In much the same way that GPS and, by extension, machine control have changed the complexion of the construction industry, precision measuring instrumentation is steadily revolutionizing a host of trades and their approach toward their respective businesses. For drywall and framing specialists Gypsum Systems Interiors, that change has manifested itself through the purchase of a robotic total station for use in the layout facet of their projects. The result has been not just a streamlining of onsite production and better quality control, it has also positioned them as key team players once the inevitable adoption of business information modeling occurs in their area.
Based in Farmington, New York, about 25 miles southeast of Rochester, Gypsum Systems Interiors has been in operation since 1975. The company is the net result of being spun-off from a similar firm located in nearby Buffalo, according to Kevin Finke, company vice president.