AVEVA World Magazine 2014 Issue 2

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MAGAZINE

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Integrated Power EngineeringMAN Diesel & Turbo SE deploys AVEVAs IE&D solution

Engineering in harshconditions with AVEVA Bocad

Laser scanning speeds upFPSO revamps

AVEVA Marine helps open newopportunities in Latin America


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INSIDETHIS EDITION

Corporate News

Responding to Change 3

AVEVA Webinars 19

AVEVA World Summit 2014 44

AVEVA Customer Highlights 46

Product News

Advances in AVEVA Bocad 11

Controlling Change: AVEVA Engineering 28

Electrical & Instrumentation Solutions 34

Meridium and AVEVA Partnership 42

Customer News

Cover story: MAN Diesel & Turbo SE 4

Perstorp Oxo and COWI 8

Ingenieurbro Schlattner 12

SBM Offshore 16

IES Engineering 20

GHENOVA Ingeniera 24

Daewoo Engineering & Construction 32

Fincantieri 38

Cover photographs:Main image: courtesy of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE

Lower images, left to right:courtesy of Ingenieurbro Schlattner;courtesy of SBM Offshore; courtesy of GHENOVA Ingeniera.

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Editor Camille Nedelec-Lucas, Editor and PR Specialist, AVEVA

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Respondingto Change

Perhaps one of the hardest parts of a CEOs job is

steering a company through the often rapid fluctuations

in the global economy. But as we monitor regionaland global trends and plan our strategies, one thing

stands out: the worlds engineering sector continues

steadily to grow and strengthen. AVEVA plays a part in

this resilience; by enabling our customers to be more

efficient or to do more, we help them to anticipate and

take advantage of changing market forces.

A good example of this is our 3D laser scanning technology,which has proved to be, as we expected, a game changer forthe plant industries. With portfolios of steadily ageing assetsand increasing demand for their products, operators have been

quick to use this powerful tool for planning and executing rapidand safe plant revamps.

The combination of best-in-class 3D modelling and laserscanning is at the heart of much of the AVEVA developmentplans. You can see several excellent examples of just howpervasive the combined technology is becoming in this issueof AVEVA World magazine. Current achievements using AVEVAPDMS, LFM and increasingly AVEVA Everything3D are theresult of our development teams across the globe workingtogether to produce truly interactive technology.

The enthusiastic reception that the launch of AVEVAEverything3D received has been matched by its strong uptake

by our customer community. Early adopters have expressedgreat satisfaction at its class-leading performance and, mostparticularly, at the way it interoperates reliably with their AVEVAPDMS installations, even on the same live project. There areenough business risks already without technology updatesadding to them.

Despite the downturn in global shipbuilding or perhapsbecause of it we continue to see outstanding successes withour marine solutions. Often, these are achieved by becomingmore efficient and competitive, as GHENOVAs successdemonstrates, but many customers are also taking advantageof the ability to diversify successfully. There is also an

interesting story on the use of AVEVA Bocad for an offshorewind project, and MAN Diesel and Turbo spoke to us abouttheir own unique implementation of Integrated Engineering &Design.

Sadly, with this issue we say goodbye to Magnus Feldt, whoretires after ten years as the editor of AVEVA World Magazine.Thank you, Magnus, for reflecting AVEVAs high standards inthis super magazine, as well as developing a team to carry onthe good work in future editions. On behalf of all at AVEVA andour customers, we wish you a long and happy retirement.

Richard LongdonChief ExecutiveAVEVA Group plc

As we monitor regional andglobal trends and plan ourstrategies, one thing stands out:the worlds engineering sector

continues steadily to grow andstrengthen...


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PIPE-ing Hot SuccessMAN Diesel & Turbo SE rapidly benefits from AVEVAs IE&D solution

In 2013, the power engineering division of MAN

Diesel & Turbo SE began to deploy AVEVAs Integrated

Engineering & Design (IE&D) solution as part of their

Programme for Integrated Power Engineering (PIPE).

At the 2013 AVEVA World Summit, Moritz Dyroff,

Lead Engineering IT Support & Services and Johann

Cohut, Project Manager Group IT, gave an engagingpresentation of the benefits that IE&D had already

brought to MAN Diesel & Turbo SE. We followed up with

them to see how this important project had progressed.

Camille Nedelec-Lucas

Editor of AVEVA World Magazine and PR Specialist

A rendering of UCIC, the first plant project completed

by MAN Diesel & Turbo SE using AVEVAs Integrated

Engineering & Design (IE&D) solution.

Image courtesy of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE.



Formed from the 2010 merger of the Diesel and Turbo divisionsof MAN, MAN Diesel & Turbo SE held a workshop in 2012 todevelop its engineering vision for 2015. The turbomachinerybusiness has been an AVEVA customer for a long time,explained Moritz, but the diesel division had been using adifferent system for 20 years. Following the merger we neededto standardise on common tools and best practice methodsacross the combined business.

During the workshop, they assessed their future engineering

needs, which spanned 2D planning, 3D modelling, 2D and 3Dintegration, technical document management and the need tosupport synergies with other business units. Next, they movedon to supplier assessment. We chose to organise a tenderselection process in which AVEVA and the competitor presentedtheir proposed implementations, Moritz said. AVEVA won thistender process through a combination of technical capabilitiesand their ability to deploy a pilot-scale solution in just sixmonths.

Various IT solutions

Previously, each area of the business had its own IT solutionsand data, making it difficult to integrate processes and projects.

Starting with the engineering department, the source of alltechnical plant information, the implementation process hadto integrate a disparate collection of very high quality tools andinformation.

MANs aim is for its Power Engineering division to furtherstrengthen its capabilities in the EPC space to meet theincreasing complexity of EPC contracts. The aim of the PIPEproject was to manage all kinds of documents in a structuredway. For this, we defined an overall engineering applicationarchitecture that the entire business unit could share.

First steps

Once the project was defined, the next step was the integrationand control of the various business processes. The first

objective of PIPE was therefore to create an integrated systemplatform that would enable global concurrent engineeringacross the companys satellite business units.

MAN Diesel & Turbo SE began the pilot phase of the PIPE projectwith AVEVA Diagrams for process system design, AVEVAEngineering for managing the engineering data, and AVEVAPDMS for 3D design. Johanns team functioned as a centralcommunication hub and liaised directly with AVEVAs technicalteam. It was Johanns and Moritzs team that rolled out the basicPIPE implementation, initially to key users from all disciplines inMAN Diesel & Turbo SEs German and Indian offices.

AVEVA specialists provided knowledge transfer and were inthe driving seat of the project while in-house competency wasbeing established. The power engineering managers were alsoclosely involved in the implementation because, as Johannexplained, They are a part of this; it is their future and they haveto drive it.

AVEVA won this tender process through a combination of technicalcapabilities and their ability to deploy a pilot-scale solution in justsix months...

Johann Cohut and Moritz Dyroff present at the 2013 AVEVA World Summit in Boston.


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As a result of the implementation of IE&D solutions,the originally expected benefits have been met. Theobjective of PIPE was to enable more efficient working bystandardising tools, workflows and business processesacross the business unit. The PIPE team had identifiedsignificant opportunities for reducing manual effort,

duplication of work and time spent searching forinformation, through the integration of the basic anddetailed engineering processes on a common database.Achieving this would also support continual businessprocess optimisation, embracing planning, engineering,production, suppliers and partners, through:

z improvement of engineering processes and capabilitiesz increasing standardisationz quality improvement, both in engineering and on sitez reduction of engineering costs thanks to reusable

product standards and templates.

