Facility Scan - Ford Motor Company - Design Systems, Inc.

The Challenge

General Assembly Plant - Laser Scanning

Moving toward a future of digital twin and industry 4.0, laser scanning is an important tool to measure and display an entire assembly plant. The final product is an environment where a physical plant is quickly translated to the digital world. This “live” model can change as the plant is altered throughout its physical and digital life. 3D laser scanning saves time and money in the field as costly field checks can be done from the engineering offices without stepping foot in the plant.

The Solution

DSI provided the customer with detailed, high resolution plant data they can traverse, measure, and make design decisions upon in real time.

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Complete Facility Scan Animation

General Assembly Manufacturing Area Scan

The DSI Difference

1.8 Million Sq. Ft. captured with 4,800+ scan points
5 FARO laser scanners running 24hr/day
6 days to complete scanning and surveying (~300,000 Sq. Ft./ Day)
38 Days total to capture data in the field, register, clean point clouds, and deliver to customer