Trimble Announces Field Layout Solution for the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing...

Trimble Announces Field Layout Solution for the Mechanical, Electrical and
Plumbing Trades
Powerful New Layout Solution Simplifies the Daily Layout of MEP Building
Installations

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Trimble (Nasdaq: TRMB) today
announced the new Trimble(R) MEP layout solution for the mechanical,
electrical and plumbing trades. The solution allows mechanical, electrical and
plumbing contractors to take even more control of their construction layout.
This announcement was made today at the AHR Expo 2008, the largest
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (HVAC&R) event in the
U.S.
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractors are dealing with
increasingly complex designs and more demanding schedules. Trimble MEP is a
new software solution designed specifically for mechanical, electrical and
plumbing contractors. Using Trimble MEP, contractors can take a digital CAD
design file or 3D Building Information Model (BIM) into the field to simplify
the layout of conduit, pipe, duct and cable trays. The Trimble MEP solution
increases the contractor's productivity by reducing rework by facilitating
faster, easier and more accurate layout.
The Trimble MEP layout solution is used with the Trimble SPS610 Robotic
Total Station to provide precise positioning on the job site. Trimble MEP
enables one person to handle layout whether on the floor, the wall, the top of
the deck or directly on the underside of the deck. Conventional layout methods
using tapes are no longer needed.
"Mechanical, electrical and plumbing contractors are working with the
installation of conduit, pipe, duct and cable trays on more complex job
sites," said Pat Bohle, Trimble's Building Construction Business Area Manager.
"Trimble MEP with the SPS610 allows the contractor to use the digital design
data in the field for the accurate placement of materials. Using Trimble MEP,
contractors can increase productivity and accuracy to improve their layout
processes."
Bringing Trimble's Connected Site(TM) construction solutions to the
mechanical, electrical and plumbing trades, the Trimble MEP features real-time
transfer of design data and daily progress updates using wireless
communications between the office and field, minimizing the time spent
traveling to and from the job site.
The Trimble MEP layout solution is expected to be available in the first
quarter of 2008 through channels serving the mechanical and HVAC markets.
About Trimble's Construction Business
Trimble's Construction Division is a leading innovator of productivity
solutions for both the heavy and highway contractor and the building
construction contractor. Trimble's solutions leverage a variety of
technologies, including Global Positioning System (GPS), construction lasers,
total stations, wireless data communications, the Internet, and application
software. As part of the Trimble Connected Site strategy, these solutions
provide a high-level of process and workflow integration from the design phase
through to the finished project -- delivering significant improvements in
productivity throughout the construction lifecycle.
About Trimble
Trimble applies technology to make field and mobile workers in businesses
and government significantly more productive. Solutions are focused on
applications requiring position or location-including surveying, construction,
agriculture, fleet and asset management, public safety and mapping. In
addition to utilizing positioning technologies, such as GPS, lasers and
optics, Trimble solutions may include software content specific to the needs
of the user. Wireless technologies are utilized to deliver the solution to the
user and to ensure a tight coupling of the field and the back office. Founded
in 1978 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Trimble has a worldwide
presence with more than 3,600 employees in over 18 countries.
For more information Trimble's Web site at http://www.trimble.com.
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Lea Ann McNabb, Media of Trimble, +1-408-481-7808, leaann_mcnabb@trimble.com