High-Accuracy As-Built Capture for Mining, Processing Plants & Heavy Industry
Mount Isa is one of Australia’s most demanding industrial environments — complex plant layouts, aging infrastructure, tight maintenance windows and high production pressures. Hamilton By Design provides precise 3D laser scanning and LiDAR surveying to help mining and engineering teams make better decisions, reduce rework, and plan plant upgrades with confidence.
Our digital scanning systems deliver accurate, millimetre-level models of real-world assets, enabling reliable engineering, fabrication and installation work across the entire Mount Isa region.
Why Use 3D Laser Scanning in Mount Isa?
Mining and processing plants in Mount Isa are typically brownfield, congested, and constantly evolving. Traditional tape-and-measure approaches are slow, unsafe, and prone to error.
3D LiDAR scanning provides:
- Millimetre-accurate as-built data
- Rapid capture of large areas without shutting down operations
- Digital twins for design, maintenance and remote review
- Clash detection before fabrication or installation
- Improved safety by reducing time working at heights or around machinery
- Reliable reference models for shutdowns, upgrades and compliance
Scanning eliminates guesswork and creates a single source of truth for your engineering team.
Our Mount Isa Scanning Capabilities
Hamilton By Design uses industry-leading FARO Focus LiDAR scanners and advanced modelling workflows.
As-Built Site Capture
Accurate point clouds for:
- Conveyors, transfer towers and chutes
- Mill areas (SAG/mill feed, discharge lines, slurry systems)
- Pump stations and pipe networks
- Structural platforms, stairs and walkways
- Processing circuits and plant modules
- Flotation, crushing and thickener areas
Scan-to-CAD Modelling
Turn your point cloud into:
- SolidWorks 3D models
- Digital twins
- GA drawings
- Fabrication-ready component models
- Equipment layouts for new installations
Shutdown & Maintenance Planning
Use 3D laser scanning to:
- Measure worn components before removal
- Validate new equipment fits existing spaces
- Confirm bolt locations, flange positions & clearances
- Capture geometry for reverse engineering
Digital QA & Verification
Before fabricators ship new components, we can:
- Scan the fabricated item
- Overlay it against the CAD model
- Confirm dimensional accuracy
- Ensure trouble-free installation onsite
Clash Detection & Design Validation
Identify risks before they cost you time, labour and shutdown hours.
Industries We Support in Mount Isa
Hamilton By Design provides scanning and engineering support across:
- Hard-rock mining
- Mineral processing plants
- Smelters & concentrators
- Ventilation infrastructure
- Maintenance and shutdown contractors
- Fabricators, boilermakers and machine shops
- Water, sewerage & industrial utilities
- Bulk material handling operators
If it’s steel, concrete or machinery — we can scan it.
Benefits for Mining Teams and Plant Engineers
- Zero guesswork in brownfield design
- Accurate measurements from a safe distance
- Reduced rework during fabrication and installation
- Faster upgrade planning using digital models
- Improved communication between managers, contractors and fabricators
- Confident decision-making based on real geometry
In Mount Isa, where access, heat and operational pressures are real challenges, digital capture becomes a major advantage.
Our 3D Scanning Workflow
- Site Visit & Rapid Scan
We capture the plant using high-resolution LiDAR. - Point Cloud Processing
Noise reduction, alignment and clean-up. - Scan-to-CAD Modelling
3D solids, structural frames, pipe routes or digital twins. - Engineering & Drawing Development
Fabrication drawings, layout plans or modification designs. - Delivery of Final Outputs
Files supplied in your preferred format for drafting, design or fabrication.
Why Mining Clients Choose Hamilton By Design
- Local knowledge of Mount Isa plant layouts and operational constraints
- Over a decade of heavy-industry engineering and 3D modelling expertise
- Fast response to site needs — shutdowns, breakdowns and urgent upgrades
- Clean, fabrication-ready 3D models and drawings
- Integration with SolidWorks, Navisworks and 3DEXPERIENCE workflows
- Practical engineers who understand mining, not just software
We help your team execute projects with accuracy, confidence and speed.
Book a 3D Laser Scan in Mount Isa
If you need scanning for a plant upgrade, shutdown, redesign or maintenance project, Hamilton By Design is ready to support you with high-accuracy data and practical engineering expertise.
Book a scan today or request a free project review.
