Tekla

Tekla Corporation

Company type	Private
Industry	Computer software IT Services
Founded	1966
Headquarters	Espoo , Finland
Key people	"Ari Kohonen". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
Products	Building & Construction Infra & Energy
Revenue	60 million euros (2007)
Number of employees	450
Website	"http://www.tekla.com". {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help); External link in |title= (help)

Tekla is also a spelling of Thecla, an early Christian saint.

Tekla Corporation is a software engineering corporation specializing in model-based software products for building and construction and infrastructure management. The company was founded in 1966. The headquarters are in Espoo, Finland, but there are offices all over the world. The company has been listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange since May 2000.

Products

Tekla Structures

Tekla Structures is 3D building information modeling (BIM) software used in the building and construction industries to create, open and combine data-rich and highly constructable 3D structural models, especially useful for large and complex structures, to navigate around them in real-time, and to review the model using tools included in the software, e.g. 4D scheduling visualization. Tekla Structures encompasses specialized solutions for structural design/engineering, steel detailing and fabrication, precast concrete detailing and manufacturing, cast-in-place concrete design and detailing and construction site management.

Tekla models can be simultaneously worked on and shared between team members in different geographic locations. The structure of a building can be modeled using any building material, mostly combining steel and precast and cast-in-place concrete. Tekla Structures enables choosing a localized environment to model in, including the region-specific settings and information that define, for example, which profiles, material names, and templates can be used in which area. Tekla works as a multi-vendor environment for the construction disciplines to provide a virtual model where all building information can be combined and seen in one integrated model.

Configurations:

• Full Detailing
• Steel Detailing
• Precast Concrete Detailing
• Reinforced Concrete Detailing
• Engineering
• Viewer
• Drafter
• Construction Management

File format support:
Tekla Structures achieves software compatibility and interoperability on three levels: by supporting standards, by de-facto standards, and by tight open API-type integration (Tekla Open API™). Formats supported include for example:

• AutoCAD - .dwg .dxf
• ArchiCAD via xml or IFC
• MicroStation - .dgn .prp
• Cadmatic - .3dd
• IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) 2x, 2x2, 2x3 certified - .ifc
• IFCXML 2X3 - .xml
• FEM: DSTV, Staad, MicroSAS, SFrame, MicasPlus, Eureka PLM
• CIS/2 LPM5, LPM6 -.stp .step .p21
• DSTV NC and part list
• SDNF V2 and V3
• PML
• HLI
• Calma
• PDMS
• Smartplant 3D
• PDS
• ASCII - .asc .txt
• IGES - .igs .iges
• STEP - .stp .step
• MS Project - .xml
• Primavera - .xml

Version history:
The product was originally called Xsteel. Tekla Structures was launched in 2004 to cover the full structural workflow and all building materials to widen the scope of an extensive BIM tool.

• Xsteel 9
• Tekla Structures 10->16

Tekla releases one main software version per year and provides progress and service releases to decrease the lead time to critical improvements that enhance customer organizations' production.

Tekla Xpower

Tekla Xpower is a Network Information System (NIS) designed for operational asset management of energy utilities (both electricity distribution, and district heating and cooling). The Tekla Xpower system consists of a ready-made data model, a database and configurable set of applications and functionalities.

Tekla Xpower gathers the data on the utility's energy network into a single database. Since the database contains location information for each network object, Tekla Xpower offers fully integrated Geographic Information System (GIS) functionality. With the Tekla Xpower applications, the user can utilize that data to perform key work processes related to the energy network management, from network planning and operation to maintenance and customer service.

Tekla Xpower is a multi-user system that allows different work processes to simultaneously use and maintain the same data, as needed. To increase the amount of data readily available for each process, the system can also be integrated into other information systems used in energy utilities, for example, to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and Customer Information Systems (CIS). As a result, Tekla Xpower significantly improves the quality and cost-efficiency of the utility’s entire operation throughout the network lifecycle.

Tekla Xcity

Tekla Xcity is a software system designed for managing location and basic register information in municipalities, towns and cities. The Tekla Xcity system consists of a database and configurable set of applications and functionalities.

Tekla Xcity gathers the data that is usually scattered into multiple municipal and state registers into a single database. Since the database also contains location information about the municipality, Tekla Xcity offers fully integrated Geographic Information System (GIS) functionality. Tekla Xcity has dedicated applications for key operations related to the community residential area building process, from land use planning and building control to real estate management and customer service.

Tekla Xcity is a multi-user system that allows different operations to simultaneously use and maintain the same data, as needed. To ensure that the information in the database is always up-to-date, Tekla Xcity has interfaces to the municipal and state registers. As a result, Tekla Xcity significantly improves the quality and cost-efficiency of the municipality’s entire data management operation while also providing web-based information services and e-solutions to the residents.

Tekla Xpipe

Tekla Xpipe is a Network Information System (NIS) designed for operational asset management of water and wastewater utilities. The Tekla Xpipe system consists of a ready-made data model, a database and configurable set of applications and functionalities.

