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Sanjay Gangal
Sanjay Gangal
Sanjay Gangal is the President of IBSystems, the parent company of AECCafe.com, MCADCafe, EDACafe.Com, GISCafe.Com, and ShareCG.Com.

AECCafe Industry Predictions for 2025 – Nemetschek Group

 
January 30th, 2025 by Sanjay Gangal

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The Top Trends for the AEC/O Industry in 2025

In 2024, the AEC/O industry witnessed the next chapter of how it integrates advanced technologies and innovative practices. This set a new direction of travel with respect to how we design, build, and operate within the built environment. In 2025, the pace at which we travel in this new direction will accelerate, thanks to the rapid evolution of AI, Digital Twins and BIM. We’ll see profound and beneficial changes in workflow processes, how we prioritize sustainability as well as more effective and efficient ways of collaborating. To succeed, this will take a change of not just the tools we use each day, but also a willingness to embrace the trends that we believe are set to define the AEC/O sector in 2025. Here, we look more closely at what those trends could mean for you: Read the rest of AECCafe Industry Predictions for 2025 – Nemetschek Group

AECCafe Industry Predictions for 2025 – Graphisoft

 
January 28th, 2025 by Sanjay Gangal

By Daniel Csillag, CEO, Graphisoft

Daniel Csillag, CEO, Graphisoft

Embracing AI and Boosting Sustainability Across Project Lifecycles

As the CEO of Graphisoft, I have the privilege of leading a company that is deeply involved in the intersection of technology and architecture. As we look toward 2025 and beyond, here are my thoughts on how emerging technologies—particularly AI, BIM, and cloud-based collaboration tools—will significantly extend the capabilities of design teams.

Looking ahead, one of the most exciting shifts I see is the role of AI in architecture. AI can be a game-changer, and we have already seen the industry putting its powerful potential to use. Today, architects can generate images and even preliminary designs before the first line is drawn by hand. AI-assisted tools help architects create optimized concepts in a fraction of the time it would typically take, freeing up time to refine the creative and innovative characteristics of a project. In the near future, capabilities like automatic documentation could augment creative workflows by automating mundane tasks.
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Industry Predictions for 2025 – Srinsoft

 
January 13th, 2025 by Sanjay Gangal

By Ram Hari, Chief Executive Officer & President, SrinSoft Inc.

Ram Hari

As we approach 2025, the Manufacturing and Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industries find themselves navigating an evolving landscape shaped by technological advancements, market dynamics, and societal demands. Here, we explore the key trends and predictions that are poised to redefine these industries, presenting opportunities and challenges in equal measure.

Manufacturing Industry Predictions for 2025

  1. Expansion of Smart Manufacturing
    • The transition to smart manufacturing is accelerating, driven by Industry 4.0 technologies such as IoT, AI, and machine learning. By 2025, we expect a surge in the adoption of real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and autonomous systems. These tools will enhance productivity, minimize downtime, and optimize energy consumption.
    • For example, digital twins—which are virtual representations of physical systems—will become mainstream. They will enable manufacturers to simulate operations, troubleshoot issues, and streamline workflows, reducing costs and improving efficiency.

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AECCafe Industry Predictions for 2025 – DGG

 
January 3rd, 2025 by Sanjay Gangal

Max Limper

I’m happy and excited to share my industry predictions for 2025, based on our work in various industry consortiums – but also based on what we continuously learn through our network of business partners that are automate their processes through RapidPipeline.

Naturally, AI as a recent megatrend will continue to shape how the industry works and develops. We have seen many of the early LLM based workflows hitting ceilings with regards to outcome as well as scalability – including the need for massive training data, and consuming vast amounts of computing power. However, at the same time, AI based workflows are becoming more refined and sophisticated with the help of new concepts and separation of concerns, for example with the help of multi-agent systems.

