Case Study: Dick Anderson Construction ensures accuracy and avoids costly rework with the Trimble X7 3D Laser Scanner

Trimble X7 3D Laser Scanner Helps Dick Anderson Construction Ensure Accuracy and Avoid Rework

Dick Anderson Construction (DAC) is a Montana- and Wyoming-based general contractor with a 40-year track record and a newly formed Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) group focused on digital workflows. The firm struggled with costly discoveries made after concrete pours—misaligned plumbing, uneven slabs and other as-built issues that required rework—so they needed a simple, accurate way to capture field conditions before slabs were finished.

DAC adopted the Trimble X7 3D laser scanner with FieldLink to scan post-tension decks and underground plumbing and overlay scans with models. The technology revealed a high slab location in a hospital project and misplaced toilet plumbing in an apartment project—issues corrected before pours—saving time and money, improving QA/QC, enabling better data sharing across offices, and driving company-wide adoption (five more X7 units purchased).

Dick Anderson Construction

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