Digital field measurement
Pipe routes, clearances, seam positions and installation access are captured in context at the real installation site.
Isometric drawing · Installation context · Technical parameters
Production system for insulation contractors and cladding workshops
From field measurementstraight intoproduction.
Drawing in IBUS feels as direct as pen and paper. At the same time, it creates a geometrically complete, production-ready data set—ready for work preparation, nesting and the cutting system.
From the fieldPrecise digital sketches—the foundation for accurately manufactured components and easier installation
One digital process
- Measurement
- Work preparation
- Resources
- Nesting
- Laser cutting
Developed from industrial insulation practice
Field measurement remains skilled work.The information stays connected.
IBUS replaces neither experience nor on-site judgement. It ensures that the insulation specialist’s decision remains intact through workshop production, installation, invoicing and documentation without repeated interpretation.
The real installation context
Field measurement is more than a chain of dimensions.
These sketches show how much specialist knowledge is contained in dimensions, symbols and fabrication details. Under certain conditions, a field measurement can be prepared from piping isometrics—for example for advance prefabrication on major new-build projects. Clearances to neighbouring lines, screw access, installation direction and a workable seam position are assessed most reliably on the installed plant. This requires a mobile interface that lets specialists capture pipe routes and components as a model directly at the work site—the purpose for which IBUS Mobile is designed.
Setting out · Flat pattern · Orthographic projection · Parallel-line development · Beading · Flanging · Seam position
Today’s production workflow
Five skilled stages.
The workflow works because experienced specialists read, complete and carry the information forward at every handover.
Release and field measurement
After release, the field measurer records the installed pipe, dimensions, installation context and fabrication details in a survey notebook.
Technical drawing
In the office, notes and sketches are checked and combined into a legible technical drawing.
Work preparation
The workshop reads the measurement, divides the route into components and segments and defines the fabrication process.
Prefabrication and installation
Cladding parts are marked out or machine-cut, beaded, rolled, folded, identified and installed on site.
Invoicing and documentation
Quantities, allowances, material and work progress are compiled from drawings, lists and feedback.
The IBUS approach
Make the skilled decision once. Keep working from it.
IBUS begins with field measurement and keeps geometry, seam positions, production parameters, components and segments in one shared data set. Every following stage continues from that basis—for plausibility checks, sheet-metal development, bills of materials, QR assignment, estimating and documentation.
Mobile field measurement
Draw as naturally as on paper.Produce without media breaks.
In IBUS Mobile, the route is drawn and dimensioned at the installation site as naturally as on paper. Clearances, component sequence, seam positions and production parameters remain structured on each component. Plausibility checks support the field measurer before the data continues into work preparation and the workshop.
01iPadOS / iOS
Mobile capture on iPhone and iPad—from a compact smartphone to the 13-inch tablet view.
02Android
The same end-to-end field-measurement process on common Android smartphones and tablets.
- Real installation context in the measurement
- Consistent technical symbols and notation
- Plausibility checks before handover
- Production data down to segment level
001Two real workflows. One continuous production data set.
New · Workshop documentation
Workshop report 2_001
From the complete modeldown to every component.
The new workshop report combines the overall view, workshop specification and every production-critical component in one clearly structured document. Dimensions, connections and execution details are available exactly where the workshop needs them.
- Preview
- Page 1
- Format
- A4 landscape
- Content
- Overall view + components
The production system
3D is a tool.End-to-end production is the objective.
In IBUS, an isometric is not merely drawn. It becomes a living production model containing geometry, material parameters, connection types, cladding segments, seam positions and every detail required by downstream processes.
That is the key difference. A digital field measurement delivers more than a picture for the workshop: it provides structured, reusable data for work preparation, prefabrication, nesting, cutting, delivery and installation.
The digital foundation
This is more than a 3D view.This is production knowledge.
IBUS Mobile captures isometrics, piping components, elbows, fixed-length sections and production parameters in one shared model. The spatial view makes geometry verifiable; the structured component logic makes it usable throughout every subsequent production step.
IBUS MobileDigital field-measurement data set
01Geometry in context
Pipe routes, elbows, connections and the component sequence remain together as a complete isometric model.
