Chelsea Milling Company aka Jiffy Foods and makers of the Jiffy Mix brand of baking products started a long-term expansion of its facilities in 2015. Driven by market changes the brand added food service and the institutional market sector to their plans. In addition, expansion plans were in part based upon company projections predicting that many company employees will be retiring between 2006 and 2018. Modernization of the plant seemed inevitable. As construction processes moved forward the realization that older design documents and processes were unreliable and costing costly errors the implementation of a 3D modeling process was adopted.
Targeted areas were selected for 3D laser scanning and conversion to a BIM model to use in future plant modifications. The great utility of this method was soon recognized and considerations to model the entire plant have been discussed and are being executed in phases in addition to documenting the new construction and integrating it into the growing 3D model of the facility. They are also looking into the use of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality to apply to various applications in the plant design. With a milling history dating back to 1802 and this facility producing Jiffy brand products since 1930 there has been a lot of various expansions over the years. Updated and accurate documentation is very valuable in these situations. Keeping the muffins moving in 3D.
