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Over five years of partnership. As-is data is anchored in the refit process.
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TGW Mechanics GmbH is one of the leading manufacturers in intralogistics. Greenfield projects are getting rarer, retrofit projects in existing buildings more frequent.
Many high-bay warehouses and logistics systems have no current data on their infrastructure. For retrofit planning, that is a risk.
Objective
- Capture and document existing warehouses and logistics systems.
- Deliver current data for planning and delivering retrofit projects.
- Enable virtual tours for technicians and remote support.
Approach
qapture captures the sites with mobile laser scanners and total stations and hands the data straight to TGW, where it feeds into planning, including digital factory layouting.
One example: the logistics centre of an online retailer in Bavaria. A 15,000 m² dispatch centre was surveyed and scanned in two working days without interrupting operations. The point cloud became a 3D mesh for clash checks between existing and planned infrastructure.
A year later a second dispatch centre of around 20,000 m² followed with the same method, captured in a single day.
What came of it
Retrofit projects start from the real as-is condition. Fewer planning errors, more targeted use of resources.
The digital twin stays in use months after project completion, as a reference for internal planning and for developing the logistics areas further.
