Offsite Manufacturing Building Blocks

现代建筑方法(MMC)的需求将允许建筑业的数字化转型，并帮助实现零碳排放，这在英国政府的产业战略挑战转型建筑业中得到了强调。然而，MMC的主流应用被推迟了，因为供应能力低抑制了需求，而且供应商不愿增加产能，因为需求的稳定性不确定(DFMA覆盖了RIBA 2020年工作计划)。更糟糕的是，大多数非现场制造设施依赖手工劳动。因此，英国政府在建筑业协议中的二氧化碳排放、生产率和效率目标没有实现。作为回应，DataFormLab正在开发用于建筑的B2B市场；一个用于非现场制造的采购平台，具有无缝的数字工作流程，将设计和制造联系起来。作为采购平台入职过程的一部分，DataFormLab将模拟和评估非现场制造商工厂的自动化集成，以降低对MMC的投资风险，并帮助制造商有效地将新技术整合到他们当前的工作流程中。离散事件模拟将被用来创建他们工厂运营的数字孪生兄弟，并帮助他们做出数据驱动的决策。DataFormLab将识别不同的可用的自动化技术，并开发相应的异地制造“积木”，同时还创建一个可视化后者及其相关数据的平台，以促进与利益相关者的沟通。我们的愿景是促进一种新的建筑商业模式，允许快速采用MMC。该项目是一个整体解决方案，为希望参与行业数字化转型的各种规模的企业的需求量身定做。通过揭开自动化的神秘面纱，它使更多的制造商能够做出明智的商业决策，并进入自动化异地建筑市场，从而导致整体心态的转变。DataFormLab将与利益相关者密切合作，以获得早期反馈。这将确保战略业务问题推动技术创新计划。

The need for Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) that will allow the digital transformation of the construction sector and help achieve zero carbon emissions, has been highlighted in UK government's Industrial Strategy Challenge for Transforming Construction. Nevertheless, the mainstream adoption of MMC is delayed, as demand is inhibited by low supply capacity and suppliers are reluctant to increase capacity because of the uncertain constancy of demand (DfMA Overlay to the RIBA Plan of Work 2020).To make matters worse, the majority of off-site manufacturing facilities rely on manual labour. As a result, the UK government's CO2 emissions, productivity, and efficiency targets in the Construction Sector Deal are not being met.As a response, DataFormLab is developing a Business-to-Business marketplace for construction; a procurement platform for off-site manufacturing with a seamless digital workflow linking design and fabrication.As part of the procurement platform's onboarding process, DataFormLab will simulate and evaluate the integration of automation in offsite manufacturers' factories, in order to de-risk investment in MMC and assist manufacturers in efficiently integrating new technologies into their current workflows. Discrete Event Simulation will be used to create a digital twin of their factory's operation and assist them in making data-driven decisions.DataFormLab will identify the different available automation technologies and develop the corresponding offsite manufacturing 'Building Blocks', while also creating a platform for visualising the latter and their associated data in order to facilitate communication with stakeholders.The vision is to promote a new business model for construction, allowing for the rapid adoption of MMC. This project is a holistic solution, tailored to the needs of all sizes of businesses that want to participate in the digital transformation of the industry. By demystifying automation, it enables more manufacturers to make informed business decisions and enter the automated offsite construction market, resulting in an overall mentality shift.DataFormLab will work closely with stakeholders to receive early feedback. This will ensure strategic business questions drive technology innovation plans.