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'''cadwork informatik CI AG''' is a multinational software company headquartered in [[Basel, Switzerland]]. It develops and markets software products primarily for the construction industry. These products include timber industry products in [[computer-aided design]] ([[computer-aided design|CAD]]) and [[computer-aided manufacturing]] ([[computer-aided manufacturing|CAM]]) as well as products in [[building information model]] (BIM) and [[virtual design and construction]] (VDC). These products are suitable for [[designer]]s, [[structural engineer]]s, [[construction engineering|construction engineers]], [[draftsman|civil engineering draftspeople]], building contractors, and in the case of BIMTeam VDC, the [[Construction worker|construction crews]].

cadwork integration of design, manufacturing, and construction has contributed to Europe's 25-year lead on North America in the timber construction industry.<ref>Joseph Gallivan "WHERE MASS TIMBER COMES TOGETHER," Pamplin Media Group, March 26, 2019. https://pamplinmedia.com/but/239-news/423542-328541-where-mass-timber-comes-together-pwoff</ref> cadwork was formed in 1988 at the [[École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne]] (EPFL) Department of Timber Construction as a continuation of research in software by the [[Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology]] (CSEM), a watch industry research department. The company has seven subsidiaries with offices in [[Saône, Doubs|Saône, France]]; [[Hildesheim, Germany]]; [[Rýmařov|Rýmařov, Czech Republic]]; [[Breitenwang|Breitenwang, Austria]]; [[Cuarte de Huerva|Cuarte, Spain]]; [[Montréal, Canada]], and [[Palo Alto, California|Palo Alto in CaliforniaAustralia]].

== Products ==

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'''Equipment'''

*[[Dürr AG]] HOMAG woodworking tools<ref>"{{Cite web |date=February 23, 2016 |title=TimberLab'´s monster CNC tames engineered timber," {{!}} HOMAG Group, February 23, 2016. |url=https://www.homag.com/en/company/news-events/case-studies/detail/timberlabs-monster-cnc-tames-engineered-timber/ |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=www.homag.com |publisher=HOMAG Group |language=en}}</ref>

*Hundegger machinery<ref>"Hundegger USA," Hundegger, last accessed August 6, 2019 http://hundeggerusa.com/</ref><ref name = CNC_MACHINE_OPERATOR/>

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== Recognition of industry practitioners ==

The ‘cadwork competition' provides recognition for aesthetically pleasing timber construction. There are various categories; in 2019, Laminated Timber Solutions received a public buildings award for their [[Molenbeek-Saint-Jean]] passive building constructed entirely of cross-laminated timber (CLT). This residential structure consists of 17 units (single- and dual-story apartments) with ancillary common parts.<ref>"Laminated{{Cite Timberweb Solutions|date=March (LTS)22, wins2019 |title=Cadwork award," for Laminated Timber Solutions, March 22, 2019. |url=https://www.laminatedtimbersolutions.be/en/news/laminated-timber-solutions-lts-wins-cadwork-award |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=Laminated Timber Solutions |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==