In summary, the deployment of AVEVAs IntegratedEngineering & Design solution has delivered a strongoutcome for MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, through a higherlevel of standardisation and increased efficiency. Qualityimprovement, both in engineering and on site, was gainedthrough only having to enter data once (either in AVEVAEngineering, AVEVA Diagrams or AVEVA PDMS) and reusingit in all other applications through the built-in Compare &Update capability. One of the most important outcomesof the programme is that it takes fewer iterations to reacha certain quality level, said Johann. The result is notonly a faster project but also higher quality design, which

considerably reduces rework.

Whats next?

At the time of writing, MAN Diesel & Turbo SE has AVEVADiagrams, AVEVA Engineering and AVEVA PDMS connectedwith AVEVA Schematic 3D Integrator in order to compareand update data. They also use AVEVA Global andhave tested and will implement AVEVA Cable Design.The operations and design work of the German officeare fully integrated with those of the Indian office forefficient collaboration. In addition, MAN Diesel & TurboSE has connected some other systems, including a pipe

stress calculation tool, their management system and adocument management system, enabling them to executean EPC project using a fully integrated software solution.

Design data now flows in a controlled and structuredway throughout the divisions, but the PIPE programmecontinues to develop to take further advantage of thecapabilities offered by AVEVA IE&D. In the second phase,the electrical department also adopted AVEVA Engineeringand AVEVA PDMS. In the longer term, MAN Diesel &Turbo SE intends to fully deploy AVEVA Bocad Steel forstructural steel design: thus far they have completed pilot-scale deployment and user training. We will see further

integration between AVEVAs systems and other MANDiesel & Turbo SE systems, such as SAP DMS, and we alsowant to roll out to further projects and extend the userbase, Moritz concluded.

About MAN Diesel & Turbo SE

MAN Diesel & Turbo SE, based in Augsburg, Germany, is the worldsleading provider of large-bore diesel engines and turbomachineryfor marine and stationary applications. It designs two-stroke andfour-stroke engines that are manufactured both by the company

and by its licensees. The engines have power outputs rangingfrom 450 kW to 87 MW. MAN Diesel & Turbo SE also designs andmanufactures gas turbines of up to 50 MW, steam turbines ofup to 150 MW and compressors with volume flows of up to 1.5million m/h and pressures of up to 1,000 bar. The product rangeis rounded off by turbochargers, propellers, gas engines andchemical reactors. MAN Diesel & Turbos range of goods includescomplete marine propulsion systems, turbomachinery units forthe oil & gas as well as the process industries and complete powerplant solutions. Customers receive worldwide after-sales servicesmarketed under the MAN PrimeServ brand. The company employsaround 14,500 staff at more than 100 international sites, primarilyin Germany, Denmark, France, Switzerland, the Czech Republic,

India and China. MAN Diesel & Turbo is a company in the PowerEngineering business area of MAN SE.

For more information, visit: www.mandieselturbo.com.

Photograph courtesy of MAN Diesel & Turbo SE.


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How a combination of AVEVA PDMS, AVEVA P&ID and laserscanning is efficiently extending Perstorp Oxos valeraldehyde plant.

Project ValeroxAsset Expansion with AVEVA Software

Valeraldehyde and its derivatives are versatile chemicals

with uses ranging from detergents to plasticisers.

Growing demand for these chemicals prompted the

Perstorp Groups largest single undertaking in recent

years, the Valerox project.

The goal of the project is to progressively increase the capacityof the groups Stenungsund complex by an additional 100,000tonnes per annum. This major investment in new capacityreflects Perstorps commitment to meeting new marketdemands while continuing to increase cost-efficiency andreduce its environmental impact.

To find out more about the Valerox project, AVEVA visitedPerstorp Oxo at its headquarters in Stenungsund on the westcoast of Sweden. We met Tommy Arvidsson, Corporate ProjectManager at Perstorp and project leader for the Valerox project,and Peter Salomonsson, Senior Project Manager at the projectsengineering partner, COWI AB, which is responsible for the

basic and detail engineering.

The project started in 2012 and the new plant will be on streamearly in 2015, so when we visited the site it was extremely busywith construction work.

Magnus Feldt

Editor of AVEVA World Magazine


Peter Salomonsson, COWI (left) and Tommy Arvidson, Perstorp (right) were proud to show us around the new upgrade project.


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One of the most conspicuous additions to the Stenungsundskyline is the plants new flare, which was commissioned inJune 2013 in readiness for the Valerox project. Customers andregulators alike demand greener and safer products, Tommyexplained. European legislation is particularly strict and newrequirements continually emerge as the state of research and

technology advances. Our aim is to be at the forefront of futureproducts.

Basic and detail engineering performed by COWI

Perstorp has worked with COWI on several petrochemicalsprojects since the early 1990s, so the company was a preferredcandidate for the Valerox project. COWI is an experienceduser of AVEVA PDMS, which we first employed for a pulp andpaper project in 1998, explained Peter. Since then, we haveused PDMS widely in design projects and project managementin the refinery, petrochemicals, chemicals, pulp and paper,pharmaceutical, power and gas industries. COWI often acts asa turnkey provider, responsible not only for design, fabrication,construction and commissioning, but sometimes evenpurchasing as well.

The existing plant had originally been designed using a 2Dsystem and an older type of 3D system, explained Tommy.None of the design documentation was accurate or up todate enough to be used for the upcoming project, so we askedourselves whether we should use traditional manual surveyingmethods or laser scanning technology for it. We made a fewtrials with traditional methods, but quickly realised how time-consuming this would be and that using laser scanning insteadwould be quicker and minimise disruption to the daily operation

of the plant.

Early in the project, COWI laser scanned the entire plant withextreme accuracy in only ten days. The point cloud data waslinked to a 3D PDMS model using AVEVA Laser Model Interfaceenabling the existing parts to be connected and supplementedwith new parts.

Laser scanning saved aconsiderable amount of timebecause clashes could be

easily avoided, minimising anyrework at the site. And theprecise measurements madefabrication and installationmuch faster...

Manual surveying would probably have taken us at least amonth and we could not possibly have achieved the same levelof detail and accuracy, continued Tommy. Laser scanning saveda considerable amount of time because clashes could be easilyavoided, minimising any rework at the site. And the precisemeasurements made fabrication and installation much faster.

COWI has used 3D modelling with laser scanning technologywith great success on many revamp projects, said Peter. Thismethod saves a great deal of time in planning. AVEVA PDMSwas the obvious choice for this project, ensuring fast, clash-free design. Moreover, we can see very clearly, both in timingand structurally, how the construction should proceed. The 3Dmodel is also a great facilitator for us when discussing designfeatures and issues with the client.

Valerox is a good example of the sort of multi-disciplinaryprojects COWI works on, as the Valerox expansion consisted intotal of 17 sub-projects in a variety of disciplines. In addition toundertaking a significant amount of engineering work, COWIalso helped with the design, management and, to some extent,the purchasing. They will also be providing a HazOp study.

