Built by someone who has actually been on the job site
RaapTech is not a tech startup that read about construction. It is 20 years of Autodesk Fabrication work, packaged into a consulting practice focused on workflow optimization for MEP and sheet metal contractors.
Tim Raap
Tim has spent 20 years inside the Autodesk Fabrication Suite — CADmep, ESTmep, CAMduct, Fabrication databases. Not selling it. Using it. On the shop floor, in the field, training crews, fixing what broke.
He founded RaapTech because the trades need someone who speaks both languages. Your shop does not need a Silicon Valley tech team. It needs someone who understands your fabrication database, knows what a BOM looks like, and can fix the admin workflows that eat your PMs' week.
Today Tim is on-site daily at sheet metal and MEP shops — not just consulting from an office. He brings that same practical approach to every client engagement.
Book a Free Workflow ConsultationOperating principles
Trade Knowledge First
Every recommendation starts with understanding the work. CADmep, BOMs, submittals, fabrication databases. If you have not lived it, you cannot fix it.
Process Before Tools
Software does not fix a broken workflow. We map how information actually moves through your projects first, then apply the right tool — including AI when it earns its place.
Results Over Process
Nobody cares how elegant the system is. They care that the material takeoff is right, the quote went out on time, and the crew has what they need.
On-Site Accountability
Remote advice is cheap. Showing up at the shop, training the team in person, and being there when the workflow breaks — that is what makes it stick.
From the shop floor to workflow optimization
Started in the Trade
Began working with Autodesk Fabrication Suite. CADmep, ESTmep, CAMduct — learning the tools from the shop floor up.
Fabrication Database Specialist
Became the go-to person for Fabrication database setup, maintenance, and custom library development across multiple shops.
Process Optimization Focus
Shifted focus to estimating workflow optimization and knowledge transfer — helping shops retain what their senior people know.
Founded RaapTech LLC
Launched RaapTech to formalize two decades of consulting work for sheet metal and MEP contractors.
Construction Workflow Optimization
Expanded focus to PM admin workflows — submittals, daily reports, change orders — and practical AI deployment on-site.