{"id":63623,"date":"2019-09-24T09:04:47","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T08:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=63623"},"modified":"2019-09-20T13:06:02","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T12:06:02","slug":"quality-offsite-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/quality-offsite-manufacturing\/63623\/","title":{"rendered":"Case study: Laing O\u2019Rourke\u2019s offsite manufacturing facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Checking the quality of digital information on construction projects requires world-class quality assurance at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laingorourke.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laing O\u2019Rourke\u2019s<\/a> offsite manufacturing facility<\/h2>\n<p>Checking the quality of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/construction-information-digital\/57273\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital information<\/a> is an essential part of any project at Laing O\u2019Rourke. It begins with initial clash checks, design iteration checks and model revisions, continues by checking the precast concrete products manufactured at Laing O\u2019Rourke\u2019s offsite manufacturing facility, Explore Industrial Park (EIP), and concludes with further checks carried out at the project site itself.<\/p>\n<p>Laing O\u2019Rourke is one of the UK\u2019s leading construction and engineering enterprises bringing innovation and excellence to the sector through its digital and offsite manufacturing approach. Laing O\u2019Rourke\u2019s Explore Industrial Park (EIP) \u2013 the most automated concrete products facility in Europe, based in Steetley \u2013 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/bim-dfma-future-construction\/32775\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">central to its DfMA<\/a> (Design for Manufacture and Assembly) approach. EIP develops the design models which are then used to create the precast elements required for the individual project at hand.<\/p>\n<h3>Digital and offsite manufacturing approach<\/h3>\n<p>One of Laing O\u2019Rourke\u2019s current projects is a hospital in the North of England, where the team is using <a href=\"https:\/\/solibri.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solibri<\/a> across the entire project.<\/p>\n<p>Antony Aucote<em>,\u00a0<\/em>senior digital engineer at Laing O\u2019Rourke, describes: \u201cThe project team is very keen to use and benefit from Solibri. It\u2019s not just us as the digital engineers, we have the commercial team, designer consultants and planners using Solibri for everything, from detailed model checking and clash detection to carrying out their weekly project reviews.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The software also comes in handy when creating preparation packs for the operatives on site, including screenshot and sequencing video production, all extracted from Solibri.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"rFh8anGeFc0\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rFh8anGeFc0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWe use all the different things that Solibri can do at the different stages of our projects.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>Antony Aucote<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe value that we get from Solibri is the efficiency,\u201d adds\u00a0Robert Broad, senior digital engineer at Laing O\u2019Rourke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re using it for checks that previously would have been quite difficult and labour intensive to do manually.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Model-checking<\/h3>\n<p>With Solibri, Laing O\u2019Rourke has been able to automate a great deal of their model checking, bringing overall time savings and quality into the checking process. Broad continues: \u201cWe\u2019re not just using the standard clash detection rule set, but also most of the advanced geometry rule sets. For example, the component distance check to ensure, say for a cast-in coupling, that the corresponding parts in the other component are within a certain distance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other examples include the alignment checks and measurements to satisfy minimum requirements for factory production, as well as tolerance and access space checks to ensure a safe assembly on site.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=63627\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-13-300x208.png\" alt=\"offsite manufacturing, digital engineer,\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-13-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-13-768x532.png 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-13-1024x710.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-13-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-13-218x150.png 218w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-13-696x482.png 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-13-1068x740.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-13-606x420.png 606w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-13-1920x1331.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-13-610x423.png 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-13.png 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?attachment_id=63628\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-63628\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-63628\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"offsite manufacturing, digital engineer,\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-768x383.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-1024x511.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-696x347.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-1068x533.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-842x420.jpg 842w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-1920x958.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing-610x304.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Offsite-manufacturing.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The well-functioning quality assurance process runs in collaboration with all the involved project stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSolibri uses a neutral IFC file format,\u201d Broad remarks, \u201cSo we can federate models from multiple platforms, and that\u2019s useful for us because we prefer to select the platform that best suits our precast re-enforcement detailing needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention the possibility to bring in models from external consultants. \u201cThe MEP manufacturer, for example; we can bring in their model and compare it against the precast fabrication model to make sure there are no clashes or other alignment issues,\u201d Broad adds.<\/p>\n<p>Laing O\u2019Rourke also makes use of the BCF Connector functionality in Solibri.<\/p>\n<p>Aucote describes: \u201cOnce the team is carrying out the model review, they\u2019re actually publishing any errors or issues that they find straight up to BIMCollab, which is the chosen commenting platform on this project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe find that this built-in functionality is bringing the team together really well, because although the design teams are external to Laing O\u2019Rourke, they can view the issues directly, too, and review them more effectively than the traditional process.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Model checking just gives us that complete reassurance that when the project is actually put together on site, everything works exactly as it should.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em>Antony Aucote<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Since there can be many different teams working on multiple elements on each project at the same time, it\u2019s inevitable that clashes will show up. That\u2019s why Laing O\u2019Rourke values the importance of high-quality model checking throughout their offsite manufacturing processes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere has been high-level savings by using Solibri early in the process and it has allowed us to rule out faults further down the line,\u201d Aucote concludes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Checking the quality of digital information on construction projects requires world-class quality assurance at Laing O\u2019Rourke\u2019s offsite manufacturing 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