Laser Scanning & BIM Coordination for Industrial Facilities & Equipment Integrators
Industrial facilities present unique challenges . Equipment is expensive, production schedules have zero tolerance for extended shutdowns, and the gap between what the drawings show and how the plant exists today can be significant. OAR provides 3D Laser Scanning and BIM Coordination & Virtual Construction services that work in active industrial environments and deliver trustworthy data for equipment installation, retrofit coordination, and capital project planning.
OAR serves industrial facility owners, project teams, and equipment integrators across the Northeast: Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont. BIM Coordination & Virtual Construction is delivered remotely nationwide.
Industrial retrofit projects fail when teams plan against outdated drawings.
A piece of capital equipment designed to fit a space on paper does not always fit the space in the field. When that conflict is discovered during installation, the cost to resolve it is an order of magnitude higher than it would have been at the planning stage.
OAR works with industrial owners, project managers, and equipment integrators to eliminate that gap by capturing existing conditions before engineering and procurement begin.
Three services. One accountable partner.
Non-Intrusive 3D Laser Scanning in Active Facilities
Verified existing conditions without stopping the line.
OAR’s 3D Laser Scanning is performed in active industrial environments without disrupting production. Our team works during operating hours, overnight, or in scheduled access windows based on your facility’s requirements. The result is a verified point cloud of existing equipment, structural steel, utilities, and spatial constraints captured without stopping the line.
As-Built Documentation & BIM Coordination for Equipment Installation
Conflicts identified before the equipment arrives on site.
OAR converts point cloud data into coordination models and manages clash detection for equipment installation projects. We coordinate new equipment, trades, and structures against verified existing conditions, identify conflicts before equipment arrives on site, and document resolution in a format your project team can act on.
Digital Delivery for Long-Term Facility Intelligence
Your data keeps working after the project closes.
OAR’s deliverables extend beyond the immediate project. Point clouds, as-built Revit models, and coordination data become a long-term asset for your facility management team, available as a reference for future capital projects, maintenance planning, and operational decisions.
Industrial sectors we work in
Existing conditions capture and equipment coordination for manufacturing plants and food production facilities where production continuity is non-negotiable.
Fast scanning and BIM coordination for MRF and waste processing facilities undergoing equipment installations, conveyor reconfigurations, or capacity expansions.
Millimeter-accurate existing conditions for pharmaceutical and life sciences production environments with strict clearance requirements and complex MEP infrastructure.
Existing conditions capture and coordination for data center construction, expansion, and infrastructure upgrades where precision and schedule compliance are critical.
As-built documentation and coordination for chemical and processing plants with complex piping, equipment, and utility systems that require verified existing conditions before any capital work begins.
Facility documentation and coordination for distribution center expansions, conveyor system installations, and equipment integrations in active logistics operations.
Verified data for every phase of your capital project
High-density point cloud data captured during active operations. Delivered in .RCP, .RCS, or .E57 format. Compatible with Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD, and all major engineering platforms.
LOD 300 Revit models reflecting verified existing conditions: equipment locations, structural steel, utilities, and spatial constraints. The foundation for all capital project engineering and coordination.
Every conflict between new equipment and existing facility conditions identified, documented, and tracked before fabrication and installation begin.
OAR stays engaged through installation and commissioning, providing field verification and model updates as work progresses.
A verified digital record of the facility accessible for future capital projects, maintenance planning, and operational decisions without requiring additional site visits.
Laser scanning and BIM coordination in an active industrial facility.
Large-Scale MRF Optical Sorter Installation
California · Active Single-Stream MRF · Equipment Integration
Facility scanned in active operations
Spatial conflicts identified before fabrication
Field conflicts at installation
An active single-stream materials recovery facility needed to install a new optical sorter into existing overhead structure without disrupting ongoing operations. OAR performed non-intrusive weekend scanning, delivered a LOD 300 Revit model, and ran clash detection against the new equipment model. All 27 conflicts were resolved before fabrication began. The equipment was installed without a single field conflict.
From the field.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. OAR is experienced in non-intrusive scanning in active manufacturing, processing, and industrial environments. We coordinate access with your facility team and work during operating hours, overnight, or in scheduled windows to eliminate production impact.
OAR’s laser scanning captures existing conditions within plus or minus 3mm at standard scanning distances. This level of accuracy is sufficient for capital equipment installation planning, clash detection, and engineering design, and significantly exceeds manual field measurement accuracy.
As-built documentation is a verified record of your facility as it currently exists, including equipment locations, structural elements, utility routing, and spatial constraints. Industrial facilities accumulate changes over years of operation that rarely make it back to the original drawings. As-built data gives your engineering and project planning teams a reliable foundation for capital projects.
OAR works with manufacturing facilities, food and beverage production, pharmaceutical and life sciences, materials recovery facilities, data centers, distribution centers, and processing plants. Our non-intrusive scanning approach is suited to any environment where production continuity is a priority.
Yes. OAR provides BIM Coordination & Virtual Construction services for equipment installation projects, including clash detection, coordination model management, and conflict resolution documentation. We can serve as the full coordination partner or as the scanning and modeling resource supporting your internal team.
Tell us about your facility and what you are planning. We will figure out the right scope together.