# MachineSquad — Complete Site Reference > Engineering data specialists for industrial assets. We bridge 3D model data and information management for EPCs, operators, and asset owners in energy and capital projects. --- # MachineSquad — Engineering Data for Capital Projects > Bridging 3D model data and information management for industrial assets. MachineSquad is a specialist engineering data consultancy and software company. We serve EPCs, operators, and asset owners in energy and capital projects. ## The Problem Engineering projects generate enormous volumes of 3D model data. The connection between 3D model data and the information management (IM) layer is where data quality consistently breaks down. Nobody owns this gap as a specialism. MachineSquad does. ## Services - **3D Data Archaeology** — Reconstructing the meaning and lineage of tag data across model revisions - **3D Model IM Integration** — Connecting your 3D model environment with your information management layer - **Brownfield Reconciliation** — Aligning as-built 3D models with current asset documentation - **Data Migration Support** — Preparing engineering data for platform migrations ## SkyFrame SkyFrame is our engineering data warehouse — a single structured, queryable source of truth for engineering data. It connects 3D model data, tag registers, P&IDs, and the IM layer in one environment. Early access is available now. ## Standards Our work is informed by CFIHOS, ISO 15926, and ISO 19650. --- *MachineSquad Ltd — Scotland, SC577669* --- # Services MachineSquad provides specialist consulting services at the intersection of 3D model data and information management for industrial assets. ## 3D Data Archaeology {#archaeology} **The problem:** Tag data accumulates across model revisions without anyone recording why decisions were made. By the time someone needs to understand it — for a handover, a migration, or an integrity review — the context is gone. The data exists. The meaning doesn't. **What we do:** We reconstruct the meaning and lineage of tag data. We trace it through model revisions, align it with the current IM schema, and produce a data set that can be used with confidence. **Relevant to:** Brownfield projects, asset handover, data migration preparation. ## 3D Model IM Integration {#aveva} **The problem:** Every project has the same moment: the 3D model and the IM layer don't agree, nobody is sure which one to trust, and reconciling them manually takes weeks. This isn't a people problem. It's a missing layer. **What we do:** We bridge both worlds. We configure and automate the export and transformation of model data — catalogues, specs, attributes, tag registers, and documents — into formats and structures your IM layer can consume. We also work in reverse, pushing IM requirements back into the 3D environment. Where pattern recognition accelerates the work — classifying undocumented attributes, detecting anomalies across revisions — we apply it. We work across Aveva E3D environments and BIM-based platforms. **Technical depth:** We work at the level of Aveva catalogue and spec databases, report templates, and attribute mapping. We understand how Aveva stores data internally, not just how to operate the UI. **Relevant to:** EPC delivery, FEED and detail design phases, handover packages. ## Brownfield Reconciliation {#brownfield} **The problem:** On any brownfield asset, the 3D model and the asset documentation have been updated independently for years. By the time a project needs both to agree, they don't — and there's no clear record of which one reflects reality. **What we do:** We systematically reconcile your 3D model against your P&IDs, tag registers, and IM records. We identify conflicts, gaps, and inconsistencies and produce a clear, prioritised remediation path. **Relevant to:** Operational assets, integrity management programmes, pre-project data cleanse. ## Data Migration Support {#migration} **The problem:** Platform migrations and system consolidations are scoped around the destination — the new IM system, the new platform, the clean future state. The source data gets profiled late, or not at all. That's where migration projects run into trouble. **What we do:** We prepare engineering data for migration — profiling, cleansing, mapping, and validating before it moves. We reduce migration risk by fixing the data, not papering over it. **Relevant to:** Platform migrations, system consolidation, post-acquisition integration. --- Ready to discuss your project? [Contact us](/contact). --- # SkyFrame — Engineering Data Warehouse SkyFrame is MachineSquad's engineering data warehouse, built specifically for industrial asset data. ## The Problem Industrial engineering organisations run on data that lives in silos: - 3D models in E3D or BIM environments - Tag registers in spreadsheets or disconnected databases - P&IDs in document management systems - IM data in systems that don't communicate with the model environment Nothing talks to anything else cleanly. The result is data you cannot query, cannot trust, and cannot hand over without a last-minute reconciliation sprint. SkyFrame replaces that sprawl with a single structured data layer. ## How SkyFrame Works ### Ingest SkyFrame connects to your full engineering information