Prescription for Faster Design

Time was a critical factor in developing a design plan for a new manufacturing facility to produce AstraZeneca's promising new stomach ulcer medication Nexium IV, a follow-up to the drug Losec. The pharmaceutical giant put the bid out for the new USD $70 million facility to be built in Milan, Italy or Sodertalje, Sweden, where AstraZeneca already has two large industrial estates. When the Sodeltalje location was decided, SWECO FFNS accepted the challenge.

With only one month of lead time before construction was set to begin, SWECO FFNS had to quickly develop its plans. The company was required to start delivering drawings immediately to construction contractors.

BRIEF

Organization : SWECO FFNS

Market: Building

Location: Sodertalje, Sweden

Project Objectives

Meet a tight deadline to design AstraZeneca's newest manufacturing plant, with only one month of lead time from design to construction.
Begin producing product documents almost immediately upon beginning the project. Transition the design team to MicroStation and Bentley Architecture, migrating to MicroStation V8 early in the project.
Fast Facts

The facility measured 13,500 square meters, and included a 2400-square-meter microbiological analysis laboratory. Designing in 3D allowed the team to generate and deliver section views and 2D drawings in a matter of minutes. Using MicroStation V8 allowed the team to easily handle and deliver DWG and other file formats used by contractors. Even team members with no prior experience in MicroStation were able to begin work at full speed with very little training.

Bentley Software Used

Bentley Architecture
MicroStation V8

Source: Bentley Systems