Franchetti Group: BIM activities grow by 150%, with digitalization covering 1,800 equivalent bridges and 200,000 sq m of structures

Estimated value of BIM contracts over the past two years at approximately €3.5 million. Projects for ANAS and for road and rail infrastructure operators nearing completion

Arzignano (VI), november 12, 2026

Franchetti S.p.A., a multinational company specialized in advanced diagnostics, digitalization and predictive maintenance solutions for infrastructure, has recorded 150% growth in BIM digital modeling activities (Building Information Modeling) over the past two years compared with the previous period. Over the past two years, the Group’s BIM activities have covered approximately 1,800 equivalent bridges and 200,000 square meters of strategic buildings and structures, with an estimated contract value of approximately €3.5 million.

A key role in this growth has been played by the work carried out for ANAS, which required high technological, methodological and quality standards for the digitalization of existing (brownfield) infrastructure. For ANAS, Franchetti is completing the as-built digital modeling of more than 300 bridges across eight Italian regions, covering structural, systems and safety components. In the Marche region, the BIM design of the bridges included in the assignment for the Fano–Grosseto route is also nearing completion.

The activities involve the use of advanced survey technologies, including laser scanners, drones and photogrammetry, to produce high-precision digital models. The standards required by ANAS have contributed to the development of methodologies and technological expertise that can also be leveraged with other operators and in international markets.

In the railway sector, the Group’s BIM activities include the architectural and systems modeling of strategic buildings such as stations, as well as the design of railway bridges. With operators increasingly focused on digitalization, the Group aims to extend BIM to new inspection and monitoring assignments, integrating the data collected on structures to support maintenance.

A further growth driver is the integration of BIM with Franchetti’s engineering expertise and proprietary technologies. The digital models can be linked to kTema, the software suite for infrastructure management, and to Strucinspect, the technology that uses artificial intelligence algorithms to inspect and identify structural defects. In the 2025-2026 contracts, the integration of digital surveying, inspection and asset management has already covered hundreds of structures. The Group’s information assets also include data on approximately 70,000 structures, a strategic foundation for developing technology solutions that support the entire infrastructure lifecycle, from diagnostics to intervention planning and predictive maintenance.

“I would like to credit ANAS for requiring extremely high technological and quality standards, which pushed us to achieve excellence in BIM for existing infrastructure. It was a significant effort, and today it leaves us with skills and technologies of great industrial value. Our competitive advantage lies in our ability to integrate these capabilities with artificial intelligence and our proprietary kTema and Strucinspect platforms. We are not simply digitalizing infrastructure: we want to transform the way it is managed and maintained. This is an industrial model that we intend to develop further in Italy and in international markets,” commented Paolo Franchetti, Chairman and CEO of Franchetti S.p.A..