Software development
Technical software. Built by engineers. For engineers.
Overview
Software in two fields.
ARCUS Engineering builds technical software in two clearly distinct fields. On one side, our daily engineering practice produces specialised tools for structural calculation, fire-protection verification and planning automation. On the other, we deliver custom software solutions on client commission for the energy sector, municipal utilities and other technically demanding industries.
What connects both fields: our development team is made up of engineers who validate their own software in real project work every day. That is the decisive difference from a classic IT service provider.
Engineering software
Calculation tools from practice. Precise. Standards-compliant. Validated.
Off-the-shelf software does not solve special problems. When codes, verification procedures or project geometries fall outside the standard range, we build the tool that is needed.
Our engineering software grows straight out of everyday project work: each application is designed by the specialist engineer who knows the problem and built by the developer who can solve it. The result is tools that genuinely work and that we use ourselves every day.
Scope of services
Engineering software in detail.
- Preliminary design tools (VPP): web-based and desktop-native applications for fast, code-compliant preliminary design of structures, fire-protection cross-sections and member verifications to Eurocode, DIN EN and LBO
- In-house calculation tools for fire-protection engineering methods: smoke-layer calculations, exhaust-volume determination, evacuation times, thermal analyses
- Automation of engineering calculations: scripts, APIs and workflows that standardise, document and make recurring verifications error-resistant
- Interface software between specialist design systems: IDA-ICE, ETABs, FDS, Pathfinder, bidirectional data exchange without manual reformatting
- Technologies: Python, Rust, Axum, MTD, AMTD, depending on requirements for performance, platform and real-time capability
Software on client commission
Custom software solutions. For the energy sector and technically demanding industries.
The energy transition confronts municipal utilities, grid operators and energy traders with technical challenges that standard products cannot solve: load flexibilisation, frequency control, aggregation of distributed generation and real-time decisions in energy trading all require tailored software architectures.
ARCUS develops technical software solutions on client commission that meet these requirements: reliable, scalable and deeply integrated into the client's operational infrastructure. Our strength lies in combining technical domain knowledge with modern software development: we understand what a utility or grid operator really needs.
Scope of services
Client software in detail.
- Virtual Power Plant (VPP): software platforms for aggregating and controlling distributed energy resources (BESS, PV, CHP, flexible loads) for grid operators and direct marketers
- Frequency control (FCR / aFRR): real-time control logic and optimisation algorithms for the prequalification and marketing of balancing power
- Load management and demand response: control systems for industrial demand flexibilisation, peak shaving and energy-cost reduction
- Energy-trading software: algorithms and automation for day-ahead and intraday markets, portfolio optimisation and forecasting models
- Custom software solutions for design offices, owners, public clients, municipal utilities and energy operators
- Technologies: Rust, Axum, Python, REST and WebSocket APIs for real-time communication with control systems
We do not write software for the sake of software. We write software because we understand the engineering problem it has to solve.
BIM as an application area
BIM: workflow automation and model quality.
For ARCUS, BIM is an application area of our software competence, not a stand-alone product. We develop automation scripts, model-checking routines and interface tools that save design teams time and secure model quality. This includes scan-to-BIM processes (laser scanning to an IFC-compliant as-built model), AIA and BAP authoring, and the automated linking of BIM models with calculation programs.
Who we work with
Clients and partners.
Our software services address fundamentally different types of client:
- Engineering offices and design departments that want to automate calculation processes or accelerate them with proprietary tools
- Municipal utilities, grid operators and energy traders that need tailored software for flexibility marketing, FCR and VPP
- Owners and public clients with specific BIM requirements (AIA, BAP, automated checking routines)
- Software companies that need specialist know-how from civil engineers or energy engineers to develop technical modules
Have a project in this area?
Send us a no-obligation enquiry. We assess feasibility, identify optimisation potential, and put together a solid proposal.