Octatube chooses LiemarX

At the last minute, a great year-end to 2019! We were also allowed, just before Christmas, to welcome Octatube Space Structures B.V. from Delft as a new customer. Of course we are very happy with that so at the last minute of the new year.

"The reference visit at Kampstaal made us decide to choose LiemarX."

Octatube was looking for system for their steel production control. So not so much an ERP package, but a system to better control the manufacturing of their steel structures. This requires, among other things, an easy and flexible Production Planning module and a convenient time registration system. They found this in LiemarX.

Among other things, the mechanics will have access to a Time Registration App on their smartphone. "Of course we looked at several other systems and made reference visits to similar companies as Octatube" told project manager Marius van der Meulen of Octatube. "But the reference visit at Kampstaal was the deciding factor in our decision to choose LiemarX."

Liemar has been the market leader in the Benelux for more than 25 years with ERP software for steel building and steel construction with more than 4,400 daily users!

We were already able to welcome many new clients this year, and now with Octatube joining us, the number of users has increased by 380 this year! A great result of which we are very proud.

The family business Octatube, based in Delft, has grown considerably in recent years. The organization now employs more than 100 people and different areas of expertise in engineering and craftsmanship work closely together. Projects have become larger in recent years.

Although they have grown tremendously, they remain fundamentally a family business while maintaining their family values and personal attention.

Delft-based technical design and production company Octatube specializes in the use of structural glass; the application of glass as a structural element. As a Design & Build company, Octatube carries out projects from design to realization in-house. All problems that occur during the design process, production and construction can thus be solved in-house. This is especially beneficial for techniques that are specialized, new or experimental, such as structural glass.

Structural glass

Glass is as compressively strong as concrete, as long as the forces are properly directed into the glass surface. The application of glass as a structural material is very interesting but requires a good command of theory and practice. The good properties for compressive force of glass comes together with very low strength at tensile force. In addition, glass is brittle and can break without warning. Constructing with glass is therefore demanding for design. Nevertheless, architects are increasingly choosing to make a construction as transparent as possible. Glass fins can play an important role in this.