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Build it right the first time

FabStation brings digital precision directly to your shop floor. Using augmented reality overlays, full-scale 3D models are projected onto real assemblies, for fabricators to see exactly what’s right, and for inspectors to catch issues early.

Move forward with confidence instead of manual guesswork.

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Build speed and accuracy with FabStation’s AR technology

FABRICATORS

Build fast with precision

  • Access 2D drawings and full 3D models directly on the shop floor for clear build information
  • Using AR overlays to spot missing parts, incorrect orientation, bad angles, wrong side placement, and material thickness issues
  • Reduce RFIs by up to 80% by resolving questions visually from the 3D models
  • Cut fabrication rework by up to 95% by catching errors early, before assemblies move down the production stages
  • Increase apprentice productivity by up to 40% by showing exactly how assemblies should be built
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3D view of assembly

Visual inspection using AR devices (Hololens 2 and tablets)

QUALITY CONTROL

Inspect without guesswork

  • Inspect directly using the 3D model overlay on the assembly, no juggling between drawings and tape measures

  • Conduct visual and dimensional inspection using AR devices (iPad Pro and Hololens), eliminating the manual work for each inspection point.

  • Instantly see misalignment, missing parts, or incorrect placement without measuring every feature

  • Verify fit, orientation, and location in real scale

  • Capture clear images of the errors that’s easy to share with fabricators, management, and customers

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MANAGEMENT

Run predictable operations

  • Increase shop throughput by reducing rework and inspection time, not by adding headcount
  • Go paperless by accessing drawings, models, and inspection workflows onto a tablet or desktop
  • Achieve yearly ROI in no time by stopping costly mistakes before they reach site
  • Get new hires productive faster by showing build intent clearly on the shop floor
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Track progress of each stage using customizable production workflows

Win new business with confidence

BUSINESS

Win more projects

  • Stand out in bids by showing owners and GCs how you reduce risk with model-based verification.
  • Prove work is built and inspected to the model, not just promised on paper.
  • Position your shop as a reliable, digitally capable partner for complex projects.
  • Win higher-value work by delivering confidence, consistency, and control.
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Use Cases

  • Our tablet application gives fabricators access to 2D drawings, 3D models and the ability to project the model into the work environment
  • RFI reduction – 80% less fabricator requests for information as they have access to the 3D models and no longer need to fire questions at the detailer.
  • 40% increase in apprentice productivity
  • Sanity checks – overlaying the perfect 3D model on to the assembly enables fabricators to immediately spot basic errors such as missing parts, incorrect part orientation, bad angles, parts placed on the wrong side and material thickness. This reduces fabricator rework by 95%.
  • Inspectors can utilize the Microsoft HoloLens for 1/16” accuracy
  • Reduce steel inspection times by 50% without pulling a tape measure
  • See your assembly overlaid with your detailers 3D model
  • Visually compare each element’s location and orientation against the model to complete your quality check
  • Go paperless – with all the drawing and steel inspection software available on a tablet, the production process can now become paperless.
  • Stopping one mistake getting to site will achieve ROI for the year.
  • Detailers design in 3D and pass the information to the factory in 2D. This causes the factory workers to ask the detailer lots of questions, especially on complex projects. Our steel software provides the factory with the detailer’s 3D models to avoid these time-wasting scenarios.
  • Easy export of the 3D IFC files for users of Tekla Structures, SDS2 or Advanced Steel detailing software.

Hololens 2

Hololens 2’s mixed reality 3D model overlay acts like a visual template.
Accurate to within 1/16 or 1.5 mm when properly calibrated.

Tablet App

Tablet overlays provides visual inspection from your fingertips. Access digital parts and assembly drawings, 3D views directly in the handheld tablet

INTEGRATIONS

Connects directly with your detailing software

Achieve true ROI on your shop floor

2x Faster
10x Accuracy

Inspection

95% Less Rework
1.4x Apprentice
Productivity

Fabrication

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FAQ

Our adoption process takes less than 2 hours in total. Online training with your own Customer Success Manager is provided as part of your subscription. The 20-minute bite sized guides and videos are scheduled for your users over the first 15 days by which time they’ll be an expert.

A simple assembly will take less than 2 minutes to align and 1-2 minutes to complete your quality control inspection.

A complex assembly will take less than 4 minutes to align and 2-3 minutes to complete your quality control inspection.

Using traditional methods, a complex project can take an inspector 15 minutes to over an hour to inspect. Reducing this to a maximum of 7 minutes is a huge time save whilst eliminating drawing interpretation errors.

We require KSS, PDF and IFC files. Through our partnerships and plugins, these files can be exported by your detailers in seconds and imported into our web portal using a simple drag and drop.

FabStation is subscription-based software. We price per device with unlimited access to the web-portal. The system is customizable and there is no minimum or maximum number of devices that can be deployed.

We simply provide the software. The hardware can be purchased directly with Apple or Microsoft.