Industry Applications: Painter
“With my new Leica DISTO™
with Bluetooth® data transfer
I reduced the amount of time
taken by at least 50% compared
to my old DISTO™. I can’t understand
why any painter would
want to continue working with
a conventional Laser Distance
Meter without Bluetooth®
transmission.”
(Uli Kaiser)
The Kaiser GmbH painting company
in Lindau was established in 1959.
Uli Kaiser is now the second generation
to manage the prestigious
company. The company now has
14 employees and 2 apprentices.
Uli Kaiser still works as a regional
master craftsman and supervisor
of the painting and varnishing
guild.
The Challenge
“The invoice can’t be checked!
The only way to counter this
argument is to have clearly traceable
measuring documents. This
is particularly important when
working with construction and
real estate companies or government
clients. This takes a great
deal of time on large projects.
For example, I had 25 DIN A4
pages of measurements on a
renovation that I recently carried
out. In cases like that it is important
to have properly organised
measurements so that you can
reproduce exactly what was measured
when you are back in the
office. The measurements are
then inserted into the relevant
specifications for quotations and
invoices. If the measurements
are handwritten, mistakes are
always possible during reading
and transfer.
The Solution
Although I am anything but a
computer geek, I have now started
to work with the DISTO™ Bluetooth
®. It really is child’s play, and
you do not need a great deal of
previous knowledge to benefit
from the advantages of the device.
I transfer the measurements into
an Excel spreadsheet that I created
myself. I can control the cursor in
my Excel spreadsheet on the PDA
using the navigation keys on the
DISTO™; in other words, I do not
have to continually switch between
the PDA and the DISTO™ when I
am measuring. All of the important
additional information can be
inserted in the correct location
immediately by simply adding a
cell. I always measure the entire
construction site myself using the
DISTO™ and the PDA. The data
transfer is not just advant-ageous
at the construction site but also in
the office, where I save a considerable
amount of time because I
can quickly copy the measurements
into invoices and quotations.
Mistakes reading handwriting are
a thing of the past.
This kind of well-organised
measuring documentation is also
appreciated by my customers,
since the invoices (or quotations)
are extremely easy to understand.
Working with the PDA also has
another useful side-effect: I have
disposed of my calendar and
notepad, since the PDA is now
my most important tool apart
from the telephone. I always
record appointments and quick
notes on the PDA during meetings.
The Result
Measuring at the construction site
and processing the measurements
in the office are quick and easy –
the result is comprehensible
measuring documentation within
an extremely short time.
Bluetooth® transmission resulted
in a time reduction of at least 50%
compared to my old Laser Distance
Meter. The reduction would certainly
be at least 70-80% if a
folding rule and tape measure
were used.
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