Since joining Bryden Wood as an Associate Director in 2011 he has been responsible for leading the.
On The Forge, SME Easi-Space worked with BSI to develop the standard for robotic welding of structural components:.Digital files from the model can be sent directly to the fabricator.
Certification to BSI and UKCA standards.Fabrication of structures and components for structures up to 15 stories high using steel, aluminium and stainless steel.Execution Class 2 requires welds to be completed to ±0.4mm on steel and ±0.0 on aluminium.
Certification is for the full factory control procedure including procurement, processing, fabrication, storage, Q&A and delivery with documentation at every stage.Accuracy in pre engineered interfaces.
The level of the bespoke design in traditional projects makes it difficult to properly design every interface, leading to variability between interfaces on-site and the need for ad hoc changes.
However, trades at different points in the process don’t necessarily have access to the early decision-making rationale, so there can be unanticipated consequences of these forced ad hoc changes.. For example, façade installers have reported that they spent 40% of their time undertaking site surveys and using shims and packers to fill in the gaps between their manufactured unitised systems and traditionally built superstructures.This is because the heights result from the size of people, rather than being necessitated by the requirements of a particular sector.
We allow for the height of a person, plus headroom, plus a zone for structures, M&E systems and architectural finishes.Recognising this reality, platform construction (P-DfMA) was Bryden Wood’s attempt to identify these types of cross-sector commonalities and develop a kit of parts which could then be used to build a variety of different sector types, but using the same components.
This allows the application of manufacturing techniques and processes, with consistent quality achieved, as well as facilitating greater economies of scale..The manufacturing industry has long enjoyed the benefits of this design to value approach.