Identify high-risk, highly custom connections before they lead to RFIs, rework, and lost margin.
Define, track, and coordinate steel connections at the node level. FERUM™ eliminates ambiguity and improves coordination between structural engineers, detailers, and project managers.
When connection logic is fragmented across drawings, models, and emails, ambiguity becomes inevitable. The result is rework, fabrication delays, and constant coordination cycles that slow every project down.
FERUM™ — Project ViewFERUM™ bridges the gap between engineering intent and fabrication reality. By defining steel connections at the node level, it eliminates ambiguity in traditional handoffs — creating a single, reliable source of truth for every connection in the project.
Connections are defined at the node level and classified by geometric and loading complexity using a proprietary ruleset developed from hundreds of real-world connection scenarios.
Structural engineers define precise engineering intent and validate design parameters, ensuring every node-level connection meets performance and safety standards.
Verified designs are mapped into the BIM environment, creating a geometric digital twin that eliminates fabrication ambiguity and field RFI coordination delays.
Define every connection at the node level to eliminate ambiguity. Each structural intersection becomes a controlled coordination point, ensuring alignment between design intent and fabrication.
A centralized, real-time system where engineers, detailers, and fabricators access a single source of truth — eliminating fragmented communication and version conflicts.
Map connections across the project grid and identify coordination gaps before they reach the shop. Visual clarity enables faster, more reliable execution.
Track every node through classified, designed, and modelled states. Gain full visibility into connection progress and eliminate coordination blind spots.
Defining connections at the node level removes uncertainty in design intent — eliminating repeated information requests at the source.
Engineering and detailing workflows operate in a single system, replacing fragmented back-and-forth with structured, real-time coordination.
Replace email chains with a visual system. Every stakeholder can track connection progress across Classified, Designed, and Modelled states.
Clear, defined connection intent flows directly to the shop. Fewer fit-up issues, fewer delays, and more predictable fabrication outcomes.
Teams using structured connection workflows are reporting:
Maintain full control of coordination — whether connection design and detailing are performed in-house or outsourced.
FERUM is designed to feel familiar from day one. Most teams start using it immediately with little to no training. We also provide onboarding support and are available to help your team get set up quickly.
Your data is completely private to your company. FERUM uses strict role-based access control—only your team can view your projects, connections, and documents.
No. FERUM sits on top of your existing workflow. You still design in IDEA StatiCa and detail in Tekla—FERUM simply connects everything in one place so nothing gets lost.
Fabricators lose money when connection intent isn't clear early. Engineers define connections one way, detailers interpret them another, and the gaps get filled through RFIs, emails, and rework — usually after the job is already priced. FERUM makes connection intent clear and structured from the start, so teams don't have to piece it together manually — and costly coordination issues don't show up later.
Email chains break. Files get buried. Context is lost. FERUM organizes everything by connection, not by thread or folder—so you can instantly find the latest design, comments, and revisions in one place.
Yes. Most teams start by using FERUM on a new or smaller project to see how it fits into their workflow—no disruption to ongoing work.
FERUM doesn’t replace your system—it enhances it. It acts as a centralized layer that connects your design, detailing, and communication so your team spends less time searching and more time executing.
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