Projects

FMCG Dairy Plant–Pump addition Takanini, Auckland

The Project

The client wanted to split a manifold on a FMCG

Dairy site that was feeding 1 pump in a very

congested area to feed 2 pumps for improving

operability and flexibility of their process. The

project was located inside the “Red Line” or

Hygienic Area of their Food Processing Plant.

3D Laser Scanning was utilized to capture the as-

built data of the existing Food Processing area

concentrating on the location of the new pump, the

Ripening Tanks, & the existing piping for Tie-In

locations in the extremely concentrated area. This

was critical in ensuring that all possible

interferences and clashes were identified and

avoided in the design of the pump suction piping,

the pump discharge piping, & the new pump

location.

Time was saved by collecting all relevant

dimensional data of everything pertaining to the

location of the new pump and clearances for the

Tie-in’s and pipe routing over the existing piping,

equipment locations, & Ripening Tanks.

The Delivery

Upon processing of the collected data a fully

registered 3D point cloud was created from the

scan data. That point cloud was then exported to

Autodesk ReCap for use in Plant 3D

That 3D point cloud was then used as an as-built

reference in the design of the piping Tie-in’s, pipe

routing of the pump suction & discharge lines,

locating the placement of the new Ripen pump.

The 3D point cloud proved invaluable in garnering

dimensional data for all kinds of different

applications to aid the project downstream of the

initial design.

One such discovery was the interference of the

existing electrical panel door to the new piping, the

scan data allowed Babbage to identify this clash

early on so that a suitable solution could be

enacted prior to work commencing. Another was

utilized months later when a drainage study was

initialized, the scan data collected was instrumental

in creating a floor “heat map” that showed easily

the drainage patterns of the area.

Key Details

Project: External Laser Scan of Existing Food Processing Hygienic area

Location: Takanini, Auckland

Duration: 1 Day

Sector: Dairy

Project Team: Brian Kelly, Rob Truter

Benefits• Accurately measured all existing features in 1 day

• Confidence that design would fit

• Re-used data for multiple additional design

measurements