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  • Precision work at the Luterbach hydropower plant honoured

    Precision work at the Luterbach hydropower plant honoured

    Senn AG from Oftringen, which specialises in steel and metal construction as well as crane and other transport, took second place for Crane Work of the Year 2025 under 120 tonnes at the BSK Annual General Meeting on 12 October. The company was nominated in several categories with challenging projects.

    According to a press release, the basis for the award is the overhaul of the Luterbach SO hydropower plant, which Senn carried out together with ADEV. As part of the project, a 20-tonne generator with a height of 3.5 metres and a 3.4-metre turbine wheel had to be removed from the hydroelectric power plant, transported, overhauled and finally reinstalled. Lifting the generator and turbine wheel through a roof opening in the power station required millimetre precision work from the crane operators. A specially designed steel frame and a customised heavy-duty transport solution then ensured the smooth removal to the overhaul plant.

    The Luterbach project is an example of the company’s own combination of engineering skills, precision and experience in heavy haulage, which enables successful project execution, explains Senn AG.

    Senn AG operates in the fields of steel and metal construction, sheet metal and stainless steel centres, emergency power systems, cranes and transport. With more than 200 employees, the company claims to be one of the most important employers in the Zofingen district.

  • Precision and efficiency: new software for interior fittings

    Precision and efficiency: new software for interior fittings

    Leica Geosystems, the precision equipment manufacturer based in the St.GallenBodenseeArea, has introduced new software for measuring and constructing objects. The Leica iCON trades software, which is supported by artificial intelligence, can be used to accurately measure rooms and objects, as well as create 2D or 3D models as digital templates, according to a statement from the Swedish Hexagon company. The programs cover the entire measuring and marking out process in interior design. Leica iCON trades is suitable for carpenters, kitchen and stair builders, metalworkers, stonemasons and glaziers. The developed solutions allow high-precision measurements even on polished surfaces and glass. Thanks to the flexible laser distance measurement and efficient line and surface scans and the use of six degrees of freedom (6DoF) technology, which was previously only used in industrial metrology, users can carry out precise measurements and constructions.

    Precise measurements can be taken in interior construction and construction diagrams can then be processed using CAD software. In template manufacturing, accurate templates can be created from 2D or 3D measurements and then sent to CNC machines for production. “Both workflows eliminate manual and error-prone measurements, reduce waste and rework and improve efficiency on site,” Agata Fischer, Head of Building Field Solutions at Hexagon Geosystems, is quoted as saying in the press release. “Leica iCON trades speeds up interior construction and digital template production while providing a highly accurate fit that meets professional requirements. With this groundbreaking solution, we are bringing innovation and added value to our customers and replacing traditional and analog measurement methods.”