GRAITEC Advance Workshop is a purpose-built, easy-to-use Steel Fabrication Management Information System (MIS) designed to give steel fabricators complete control over every stage of production. Manage stock, traceability, labour and CNC processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs - ultimately optimizing your total business performance. GRAITEC Advance Workshop manages CNC Machinery and individual workforce alike making it adaptable to the needs of steel fabricators of all sizes and maturity. http://www.graitec.com/en/advance-workshop

1. Steel production
management software

2. Advance Workshop
Advanced steel production management
solution empowering businesses to better
control, manage and automate project routing
and tracking in mixed CNC machine, HMI and
general workforce environments.

3. Advance Workshop
Multi- language support
More languages supported
including Unicode to support
international character sets
NEW

4. Advance Workshop
More CNC Drivers
• VERNET BEHRINGER
– APROMAV format
• HGG TUBE
– Import PCD files
• ALMA
– Plate Nesting
• FICEP DRIVER
– Stozza
– Vanguard
• INOVATECH ENGINNERING
– SteelPRO 900
– ProNest 2015
NEW

5. Advance Workshop
Vernet CNC Link
Real-time production progress
monitor for VERNET production
machines.
NEW

6. Advance Workshop
INOVATECH CNC Link
Real-time production
progress monitor via web
application for
INOVATECH SteelPRO 900
machines
NEW

7. Advance Workshop
XSR Import
Enables import of lists generated by Tekla
software (XSR format), including
part/assembly hierarchies
NEW

8. Advance Workshop
Context-sensitive Help
F1 in any dialogue launches context-
help menu
NEW

9. Advance Workshop
DXF import Algorithm
Advanced import algorithm expands
shape profile support and enables
tolerance-based rules to control
import behavior automatically
converting circles to holes or an inline.
NEW

10. Advance Workshop
Remote Terminal GUI
GUI for workshop floor terminal used
to record all activities by workforce
has been redesigned to simplify use
and better support touch-screen
navigation.
An integrated viewer enables
preview of nesting results, individual
parts and complete Assemblies in 3D.
NEW

11. Advance Workshop
Plate Nesting Manager
Connects to 3rd party plate nesting
software solutions such as SigmaNEST
Alma, ProNEST, etc and retrieves and
displays nesting results.
NEW

12. Advance Workshop
Drag & Drop Sorting
& Filtering
Drag-&-drop column headings to
sort-area to initiate advanced
data sorting with multi-level
filtering.
NEW

13. Advance Workshop
Cost Tracking
Costs per weight or per unit can now
be added in Stock Manager enabling
residual stock-value and costs per
project to be monitored and tracked.
IMPROVED

14. Advance Workshop
Time Reports
New report templates provide
time analysis by project, by shift
and by profile type.
NEW

15. Advance Workshop
Traceability Reports
The traceability report tracks
materials as it used to produce
parts. The report conforms to
EN1090 allowing materials to be
traced throughout the
production process as stock
become parts.
NEW

16. Advance Workshop
Advanced Bar Nesting
Algorithm
A new advanced nesting algorithm improves
nesting results reducing waste further with
higher tolerance factors and checks stock for
best-fit sizes.
NEW

17. Advance Workshop
Weld-type Filters
Welds are identified and
filtered on import enabling
welding tasks to be
assigned to appropriately
certified welder(s) and
simplifying quality control.
NEW

18. Advance Workshop
Sales Order
Management
Faster stock selection with the
ability to restrict to a specific
certificate or supplier.
IMPROVED

19. Advance Workshop
Sketch Parts
New Notch types
New notch templates available
in Sketch Part enables steel
service centers without CAD to
draw a wider range of parts
with associated NC files for
production.
IMPROVED

20. Advance Workshop
BIM Connect Enabled
GRAITEC BIM Connect integration
allows bidirectional BIM data sharing
with GRAITEC products and
importantly enables complete projects
to be exported in as a single file from
Autodesk Advance Steel and sent to
production, including nuts, bolts and
fittings.
NEW
Show AS model to AW
Check if
statemen
t is true

21. Advance Workshop
Extended Profile Range
Profiles can be imported from
multiple regions by category, type of
specific section size (and remapped to
local profiles if required).
IMPROVED

22. Advance Workshop
Import Profiles
from Excel
Increase range of default
Families using Excel to import
new profile ranges, materials
and weld types.
IMPROVED