{"id":3952,"date":"2026-02-20T13:17:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siteplan.at\/?p=3952"},"modified":"2026-03-25T11:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:56:12","slug":"casestudy-pfaffinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siteplan.at\/en\/casestudy-pfaffinger\/","title":{"rendered":"Pfaffinger: From pilot construction site to indispensable solution"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With SitePlan, Pfaffinger digitizes construction processes from staking out to documentation - now established company-wide and indispensable.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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Initial situation: Everyday life in pipeline and network construction<\/h2>\n

The Pfaffinger Group is a construction company operating throughout Germany with around 850 employees. One of the largest areas is pipeline construction, where <\/span>Nicolas Penn<\/b> works as a site manager in the Lower Franconia region. Every day, he and his team supervise a wide variety of construction sites in gas, water, electricity and district heating network construction.<\/span><\/p>\n

The challenges in day-to-day business were clear:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Time-consuming manual measurements with measuring wheel and paper<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Error-prone data transmission<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Unclear photo documentation<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Dependence on external surveying offices<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    These processes cost <\/span>Hours of time<\/b> - both during recording on the construction site and in post-processing in the office.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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    Getting started with SitePlan - from test to conviction<\/h2>\n

    The first contact with SitePlan came about through a product presentation. Initially skeptical, the potential became clear after a short period of familiarization:<\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201eI walked around the storage area with the app and GNSS antenna and quickly realized: it just works.\u201c\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

    During the pilot phase, SitePlan was tested on specific construction sites - for example on complex asphalt surfaces or cable routes with 20 kV lines. The result was clear:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    • Measurements used to take 2-3 hours, now only 15-30 minutes<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Rework in the office drastically reduced<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Data loss was virtually impossible<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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      Concrete benefits in everyday life<\/h2>\n

      Measurement & billing<\/b><\/h3>\n

      Formerly:<\/span><\/p>\n

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      • Manual measurement with measuring wheel, notes on paper<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Subsequent transfer to Excel<\/span><\/li>\n
      • Plenty of room for interpretation with irregular geometries<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Today with SitePlan:<\/span><\/p>\n

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        • Real-time stocktaking accurate to the centimeter<\/span><\/li>\n
        • Data is immediately transferred to the office or web app <\/span><\/li>\n
        • Ready-to-bill quantities & PDF reports available immediately<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          \u201eThe difference between before and after is enormous. Time is money - and you save it here every day.\u201c<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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          GPS photo documentation<\/b><\/h3>\n

          Formerly:<\/span><\/p>\n

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          • Blurred image assignment, unclear location, missing reference information<\/span><\/li>\n
          • Images via WhatsApp or email with a time delay<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Today with SitePlan:<\/span><\/p>\n

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            • Georeferenced images with viewing direction<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Immediate availability for site management & foremen<\/span><\/li>\n
            • Seamless documentation for the preservation of evidence and billing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              \u201eI now know where the picture was taken at all times - even months later.\u201c<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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              Setting out & surveying<\/b><\/h3>\n

              Formerly:<\/span><\/p>\n

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              • External surveyors with lead time required<\/span><\/li>\n
              • Delays in construction progress due to missing stakeout<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Today:<\/span><\/p>\n

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                • Setting out directly by site manager, foreman or supervisor<\/span><\/li>\n
                • 95 % of the surveying work can be carried out internally<\/span><\/li>\n
                • Spontaneous, flexible reaction on the construction site<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  \u201eWe have become independent. We can now stake out ourselves - without having to wait for the surveyor.\u201c<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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                  From pilot to broad roll-out<\/h2>\n

                  The successful introduction was passed on internally:<\/span><\/p>\n

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                  • Presentation in site manager meetings and the digitization working group<\/span><\/li>\n
                  • Bachelor thesis by Nicolas Penn with measurable savings:<\/span>
                    \n<\/span> \u2192 <\/span>up to 80 % cost savings<\/b> for staking out & documentation<\/span><\/li>\n
                  • Conviction through practical relevance and concrete comparative figures<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                    Today:<\/b><\/p>\n

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                    • 11 complete GNSS packages & over 60 SitePlan licenses in use<\/span><\/li>\n
                    • Cross-divisional use: civil engineering, pipe network, renovation<\/span><\/li>\n
                    • SitePlan is a standard tool in day-to-day business<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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                      Acceptance & cultural change<\/h2>\n

                      Of course, there were reservations at first, especially among experienced polishers. The decisive factor was:<\/span><\/p>\n

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                      • Simplicity of use<\/li>\n
                      • A quick sense of achievement<\/li>\n
                      • Integration through practical training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                        \u201eThe foreman who used to only work with paper now uses SitePlan independently - because he has also understood the added value for himself.\u201c<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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                        Conclusion: SitePlan is indispensable today<\/h2>\n

                        \u201eTake it, try it out - and you'll see how much easier everyday life becomes.\u201c<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

                        \u2714\ufe0f Enormous time savings in measurement & billing<\/span><\/p>\n

                        \u2714\ufe0f More independence on the construction site<\/span><\/p>\n

                        \u2714\ufe0f Clear, comprehensible documentation<\/span><\/p>\n

                        \u2714\ufe0f Cross-divisional acceptance and use<\/span><\/p>\n

                        \u2714\ufe0f Economic added value with rapid amortization<\/span><\/p>\n

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                        Pfaffinger has not only introduced SitePlan - today it is a central component of the construction site processes.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mit SitePlan digitalisiert Pfaffinger Bauprozesse von der Absteckung bis zur Dokumentation \u2013 heute unternehmensweit etabliert und nicht mehr wegzudenken. Ausgangssituation: Der Alltag im Rohrleitungs- und Netzbau [\u2026]<\/span>","protected":false},"author":123460,"featured_media":4148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[39,86],"class_list":["post-3952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fachwissen","tag-case-study","tag-pfaffiger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siteplan.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siteplan.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siteplan.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siteplan.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123460"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siteplan.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3952"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.siteplan.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3976,"href":"https:\/\/www.siteplan.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3952\/revisions\/3976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siteplan.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.siteplan.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siteplan.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.siteplan.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}