Tekla Xpipe gathers the data on the utility's water and sewer network into a single database. Since the database contains location information for each network object, Tekla Xpipe offers fully integrated Geographic Information System (GIS) functionality. With the Tekla Xpipe applications, the user can utilize that data to perform key work processes related to the water and sewer network management, from network planning and operation to maintenance and customer service.

Tekla Xpipe is a multi-user system that allows different work processes to simultaneously use and maintain the same data, as needed. To increase the amount of data readily available for each process, the system can also be integrated into other information systems used in water utilities, for example, Customer Information Systems (CIS). As a result, Tekla Xpipe significantly improves the quality and cost-efficiency of the utility’s entire operation throughout the network lifecycle.

Tekla Xstreet

Tekla Xstreet is a software system designed for municipal and civil engineering. The Tekla Xstreet system consists of a database and configurable set of applications and functionalities. Tekla Xstreet provides various tools for planning and designing:

• All kinds of routes from streets to highways and from ski tracks to railways.
• Terrain models.
• Soil investigations.
• Water and sewage networks.
• Street areas and all related equipment.
• Parks and green areas.

Tekla Xstreet also supports construction work and its quality assurance.

Tekla Xstreet is a multi-user system that allows different operations to simultaneously use the same data, as needed. The system enables the parallel planning of tasks, which reduces the turnaround time of the work and minimizes errors.

Name

The name "Tekla" is a given name, used in the Nordic countries and in Poland. It is a form of the Greek word "Theokleia", which in turn is derived from "Theo" (God), and "kleia" (reputation). This can be interpreted as "praiser of God", or alternatively "famous through God". The name is in the Finnish and Swedish almanacs in memory of a woman, who was converted into Christianity by Paul the Apostle. The oldest recorded of its use is from 1725 in Sweden. However, in this case it is an abbreviation of the Finnish words "Teknillinen Laskenta", which means technical computation.

History

• 1966 Teknillinen laskenta Oy is established in Helsinki. Tekla is adopted as new trade name.
• 1968 Focus of software development shifts to structural engineering, road building and earth-moving.
• 1970 Tekla opens a remote connection to Nokia's computing center.
• 1972 Tekla opens a fixed remote line to the Control Data Corporation computing center in Stockholm and obtains its first Scandinavian customers.
• 1973 Tekla begins FEM (Finite Element Method) computation and gains customers in the mechanical engineering industry.
• 1976 Plotter software and graphic printing are adopted.
• 1979 Tekla acquires its first main computer (Perkin Elmer).
• 1980 The company adopts Tekla Oy as its legal name.
• 1981 All designers and programmers get an alphanumeric terminal of their own.
• 1986 Tekla develops virtual database technology: the use of relational databases becomes notably faster.
• 1987 Tekla's first successful systems that combine graphics and a relational database are completed.
• 1988 Tekla begins developing its own technical tools, "kits", for software development.
• 1989 All of Tekla's new software development projects are moved to the Unix environment using the company's own technical tool (GISbase).
• 1990 Tekla's first X product, Xroad for road planning, is launched, followed by Xcity for urban planning.
• 1991 The Xpower network information system for electricity utilities is followed by a similar system for telephone companies: Xcable.
• 1993 The commercial version of the structural steel engineering software Xsteel is completed.
• 1995 Tekla's quality system is certified.
• 1996 A subsidiary is established in Sweden. Tekla's transfer to the Windows environment begins with the Xforest software product.
• 1997 Tekla completes its first Internet technology application: WebMap for municipalities.
• 1998 Tekla establishes a subsidiary in Malaysia.
• 1999 Tekla establishes subsidiaries in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and Japan.
• 2000 Tekla is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange. The company buys the French company SMRT, which becomes Tekla's subsidiary Tekla Sarl. Tekla also starts subsidiaries in Norway, the United Arab Emirates and Brazil, and a representative office in China.
• 2001 Tekla divests its Xcable, Xenvi and Xforest operations and buys customer information system business and related services from Finnish Enfo Plc.
• 2002 Tekla introduces extranet and intranet network services developed for energy companies.
• 2003 Microsoft .NET software development environment is adopted.
• 2004 Ari Kohonen starts as President and CEO. Tekla Structures structural engineering software (based on Xsteel) is launched.
• 2006 Tekla's 40th anniversary. Tekla establishes a liaison office in India.
• 2007 Tekla sells its project-based Defence business to Patria. Tekla establishes an office in Denmark.
• 2008 More than 80% of net sales comes from international operations. Tekla has an own office in 12 countries and a worldwide partner network. Tekla's software products and services are used in more than 80 countries.
• 2009 In February Tekla Malaysia opens a representative office in Jakarta, Indonesia. More than 16,000 Tekla Structures licenses are sold globally. Tekla becomes Microsoft Certified Partner and is on its way to become a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.
• 2010 Tekla Structures software is used in more than 90 countries.

External links

• The official website
• Titan Steel Projects Ltd - Tekla Drawing Office
• Titan Steel Projects Ltd Official Facebook Page

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