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How MEP Contractors Avoid Costly Obstacles—and Create Competitive Advantage

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Ensuring Greater Precision for MEP Prefabrication Prefabrication is being used by MEP contractors to reduce labor requirements, lower project costs, increase productivity, and improve safety. But to have success with prefabrication, you need the ability to build precise models of MEP systems and components. 3D laser scanning provides the foundation for building accurate design and engineering models. By helping you efficiently and accurately obtain detailed information about as-builts and existing site conditions, you get the thorough and precise data you need for MEP system design, engineering, and placement. When you combine 3D scanning with actual manufacturer-specific content, you can create a data-rich model ready for a multitude of additional workflows, including prefabrication, manufacturing, and installation. Once you have your engineering model in place, you can produce electrical, piping, and duct spool sheets with correct color, bill of material schedules, dimensions, and annotations and then share them with the owner for approval. You can also share your models with other trades to reduce clashes and enable daily coordination. Prefabrication is being used by MEP contractors to deliver projects more quickly, safely, and cost-effectively. The capabilities of 3D scanning integrated with real-world content ensures you're able to create a seamless workflow from design to fabrication to construction.

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