Success Story
Tyson Foods, Inc., based in Springdale, Arkansas, was founded in 1935 with a goal to deliver quality chicken and build strong relationships with independent farms across America. The drafting team at Tyson Foods, Inc. needed a way to streamline workflows and eliminate repetitive tasks within Revit. "We weren't as productive as we could have been, so that's what made us seek out help with Dynamo," said Sara Hedge, Specialist Drafting.
The drafting team's main goal was to implement Dynamo into everyday workflows to automate routine daily tasks. "We wanted to do things like automate the way we assign drawing numbers, create PDF files and have Revit work for us to make our jobs easier and faster," said Hedge. Each drawing can have anywhere from eight to potentially hundreds of sheets, whether they be drawing layouts, equipment matrices, vendor drawings or another type of sheet.
"Before coming to ATG, we tried to learn Dynamo on our own, but it didn't take long for us to realize we needed to call in reinforcements and start from ground zero to get the foundation we needed," said Hedge. A team of about 25 drafters met with ATG Technical Specialist Patrick Podeyn and completed two days of Dynamo training. After training, Tyson created a task list that included pain points for types of repetitive and time-consuming tasks, and then the team began to work through research.
Tyson Foods, Inc. team members spend roughly 150 hours per year doing these repetitive tasks without Dynamo. With Dynamo, manual time spent on tasks is reduced by about 70 percent, so each drafter now spends just 45 hours per year. The total time spent is reduced from approximately 2,550 hours per year to just 770 hours per year. "The team is still doing the work, but now they just set-up and click. Things can run in the background, so it doesn't slow the progress of the project."
"The entire team at ATG is fantastic, and even to this day we are still able to reach out and get the support we need," said Hedge. "I really appreciated that on any call we were on with ATG, they always knew who to call in. They weren't shooting in the dark trying to find the right person with the right expertise. They were patient and did a great job taking the time to understand why we work the way we do, and more importantly how we work the way that we do", commented Hedge.
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Implementing a New Platform for Construction
Eckardt Group was founded in 1936 and has been recognized as one of the top electrical contractors in Georgia for the past 80 years. The main challenge EG faced was integrating all data from the BIM side into Autodesk Build and learning how to use Build as their new construction software. They also needed a way to ensure their teams were staying up to date with new features and using the technology to its full capacity.
Connecting VC, Fabrication & Construction Workflows
NOX Innovations is dedicated to helping contractors scale, adapt and maintain their agility in an ever-changing market. Due to company growth, Corbins Electric, the sister company of NOX Innovations, needed a way to bridge gaps and inefficiencies and tie their VC, fabrication and construction workflows together. They were using their own project management software, but it didn’t connect to the cloud and their virtual construction workflows. “We had our own internal project management software that we developed over the years, but it didn’t connect to BIM 360 Docs, model coordination and all the other things we use for the VC side of things,” said Tony Anderson, VC Innovations Specialist. Tony has been with Corbins Electric for 25 years and has worked in the virtual construction department for 10 years.
Helping a Small Firm Stay Ahead of Deadlines
Moyer Design + Build is a small firm that designs and builds custom residential homes from start to finish. Due to team capacity and workload, it was difficult to keep up with technical work. Moyer Design reached out to ATG for production services assistance. “ATG helped facilitate the process and push into construction documents to get a lot of the bulk work done that we didn’t have time for,” said Jeb Moyer, Owner of Moyer Design.
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