AI-powered Part Extraction from Engineering Drawings (Drawing to Manufacturing)

1.1.-Context of the challenge

Mafesa's structural steel services division receives reinforced concrete projects from engineering firms, architects and contractors in a variety of digital formats.

Before production can begin, each project must be reviewed and interpreted to identify every reinforcing steel element and extract the manufacturing-ready part information required for fabrication.

Today, this process is largely manual, requiring significant engineering expertise and technical office time. As project volumes continue to grow, it has become a major bottleneck in the preparation of manufacturing orders, creating an opportunity for AI-powered automation to improve speed, accuracy and scalability.

1.2.-Key Question

How can we automate the extraction of manufacturing-ready part information from engineering drawings and technical documentation provided by engineering firms and contractors?

1.3.-Expected Outcome

• Automatically identify all reinforcing steel elements within the project documentation.

• Generate bar bending schedules (BBS) and rebar schedules.

• Calculate bar lengths, quantities and specifications.

• Generate manufacturing-ready part information for fabrication.

• Integrate seamlessly with Mafesa's existing ERP, production and management systems.

The process should require no manual intervention, except for the final validation by a technical specialist.