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The entire scanned plant in the PDMS environment.

Image courtesy of Perstorp/COWI.

Design becomes reality. Designing in situ with the accurate laser scan ensured

efficient, clash-free construction. Photograph courtesy of Perstorp.


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Accuracy saves time

The most important benefits were achieved during theinstallation of the new equipment, Tommy told us. The highaccuracy of the scans enabled accurate 3D models of all newdesign elements to be created. The pipes, steelwork andconcrete structures could all be prefabricated with a minimum

of material wastage as we had the exact dimensions for themfrom the model; and were talking about millimetre accuracyhere. This led to a very smooth installation when the newequipment was lifted into place, saving us considerable time.

The 3D model was used for internal reviews throughout theexecution of the project. By the time the model was about30% complete, Perstorps operations, maintenance andsafety specialists had already been able to make importantcontributions to its design. It is very important to have thisfeedback early in the process while it is still possible to makedesign changes in a cost-effective way, Tommy added. AtPerstorp, we abandoned plastic models in favour of 3D ones inthe early 2000s, for just this reason.

Future plans

Perstorp sees considerable long-term value in maintaining the3D model for project revamps, upgrades, operator training andmaintenance. It recently implemented PDMS at its engineeringoffice to be able to make smaller updates to the model, but willcontinue to rely on COWI for major upgrades.

Information Management is now very important for us,concluded Tommy. Today, the plant information is storedin the model and in other databases. It is essential for our

personnel to have easy access to all this information. Ourinternal commissioning, of which documentation handover isan important element, is a key issue that we will have to look atclosely very soon.

About Perstorp

The Perstorp Group is a world leader in several sectors ofthe speciality chemicals market, supplying a wide variety ofindustries and end-use applications. Perstorps products findtheir way into a wide range of everyday products used in thehome, at work or in leisure activities.

One of seven chemical plants in Stenungsund, covering anindustrial area of around 300,000 square metres, the PerstorpOxo plant was commissioned in 1980. Today, the productionsite hosts Scandinavias largest plant for the manufacture ofRME, an additive for diesel fuel. The network consists of severalindependent chemical companies sharing significant trackrecords in the industry.

The Perstorp Group operates production plants in Europe,Asia and North America, employing around 1,500 people in 22

countries.

Visit www.perstorp.comfor more information about Perstorp,and www.cowi.comfor information about COWI.

The most important benefitswere achieved during theinstallation of the new equipment.

The high accuracy of the scansenabled accurate 3D models ofall new design elements to becreated...


Close-up view of the new design being tied in to the as-built plant.

Image courtesy of Perstorp/COWI.

Design becomes reality. Designing in situ with the accurate laser scan ensured

efficient, clash-free construction. Photograph courtesy of Perstorp.



Expanded MetalLast year we introduced readers to the power of the newlyacquired AVEVA Bocad steel detailing solution. Enhancementand integration with the rest of AVEVAs design solutions

continue to progress rapidly and many important new featureshave already been added.

Integration

Lack of effective integration between steel detailing and plantlayout or vessel outfitting design has long been a source ofcostly problems and project delays. We overcame this bycreating a robust bidirectional interface between AVEVA Bocadand AVEVA PDMS, AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D) andAVEVA Outfitting. This enables the accurate transfer, not onlyof linear and planar sections, but also of many elements such asmulti-bend parts, stairs, ladders and handrails; something notusually possible with competing solutions. Equally importantly,

it also enables reliable round-tripping, which is essential forbringing steel detailing within the scope of the multi-disciplineAVEVA environment for clash management and changemanagement functions. A steel structure can be exported toAVEVA Bocad for detailing, and periodically returned for clashchecking and updating the common project model. Earlyadopters have reported excellent results with this capability.

Additional interfaces now include a direct bidirectional interfacewith STAAD.Pro for structural analysis and enhanced interfacingwith third-party fabrication management systems.

Cutting and weldingSteel is expensive, so being able to procure only as much as youneed, and then being able to make maximum use of it, can savea lot of money. Responding to users requests, we have added apowerful bar and plate nesting engine that tests show saves atleast 23% more raw steel than competing systems. Both costand time can be saved through reduced wastage and the abilityto plan and procure materials earlier and more accurately.

Material optimisation is also a feature of the way in whichAVEVA Bocad handles welds as individual tagged objects,rather than the customary approach of adding call-outs to 2Ddrawings. This enables automatic and accurate reporting ofweld consumables quantities. More importantly, it also makesit easier to comply with applicable regulations and offersopportunities to make better use of weld-related information,such as inspection records, in an asset life cycle managementsystem.

A WISCON interface has been added that enables geometricand welding data to be transferred directly to welding robots,offering significant improvements in fabrication efficiency.

New product: AVEVA Bocad NC

Smoothing the path between design, fabrication andconstruction can bring huge benefits. AVEVA Bocad NC isa powerful, standards-compliant production optimiser thatenables the design intent to be accurately and efficientlytranslated into structural steel components. It includes directlinks to all major steel cutting and forming machinery andprovides production engineers with an intuitive graphical toolfor editing and optimising production data to suit the machinesto be used. Users benefit from increased rates of consistentlyhigh quality production.

More to comeThe development team continue to work on a range of projectsaimed at increasing productivity and bringing structural steeldetailing ever more closely into an Integrated Engineering &Design environment. For the latest news about AVEVA Bocadproducts, visit www.aveva.com/AVEVA_Bocad. To learn moreabout how AVEVA Bocad works in practice, view a webinar atwww.aveva.com/webinars.

A brief look at advances in AVEVA Bocad

Improve project visibility, control and collaboration via change highlighting

technology.

Design collaboration and clash checking enable early elimination of

construction problems.



Found

at Sea:ExcellentEngineeringin HarshConditionsOsnabrck-based Ingenieurbro

Schlattner uses AVEVA BocadSteel for an offshore wind farm

Summer, 2012: A heavy-load vessel approaches the

German Bight. 45 km off Borkums northern coastline,

the gigantic barge stops and drops 800 tonnes of steel

with millimetre precision onto the bottom of the North

Sea. Over a ten-month period, this spectacular process

was repeated a total of 40 times. But what was being

dumped time and again into the depths? 30 metres

below the surface, 40 tripods have been erected sincethe summer of 2013, forming the foundations of the

Borkum offshore wind farm an impressive feat of

engineering.

Barbara DrgesMarketing Communications Manager, AVEVA Germany

Another 40 tripods are destined for installation during the nextphase of construction. Over an area of 56 km2, 80 wind turbineswill eventually generate a total of 400 MW of power withoutemitting a single tonne of CO

2. At the time of writing, the first

phase of construction has been completed and the wind farmis already delivering 200 MW, supplying 200,000 householdswith electricity. By the final phase of construction the Owner

Operator, Trianel Windkraftwerk Borkum GmbH & Co. KG,expects to have made an investment of EUR 1.6 billion. After all,the wind in the North Sea is something you can count on; withno obstacles such as mountains or buildings, it blows at speedsof around ten metres per second.

Complex inner workings

The harsh environmental conditions mean that the foundationsof the turbine must withstand extreme loads. The 40 tripod-style steel foundations, weighing 36,000 tonnes (aroundthree-and-a-half times the weight of the Eiffel Tower), are nowembedded in the sea floor. A single tripod is 30 metres tall, ofwhich only a couple of metres are visible above the surface.

