC programming of profiles, integration with third party structural design software, and ERP capabilities to control costs and production, and ensure the best possible return on investment. Lantek SteelWork is integrated with the company's Flex3d SteelWork System. This enables the 3D CADCAM design and cutting of standard profiles including I, U, L, T, H, round and square sections. Automatic and semi-automatic 3D nesting maximises material utilisation, while optimisation of the profile and the CNC code, coupled with collision avoidance technology, ensure safe and efficient cutting operations on a range of machinery, including sawing, drilling, punching, tapping, marking, oxy-fuel and plasma equipment. Linking with Lantek Expert CAD/CAM, Lantek SteelWork can design, nest and CNC program 2D sheet metal profiles. It includes a full range of functionality, such as automatic and manual nesting, lead-in contour management, common line cutting, toolpath transformation, CAD interfaces and layer management, offering maximum flexibility. The integration of the software with Tekla Structures BIM software is the first step in the integration of a range of 3D structural design systems. Tekla Structures is currently the most advanced building information modelling system on the market, and the integration enables the import of all the structural components in a complete project. Lantek SteelWork's ERP is then able to manage operations, costs, and geometries in a web based environment. Based on Lantek's Integra ERP technology, this new solution has been tailored for the structural steel industry and facilitates process and cost control, and enables management from any location via the Internet. It comprises the following capabilities: Project Module; Production Module; Budgeting Tools; Planning Module; Purchasing Module; Warehousing Module; Sales and Certification Tools; and the Lantek SteelWork Dashboard.