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User StoryPrime Design Projects Ltd.

Scan of the existing (as-built) combined with CAD model

Surveying / AS-built documentAtion The challenging survey of a material handling project covering 6,000 m2 over two floors was success-fully completed by a FARO Laser Scanner.

Earlier this year Prime Design Projects, a project management company, was asked by its client CSi Industries to carry out an internal survey of CSi’s customer's factory. The survey was to faci-litate a major material handling project designed to improve and rationalise the movement of pro-duct around the factory.

CSi Industries (a company based in the Netherlands) supplies fully integrated material handling systems and has installations throug-hout the world. As a turnkey supplier CSi provi-des a complete package from initial consultancy and design, to production, assembly, delivery, installation and commissioning.

Accuracy in factory surveys improved at many levels

Challenging surveyThis particular project presented its own set of challenges to the design and installation teams. The layout of the conveyors and handling equip-ment would be covering an area in excess of 6,000 m2 over two floors. Given the area and distances involved, accurate up-to-date building and equip-ment layout information was going to be essential for the project. However, with some parts of the original factory dating back to the early 1900s, it was proving difficult to find drawings with suf-ficient detail and accuracy for this purpose. The new equipment would also have to interface with existing equipment, adding to the challenge of an

efficient installation with tight deadlines and pro-duction commitments.

Prime Design Projects has a background in ma-naging projects for clients in the UK and internatio-nally and understand the importance of detail in the context of the smooth running of a project. Prime De-sign invested in a FARO Laser Scanner Focus3D early in 2012 and the benefits have been reflected in projects ever since; to the degree that the company now offers 3D laser scanning surveys as a stand-alone service to clients.

Prime Design (in conjunction with its sur-vey partners RPM Services) completed the survey in four days with the total area

Prime Design ProjeCts ltD.

Prime Design Projects Ltd. was originally founded in

1992 and restructured in 2010. FARO products are

used for scanning as a primary surveying method to

create initial (as-built) layout drawings.

www.PrimeDesignProjeCts.Com

CAD objects merged into scan data

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"The accuracy and portability of the FARO Focus3D scanner means we

can deliver the detail our customers and projects demand both efficiently

and effectively. SCENE WebShare brings a new level of collaboration

and communication to our projects."Keith gibbonS / mAnAging director,

Prime deSign ProjectS ltd.

scanned covering approximately 9,000 m2. Significantly, the entire survey was carried out during normal working hours without any disruption to pro-duction or operational activities of the factory. After further processing and registration, the complete point cloud project was handed over to CSi. The scan project was also uploaded to Prime Design’s WebShare server for viewing and access by the entire project team.

high DemanD on aCCuraCyCSi Industries has seen the benefits of utilising 3D scanning in the design process. Having accurate and comprehensive data reduces the need for repeated site visits to check dimensions or take missing measure-ments, saving time and reducing unnecessary travel. Easy integration of the point cloud into AutoCAD has made the process of design verification and clash de-tection more efficient. Interfacing with existing equip-ment can also be done more accurately. WebShare is also a great enabler for project collaboration and discussion with all members of the project team: the customer, the designers, the installation team and in the future, service and support.

“The ‘as-built’ has always been the starting point for our projects.” says Keith Gibbons, Managing Direc-tor of Prime Design Projects. “In the past we would have done the survey with Total Stations and hand held laser measuring devices but time is always a factor and despite best intentions, you’re never going to capture everything. However, it seems now we can, and that extra detail makes a big difference. We are now pleased to be able to offer this as a ser-vice to our clients and associates.”

summaryThe Focus3D was used by Prime Design

Projects to complete the challenging survey

of the layout of the conveyors and handling

equipment of CSi Industries in four days

with the total area scanned covering

about 9,000 m2. The survey was carried

out during normal working hours without

interruption of production or operational

activities of the factory.

www.primedesignprojects.comPrime Design Projects Ltd.

– four gooD reasons –

1 Time and cost savings are some

of the major benefits achieved

by using the FARO compared to

previous methods (ROI).

2 Focus3D provides a more efficient

method of surveying large manu-

facturing facilities.

3 FARO SCENE WebShare allows

completed survey projects to

be shared with customers, sup-

pliers, and designers regardless

of their physical location.

4 Focus3D is quick to set up, easy-

to-use and accurate and allows

fast scan registration.

Keith Gibbons, Managing Director Prime Design Projects Ltd.