MetalForming Inc. has been awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) funding to support technical and commercial development of VideoSurv™, an innovative roof-surveying application initially developed through a partnership between MetalForming and the Georgia Institute of Technology. VideoSurv, which has garnered widespread praise and already earned an international engineering award, has the potential to revolutionize components of the construction industry, beginning with roofing. The $150,000 Phase 1 grant was awarded under NSF’s newly created division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP), which …

Energy production in North Dakota, improved access to capital and some pick-up in the residential market were positives that MetalForming’s CEO Geoff Stone noted in his economic outlook for the metal construction industry for 2013. But a toxic atmosphere in Washington that has precluded business planning will continue to be a drag on growth, he said. Stone was one of a number of metal industry leaders interviewed for the “State of the Metal Construction Industry” report published annually in Metal …

Forget paper! Schechtl Maschinenbau GmbH has a modern solution which enables profile data to be drawn, measured and sent directly from the roof to the machine in seconds using S-Touch Mobile! This innovative and practical mobile data entry system really impressed the BAUMETALL INNOVATION AWARD jury. “The days of illegible sketches by hand or paper notebooks are over”, says Christoph Jakobs (Schechtl Sales and Customer Support Manager). “Our S-Touch Mobile system avoids the most common error source – vague and …

A new video application developed through a partnership between MetalForming, Inc. and the Georgia Institute of Technology is garnering international praise and promises to revolutionize building measurement in the construction industry. The video measuring technology earned the partners from MetalForming and Georgia Tech a 2011 Celebration of Engineering and Technology Innovation (CETI) Award. Announced April 3, the international award is given annually by Fiatech, a community of global leadership organizations focused on innovation in the capital projects industry. In assessing …