MachineSquad

Services

What We Do

Specialist consulting at the intersection of 3D model data and information management for industrial assets.

3D Data Archaeology

The Problem

Tag data accumulates across model revisions without anyone recording why decisions were made. By the time someone needs to understand it — for a handover, a migration, or an integrity review — the context is gone. The data exists. The meaning doesn't.

What We Do

We reconstruct the meaning and lineage of tag data. We trace it through model revisions, align it with the current IM schema, and produce a data set that can be used with confidence.

Relevant to: Brownfield projects, asset handover, data migration preparation.
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3D Model IM Integration

The Problem

Every project has the same moment: the 3D model and the IM layer don't agree, nobody is sure which one to trust, and reconciling them manually takes weeks. This isn't a people problem. It's a missing layer.

What We Do

We bridge both worlds. We configure and automate the export and transformation of model data — catalogues, specs, attributes, tag registers, and documents — into formats and structures your IM layer can consume. We also work in reverse, pushing IM requirements back into the 3D environment. Where pattern recognition accelerates the work — classifying undocumented attributes, detecting anomalies across revisions — we apply it. We work across Aveva E3D environments and BIM-based platforms.

Technical Depth

We work at the level of Aveva catalogue and spec databases, report templates, and attribute mapping. We understand how Aveva stores data internally, not just how to operate the UI.

Relevant to: EPC delivery, FEED and detail design phases, handover packages.
3D Model EnvironmentCAT:SPEC:TAG:ATTR:EXPORTMAPIM LayerVALIDATEDMaster DB

Brownfield Reconciliation

The Problem

On any brownfield asset, the 3D model and the asset documentation have been updated independently for years. By the time a project needs both to agree, they don't — and there's no clear record of which one reflects reality.

What We Do

We systematically reconcile your 3D model against your P&IDs, tag registers, and IM records. We identify conflicts, gaps, and inconsistencies and produce a clear, prioritised remediation path.

Relevant to: Operational assets, integrity management programmes, pre-project data cleanse.
As-Built ModelAsset RegisterCONFLICTRESOLVED

Data Migration Support

The Problem

Platform migrations and system consolidations are scoped around the destination — the new IM system, the new platform, the clean future state. The source data gets profiled late, or not at all. That's where migration projects run into trouble.

What We Do

We prepare engineering data for migration — profiling, cleansing, mapping, and validating before it moves. We reduce migration risk by fixing the data, not papering over it.

Relevant to: Platform migrations, system consolidation, post-acquisition integration.
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