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Civil Survey

CFM's professional Geomatics Engineers and certified Civil Engineering Technologists can provide complete surveying services for all projects, from beginning to end.

Our highly skilled survey crews combine experience with a large inventory of modern survey equipment that gets the job done. And if more complex measurements are required, we have the specialized equipment required.

Pre-Construction Phase

  • 3D Rendering
  • Topographic surveys
  • Excavation and site grading
  • Underground services layout
  • Technical Procedures
  • Bore hole and test pit mapping
  • Quantity surveys

Construction Phase

  • Building layout surveys
  • Pile locations
  • Form work and anchor bolt layout
  • Project Quality Control Coordination

Post Construction Phase

  • As built, (foundations, equipment, piping, etc.)
  • Documentation
  • Third Party Inspection (off-site)
  • Dimensional verification of vendor supplied equipment
  • Structural steel erection
  • Laser Scanning/3D Modeling
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Mechanical Survey

Industrial Alignment is at the very foundation of our Survey Division. 

Created to service mills and shipyards, CFM has grown to work in nearly every pulp and paper mill in the Atlantic region and has assisted in building three different classes of ships for the Royal Canadian Navy.

Our surveyors utilize the latest Metrology (Laser Trackers) Equipment enabling rapid data capture while providing extremely precise laser measurement up to 0.0005” point accuracy with 0.001” -0.002 repeatability for real time alignment results.

Mechanical

  • Reverse Engineering
  • Equipment layout and installation
  • Precision roll / component alignment
  • Shaft / coupling laser alignment
  • Optical tooling
  • Precision 3D Object Measurements
  • Laser Scanning / 3D Modelling

Piping

  • Pipe spool pre-installation trouble shooting
  • Existing piping location and tie-ins
  • Post construction as built
  • Interference checks
  • Laser Scanning

Shipbuilding

  • Propulsion Component
  • Hull Forms Surveys
  • Precision Surveys on Floating Structures
  • Laser Coupling Alignment
  • Auditing of Vendor Dimensional Requirements
  • Hull Component Installation Surveys
  • GPS Positioning for Sea trials
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3D Laser Scanning and Modeling

We specialize in the use of 3D Laser Scanning technology which provides accurate physical data that lets you make informed decisions based on precise, up-to-date measurements.

Our Experienced technicians have worked on everything from construction, pulp and paper, oil and gas, utilities, transportation, and shipbuilding.

Scanning capabilities are accurate up to 0.001” and can capture vast amounts of information faster and more safely than conventional methods.

When it comes to transforming collected data into easily understood deliverables, you can count on the CFM team.

3D Laser Scans are Ideal for the following applications:

  • Renovations and Fit-ups
  • Structural Steel
  • Piping & Isometric
  • Mechanical Installations
  • Topographic and Volumetric Surveys
  • Reverse Engineering
  • Deformation Surveys
  • QA/QC Inspections
  • Digital Reality Viewer
  • Digital Records of Historical Sites
  • Forensics
  • API Tank Inspections
  • 3D Point Clouds
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Drone Services

As part of CFM's commitment to being an industry leader in technology and innovation, our Survey Division offers a wide array of drone services. 

With more flying time than any other industrial drone services company in Atlantic Canada and adhering to all Transport Canada regulations, CFM takes experience and expertise to new heights.

Learn more about Drone Services.