For AEC, the other overarching megatrend that will continue to have a strong impact on how things develop is the further development of digital twin technology. Being so much more than just 3D models for visualization, digital twins will continue to enable businesses to streamline their processes, save costs and achieve  more, thanks to linked data across the entire lifecycle of human-made objects – from ideation and construction to maintenance and disassembly. To make this a reality, the main bottleneck will still remain the availability and quality, of 3D digital twin data. To produce high-quality digital twins, processes must be set up accordingly already at the ideation and construction stage. This involves the creation and maintenance of supporting systems like digital material databases, and setting up proper linkage between those systems that support 3D asset creation. At the same time, any existing 3D digital asset data – including 3D design mockups, but also all available CAD data – must be made accessible to relevant downstream applications. Solving these challenges won’t happen overnight, but we will see huge progress in this areas in 2025, and we’re actively working on this from our side with RapidPipeline to make it a reality as well.

These vital aspects, refined AI based workflows and digital twins, must be thought about together to enable the best possible ROI and competitive edge for businesses designing and marketing any kind of human-made products.

On the economic side of things, 2025 will continue to be a rather difficult year for many industries. Therefore, it will accelerate two trends that we currently observe within the digital workflows of many enterprises in AEC and beyond: Streamlining processes and enabling cost savings, on the one hand, will be more important than ever – in other words, achieving more, with less or similar resources. The pressure to innovate, on the other hand, is high as well – outperforming the competition by leveraging the benfits of latest technological megatrends, such as digital twins, is going to be a key differentiator. Both aspects together will lead to an environment where partial automation of established workflows and streamlining of processes with the help of digital tools will thrive, providing teams with the efficiency gains and increased speed in time-to-market that will be critical to succeed in a 2025 environment.

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AEC Industry Predictions for 2025 — QeCAD

 
December 10th, 2024 by Sanjay Gangal

By Jay Vaishnav, COO, QeCAD

Jay Vaishnav

The Future of Construction: AEC Innovations to Shape 2025

The AEC industry stands on the brink of a transformative era where the cutting-edge technologies along with the sustainable practices are changing the way we build, design and manage the spaces. BIM leads the tech era in AEC followed by the CAD since ages.

As we look towards 2025, the fusion of innovation and sustainability promises to redefine not just the structures but the very fabric of our urban environments.

From the rise of the digital twins revolutionizing the facility management to the integration of green hydrogen for a cleaner construction future, these advancements are more than just trends. They are in fact the building blocks of a smarter, more resilient and sustainable future ahead.

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Epson America’s industry direction for 2025

 
December 6th, 2024 by Sanjay Gangal

Jacob Hardin
Product Manager II – Professional Imaging SureColor T-Series Technical Printers

We’re noticing premium hardware features becoming more accessible at lower price points. Features like scanning and specialty media printing are now within price ranges that would have been unheard of 5-6 years ago.

With growing customer demand for localized service, cost predictability and personalized support, more resellers are enhancing their Managed Print Services (MPS) offerings by incorporating large format solutions.

End-user workflows are becoming more dynamic, driving the demand for additional software and hardware features that can adapt boxed hardware to specific business needs. The traditional one-size-fits-all approach is no longer effective in many cases.

Providing data and printer usage statistics for business insights is poised to become essential moving forward. With AI and data analytics driving decision-making across various industries, end-users now expect the same level of innovation and insight from our industry.

For manufacturers and resellers, it will be critical in 2025 to understand that most users want solutions that are tuned or customized to their business. Successful providers will think outside the box and work in collaboration with manufacturers to find more ways to say ‘YES’ to these requests.

About Author:

Jacob Hardin is the Product Manager of the SureColor T-Series CAD/Graphics line of printers at Epson with over ten years of expertise in AEC and Graphics Markets. Based in Los Alamitos, CA, Epson’s T-Series line of printers has a breadth of 18 different models serving all segments of the AEC industry.

From Blueprints to Bots: Civ Robotics Revolutionizes Construction Layout at Trimble Dimensions Conference

 
November 20th, 2024 by Sanjay Gangal

LAS VEGAS — Among the world’s top construction tech innovators gathered at the 2024 Trimble Dimensions Conference, Civ Robotics stood out with a groundbreaking approach to site layout and surveying. Founded by civil engineer Tom Yeshurun, the company is blazing a new path for the construction industry by automating a vital but often painstaking process: marking precise points on large-scale project sites. Yeshurun’s journey, from his own frustrations on construction sites to creating a fleet of autonomous robots, highlights a unique story of problem-solving and engineering vision.

