Innovations are the engine of the economy. They solve challenges and have the power to change entire industries. For the 13th time, WirtschaftsWoche, Accenture, and EnBW have honored forward-looking projects from German companies. The Nemetschek Group entered Allplan Bridge, a planning tool for bridges from its brand ALLPLAN, into the race. The solution reached the final along with eight other innovations.
The German Innovation Award is presented in three categories: large companies, medium-sized companies, and startups. From innovative soldering techniques for semiconductor chips, to scalable production for mRNA vaccines, and the use of virtual reality in the therapy of neurodegenerative diseases – the award winners are all characterized not only by a high degree of innovative strength, but also by sustainability.
Allplan Bridge, the Nemetschek Group’s entry for this year’s German Innovation Award, also combines innovation with greater sustainability. In Germany alone, numerous bridges must be renovated every year – not including new structures. With Allplan Bridge, the first end-to-end 4D planning tool, this can be done faster, more effectively, and with less material usage.
With the bridge software, users create a fully parametric model with detailed geometry and the appropriate time sequence. A digital twin is created, and changes are automatically updated in all plans as a result. Physical models thus become superfluous and planning times are reduced. Allplan Bridge is now used in 35 countries on five continents and is constantly being expanded.
“We are proud that our innovation has reached the finals. At the same time, we warmly congratulate KNAUER Scientific Instruments on winning the German Innovation Award. Scaling up the production of mRNA vaccines is of great importance, and at the same time, sets an important course for the future. We are even more pleased about reaching the finals because we also want to set a course with Allplan Bridge – for a new, digital age of bridge building,” summarizes Dr. Detlef Schneider, CEO of ALLPLAN.
“Congratulations to the ALLPLAN team on this success,” says Viktor Várkonyi, Chief Division Officer Planning & Design and Member of the Executive Board of the Nemetschek Group. “The powerful solution for parametric modeling of bridges is unique in the market and could only be created through a combination of innovative spirit, foresight, and close cooperation with our customers.”
The award ceremony for the 13th German Innovation Award took place last Friday in the Kesselhaus in Munich – in front of a live audience for the first time in two years.
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