Together with a central tube mounted on top, the completestructure stands 50 metres tall.

Photograph courtesy of Ingenieurbro Schlattner.



Above: Mountings on the lower sections of the legs secure the cables that feed

power to the transformer platform. Image courtesy of Ingenieurbro Schlattner.

While the dimensions and the tremendous weight of the tripodsare impressive, the interior detail is even more amazing. Whatlooks like a compact steel giant is really a high-tech structurewith numerous pipes, connections, lines, platforms andindividual parts. Ingenieurbro Schlattner GbR from Osnabrck,Germany, was hired by Offshore Wind Technology (OWT)GmbH to participate in the detailed engineering and planningof the gigantic tripod-style foundations. Two variants had tobe prepared for different sea locations, each with three sub-

variants depending on their positioning with reference to thetransformer platform. In each case, AVEVA Bocad Steel wasan indispensable planning tool for Marit Bachmann, engineer atSchlattner, who has been working with bocad softwaresince 2000.

Bocad Steel does all the thinking

Marit received from OWT the structural analyses and theassociated plans of the outer shell and the primary steel inPDF format, with all the details of the materials, standards andregulations to be applied to the design of the connecting parts.This data had first to be manually transferred to the system inorder to develop the inner workings the so-called secondarysteel after creating the master data and classification systems.One major challenge was to route all necessary piping without

collisions, both through the central tube, which has a diameterof 6 metres, tapering off at the bottom, and around the threelegs, each with a diameter of approximately 4 metres. Anothercomplicating factor was that the piping had to be routedthrough the tripod at precise slopes and angles.

Once secured to the

sea bed, the tripod

is ready for the

installation of the

superstructure and

wind turbine assembly.

Photograph courtesyof Ingenieurbro

Schlattner.



Detailed views, showing some of

the features inside and outside the

tripod structure. Images courtesy of

Ingenieurbro Schlattner.

The concrete pumping pipes are designed to be dual-redundant in order to be able to switch to the adjacentpipe in case of a blockage. Like swimming-pool slides,these pipes wind sinuously in and along the tripod.When the turbines are in service, the electrical energymust be transmitted from the point of generation at the

rotor, through the superstructure and the tripod to thetransformer platform. 12-centimetre-thick power cablesconnect the wind farm with the platform and then on tothe mainland. Power cable routing also calls for skilleddesign, since any kinks or tight curves could causeproblems.

In addition to these main components, a great manyladders, platforms, flanges, braces, openings, weldsand profile sections had to be created. Altogether, Marithad to plan, administer and document 3,244 individualdesign elements for each tripod variation. Once I haddesigned the first tripod, I was able to import and reuse thecomponent and design data for subsequent modifications,she explained. For instance, if I had to change theorientation of a power cable outlet, AVEVA Bocadautomatically adapted the surrounding architecture. Theamount of repetition between the tripod variations wasrelatively high, but connection points, fasteners and lineorientations did change. AVEVA Bocad Steel generated thepart lists for every variation on demand and exported thelists as Excel files.

For our customers, it was important to be able to regularlyreview intermediate design data, such as the overall

weight of the tripod or the total length of pipelines. Theconstruction of a wind farm involves a considerableamount of logistics, so they had to be able to charterappropriate construction cranes and ships in good time.It only took a couple of mouse clicks for me to obtain allthe necessary information and for the system to output it,continued Marit, describing the exchange of informationbetween the companies.

The program did the work for

me. In the case of very complexassemblies, some additionalwork was required, but I stillsaved a lot of time thanks to thesoftwares functionality...



Detailed drawings at the press of a button

Once the general layout drawing had been completed, thesoftware generated detailed drawings of the componentsat the press of a button, with all dimensions and connectionpoints fully defined. Together with all associated information,including item numbers and assignment numbers, material

specifications, geometric data, profile section details suchas wall thickness and diameters, and all connections, thisautomation made Marits day-to-day work easier. The programdid the work for me, she explained. In the case of very complexassemblies, some additional work was required, but I still saveda lot of time thanks to the softwares functionality.

Eight interface drawings show the production engineers howand where the other assembly sections meet and connect.All details such as location, angle, orientation or connectionpoints can be grasped at a glance. For instance, if a componentconsists of different materials, AVEVA Bocad Steel shows thisinformation graphically. With the click of a mouse button, theuser can at any time instantly switch between a 2D drawing anda 3D spatial representation, with both individual elements andgeneral overviews.

Marit explained, My favourite tool in AVEVA Bocad is Open GL,which enables me to move around the inside of the tripod andsee everything in 3D, so I can visually check that the lines runwithout clashes and that the dimensions are correct. This facilityfor the human eye to double-check the software calculations is,in my opinion, crucial.

The project was completed after one year of planning, with

up to nine development drafts. Schlattner handed over theshop drawings and production data to Weserwind GmbH inBremerhaven. AVEVA Bocad Steel supports the DSTV, DXF,DWG, SDNF and IFC data exchange formats. With AVEVAstechnical support, design data was converted using the IFCand STEP standard interfaces and then sent to Weserwind,who used this data to construct the tripods, to a large extentmanually.

New module supplements AVEVA Bocad Steel

Schlattner had already invested in three AVEVA Bocad Steelworkstations. With its ten employees, the Osnabruck-

based engineering company has completed many projects,ranging from industrial and commercial buildings throughto components for offshore wind farms. In addition to thetripods, Schlattners engineers also frequently plan and designplatforms. While the majority of its customers come fromGermany, Schlattner also handles a number of internationalprojects.

The AVEVA Bocad Offshore add-on was released in 2013to simplify the work of offshore structure designers. Userscan now design complex offshore structures and output allnecessary data with less effort and greater precision. Suchproductivity boosters can save valuable man-hours and cost

something that makes any business owner happy, said theengineering consultancys owner, Cornelius Schlattner.

To find out more about Schlattner, visit www.schlattner.de.

Schlattners engineers also

use AVEVA Bocad Steel to

create platform structures.

Image courtesy of

Ingenieurbro Schlattner.

A network of heavy-duty electrical

cables feeds energy from the turbines

to this transformer platform, from

which it is then fed to the mainland.

Photograph courtesy of Ingenieurbro Schlattner.



A New Lease of Life

How 3D laser scanning helps SBMOffshore to speed up FPSO revamps



After eight years of service with one of the big five oil

producers, one of SBM Offshores FPSOs was due to be

refurbished to operate off the coast of Angola, in the

Deepwater Field Development, under a twelve-year

lease. However, complex projects are rarely withoutchallenges; the design team at SBMs Kuala Lumpur

execution centre quickly realised that the vessels

as-built data was both incomplete and severely out of

date. With a tight schedule to meet, SBM turned to laser

scanning.

A rapid learning curve

A key issue was that the as-built isometrics did not correlatewith the original PDMS model, explained Chandru Sockalingam,Section Leader of Engineering Information Systems at the SBM

Kuala Lumpur office. We discussed a strategy with colleaguesat SBM Monaco, who hired Scopus, a specialist laser surveyingcompany, to scan the entire vessel on location at the Paenalshipyard in Angola. This proved very effective; once the scanwas completed we could then compare it with the AVEVAPDMS model, enabling us to accurately correct the model.