02Parameters on every component
Diameters, radii, cladding joints, segments and further production details are assigned unambiguously.
03Data for the workshop
Field measurement becomes the foundation for bills of materials, flat patterns, work preparation and cutting.
From site to production
One field measurement. Five connected production steps.
IBUS keeps information moving. Every step uses, extends and refines the same technical foundation.
Production-ready data
The isometric model generates component and segment data, sheet-metal flat patterns, a bill of materials and workshop documents.
Sheet-metal development · Segments · Bill of materials
Estimating and resources
Material demand, allowances, production scope and order status become visible from the same data foundation.
Material · Allowances · Capacity
Nesting
Automated nesting was developed to make the best possible use of sheet metal and minimise scrap.
Utilisation · Cutting paths · Remnants
Cutting and identification
Contours, production attributes and QR identification are ready for precise cutting and unambiguous assignment.
DXF/NC · QR code · Component assignment
The system in practice
From the isometricto the NC file.
These views show four stages of the same production process. Field measurements are not exported and forgotten; they remain the data foundation through order management, prefabrication, nesting and machine transfer.
Full view ↗01
Orders and production data
MPOs, sheet stock, status information and exports remain easy to find and control within each project.
Full view ↗02
Production-ready component capture
Elbows, fixed-length sections, metre runs and special components are prepared with workshop and material parameters.
Full view ↗03
Nesting and laser toolpath
Sheet layout, area utilisation, cutting sequence and NC generation are combined in one production step.
- Auto length
- Determines the required sheet length during nesting and adjusts the sheet automatically.
- Split
- Splits the layout at a chosen length position and moves the parts to its right onto a new sheet.
Full view ↗04
Field measurement in ISO 2.5D
The reduced isometric view keeps centre lines, lengths and component relationships legible even in complex surveys.
QR codes and production progress
Component, order and installation position stay connected.
IBUS generates QR identification directly from the production data set. A scan makes assignment traceable and supports progress documentation from the workshop through delivery to installation.
Workshop
Identify the component and its production order unambiguously.
Delivery
Keep picking and site assignment traceable.
Installation
Retrieve the installation position and progress directly from the component.
Estimating and client documentation
What is fabricated remainsmeasurable and traceable.
IBUS combines bills of materials, allowances, panels, elbow segments and material information from the component data. Drawings and isometrics can be provided by project or cost centre for the office, workshop and client.
A4 · BOM 001 · Page 1
BOM report
Items, quantities, materials, insulation, sheet metal, component areas and allowances as a basis for estimating and invoicing.Click the image to enlargeA4 · Order 000002 · Page 1
Catalogue order
Order and material overview with project assignment, recipient, isometrics, delivery dates and total material demand.Click the image to enlargeA4 landscape · 4 components · Page 1
3D component report
Component geometry, production parameters and sheet-metal flat patterns presented as unambiguous workshop documentation.Click the image to enlargeProduction depth
Domain logic that reaches the workshop.
Industrial insulation involves more than lengths and diameters. IBUS models the details that turn a field measurement into a production-ready component—from elbows and end caps to nozzles, cut-outs and special geometries.
Discuss your production processThe system's technical language
01Isometric drawing02Sheet-metal cladding03Flat pattern04Cladding segmentation05Seam position06Bead07Reinforced edge08Longitudinal seam09End caps10Elbows11Nozzles12Bifurcations
Operational impact
What is decided during field measurementcontinues working across the business.
More precise prefabrication
Production details are complete earlier. Flat patterns, seam positions, beads and connections are resolved before cutting, not later on site.
Less installation effort
Better-fitting components reduce adjustments, unplanned fitting pieces, remakes and additional journeys—cutting labour effort where it matters most, on site.
Estimating and evidence
Bills of materials, panels, elbow segments, allowances and cost-centre documents come from the same technical basis for estimating and post-calculation.
Knowledge remains usable
Consistent technical symbols and embedded production logic make experience understandable for new colleagues using modern working tools.
IBUS GmbH · Karlsruhe, Germany
Production startswith field measurement.
Let's discuss how a continuous data chain can transform your work preparation, prefabrication, installation and invoicing.
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