Graubünden supports digital innovation in timber construction
Uffer wants to digitalise its modular timber construction system QUADRIN. The canton of Graubünden is supporting the corresponding SmartFlow System project with up to around CHF 666,000.
The canton of Graubünden is promoting the digital transformation of the construction process in prefabricated timber construction. Specifically, the cantonal government is providing up to CHF 666,131 for the SmartFlow System project from QUADRIN AG. The QUADRIN timber construction system, which belongs to Uffer in Surses, enables the construction of customised timber buildings from modular components.
Uffer wants to digitalise QUADRIN in order to “meet the growing demand for increasingly large-volume temporary buildings”, explains the cantonal government in a press release on its funding decision. The total investment costs for SmartFlow System are estimated at around CHF 1.61 million.
In the SmartFlow System project, Uffer wants to combine existing digitalised elements of its modular system, such as the planning of components and the control of production machines, and add further digital elements. To this end, the company plans to introduce digital tools for process control, quality assurance and increased efficiency. The use of mixed reality, which combines natural and artificial perception, is also planned to minimise errors in the construction process.
According to the government of the canton of Graubünden, the project “brings an innovative, sustainable approach to the construction industry”, which could serve as a model for future process developments and motivate other members of the industry to “launch similar initiatives”. The funds for QUADRIN AG are being provided in accordance with the law to promote digital transformation in Graubünden.