SBM KL had never previously used laser scanning in itsprojects, so using AVEVA Laser Model Interface (AVEVA LMI)to incorporate laser data within a PDMS model was a newexperience for its designers. SBM and Scopus created trainingmanuals, after which it took only two days for a new designer tounderstand how to work with the laser point cloud data within

PDMS. Further issues arising through hardware constraints andthe volume of scan data were all solved with the support of LFMSoftware.



Big advantages

SBM quickly found that one of the major advantages of 3Dscan data is the ability to compare an AVEVA PDMS model withthe actual as-built configuration without the need to rely on

2D drawings or lengthy site visits. This method considerablyreduced the time required on site and this represents a bigcost saving, Chandru explained. The Angola site is particularlyexpensive to get to, with a lot of safety and security issues. Thelaser scanning meant that few project staff needed to be on siteat all; with a good quality scan, there was no real need to havemany site visits.

The benefits, though, extended beyond just the accuracyof creating an as-built model. Clash checks could also beperformed between the new or modified model and the pointcloud. Designers could quickly model as-built piping, structuraland cable tray elements based on the point cloud. Where it

would have taken a piping designer two hours to check andremodel a single piping system (whether an as-built or a newpipe) based on 2D layouts, it now took less than an hour tocomplete. The ease and intelligence of clash checking meantthat the model could be updated with high accuracy.

At its peak, there were 20 designers working on the projectspiping modelling, Chandru told us. I estimate the savings indesign time alone are significant. A big contributor is the waythat the very realistic LFM BubbleView shows the scan area

and any clashes, making it easy to see where work needs to becarried out.

Building capabilities

Success breeds success. Once the Angola FPSO project haddemonstrated the benefits of laser scanning, SBM decidedto take advantage of the newly gained expertise of its KualaLumpur design team by using laser scanning on other projects.The Espirito Santo BC10 FPSO, which is currently operatingin the Parque Das Conchas oil field off the coast of Brazil,requires some modification of the modules; laser scan data ishelping to eliminate clashes with the existing as-built model.Similarly, FPSO Kikeh, which operates off the coast of Sabah,

Malaysia, also took advantage of laser scanning for its modulemodifications.

SBM constructs, builds and converts FPSOs around the world, such as the

FPSO Aseng, which is pictured here. Photograph courtesy of SBM Offshore.

At its peak, there were 20designers working on theprojects piping modelling.

I estimate the savingsin design time alone aresignificant. A big contributoris the way that the veryrealistic LFM BubbleViewshows the scan area andany clashes, making it easyto see where work needs tobe carried out...

...LFM software andAVEVA LMI have become astandard part of our toolkitto enhance value bothfor ourselves and for ourclients...



We have used PDMS a lot on a varietyof projects, Chandru commented. Inaddition to this project in Angola, weare using laser scanning on a numberof ongoing projects. LFM software andAVEVA LMI have become a standard part

of our toolkit to enhance value both forourselves and for our clients.

The future

Looking to the future of laser scanningat SBM, Chandru highlighted his interestin the possibilities offered by AVEVAEverything 3D (AVEVA E3D). Directlyincorporating and manipulating laserscan data in AVEVA E3D is seen byChandru to be more user friendly. Wehave seen AVEVAs presentations onAVEVA E3Ds capabilities with the scandata; I am sure that is the way to go. Imvery interested in the tighter integrationof the two technologies, the way the LFMdataset and AVEVA E3D work together,he concluded.

About SBM

SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holdingcompany headquartered in Schiedam.It holds direct and indirect interests incompanies that collectively form the SBMOffshore group.

SBM Offshore provides floatingproduction solutions to the offshoreenergy industry, over the full productlife cycle. It is a market leader in leasedfloating production systems, withmultiple units currently in operation andunrivalled operational experience in thisfield. The companys main activities arethe design, supply, installation, operationand life extension of FPSO vessels. Theseare either owned and operated by SBM

Offshore and leased to its clients, orsupplied on a turnkey sale basis.

The group employs over 9,600 peopleworldwide over five project executioncentres, eleven operational shorebases, several construction yards and itsoffshore fleet of vessels.

Visit www.sbmoffshore.comfor moreinformation.

Point cloud model overlaid in the PDMS model.

Building around the point cloud model.

Using the LFM BubbleView to view the scanned area and the clash element.

Overview of the point cloud model with the vessel model. All images courtesy of SBM Offshore.



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Towards the Lean RevampHow AVEVA technology and laser scanning enable IES

Engineering to apply Lean processes on revamp projects

Tracey Nabe

Regional Lead Marketing Coordinator, AVEVA

California-based IES Engineering is a dynamic young

company specialising in the design, engineering and

programming of upstream oil & gas facilities and

processes. Strong demand for laser scanning brownfield

projects has enabled IES to invest in developing

specialised expertise in high-value scanning and as-

building services. As a result, not only can it offer cost

savings ranging from 25% to as much as 70% on laser

scanned data, it is also able to apply Lean Constructionmethodologies to revamp projects. We met with Randy

Meyer, Mechanical Project Manager at IES, to learn more.

Benefits from AVEVA PDMS and laser scanning

The decision to utilise laser scanning with AVEVA PDMS wasbased both on the value obtained from such a combinationand from its ease of implementation and use. AVEVA PDMSssupport for laser scan data means that IES field crews canuse high-performance scanners and survey instruments toefficiently capture the numerous pipes, vessels, supportsand other plant features, including data needed for terrainmodels. We made the decision to invest in in-house scanning

capabilities predominantly due to our piping and facility designexpertise, Randy explained. Many survey service providers donot have the level of specialised engineering understandingrequired.

The ability to take laser scanned data and move it directlyinto the PDMS design model saves a significant amount inoverall costs and time. Not only have we been able to cutlabour hours in half, the amount of material wastage is greatlyreduced, continued Randy. We believe that if the design can befabricated in shop instead of on site, this provides great valuein the construction phase through reduced costs, fewer man-hours and earlier project start-up.

IESs Ernesto Montes De Oca reviews PDMS design model and scanned fabrication model. Photograph courtesy of IES Engineering.



Lean Construction in action

The use of 3D laser scanning enables rapid in-processverification at every stage of fabrication and construction,creating a closed control loop in which every participantcan actively contribute to the success of the project. This isan important enabler of Lean Construction, which aims toeliminate wastage of any kind. Laser scan data can be importedinto the 3D design environment and quickly compared with

the design model for every item, even down to individual pipespools. As IES has proved, this ability to continually check andresolve deviations almost in real time is just as valuable onbrownfield projects as it is for new builds.

By overlaying the scans onto the design model, IES can quicklygenerate accurate deviation reports, enabling the client toassess the nature and extent of any deviations and makeinformed decisions to reject or accept any non-compliantspools, vessels or structural components.

These deviation reports are very important to IESs clients; theability to identify incorrectly fabricated items to avoid on-siterework can save considerable costs. Randy described howIES had recently scanned six filter-vessel skids that had beenfabricated in Canada and produced detailed deviation reports tothe clients specification.