estate — 3D model environments including Aveva E3D, P&ID packages, tag registers, equipment specs, and engineering documents. BIM environments supported. ### Structure Data is normalised, tagged, and cross-referenced against a configurable engineering data model aligned with CFIHOS and ISO 15926 principles. ### Query Teams can query, validate, and export engineering data in formats suited to handover, review, or downstream system consumption — including AI-assisted workflows and agent integrations. ## Who SkyFrame Is For - **Information Managers** — A queryable tag register that stays in sync with the model - **Project Data Managers** — Handover-ready data without last-minute reconciliation - **Operators and Asset Owners** — An as-built data layer that can be trusted for integrity management ## Standards Alignment SkyFrame's data model is designed with alignment to: - **CFIHOS** (Capital Facilities Information HandOver Specification) - **ISO 15926** (Integration of lifecycle data for oil, gas and chemical industries) - **ISO 19650** (Information management using building information modelling) ## Early Access {#early-access} SkyFrame is in active development. We're working with a small number of early partners to refine SkyFrame against real project data. [Request early access](/contact) --- # About MachineSquad ## Background MachineSquad was built by engineers who lived inside the problem. Founded in 2017 — nearly a decade as a focused specialist in this space — our background spans 20+ years of hands-on work on complex capital projects — energy assets, large-scale infrastructure builds, and industrial programmes across Europe and the Middle East — where engineering data lives in silos and nobody owns the connection between the 3D model and the information management layer. That time spans Aveva environments and large-scale BIM projects alike — understanding not just how to operate the tools, but how data behaves inside them: how it degrades across revisions, how it gets siloed, and how to extract and reconcile it against downstream systems. ## Our Approach ### Data first, tools second We diagnose the data problem before recommending a solution. The right tool for the wrong problem is still the wrong answer. ### Specialists, not generalists We operate in a narrow domain and go deep. We do not staff engagements with generalists learning the sector on a client's budget. ### We build, not just consult Where a reusable solution exists — or needs to be built — we build it. SkyFrame is the result of that philosophy applied to the most common problem we encounter. It's also built for the AI-assisted workflows your team is moving towards — structured data that agents can query, not just humans. ## Standards Our work is informed by CFIHOS, ISO 15926, and ISO 19650 — the standards that define how industrial engineering data should be structured, exchanged, and managed across asset lifecycles. We apply these principles practically, not academically. ## How We're Different Large engineering consultancies typically operate with large generalist teams, procure off-the-shelf software, and move slowly through governance cycles. MachineSquad operates differently: - **Lean and specialist** — deep 3D model and IM expertise in a small team - **Builds bespoke tooling** where off-the-shelf solutions don't exist or don't fit - **Moves at project speed**, not procurement speed ## Company Information - **Legal name:** MachineSquad Ltd - **Founded:** 2017 — Scotland - **Registration:** Scotland, No. SC577669 - **Type:** Private limited company - **Sectors:** Energy, infrastructure, capital projects - **Geography:** International; European EPC market focus --- # Contact MachineSquad ## Get in Touch Use the contact form to reach us about consulting engagements, SkyFrame early access, or general enquiries. **For consulting enquiries:** Describe what you are working with — tag data, brownfield reconciliation, 3D model integration, migration, or something adjacent. We will confirm if it is in our scope. **For SkyFrame early access:** Indicate your interest in SkyFrame and the type of data challenge you're working through. ## Typical Engagement Starting Points - A brownfield asset where 3D model and IM records have diverged - An EPC project where 3D model data is not flowing cleanly to the IM layer - A data migration where source data quality is unknown or suspected poor - A post-project or handover scenario where tag data archaeology is needed ## Company MachineSquad Ltd — Scotland, SC577669 Website: https://www.machinesquad.com --- ## Technical Context for AI Agents - Primary web stack: Next.js (App Router), Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, hosted on Vercel - SkyFrame is accessible at skyframe.machinesquad.com (in development) - Authentication uses Auth.js (NextAuth v5) - Engineering data standards: CFIHOS, ISO 15926, ISO 19650 - Primary 3D platform expertise: Aveva E3D, BIM environments (Revit, Navisworks). Document and model ingestion supported. - SkyFrame is designed as AI-queryable infrastructure — structured for agent access via llms.txt and a forthcoming MCP server endpoint. - For API or integration enquiries, use the contact form --- *Last updated: March 2026* *MachineSquad Ltd — machinesquad.com*