Case Study
Reverse Engineering of Heavy Machine shop for Planning and maintenance
Sector
- Engineering
Service
- 3D Laser Scanning & Parametric Modelling
Location
- Gujarat, Hazira
Client Profile
Heavy Engineering
Tools & Technologies Used
- FARO Focus Laser Scanner
- FARO SCENE
- Parametric Modelling Software
Project Impact
High-fidelity 3D digital representation
Full facility captured for planning & maintenance
Reduced rework, no manual measurements
Business Requirement
The client, a heavy engineering company operating out of Hazira, needed reverse
engineering of every machine in their machine shop along with complete as-built
drawings. This included reverse engineering 14 machines in Parametric and
parametric modelling of the entire HMC shop to support documentation and future
design work.
Proposed Solution
We carried out 3D laser scanning across the shop floor, with all machines cleaned
beforehand to ensure clean, usable data capture. Machines were kept switched off
during scanning to avoid vibration and movement interfering with the scan data. For
close-range detail on individual machine components, we used a Hexagon Absolute
Arm scanner alongside FARO Focus for the broader shop scans. The point cloud
data was processed in FARO SCENE and carried into parametric modelling
software, where the 14 machines were rebuilt as Parametric models alongside the
as-built drawings for the HMC shop.
Challenges Faced
Several machines in the shop were tall, requiring our team to climb on top of them to
capture scan data from elevated positions. The floor around the machines was
coated in oil from regular operation, which caused the tripod legs to slip repeatedly
during setup, making it difficult to keep the scanner stable while working at height.
Outcome
Complete as-built documentation and reverse-engineered Parametric models for all
14 machines, along with a parametric model of the HMC shop, giving the client
accurate machine-level data for design, maintenance, and future engineering
reference.