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Topcon acquires Digital Construction Works

LIVERMORE, Calif. – March 14, 2023 – Topcon Positioning Systems has purchased construction software and data integrations and services company Digital Construction Works (DCW). DCW’s services and software integration platform will help customers navigate and maximize the use of construction data made available across multiple apps and software.

Today’s construction business owners have more critical data at their fingertips than ever before, but it is often a challenge to distill all of that information from so many sources. In order to make the most well-informed business decisions, contractors need an easy way to understand all of the data generated from multiple digital tools and software along every phase of a project — that’s where DCW fits into the equation.

“DCW enables the connection of the job site and the office,” said Jason Hallett, vice president and general manager, DCW. “Automation and the availability of integrated and aggregated data provide greater insights into project performance and status. Now, as part of Topcon, our
integrations platform enhances the value of Topcon’s interoperability with third-party software typically used to execute machine-guided operations. This saves users time and money by automating report generation and eliminating manual data entry across a multi-vendor and
multi-stakeholder project environment.”

The DCW team continues to focus on integrations that connect a project’s planning and design phase with the construction and field completion phases. This office-to-site connection provides automated workflows and insightful visualization and reporting within a secure user-facing integration platform.

“Bringing the DCW team to Topcon absolutely increases the value of our existing solutions,” said Murray Lodge, executive vice president and general manager, Topcon. “For decades, Topcon has combined multiple sensors and technologies to increase efficiency and simplify heavy equipment operations across multiple manufacturers. Now, we expand that value proposition to include automating data exchanges with design and planning tools and software typically used on construction projects, as well as integrations with popular software utilized by contractors for managing assets, people and materials.”

For more information on Topcon Positioning Systems, visit topconpositioning.com. To learn more about DCW, visit digitalconstructionworks.com.

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About Topcon Positioning Group

Topcon Positioning Group, always one step ahead in technology and customer benefits, is an industry leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of precision measurement and workflow solutions for the global construction, geospatial and agriculture markets. Topcon Positioning Group is headquartered in Livermore, California, U.S. (topconpositioning.com, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook). Its European head office is in Capelle a/d IJssel, the Netherlands. Topcon Corporation (topcon.com), founded in 1932, is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (7732).

Press Contacts:
Staci Fitzgerald
Topcon Positioning Group
corpcomm@topcon.com
+1 925-245-8610

Beth Emmert
beth.emmert@digitalconstructionworks.com
+1 925-505-4434

Build Robust Charts, Graphs, and Dashboards of Construction Project Data within DCW Integrations Platform Insights

EXTON, PA, USA – March 1, 2022 – Digital Construction Works, Incorporated (DCW), a leading construction application and technology services, integrations, and solutions company, announces the launch of its NEW Microsoft Certified Power BI Connector for its integrations platform as a service (IPaaS) solution.

The new connector enables customers with applications integrated within the DCW Integrations Platform to use the Platform’s Insights feature and the Power BI Connector to build robust construction project reporting quickly, query all of their project data, and custom-build impressive visuals, reports and dashboards, without having to worry about building a data warehouse. Reports can be refreshed automatically, either online on a schedule or use DCW’s workflow engine to do it on-demand as data changes, keeping construction and project scheduling dashboards up to date. Reports can be embedded using the Power BI embedded solution. Reports are hosted for various stakeholder roles within the Platform.

Arra Derderian, DCW Director of Technology, said: “Making Power BI reports for your construction projects has just become a whole lot easier. The new DCW Insights Power BI connector allows you to tap into all of the data that is flowing between your integrated applications to really gain new insights”.

“Once your application data is integrated via our Platform, you can now use the Microsoft Power BI Connector to easily build and configure custom charts, graphs, and dashboards of that data. This really powers up the Insights feature within the DCW Integrations Platform and takes insights of your system data to a whole new level,” said Jason Hallett, CEO of DCW.

Find out more about the DCW Insights Power BI Connector:

Microsoft Documentation Page: here

Microsoft Blog: here

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About Digital Construction Works, Inc. (DCW):

DCW is a construction application and technology services, integration, and solutions company. We help owner-operators, engineering and design, and construction companies accelerate the adoption and use of digital workflows, incorporate digital twins of assets, implement best practices, and incorporate fit-for-purpose solutions to improve construction planning, design-build, operations, and project outcomes. www.digitalconstructionworks.com

Media Contact:

Beth Emmert

beth.emmert@digitalconstructionworks.com

Improves Operational Workflows and Efficiencies

LAS VEGAS — The CONEXPO-CON/AGG Conference, March 11, 2020 —– Digital Construction Works, Inc., (DCW), a digital automation, integration, digital twinning services, and fit-for-purpose solutions company announces several NEW services and solutions, including several 4D construction workflow solutions, a DCW Integrations Platform, and DCW Insights.

Services:

      • Digital Readiness
      • Digital Twinning
      • Processing
      • Visualization and Analysis
      • Continuous Surveying
      • 4D/5D Visual Planning and Scheduling
      • Advanced Work Packaging (AWP)

Solutions:

      • DCW Integrations Platform
      • DCW Insights
      • DCW 4D Mass Haul Earthworks
      • DCW 4D Temporary Works
      • DCW 4D Construction Progress Monitoring
      • DCW Construction Solution for AWP

The DCW Integrations Platform is a connected data warehouse, with the purpose to enable secure, robust, and scalable integrations of multiple product sets and digital services as fit-for-purpose workflow-based processes found on a digital construction project. Its ability to enable in-depth reporting, data validation, integration, and digital twin representation of the job site is necessary for digital transformation. It empowers the digital twin and DCW analytics, which improves overall project awareness, management, and reporting. DCW Insights is powered by the DCW Integrations Platform and provides secure project performance dashboards and uses advanced analytics to monitor construction activity, helping to mitigate cost and time overruns while keeping safety at the forefront. Advanced analytics enables data-driven decisions and optimizes best practices.

