VAC AERO International INC.

3D Scan and 3D Modeling of an Industrial Facility

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Setting the scene


Founded in 1959 in Oakville, Ontario, as Canadian Vac-Hyd Processing Ltd, VAC AERO International Inc. has established itself as a world leader in heat treatment, brazing and vacuum furnace manufacturing. With over 200 employees spread across four factories, the company is experiencing significant growth and was looking to equip itself better to manage and optimize its production spaces.


They contacted pointSpace to provide detailed and up-to-date information about their factory in Dorval for their expansion and management objectives. 


In a growing manufacturing facility, accurately understanding existing spaces is essential to plan expansions, optimize production lines and improve equipment layout. When plans are incomplete, outdated or not detailed enough, layout decisions may rely on estimates, creating risks of coordination issues, efficiency losses or costly rework.


Through 3D scanning, 3D modeling and factory drafting, pointSpace provides a reliable technical foundation to better visualize constraints, anticipate expansion needs and support layout decisions. The deliverables can be used by engineering, production, maintenance and project management teams to plan interventions with greater accuracy.


This approach supports industrial 3D scanning, factory layout planning, industrial facility documentation and manufacturing space optimization needs, which are especially strategic for manufacturing and industrial companies across Canada.

Proposed solutions

  • Full-color, high-resolution 3D scan 
  • 2D drawings of the building and its production floor, including the footprint of all machinery and equipment. 
  • AutoCAD and PDF format. 
  • 3D plans as built from space: architecture, structure and ground machinery. 
  • Revit and Inventor formats.


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Gains

This project allowed our clients to:
• Simulate different factory layouts for 5S initiatives and production line optimization
• Improve overall management of the plant and its components
• Reuse plans for various purposes, such as potential expansion projects

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Article by

Louis Dallaire


A graduate of ÉTS in operations and logistics engineering, Louis is passionate about the industrial world. His goal with pointSpace is to make data management and use accessible, because it's not always necessary to use complex tools to solve simple problems !

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Louis Dallaire

ldallaire@pointspace.ca

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