Your factory digitally mapped, without stopping production
CREW-B scans industrial locations quickly and accurately with mobile 3D laser scanning. Production environments, installations, warehouses and outdoor sites. Without stopping your operation.
Kraft Heinz, Johma, Heksenkaas (signature foodgroups), glass factory (Tunisia OI).
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In industry, every millimetre and every hour counts
Extending a production line, replacing an installation or adjusting a utility network: in industrial environments you’re working with complex technical systems, tight spaces and tight schedules. A single dimensional deviation can lead to a clash, downtime or costly on-site adjustments.
We scan your location as it really is. The NavVis VLX mobile scanner maps production halls, installations, pipe racks and warehouses while production just keeps running.
The result is a millimetre-accurate point cloud and, if you want, a full BIM model that your engineers, installers and project managers can rely on.
Your production environment digitally captured
3D Laser scanning of industrial locations. Our NavVis VLX mobile scanner captures production halls, technical spaces, pipe racks, roof structures and outdoor sites in detail. Millions of measurement points per second, resulting in a point cloud that represents reality down to the millimetre. Scanning can take place during production: the scanner is safe, quiet and doesn’t disrupt your process.
Scan to BIM for technical documentation. From the point cloud, we build a BIM model in Revit, IFC or AutoCAD. Architectural, structural and installation (MEP). Including pipework, cable trays, ventilation ducts, load-bearing structures and utility connections. To ILS standard or your own specifications.
As-built documentation. After a refurbishment, extension or installation update, we scan the completed situation. You get a current as-built that shows exactly what’s there. Essential for future projects, maintenance and compliance.
Indoorviewer for day-to-day management
Walk through your production location digitally, inspect installations and share specific locations with your maintenance team or external parties. Measure distances, mark points of attention and prepare works without having to be on the production floor. Works in every browser, without installation.
Model management via Docs
For larger locations or multiple production sites, we set up a central environment via Autodesk Docs. All models, installation drawings and documentation in one place. Accessible to your maintenance team, engineers and external parties, always current and without version confusion.
Fast, accurate and without production downtime
Scanning during production. The mobile scanner is safe for staff and equipment. No scaffolding, tripods or barriers are needed. Your production line just keeps running while we scan.
Complex installations, clearly modelled. Industrial environments are three-dimensionally complex: pipework at multiple levels, equipment in tight spaces, cable trays above production. We have experience in scanning and modelling this type of environment.
One party for scan, model and advice. Scanning and modelling sit under one roof at CREW-B. No subcontractors, no handovers and no information loss. One point of contact from survey to handover.
All common formats. We deliver in Revit (RVT), IFC, AutoCAD (DWG), PDF and as point cloud (.e57, .rcs, .las, .ply). Suited to the software your engineering and maintenance team already use.
Where our data makes the difference
Extension and reconfiguration. When extending a production line or reconfiguring a hall, you want to know up front where the existing structure, installations and utility connections sit. Our scan prevents clashes and surprises in the execution phase.
Installation replacement and retrofit. Before a new installation is fitted in, our scan delivers the exact spatial context: available space, connection points, adjacent structures. Your supplier can prefabricate on the basis of actual dimensions.
Maintenance and inspection. With the indoor viewer, your maintenance team inspects the location digitally. Which pipe runs where, which equipment is in which room, how much clearance is above a machine. That saves preparation time and prevents surprises on site.
Compliance and safety. For permits, safety plans, evacuation floor plans and ATEX zoning, a current BIM delivers reliable underlying drawings. Always in line with the actual situation.
Warehouses and logistics spaces. Racking, forklift routes, loading bays, overhead doors and technical installations: we map the complete warehouse.
For Kraft Heinz we’ve scanned factories in the Netherlands, England, Germany, Italy, Poland, Egypt and more. Kraft Heinz uses the indoor viewer as an asset manager. Installers can view installations and their positions in advance, the asset managers use the indoor viewer to manage the factories, and the indoor viewer is used to support training and inductions for staff and third parties.
For Johma/Heksenkaas (signaturefood) we’ve fully scanned a number of locations. On the basis of the scan data (point clouds), we’ve produced complete as-built models and drawings including installations, so that execution drawings can be produced on the basis of these drawings.
For the glass factory we scanned a factory in the Netherlands and Tunisia. Another party produced drawings of the existing situation on the basis of the point cloud.
In four steps from factory floor to usable data
1. Intake and scope. We discuss your location, the task (extension, retrofit, documentation, maintenance) and the desired level of detail and disciplines. For installation-intensive environments, we align the MEP scope up front.
2. On-site scanning. Our specialist scans the location with the NavVis VLX. Depending on the size, this takes a few hours to several days. Your production just keeps running. For outdoor locations, we combine the VLX with GPS for exact positioning.
3. Processing and modelling. The point cloud is processed and, if you want, converted into a BIM model to ILS standard or your own specifications. Delivery in your preferred format.
4. Handover and management. The data is unlocked via our indoor viewer and/or Docs environment. Your engineers, maintenance team and external parties have immediate access to current spatial information.
Industry in practice
View projects for Kraft Heinz, Johma, Heksenkaas and industrial production locations in the Netherlands and abroad, among others.
Yes. The mobile scanner is safe for staff and equipment. No barriers or downtime periods are needed. We align the scan moment with your production rhythm to minimise disruption.
That’s up to you. We model at the desired LOD (Level of Detail). From high-level outlines (LOD 200) to detailed pipework with specifications (LOD 300 or higher). We agree the scope up front.
That depends on the size. For larger sites, we combine the VLX with GPS for accurate positioning and plan the scan over several days or do it with several scanners at once. All data is merged into one consistent model.
Yes. Some clients process the point cloud themselves in their own engineering software. In that case, we deliver just the scan data, if you want combined with the indoor viewer.
Depending on the surface area, the complexity of the installations and the desired level of detail. Get in touch for a tailored quote.
Ready to digitise your production location?
From one hall to a complete factory complex: we help you think through the smartest approach. Schedule an introduction and discover what an accurate digital basis can do for your operation.