Platform updates, industry context, and customer stories. Written for the people running mechanical, pipe, and HVAC shops.
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The speciality trades market complains about the lack of innovation or investment in the old software packages they used to run. All new technology companies in the mechanical MRP space exist to plug holes in the old…
Integrated software platforms that better serve customer needs create significant opportunities for contractors in a changing world. © Can Stock Photo / SergeyNivens By / Jessica Kirby It wasn’t until the early to…
BCX has integrations into Revit, CAD, and CAM through its native plugins. The company has recently updated the CAMduct plugin to ‘get’ orders. This allows a shop manager to simply select the order they would like to…
By / Jessica Kirby Bigger businesses should always look at ROI for any capital expense, and calculating that ROI is fairly simple. If the cost of the item is less than the amount of money the item saves the business…
Piping products ordered on BCX can download directly into Watts orbital welding equipment. Any appropriate piping product that has welding produces a file that integrates into Watts, eliminating re-entry. The BCX piping…
BCX is launching new Work Order Admin and Work Order Details pages. The new pages use a MEAN stack and provide usability and speed enhancements for shop managers. There is a lot of important information contained in an…
BCX Assembly Builder auto-calculates the weld gap on any applicable piping fittings. The weld gap is the space between certain material types to allow for a welded
By / Jordan Whitehouse In 2019,ASHRAE released the latest version of its handbook, and two of the more significant revisions were to chapters 41 and 61. Both deal with security—namely, cyber threats and contaminated air…
By / Jessica Kirby Most mechanical or multi-trade contractors have a “small projects” or “special projects” division from which smaller and/or simpler scope, primarily field-managed projects operate. These are the…
Field procurement should be like ordering pizza from a large chain. You should be able to keep track of your material as it moves through the fab shop. With BCX statusing and ease of use for field personnel, the field…
Arcol is an interesting company with a great mission statement. Why let old software dictate your critical workflows? This company is looking to provide the tools architects and engineers need to model in new…
Production Calendar + Delivery Calendar have been rebuilt in a new technology stack. The existing production and delivery calendars have been running since 2014. The move to a new stack allows BCX to continue to release…