Scanning in the fabrication shop creates a baseline for asset

integrity. If any fabrications are damaged during transit,installation or start-up, more scans can be captured andoverlaid on the originals to determine the extent of the damage.IES used this capability for a large process facility located inBakersfield, California, for which the piping was fabricated onthe east coast of the US. Laser scanning was used to verify theaccuracy of the fabrications before their shipment across theUS, saving IESs client over $2 million.

Layered image depicting, from left, point cloud data, point cloud with 3D model overlay, and point cloud intensity scan. Image courtesy of IES Engineering.

Randy Meyer (left) and client conduct an on-site review of a water plant

vessel installation with reference to the PDMS design model.

On-site PDMS design model client review using latest tablet technology.

Photographs courtesy of IES Engineering.



IES heavily exploits the capabilities of AVEVA PDMS to save

overall time and cost through better quality design. Pipes areregularly modelled to less than 1 (25 mm) and the rebar, anchorbolts, and other components are designed with a similarly highlevel of detail. IES then updates the 3D PDMS design after thefabrication and scan of the spools, so that the PDMS designmodel accurately reflects the as-fabricated condition. Suchattention to detail pays dividends; for one steam generatorproject, IES had 800 spools fabricated, of which only fourneeded to be modified on site.

Such quality and accuracy of 3D data adds value far beyonddesign and fabrication; it is an important enabler of Lean

processes in the on-site construction stages by eliminatingclashes and by supporting the efficient sequencing ofdemolition and construction tasks. 3D data not only offers theability to create design and fabrication that will bolt up with noissues, it also enables the creation of highly detailed demolitionplans, providing the client with more control to define the scopeof work on a project, Randy explained.

Using AVEVA PDMS, we can apply rule sets for demolitiondrawings, helping us to efficiently create accurate costestimates. 3D design also enables the client to more fullyunderstand the design concept and to contribute effectively toreviewing it for ease of operation.

So, not only can the revamp design be created with operations

in mind by ensuring the accuracy of as-built information, laser-verified 3D data also supports many other aspects of efficientasset management, minimising downtime and increasingoperational safety.

Key differentiators

While many companies provide only data capture and a fewalso carry out modelling, IES uses the data to add value to allits engineering and design processes. It uses AVEVA PDMS andlaser scanning data for piping, civil and structural design andenforces a high level of design accuracy. The technology is alsoused extensively for data mining and material management.

PDMS enables us to extract far more information value from the3D model than any other software application on the market,Randy assured us.

IES takes pride in working closely with its clients to keep theminvolved throughout the entire design review process. 3Dmodels are sent out daily for review and approval, which cutsdown time spent issuing drawings with revisions and keepsprojects on schedule. In addition, the point cloud laser scanningapplication that IES uses is highly interoperable, so that clientshave the advantage of also using this application with their ownvendors.

3D PDMS model of gas plant corridor in Belridge, California. Image courtesy

of IES Engineering.

3D laser scan of as-built used with PDMS for new design construction

support. Image courtesy of IES Engineering.

Grade model generated by mobile scanning using PDMS to design pipeline.

Image courtesy of IES Engineering.

Point cloud generated by mobile scanning to create grade model using

PDMS. Image courtesy of IES Engineering.



Increasing affordability

Rapidly increasing adoption of laser scanning as an importanttool for capital projects is increasing the demand for laserscanning hardware. This is good news for EPCs as vendorscompete vigorously to win this new business by increasinghardware capabilities and reducing prices. The result is thatlaser scanning for large engineering projects is becoming evermore affordable. As an added benefit, the lower costs that wecan offer for laser scanning have enabled smaller clients to take

advantage of its capabilities, Randy concluded.

Vision for the future

Through its focus and commitment to developing its in-house expertise, IES has achieved significant success in theCalifornia region and beyond. Today its challenge is to retainits competitive advantage as it expands into wider markets.Part of its plan to meet this challenge includes adopting AVEVAElectrical and AVEVA Instrumentation, enabling IES to offera more extensive design package. As still a relatively smallcompany, IES appreciates the ease of use of AVEVA solutions,which enables it to quickly train new designers with minimum

disruption to ongoing project work.

About IES

Randy Meyer originally worked for a large overseas OwnerOperator. Whenever he was back in the US, he was struck bythe number of requests that he would get from operators andEPCs for design work on local facility and pipeline projects.Spotting an opportunity, in 2009 Randy decided to capitalise onhis 20 years experience of using AVEVA PDMS and incorporatedTSM in Bakersfield, California. In little over three years, throughgrowing demand for PDMS standardisation and a high level of

client satisfaction, Randy grew the company to 28 employees.

In 2013, TSM merged with IES Engineering, another localengineering company in Bakersfield and, for simplicity, kept thecompany name. The company has continued to grow strongly,and now employs over 200 staff and is expanding its customerbase throughout California and into other regions. IES currentlyhas two dedicated laser scanning teams who are kept fullyoccupied on brownfield project work.

The merger of IES and TSM proved to be a match made inheaven as their respective skills complement each other

perfectly, establishing the expanded business as one of theregions leading engineering service providers for processand pipeline facilities and positioning it to take advantage ofopportunities both across North America and globally. Visitwww.ies-engr.comfor more information.

3D data not only offers the ability to create design and fabricationthat will bolt up with no issues, it also enables the creation ofhighly detailed demolition plans, providing the client with more

control to define the scope of work on a project...

Client (left) and Randy Meyer (right) meet for an on-site design review. Photograph courtesy of IES Engineering.



GHENOVA Ingeniera Designs LPGsfor Transpetro, Subsidiary of Petrobras

Spanish engineering firm opens up new opportunitiesin Latin America with the help of AVEVA Marine

To mitigate the shipping industrys contraction, Spanish

engineering company GHENOVA Ingeniera has seized

opportunities in the high-growth markets of Latin

America. A key lighthouse project enabling them to

establish a strong position is the design of a fleet of LPGtankers for Transpetro, using AVEVA Marine. We visited

GHENOVA at their headquarters in Seville to understand

how this high-profile project is playing a strategic role in

their Latin American future.



Entry into growth markets

Ignacio Grau, GHENOVAs Head of Marketing andCommunication, told us that Europe, especially the navalsector, has been GHENOVAs core market since the companysfoundation. Several projects signed in Brazil, both for naval

engineering and energy, are now expanding the companysclient base. As a Spanish company, GHENOVA has a head start.For us, expansion into Latin America was the natural choice,explained Julin Fontela, GHENOVAs Manager of BusinessDevelopment. We have fewer linguistic or cultural barriers toentry than equivalent North American or other Anglophonecompanies.



The depressed shipping market following the slump in 2008especially impacted GHENOVAs customer base in Europe andin the naval sector; the company recognised the need to pursuenew opportunities in high-growth markets. Our main office inLatin America is in Brazil, and from there we are orchestratingour expansion into the rest of Latin America, Julin explained.

Projects executed from the Brazilian office are of strategicimportance for us, because each one demonstrates both thehigh quality of our work and our long-term commitment toour customers in the region as a whole. This strategy reallyrepresents a key ingredient for the growth of the company.

The focus on both Europe and Latin America has meantintensified activities and a resulting notable staff increment,which are cornerstones of a longer-term growth strategy:we want to reach 50 million Euros in annual revenue andsignificantly increase our workforce by 2018, Ignacio added.

