A chemical processing facility was in need of installing a new stack within the existing maze of piping and mechanical equipment making up their plant. The complex nature of the four-story assembly made for a logistical nightmare in determining how to insert the new equipment within the existing process while minimizing impact to existing infrastructure. Conventional location methods would be extremely expensive and time-consuming and even then would only provide a partial picture of the difficulties to be overcome. The practical solution would be to create an accurate 3D model of the existing facility in which to design the proposed improvements.
