Immec, Inc.

Cut Steel Takeoff Time from 2 Weeks to a Couple of Days

Before adopting Beam AI, Immec faced significant challenges in its takeoff and bidding workflow:

• Manual takeoffs in Bluebeam required clicking every steel item and then exporting data into CSV and Excel, followed by line-by-line entry.
• Large steel projects, hundreds of tons, took one to two weeks to complete. The takeoff process was tedious, highly manual, and time-intensive.
• Limited bandwidth forced the team to be selective about which bids to pursue, especially while handling two $10 million projects simultaneously.
• Difficulty picking up micro-level components, such as field bolts, clip angles, bent plates, and washers, which required guesswork or percentages.
• Estimators spent most of their time on takeoffs rather than project management.

After adopting Beam AI, Immec’s estimating workflow began showing clear improvements:

• Multiple days saved per project, with takeoffs reduced from 1–2 weeks to just a couple of days, depending on tonnage.
• Improved accuracy with Beam AI detecting nuts, bolts, washers, clip angles, bent plates, and field bolts that humans often miss.
• Smoother navigation and easier use over time as the team refined their spreadsheet setup.
• Improved internal efficiency as saved time allowed estimators to focus more on managing live projects instead of constantly chasing new bids.
• Increase in bids being sent, now 2–3 bids per month, compared to earlier when they were highly selective due to workload.