In September 2011, a year after GHENOVA first entered Brazil,success came with the signing of a seven-million-Euro contractwith the STX Promar shipyard (now Vard, part of the Fincantierigroup) to carry out the engineering of eight LPG tankers forTranspetro. A subsidiary of Petrobras, Transpetro is Brazilslargest oil & gas distribution company. It stores and transportsoil, ethanol, biofuels and natural gas, and has a network of morethan 11,000 kilometres (7,000 miles) of pipelines.

The LPG project

Our Brazil office is very strong on the marine side and the LPGproject is a great reference case, continued Julin. It clearlydemonstrates our capabilities to neighbouring countries who

are also important oil & gas players on the global stage. Wehope that this project will be a springboard for GHENOVA tofoster relationships with other oil & gas producers in the region.

Left: 7,000 m3series LPG tanker

design in AVEVA Marine.

Right: Sections of the tanker model.

Images courtesy of GHENOVA.


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The project consists of the detailed engineering andpurchasing support for the prototypes of three LPG carrier

designs. A design for four vessels with a pressurised capacity of7,000 m3has already been delivered. The first three are alreadyin fabrication. The first vessel in the series has been christenedOscar Niemeyer and will be delivered in December 2014. Afurther vessel design for two LPGs with a smaller pressurisedcapacity of 4,000m3is also complete; at the time of writing,both vessels are being constructed and will be delivered soon.GHENOVA is now working on a design for two semi-pressurisedvessels that will each have a capacity of 12,000 m3. GHENOVAis responsible for all the detailed engineering of the structures,piping, equipment and outfitting, the electrical, instrumentationand electronics systems, and HVAC and accommodation. The

Brazilian team are using AVEVA Hull, AVEVA Outfitting, andAVEVA Cable Design, collaborating with their colleagues at theSpanish headquarters with the help of AVEVA Global.

The business opportunity

This high-profile project provided an excellent opportunity for

GHENOVA to establish a reputation with Petrobras, Brazilslargest company and one of the worlds leading players in theoil & gas industry. A link to Petrobras is an endorsement ofGHENOVAs capabilities and sends a strong message to otherOOs in the region. Furthermore, GHENOVA has established aconnection with this Brazilian oil & gas giant at a crucial timein Petrobrass history. The offshore Santos Basin discoverymeans that Petrobras will invest in fleet expansion and renewalto support its future increase in E&P activities and, as a result,there will be plenty of opportunities for further projects.


7,000 m3series LPG tanker design in AVEVA Marine. Images courtesy of GHENOVA.



Another key factor that will push forward growth in this market

is the Certificado de Registro e Classificao Cadastral (CRCC)certificate, which is awarded by Petrobras to companies thatmeet all the requirements to become an approved servicesprovider. The CRCC specifically certifies GHENOVAs ability tocarry out comprehensive shipbuilding and tanker-ship projects.This document allows GHENOVA to tender and participatein bids for work from Petrobras and, combined with the LPGproject, marks a significant step forward. GHENOVA describes itas its passport into the Brazilian market.

Selecting the tool for the job

To make the most of this business opportunity, GHENOVA

needed the best tool for the job. With experience of Tribon,GHENOVA had successfully adapted to AVEVA Marine severalyears ago and is very happy with the result; their designersand engineers were able to adjust quickly and smoothly to thenew system. Their AVEVA deployment forms part of a suite ofapplications that enables GHENOVA to meet a wide range ofclient- and project-specific requirements. As a result, GHENOVAselects the design software on a case-by-case basis. Ourbusiness is engineering, first and foremost, said Julin. Eachof the different types of software that we use is one systemwithin a diverse toolkit. Every client has different requirementsand meeting those requirements is key. We dont only designships; among other things we also design thermal power

plants, so our choice of software for any particular project isusually dictated by the nature of the project and the clientsrequirements.

As a result, AVEVA Marine was chosen specifically for thisproject because it best matched Transpetros needs and wasconsequently mandated by Vard Brazil. This is an entirely newproject for us, so it was essential to select a 3D engineering anddesign tool that could deliver true strategic value, explainedFrancisco Cuervas, General Director of GHENOVA. AVEVAMarine met all the requirements that the client set out, makingit the ideal choice for such an important project. The integrated

AVEVA Marine applications have helped us to save many hoursduring the design phase, allowing an efficient and accuratemodel to be delivered to our customer.

Rui Miguel de Sousa, GHENOVA Brazils Branch Director, added,

The AVEVA solution was subjected to a rigorous tender processand its integrated hull and outfitting design capability stood outagainst the competition. It will enable us to efficiently createclash-free, production-oriented design. We are confident thiswill help us achieve reduced rework and deliver the highestquality designs. With concurrent global project execution wecan also ensure that all sites and users have access to the latestapproved data, right down to attribute details.

The future

We will continue to use AVEVA Marine as part of an overallservice offering as we continue to seek out opportunities inboth our European client base, and our expanding new clientbase in Latin America, said Julin. The results that we haveachieved with AVEVA Marine speak for themselves and we look

forward to completing similar noteworthy projects. GHENOVAis currently involved in several multi-disciplinary projects andis now clearly making strong headway into the Latin Americanmarket, whilst maintaining its European partnerships. We lookforward to further news of their progress.

About GHENOVA Ingeniera

GHENOVA is an international multi-disciplinary engineering andconsulting company that acts in sectors where there is a needfor a comprehensive solution. Its team undertakes large projectswith extreme technological complexity for some of the worldslargest firms in the naval and offshore, industry and energy,

aeronautical, infrastructure and defence sectors. The companyhas offices in Germany, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Norway, theNetherlands and Spain, and headquarters in Seville and Ferrol.Visit www.ghenova.comfor more information.

The results that we haveachieved with AVEVA Marinespeak for themselves and we lookforward to completing similarnoteworthy projects...

Julin Fontela, GHENOVAs Manager of Business Development, and Ignacio

Grau, GHENOVAs Head of Marketing and Communication.

An engineer works on a design in AVEVA Marine at global head offices in

Seville, Spain. Photographs courtesy of GHENOVA.



Sweet SimplicityHow AVEVA Engineeringmakes it easyfor engineers to

control change

We have all, no doubt, encountered software that

required us to think or act in a non-intuitive manner.Often, this is no more than a nuisance, but when

the work involved is the safety-critical design of a

complex engineering project valued in millions of

dollars per day, nuisance takes on a much more

serious aspect.

With engineering software there is a huge premium

on ease of use, not only to increase productivity but

also to minimise the risk of error. In plant or ship

design, where many engineers and designers across

a range of disciplines must collaborate to evolvethe design, this ease of use must also extend to

supporting the iterative, change-intensive nature of

the work.



An apt analogy for this is the designspiral, which represents the way inwhich each discipline contributesprogressively smaller refinements to theoverall design. Key to holding the spiralin shape are the lines of communication

whereby changes are transmittedbetween participants.

Viewed in this way, iterative projectdevelopment seems deceptively simple.The reality, however, can be quitedifferent if the technology used cannothandle the vast quantities and differenttypes of evolving engineering data, orthe workflows followed by the variousdisciplines through successive stages ofthe project.