Among DCW’s other new Solutions includes the DCW Construction Solution for AWP, integrated Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) to improve cost, schedule, and predictability. It facilitates digital workflows for the path of construction, work packaging, constraint analysis, on-site materials management, construction verification, completions, commissioning and startup, and creation of the digital twin. DCW 4D Mass Haul Earthworks optimizes earthmoving operations via an integrated planning workflow for 4D earthwork project planning, simulation, mass haul schedules, and quantities. It decreases haul distances, saving time and fuel, and provides a cost-effective way of allocating equipment and human resources. DCW 4D Temporary Works visualizes temporary works for design and construction. Continuous surveying analyzes the current site status semi-automatically, along with parametric design rules, to calculate the minimum amount of temporary equipment needed. It also accelerates the construction feedback loop with real-world conditions to reduce construction costs and improve job site safety. DCW 4D Construction Progress Monitoring is a critical path of the construction verification process for transportation, building, and site and uses fast and continuous reality versus design comparisons improving project status reporting and removes the potential backlog of as-builts often required for the next phase of construction. It avoids wasted time on rework, schedule delays, and downstream clashes.

Ted Lamboo, CEO of DCW, said: “The construction industry sees that digitizing their workflows will increase efficiency and avoid risk and overruns. For example, DCW performed a project for a leading North America EPC on a major construction project in Texas. The DCW team was asked to step in and ramp up the project quickly so the customer could meet critical project goals. Through the use of DCW’s Construction Solution for AWP, using the programmatic implementation of the AWP best-practices and digital workflows for the path of construction, DCW was able to significantly decrease the amount of time it would have previously taken to accomplish the project. DCW formed a trusted partnership with the customer and has been invited to work on additional projects.”

“We believe that the integration of industry technologies is how true efficiency gains will be realized. DCW’s subject matter experts have both real-world construction experience and technology knowhow to deliver unique solutions for organizations looking to advance their digital capabilities. We initially engage with companies by performing a digital assessment that identifies necessary integrations and path of construction digital workflow improvements.” said Jason Hallett,” COO of DCW.

DCW solutions span every phase of the project – from planning to construction and operations through to asset management – creating a digital thread that connects technologies and workflows. DCW end-to-end services automate and optimize construction operations through the digital transformation of the asset lowering full-lifecycle asset costs. Owners don’t need to do it on their own. DCW can do it for them. DCW helps to automate and connect disparate tools, including fit-for-purpose software and cloud services from third parties. DCW provides next best practices and enables project teams to gain visibility and insights through data and analytics to improve construction planning, execution, reduce project costs, increase safety, reduce liability, and improve capital project delivery.

Through its Partnering and Community, DCW has a global network of service providers who engage in projects with customers to deliver digital transformation outcomes. The network includes technology partners such as Bentley Systems and Topcon Positioning Group and other third-party technology providers. Educational resource providers, including schools, unions, and trades, will be partnered-with to help fill the construction skills gap.

The Labs at DCW drive increased transparency and efficiency in construction operations. The Labs turn big ideas into solutions and serve as the construction industries R&D engine, where we prove repeatable workflows and technology integrations affecting interoperability, reporting, analytics, and digital twin delivery. DCW Labs use analytical solutions to extract meaning from enormous volumes of data to help organizations improve their data-driven decision making. Such solutions help support the integration of project data across disciplines and teams, at every step of the construction process, for better collaboration to identify conflicts and risks. It helps to transform the industry from its legacy document-centric paradigm to a complete digital space-time operating system. Project teams receive verification in near real-time for on-time, predictable, and on-budget project delivery.

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About Digital Construction Works, Inc.:

Digital Construction Works Launch Video

Founded in 2019, Digital Construction Works, Inc., (DCW) provides digital automation, integration, twinning services, and fit-for-purpose solutions to automate and optimize the construction process from planning to design through to operations. DCW is transforming the construction industry from its legacy document-centric paradigm and simplifying and enabling digital automated workflows and processes, technology integration, and digital twinning services for infrastructure.

About CONEXPO – CON/AGG Conference:

Held every three years, CONEXPO-CON/AGG is the must-attend event for construction industry professionals. The show features the latest equipment, products, services, and technologies for the construction industry, as well as industry-leading education. For more information on CONEXPO-CON/AGG, visit https://www.conexpoconagg.com.

About Topcon Positioning Group

Topcon Positioning Group, always one step ahead in technology and customer benefits, is an industry leading designer, manufacturer and distributor of precision measurement and workflow solutions for the global construction, geospatial and agriculture markets. Topcon Positioning Group is headquartered in Livermore, California, U.S. (topconpositioning.com, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook). Its European head office is in Capelle a/d IJssel, the Netherlands. Topcon Corporation (topcon.com), founded in 1932, is traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (7732).

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DCW Press Contact: Beth Emmert

beth.emmert@digitalconstructionworks.com