SERVICES DELIVERED

• Mechanical Pipework
• Modular Piping Skids

PROJECT INFORMATION

Representing a massive leap in Nordic life sciences infrastructure, this Mega-Scale Biopharmaceutical Campus Expansion effectively doubles the facility's existing capacity for critical drug substance manufacturing. Valued at approximately $1.6 Billion USD, the monumental project encompasses an ~80,000 square meter footprint dedicated to advanced bioreactors and downstream processing. In high-purity biopharmaceutical environments, spatial precision and utility coordination are non-negotiable. Draftech was brought in to provide technical leadership and bridge the critical gap between high-level spatial coordination and millimetre-accurate fabrication for the campus's core utility arteries.

WHAT WE DID

Draftech was appointed to lead the digital delivery and fabrication detailing of the modular piping skids, which acted as the central utility nervous system connecting multiple buildings across the sprawling campus. Operating far beyond standard 3D modelling, we engineered a robust BIM workflow to translate federated coordination models into highly accurate, buildable data for the fabrication floor.

We established a rigorous protocol to extract structural reference data, translating it seamlessly into a native Revit environment to serve as a high-fidelity dimensional baseline. From there, our team generated comprehensive orthographic views, section plans, and highly detailed Bill of Materials (BOM) schedules. This meticulous data extraction ensured the off-site fabrication shop possessed exact spooling data and pipework quantities, guaranteeing that these complex, zero-tolerance modular skids could be assembled and installed on-site with flawless spatial coordination.

OVERCOME CHALLENGES

The most severe bottleneck on this project was the initial data environment: the foundational design files were not authored natively in Revit. Our team was handed a federated NWD file alongside low-quality 2D DWGs for the piping, which entirely lacked the geometric accuracy and metadata necessary for advanced biopharmaceutical fabrication.

Draftech engineered a multi-step digital conversion strategy to resolve this. First, we isolated the structural framework within the NWD, converting it into an IFC format to create a precise, fully linked structural reference model in Revit. Because the legacy DWG piping geometry was too inaccurate for fabrication-level dimensioning, we systematically rebuilt the complex pipe runs as native Revit elements. This strategic rebuild allowed us to inject custom parameters and comprehensive metadata directly into the model's DNA. Finally, to rapidly scale our deliverables, we deployed DiRoots automation tools to mass-generate spool sheets, systematically populate essential parameter data, and batch-export the final annotated layouts—dramatically accelerating the QA/QC process and project delivery timeline.