Committed to quality ground investigation data

Aluetaito Oy

At  Aluetaito  Oy, the most important aspect of ground investigations is capturing data with the highest possible quality and delivering it swiftly along the project value chain. This commitment has led to a partnership with Geomachine that has lasted over a decade.

Aluetaito provides clients with infrastructure design and investigation services, as well as field surveys and measurements. The service portfolio also includes, among other things, architectural design, BIM modelling, target cost estimates, and zoning for urban and shore areas. The company serves clients primarily within a 200–300  km radius of its headquarters in Lapua and its branch in Rauma.

“When it comes to ground investigations, our mission as a company is clear,” says CEO Juha Porre. “We provide our clients with investigations that are definitely done correctly and in accordance with the investigation programme. We ensure the highest quality of results and complete them on schedule.”

Efficient work made possible by robust tools

At Aluetaito, investigations are carried out with the best available equipment. “We know that if standards are set high, drill operators must be given the best possible conditions to meet them. That means investigation tools and working conditions must support success.”

Currently, Aluetaito uses Geomachine’s GM25, GM50, GM75, and GM8 drill-rig models. “For lighter drilling tasks, we use GM25 and GM50. The GM75 is a great all-rounder, capable of a wide variety of investigations from a single platform. Its compact size also makes it easy to transport between sites. We chose the GM8 as another multi-purpose rig due to its excellent terrain mobility—it has wheels instead of tracks, making it ideal for challenging terrain.”

According to Juha Porre, one key strength of Geomachine’s rigs is their consistent operational logic. “When drill operators use multiple models, it’s beneficial for the machines to function in a similar way. Once they learn one model’s drive, control, and usability, they don’t need to relearn each time they switch to another model. Naturally, this improves both efficiency and quality or work.”

Data at the heart of everything

The final product of a ground investigation is the investigation report—the information about what’s beneath the surface. If this data cannot be captured in high quality, the whole investigation is undermined. “We want to be known as a company whose investigation reports are trustworthy. The reports must always be of the highest possible quality and executed exactly according to the investigation programmes. We’re also known for delivering reports on schedule. Naturally, not all surprises can be foreseen—but when, for example, weather conditions don’t delay work, our reports are produced on time.”

The quality of an investigation report depends heavily on how data is captured. “Geomachine’s technological development of drill-rigs in recent years has been impressive, and today they are incredibly intelligent tools. A concrete example is the GMTracker data-logger designed for collecting ground investigation data.”

Aluetaito was involved in the development of GMTracker and knows its features well. The data-logger—used for about four years—has radically changed their practice. “Project management is now much smoother, as project leaders can distribute investigation programmes to multiple rigs simultaneously. On site, drill operators can view task-specific investigations via the logger and mark them as completed. Not only is data automatically stored in GMTracker, but operators can also add their own observations in it. Manual data entry has become unnecessary now that the level of automation is so high.”

The data-logger has become a popular tool among drill operators. “Since learning how to use the logger, I don’t believe anyone would ever give it up. It’s been an enormous help to operators in their daily work.”

Transparent data flow and increasingly higher utilisation

Thanks to GMTracker’s Cloud version, investigation data is transmitted instantly from the site to everyone who needs it. “Not only can our project management team monitor progress in real time, but our clients also have immediate access to the information. They’ve praised us, noting that they can follow the investigation status without delay and download data as soon as it’s available.”

The Cloud functionality also allows Aluetaito to use the GMCare maintenance service. “We want to maximise the utilisation of our machines, and GMCare is an effective tool for this. At the moment, we mainly use it to document commissioning inspections carried out on site, but in the future it could also help us enhance interaction between the machine operator and maintenance. GMCare uses machine learning, which will enable machines in the future to inform us when maintenance is required.”

For those who want to focus on what matters

Today, a wide range of tools are available to enhance efficiency in ground investigation, and Juha Porre believes companies should definitely take advantage of them. “There are various companies in our sector, each with different operating principles. Our principle is that since the core of ground investigation lies in carrying out investigations correctly and to high quality, that is how we choose to operate. Our strategy for achieving this is to provide our drill operators with the most modern and highest-quality tools available. This is also an investment in the future, as excellent work is the best marketing for an investigation company and a driver of business growth.”

Geomachine’s tools help users focus on what’s essential in investigation work, and are therefore ideal for those whose quality standards and goals are high. “Behind a company’s success is usually the understanding that focusing on the right things is important. Focus improves both work quality and results, which in turn benefits customer satisfaction and drives business.”

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