Design-Build

The first phase of all iniTECH engineering projects is the pre-design phase. During this time, iniTECH’s team of business analysts and engineers review your processes, analyze data, and perform interviews with key stakeholders to develop an initial project scope based on your business needs. We also provide an agnostic evaluation of current process efficiency and equipment utilization in order to make recommendations based on available horizontal and vertical space. These suggestions can be executed via plant design, updated agnostic equipment networks, rerouted foot traffic, automated execution systems and much more.

Further, our pioneering in-house artificial intelligence tool – the iniTECH AI Data Analysis Tool – delineates massive amounts of data to aid in cost-effective, lean-forward decision making. It does this by utilizing over 25 years of industry experience and data points specific to the manufacturing world. iniTECH AI can gather comprehensive customer data — such as existing workflow, pour data, flash points, inventory replenishment, throughput, equipment usage, etc — to analyze and optimize production processes. Our AI tool is constantly gathering information and improving its calculations and agnostic recommendations for robotics, compounding stations, manufacturing practices, along with foot and forklift traffic routing.

In the Schematic Design phase, the project becomes more focused. Solution packages that are selected for further development are enhanced to improve the accuracy of the budget, timeline, and scope to +/-20%. Additionally, this phase begins the creation of the project management documentation that will be used to execute the project. You will also receive initial CAD P&ID files for solution packages including cabinet drawings.

Conceptual 3D modeling is a key part of our engineering philosophy during this phase of the project. We find that customers have a far deeper understanding of what we offer and how it will increase their efficiency when they can explore highly detailed 3D model layouts of their existing or new facilities. These models provide the ability to drag and drop equipment that fits individual size constraints, while exploring lean designs that efficiently utilize vertical space. Locations of major equipment installations and layouts are visualized and agreed upon in this phase. For decades, our work on hundreds of unique projects has allowed us to accrue an enormous library of 3D models and data points to draw on. iniTECH AI harnesses the power of this data pool by utilizing historically relevant evidence to safeguard future projects from day one. Layout and equipment staging can be implemented to assure our customers stay ahead of their growth curve, while lean manufacturing processes are configured across milestones from 1, 3, 5, and 10 years along the optimization process.

The Pre-Construction phase is where all selected work packages are optimized. iniTECH and your stakeholders will collaborate to determine what the best solution package is for your team’s needs. This is the final iteration before the documentation is ready for execution (construction ready).

The Construction Ready Design phase is when all documentation is reviewed and approved. After the completion of the Construction Ready Design phase activities, the scope, schedule, and budget are completely defined and ready for execution.

While the equipment is installed and construction is executed, iniTECH’s team will continuously update the construction-ready documentation with any changes to reflect the project as it was built. These as-built drawings will be provided to your team for your records.