As you know, designing efficient structures while keeping costs in check is critical for a successful project, but it’s not easy. With tools and resources like Verco’s online design tools, however, you can work smarter, not harder. Below are four ways these tools can help streamline your workflow, optimize costs, and help efficiently design safe and cost-effective projects.
Finding the right products for a project used to require hours spent flipping through paper catalogs. However, now you can input your project-specific information into Verco’s design tools and get tailored results instantly. This is especially helpful for handling complex design scenarios, saving you both time and effort.
The ability to quickly evaluate multiple design options is a big deal when you’re trying to optimize both cost and performance. The Verco Floor Wizard tool lets you quickly compare different design options so you can select the product combination that best fits your project needs. Input your parameters and get the most cost-effective option without compromising quality or performance.
Knowing that access to support is invaluable, Verco offers customized guidance from our sales and engineering teams. We provide lunch-and-learn sessions tailored to engineering firms’ specific needs and interests and offer deep insights into both the tools and products we offer. During these sessions, engineers are encouraged to ask questions and gain a better understanding of the capabilities of Verco products and how the design tools can help them maximize those capabilities, ensuring maximum value for their projects.
Since accurate and detailed documentation is crucial to the design process, the Verco design tools produce customized reports that include all underlying calculations. These reports can also be easily integrated into design files, making future reference easy and improving overall project success.
By using Verco’s design tools, you can streamline your processes, optimize costs, and evaluate designs more efficiently. We’re here to support you every step of the way, helping you achieve the best outcomes for your projects.
About the author
Douglas Eicher, P.E. has worked in various capacities in the structural steel industry for 6+ years, with a specialty in the design of open-web steel joists and steel deck. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, with a minor in Mathematics, from Purdue University - Fort Wayne in 2019. He currently works as a structural research engineer with the Vulcraft/Verco Group, where he specializes in the development of innovative products, services, and software tailored to open-web steel joist and deck systems.