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The concept for Civ Robotics was born when Yeshurun, then a civil engineer on a multimillion-dollar road construction project, became frustrated with the cost and complexity of surveying. “I was building a road and spent about $5 million on surveying work. And they made mistakes. We all do; we’re human after all,” he recalled. He found himself wishing for a tool that could take the human element out of layout work, ensuring speed and accuracy without the constant back-and-forth with survey crews. “I used drones at some points to do photogrammetry, and that was great,” Yeshurun said. “But I thought, what if I had a robot to just do the layout for me?” This inspiration laid the foundation for what would become Civ Robotics.

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Designing the Hyperloop Dream: A Student-Led Odyssey in Future Mobility

 
November 11th, 2024 by Sanjay Gangal

San Diego, CA – In a world grappling with the urgency of the climate crisis and a surging demand for mobility, a group of engineering students from Germany is determined to revolutionize how we move. At Autodesk University in San Diego last month, Johannes Anton Mootz, the Lead Structure and Packaging engineer for mu-zero HYPERLOOP, shared a bold vision: a transportation future where high-speed, low-emission travel could seamlessly connect cities and reduce the carbon footprint of short-distance flights. Mootz, a PhD candidate at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and former lead structural engineer for the mu-zero Hyperloop team, provided a captivating look at how his team is leveraging cutting-edge technology and an innovative collaborative approach to make that vision a reality.

A Vision for Sustainable Travel

Opening his presentation with a call to action, Mootz emphasized that the climate crisis demands an urgent overhaul of our current mobility systems. The mu-zero HYPERLOOP project, now in its fourth year, is rooted in the idea that mobility can and must evolve toward sustainability. “One solution to the climate crisis could be the Hyperloop,” Mootz explained, describing the concept as a high-speed, near-supersonic transportation mode operating in a vacuum-sealed tube to eliminate friction and drastically reduce energy consumption. With the mu-zero HYPERLOOP prototype, his team has shown that short-haul transportation could be transformed by this technology, minimizing emissions while maintaining, or even exceeding, the speed of air travel.

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Egnyte Showcases New Integrations to Streamline AEC Workflows at Autodesk University 2024

 
October 31st, 2024 by Sanjay Gangal

At this year’s Autodesk University, Egnyte, a leading provider of cloud content security and governance solutions, made a significant impact with the launch of its latest integrations aimed at the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sector. These new features promise to reduce data silos, enhance project collaboration, and improve data security—key issues in an industry increasingly reliant on cloud-based workflows.

Egnyte’s strategic integration with the Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) is designed to streamline how AEC professionals manage and collaborate on large-scale projects. By selectively syncing data between ACC and Egnyte’s secure platform, project managers can easily access crucial files without navigating through cumbersome layers of information. This approach not only eliminates duplicate file storage but also ensures that teams working in different locations are accessing the most up-to-date information.

In my conversation with Ronen Vengosh, Egnyte’s Senior Vice President of Industry Solutions, he elaborated on how these innovations are transforming AEC workflows. “At Egnyte, we’ve always been focused on making cloud collaboration secure and efficient,” Vengosh said. “Our new integration with ACC gives our clients in the AEC space greater control over their data, allowing them to seamlessly sync critical documents without manual interventions. This saves time and significantly improves project workflow.”

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Mark Coates: Navigating the Future of Infrastructure with Policy, Partnerships, and Innovation

 
October 22nd, 2024 by Sanjay Gangal

Mark Coates, VP Infrastructure Policy Advancement, Bentley Systems

The Year in Infrastructure Conference in Vancouver was abuzz with discussions about the future of infrastructure, digitalization, and sustainability. Among the many thought leaders present, Mark Coates, Vice President of Infrastructure Policy Advancement at Bentley Systems, offered a compelling perspective on how global collaboration, digital tools, and innovative policies can transform the infrastructure landscape.

In an exclusive interview, Coates detailed his team’s mission to identify and promote best practices from innovative infrastructure projects worldwide. “We see these fantastic lighthouse projects,” he explained. “The goal is to make sure they don’t remain isolated, but rather become the next level of norm across industries, governments, and financial institutions.” This, Coates believes, is essential to addressing infrastructure challenges in a world increasingly affected by environmental and operational changes.

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