Keep track of your plant with a digital model that's always up to date
BIM for Industry
We digitize industrial plants, production facilities, and process assets.
You get a photorealistic digital twin that can be accessed from any device, without interrupting production.
What holds back projects in the industry when BIM isn't used
The floor plans are out of date. They show how the building was constructed, not what it looks like now.
When it comes to expanding or renovating, no one knows what's behind that wall or where that pipe runs.
The maintenance team relies on memory and paper. There is no asset traceability.
Implementing BIM methodology in industry is not just a matter of technology.
It’s about changing the way engineering, operations, and maintenance teams work with asset data. When that change doesn’t happen, every renovation or expansion project starts from scratch: manual data collection, rough estimates, and on-site surprises that someone has to resolve on the fly.
In industrial BIM, the starting point is always the actual condition of the facility, not the original drawings. That changes everything that comes next.
How we apply BIM methodology in industry
We use NavVis VLX mobile mapping to digitize the facility while operations continue. Without interruption.
We model structures, piping, equipment, and MEP systems in BIM using the technical data for each component.
The BIM methodology in industry always follows the same process:
We capture the actual condition of the facility using a laser scanner or mobile mapping.
We build a BIM model coordinated across all disciplines: structural, piping, MEP systems, and process equipment.
We link each asset to its technical data sheet so that the model can serve as a management tool.
The result isn’t a Revit file that no one opens. It’s a digital twin accessible from any device, which the engineering team uses to design renovations, the maintenance team uses to locate assets, and the plant manager uses to make decisions based on real data.
Services we typically provide in this sector
Want to see how we've implemented it?
Here is a selection of our most recent projects. For each one, you can see the client’s challenge, the technology we used, and the specific result.
BIM for Industrial Plants: What Changes with an Updated Digital Model
Most industrial plants operate with documentation that no longer reflects reality. The original blueprints are fine for what was there when the plant was built. Fifteen years and three renovations later, no one knows exactly where some pipes run or what’s behind certain panels.
This has a direct cost for every engineering project:
- Hours of manual data collection
- Approximate measurements
- Unexpected issues on the job site that someone has to deal with on the fly.
With an up-to-date digital model, your engineering team works with real data. Renovations are designed based on what’s actually there, not on what should be there. Inter-disciplinary conflicts are detected in the model before they reach the plant. And the maintenance team has access to an asset inventory, not a folder of files that no one updates.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. With NavVis VLX mobile mapping, we scan while the plant remains operational. The equipment moves through the facility without the need to shut down production lines, disconnect systems, or clear out areas. This is one of the main reasons we recommend this technology for active industrial environments.
Only in very specific cases involving moving equipment that directly interferes with the scanner do we agree on specific time slots. We plan this during the preliminary site visit.
Yes. With NavVis VLX mobile mapping, we scan while the plant remains operational. The equipment moves through the facility without the need to shut down production lines, disconnect systems, or clear out areas. This is one of the main reasons we recommend this technology for active industrial environments.
Only in very specific cases involving moving equipment that directly interferes with the scanner do we agree on specific time slots. We plan this during the preliminary site visit.
Yes. With NavVis VLX mobile mapping, we scan while the plant remains operational. The equipment moves through the facility without the need to shut down production lines, disconnect systems, or clear out areas. This is one of the main reasons we recommend this technology for active industrial environments.
Only in very specific cases involving moving equipment that directly interferes with the scanner do we agree on specific time slots. We plan this during the preliminary site visit.
Yes. With NavVis VLX mobile mapping, we scan while the plant remains operational. The equipment moves through the facility without the need to shut down production lines, disconnect systems, or clear out areas. This is one of the main reasons we recommend this technology for active industrial environments.
Only in very specific cases involving moving equipment that directly interferes with the scanner do we agree on specific time slots. We plan this during the preliminary site visit.
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