3D LiDAR Scanning
Leica RTC360 · Cyclone · ReCap · 50,000+ scans delivered across brownfield refineries, steel plants, pharmaceutical facilities and data centres · registered to millimetre accuracy.
Leica RTC360 + Trimble + Faro field deployments. Survey-grade point clouds. 50,000+ scans completed across refineries, petrochem, steel plants, pharma cleanrooms, and data centres. Native handover to Wistwin for digital twin foundation.
VB Engineering delivers survey-grade 3D LiDAR brownfield asset capture from Hyderabad HQ field teams + Houston/Katy field teams. Leica RTC360 main platform for refinery + petrochem + steel plants. Trimble + Faro for selected applications. Cyclone REGISTER 360 + Autodesk ReCap registration workflows. 50,000+ scans completed across 21 countries. Native handover to digital twin · the sister platform that turns the point cloud into a live Industry 4.0 digital twin.
3D LiDAR Scanning discipline · across 21 countries · CEng MIE signed.
3D LiDAR Scanning runs the international standards stack with country-native regulatory overlays applied per jurisdiction.
Intrinsically-safe field deployment protocols for refinery, petrochem, and upstream Class I Div 2 / Zone 2 hazardous areas. ATEX-certified equipment where required.
ISO 17123 field test for survey instrument accuracy. ISO 19157 data quality framework. 1.9 mm @ 10 m typical RTC360 single-point accuracy.
Multi-scan registration workflow. Cloud-to-cloud + target-based registration. Sub-millimetre cumulative registration error on plant-scale captures.
Industry-standard point cloud format export. E57 ISO 17841 standard. RCP for Autodesk workflow. LAS / PTS for legacy CAD compatibility.
HDR true-colour imagery overlay. 360° panoramic capture for spherical viewing in Cyclone + ReCap.
Chartered Engineer signature on point cloud quality + registration accuracy. Survey Lead sign-off on coordinate system + georeferencing.
The 3D LiDAR Scanning discipline broken into distinct deliverables. Productized for repeatability across 21-country footprint.
Full-plant Leica RTC360 capture. Field deployment with hazardous-area protocols. Cyclone REGISTER 360 registration workflow. Native E57 + RCP export.
Native handover to digital twin · digital twin foundation point cloud. Cleaned, registered, structured for live Industry 4.0 platform ingestion.
Pre-retrofit point cloud capture optimised for clash detection workflow. Aligned to new equipment 3D model for clearance + interference checking.
Point cloud + HDR panoramic capture as a permanent asset baseline. Annual refresh available. Insurance + decommissioning + asset-handover-ready.
Specialist live-plant scanning. Hazardous area protocols. Production-time-aware scheduling. Hyderabad + Houston field teams available.
Brownfield integrated steel plant capture. Leica RTC360 deployment. 47 scans bundled in Cyclone REGISTER 360 with 4 mm registration tolerance. Worker captured live inside the point cloud · the proof every survey-grade deliverable demands.
Capture date 18 Feb 2025 · Integrated steel plant · NDA-landmark customer · Hyderabad field crew
Real engagements from the 3D LiDAR Scanning practice · F500 anchor accounts · CEng / PE signed.
Full FCC + Crude + Hydrotreater unit capture. Hazardous-area-classified field deployment. Cyclone REGISTER 360 workflow. Native handover for As-Built P&ID generation + digital twin digital twin foundation.
Plant-wide capture across coke oven, sinter, blast furnace, oxygen plant, and rolling mill. Survey-grade point cloud structured for native digital twin handover. CEng MIE + Survey Lead signed.
Pre-retrofit point cloud across UPS room, paralleled gensets bay, and main electrical distribution. Clash detection workflow for new equipment installation. PE Texas + Survey Lead signature.
Country-native 3D LiDAR Scanning pages with jurisdiction-specific standards, regulators, and case studies. Pick your geography.
RTC360 delivers 2,000,000 points per second, 1.9 mm @ 10 m single-point accuracy, intrinsically-safe field deployment for Class I Div 2 / Zone 2 hazardous areas, and native HDR imagery + 360° panoramic capture. Cyclone REGISTER 360 registration workflow is the production standard.
5,000 m² unit: 3 days field + 1 week registration. 50,000 m² plant: 3 weeks field + 4 weeks registration. 500,000 m² refinery: 3 months total. Field-team scheduler engaged within 48 hours of first contact.
Native E57 (ISO 17841), RCP (Autodesk), LAS / PTS (legacy CAD), and HDR panoramic 360° imagery. Cleaned + structured for native digital twin handover. Custom format export on request.
Yes. Class I Div 2 / Zone 2 deployment protocols. ATEX-certified equipment where required. Hot work permit coordination with site EHS. Hyderabad + Houston field teams trained on hazardous-area protocols.
LiDAR capture → As-Built drawing creation (P&ID / Iso / SLD / GA) → Digital Twin foundation handover to digital twin. Single-engagement bundles available with continuous CEng oversight. Most-common bundle: LiDAR + As-Built across 3,000+ km of P&ID delivered to date.
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