Beyond 3D machine control: An integrated piling solution

Author: Reka Vasszi

在阿尔卑斯山附近建造房屋的使用和深层基础技术的使用可以追溯到公元前5000年。史前定居点建立在湖泊，河流或湿地边缘的木桩上。只有在瑞士，有56个考古遗址，这些定居点和古老的施工技术的保存格式得多。

自史前以来，由于自动化和定位技术，该技术的发展已经发展，用于打桩的工具和机器变得更大，更有效。在许多建筑项目中，深厚的基础对于增强土壤的许多建筑项目至关重要，这将支持其顶部竖立的建筑物的重量。当地面条件被湿润或计划在水上上方计划时，驱动的桩对于新建筑物的基础至关重要。

This is when the Swiss construction company's piling expertise, Birchmeier Spezialtiefbau AG, comes in handy when working on the foundation of a new building for the water police on the shores of Lake Zürich.

Converting a boathouse to a water protection police station

The water police of Zürich ensure the 24-hour rescue service in the area, look for people and objects underwater, protect the water from oils and chemicals, manage ship stands and maintain the harbour. The existing building and boathouse built 60 years ago are to give way to a contemporary new building in 2022, where the water police and the environmental crime specialist group can work together.

The new water police station is located on a prominent lakeside with neighbouring protected historic buildings from the 1930s. Therefore, the municipality initiated an architecture competition to find the best design that matches the neighbouring historical buildings, sustainable and fits the functional requirements.

陪审团对“ Coray”的项目印象深刻，其结构非常清晰，紧凑，包括船屋，办公室和建筑物顶部的直升机着陆垫。由于计划中的建筑物的潮湿地面和重量负载，Birchmeier Spezialtiefbau AG被签约以确保该地点的深层基础。

Integrated technology is key to prepare for the job

在新的水上警察局中，选择桩基础是理想的选择。建造水域建筑物是为了让水下容易进入船只。为了启动施工项目，需要150多个桩来稳定地面。

Andreas Gassmann as foremen and Michael Fuchs as pile operator from Birchmeier Spezialtiefbau AG ensured that each pile is at the right location, at the right time.

Fuchs在Birchmeier Spezialtiefbau AG担任桩操作员已有3年了。他很幸运地在这个项目上工作，因为他从Liebherr 355打桩钻机上拥有最舒适的座位和最佳景色。每天早晨，他们与加斯曼（Gassmann）一起，从现场检查和日常任务概述开始。

Once Fuchs aligned with the team, he turns on his Liebherr piler installed with the最新的Leica图标IRP3 3D机器控制解决方案。For accurate positioning, he checks the connection to the correction service is on as always. The corrections are needed for precise location and are handled by the machine control panel to the entire system. After the connection is checked, he loads the latest 3D model directly from the office to the machine control panel via the cloud solution,Leica ConX。

The seamless integration of machine control technology, precise location data and easy collaboration with the office crews through the cloud makes the daily job of the on-site team easier, quicker and more efficient.

通过3D机器控制节省5分钟

当操作员在驾驶室中完成咖啡时，将3D计划加载到机器控制解决方案中，将位置数据固定，并且可以使用桩机。由于Fuchs正在使用3D机器控制技术，因此他不需要额外的团队成员在现场放置并检查桩的确切位置。

“Before using machine control, we worked with a surveying firm to locate where the piles need to be driven into the ground,"福克斯说。“如果将网站上的标记删除或消失，我们不得不再次等待重新创建这些要点。借助机器控制，我们始终在面板上有一个更新的3D计划，该计划自动以厘米精度将我引导到正确的位置。”

With the use of 3D machine control, not only the location of the piles is accurate, but there is no need for rework or wait for stakeouts. Thus, Birchmeier Spezialtiefbau AG can save the costs of one person on site.

“With the 3D system, I can save at least 5 minutes per pile, which takes a lot at the end of the day with 20 piles,"报道福克斯。“But it also became more comfortable, easier and safer with machine control. Safety of the people around is very important when working with such a large machine and heavy piles. Now that I can trust in the machine control's accuracy to guide the piler to the right location, I can focus more on other aspects, such as safety with less stress."

Measure, check and verify with GNSS Smart Antenna

Swiss precision means: measure, check and verify. In the meantime, Fuchs is working with the piling machine; Gassmann double checks if each pile is in the right location with hisLeica图标gps 70 GNSS Smart Antennaaccording to the plans hanging on the wall in his small field office.

“My favourite product is the gps rover,"工长说。“I have the same 3D plan on the gps controller that Fuchs has on his machine control panel. I check and verify each pile in the ground and cross the ones that are ready on the plan."

在他以前在建造建筑中的角色中，他使用了莉卡（Leica Icon）GPS漫游者，以快速而精确的利益。由于该团队正在使用3D机器控制技术，因此Gassmann不再需要为操作员的桩子放置桩的位置。他们可以相信3D系统的准确性。

“使用机器控制意味着时间节省和准确性，这会自动导致节省成本," says Gassmann.“I love both products: the gps and machine control; it helps us to get the job done right for the first time,"summarises the foremen.