3D surveying of industrial installations and equipment
The survey does not cover just the building envelope.
Depending on the project’s requirements, the industrial 3D scanning also enables the visible technical features to be documented:
- production machinery and equipment
- steel structures and frameworks
- pipework and pipe networks
- ventilation ducts and HVAC systems
- cable trays and exposed service ducts
- plant rooms
- platforms, walkways and staircases
- walls, columns, beams and slabs
- facades, roofs and the outdoor environment
This approach is particularly well suited to environments where the building and its technical installations form a complex system.
Industrial 3D scanning for transformation and revamping projects
When a production line needs to be modified or new equipment needs to be installed, it is essential to have a precise understanding of the existing environment.
Industrial laser scanning provides a basis that enables engineers and designers to carry out their design work directly within the existing digital environment.
A new machine, pipe, duct or structure can therefore be assessed against the point cloud before it is installed on site.
This method is particularly useful for industrial refurbishment projects, factory extensions, equipment replacement and the reorganisation of production areas.
Check for obstructions and anticipate collisions
In an industrial facility, technical systems often take up a significant proportion of the available space.
Piping, ventilation, cable trays, structures and equipment may be arranged on several levels.
3D scanning enables design firms to integrate their new projects into the surveyed geometry and to check clearances, accessible routes and potential conflicts before work begins.
The point cloud thus provides a particularly useful basis for coordination between architects, engineers, HVAC specialists, contractors and operators.
3D laser scanning of industrial HVAC systems
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems can be particularly complex networks in industrial buildings.
3D scanning makes it possible to record the position and dimensions of visible ducts, pipes and equipment, and to map them accurately in relation to the building’s structure.
This documentation can serve as a basis for the refurbishment of technical installations, modifications to the ventilation system, the conversion of the premises or coordination with new equipment.
As-built data to document the actual condition of the installation
An industrial as-built survey involves documenting the installation as it actually exists at the time of the survey.
This documentation is particularly useful when the original plans are incomplete, out of date or do not take into account subsequent alterations to the site.
The point cloud preserves the surveyed geometry and serves as a digital record of the industrial facility that can be reused for future projects.
From point cloud to industrial BIM model
In line with the project’s objectives, 3D Scan Bat can directly provide the 3D point cloud or continue processing the data to produce technical documentation.
In particular, we can carry out the following:
- 3D point clouds
- floor plans
- cuts
- facades
- roof plans
- 3D models
- BIM models of the existing building
- files intended for CAD and BIM software
In particular, the data can be delivered in various point cloud formats, such as E57, RCP, RCS, LAS, LGS, PTX or PTS, as well as in DWG, PDF, IFC or RVT depending on the service requested.
A solution tailored to operational industrial sites
One of the main attractions of the 3D laser scanners in industry is its ability to quickly record a large amount of information without having to measure each element individually.
This makes it possible to organise the surveys in line with the site’s operational constraints and to minimise the time required in the various areas.
For particularly complex installations, several survey campaigns may also be organised in order to document different phases of a project or elements that have become accessible following dismantling.
This issue of maintaining production features prominently in your competitor’s document, which describes in detail an industrial project designed to minimise factory downtime. It is therefore a particularly relevant angle to explore on your own page.
Which industrial sites can we identify?
Our method of industrial 3D laser scanning can be used for many different types of buildings and facilities:
factories and production units, workshops, industrial halls, logistics buildings, plant rooms, boiler rooms, HVAC installations, storage sites, technical infrastructure and existing industrial buildings.
Surveys may cover the interiors of buildings as well as their façades, roofs and accessible surrounding areas.
Industrial 3D scanning as a digital record of the existing structure
Le industrial 3D scanning It does not replace the work of engineers or technical specialists. It provides them with a reliable geometric basis for the existing structure.
Instead of returning to the site several times to carry out further measurements, the various parties involved can view the point cloud and retrieve much of the geometric information recorded during the survey.
For renovation, extension or conversion projects, this 3D scanning of existing industrial facilities makes it easier to understand the site and prepare the studies.