Change management

The critical issue is changemanagement. On the one hand,each responsible discipline mustbe free to update their work as andwhen necessary to progress it fromfirst approximation to final releasedstatus. But uncontrolled changemakes their work almost impossibleif, every time they accommodate achange made by one discipline, threeothers make changes that undo the

work already completed. Equally, if thetechnology attempts to prevent errorsby automatically imposing changesacross all affected disciplines, this cannot only hinder the entire collaborativeeffort, but also effectively undermine theresponsibility of each discipline.

For example, if a process engineerdecides to increase the capacity ofa pump and the software were toautomatically apply rules to upgrade

the power supply, this could result inthe Electrical & Instrumentation (E&I)disciplines selection of switch or fusegear being overridden without theirauthorisation or even their knowledge,leading to potentially dangerous plantoperation.

AVEVA Engineering overcomes thisdilemma. It supports true collaborativeworking by enabling each engineeringdiscipline to work at its own pace whilealso having visibility of changes made by

others. Changes are not only controlledby the responsible disciplines but can beaccommodated in a controlled mannerby the other affected disciplines.

Controlled object revisioningThe latest release of AVEVA Engineering implements a powerful feature for efficientcollaborative working: revision control at the object level. This is a good example ofhow a complex technical function can be carried out in a manner which is transparentto the user. Under the covers it involves sophisticated database manipulation tomanage the revisioning processes; users, however, see only a clear and intuitivemeans of performing the task in hand. It just works.

The concept is easy to understand. Each engineering discipline works on objects pumps, pipes or valves, say. At first, information about an object will be sketchy; theprocess engineers know they need a valve in the circuit here, but have not yet decidedwhat size or type it should be. At this stage, because they are working with a number

of poorly defined objects to create an initial P&ID, they do not want other disciplinesto use their information; it is not sufficiently mature. So they continue working in theirclosed sandbox environment until the P&ID is sufficiently well defined that otherscan confidently begin to work with it. They then issue the P&ID, at a controlled releaselevel, whereupon it becomes visible to the rest of the project.

The process engineers continue their P&ID development on a working copy of theissued version retained in their sandbox. More information is added, such as valvetypes and catalogue references. Meanwhile, for example, the E&I engineers haveused the first P&ID release to update their own preliminary system for powering andcontrolling the various objects within the P&ID, and have issued this at its own firstrelease level. At some suitable point the process team will update their issued P&IDfrom the latest working copy, to reflect both their own changes and the work of the

E&I team. Other disciplines will then see, for example, that the P&ID now includesmore detail as well as new objects such as pressure relief valves and various in-lineinstruments, while some valve objects have been changed from manual tomotorised types.

The design spiral represents the way

in which each discipline contributes

progressively smaller refinements to

the overall design.



This well-managed control of the evolution of engineeringinformation also benefits the design disciplines that workwith it, because both engineering and design share commoninformation. For example, the piping designer sees that theP&ID has been updated because various objects in the 3D layouthave become highlighted: the new relief valves and instrumentswill need moving into suitably convenient positions. However,

he or she might reasonably expect that the E&I engineers willsoon be updating their equipment and cable specifications.The designer may therefore decide to defer making designchanges until these additional engineering changes have beenissued. It is this ability for each discipline to retain control ofwhich changes to make and when to make them that is thekey to efficiency in the complex process of multi-disciplinaryengineering design.

Maturity levels

In practice, the process is rather more sophisticated than thisvery simple illustration. The sandbox typically comprises threedistinct and controlled maturity levels: Working, Submitted andChecked. This provides the necessary structure for managingdevelopment within each engineering discipline. And while adiscipline is normally considered to be a functional grouping,

such as E&I, it can also be a grouping by scope of work and/orlocation, according to the structure of the particular project.

The basic maturity levels and their characteristics are describedbelow:

Working

z Dynamic data is not shared outside the discipline

z There is only one working version of an object unless alternative topologies are being assessed

z Not visible to other disciplines

Submitted

z Non-versioned snapshot data release for consumption within the discipline by an approver

z Allows workingto carry on without locking the object

z Not visible to other disciplines

Checked

z Any other intermediates of similar characteristics of submittedor issued

z There may be one or many issued types or areas, e.g. Submitted, Approved, Issued each containing multiple versioned

snapshot instances of an object

z Not visible/visible to other disciplines

Issued

z Versioned snapshot data release for consumption by other disciplines within their working area

z There are multi-versioned snapshot instances of objects

z Each discipline may have differing numbers of versioned snapshot instances of an object

z Visible to other disciplines

Freeze

z Approved snapshot data that represents a consistent object dataset across all the disciplines for a particular design freeze

z Versioned snapshot data frozenfor consistent viewing

z Each discipline should have the same number of freezesnapshots representing a consistent horizontal view or milestone of

the virtual object split amongst each discipline


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Integrating Operations

with AVEVA NETHow a major Korean EPC is making AVEVA NET thefoundation of its Information Integration facilityDaewoo Engineering & Construction (Daewoo E&C) is

an important Korean EPC in the oil & gas industry. It has

a strong presence in Africa and the Middle East, beingresponsible for many LNG facilities in Libya, Nigeria,

Algeria, Morocco and Saudi Arabia. The companys

work across such widely distributed assets triggered

its decision to invest in AVEVA NET to support the

integration of its business processes.

Daewoo E&Cs decision to base its Information IntegrationSystem on AVEVA technology followed a long and successfulhistory of using AVEVA design and visualisation products onits projects. The company had first used AVEVA NET on theNigerian Gbaran-Ubie integrated oil & gas project and had

been impressed by its performance. The ability to associatedocument lists and tags, and to export data according to thestandards required by the Owner Operator, was extremelyhelpful, said Junho Yoo, Site Handover Manager, Plant SystemManagement Team, Daewoo E&C.

Mihoko Usui

Marketing Administrator, Korea and Japan

AVEVA NET and the Otumara project

Because of this positive experience, Daewoo turned again to

AVEVA NET to support the handover and operations phasesof the Otumara project in Nigeria. During the benchmarkingprocess AVEVA used a sample of Daewoos own data todemonstrate the superior data integration capabilities of AVEVANETs open architecture approach, explained DoYoung Lee,Senior Manager, Technical Services, AVEVA. Showing thatwe could easily and intelligently extract data from Daewooscentral repository, regardless of the datas source and format,and deliver it directly into the OOs Computerised MaintenanceManagement System in a structure that the customer required,convinced Daewoo that AVEVA NET was the right productfor them. It was AVEVA NETs ease of use and flexibility inenabling Daewoo to meet its customers exact data handover

requirements on schedule that won AVEVA this important deal.

Nigeria is currently Africas biggest oil producer and its Otumaraprocessing facility serves three oil fields in the western NigerDelta, Otumara, Saghara and Opuama. The EPC contract for agas compression and liquefaction plant had been awarded toDaewoos Nigerian subsidiary, in October 2010. The OO hadproblems integrating with the many systems that Daewoo E&Cand its client were using. Daewoo E&C realised that this couldprevent them from delivering a consolidated, high-integritydataset that met their clients standards at the pointof handover.

Daewoo representatives Mark Julian, Document Controller, Junho Yoo, AVEVA NET engineer, and Sanghyeon Kim, DCC and IM manager, meet with Ese Ehworho,

Document Controller at SPDC. Photograph courtesy of Daewoo E&C.



With only five months in which to deliver all the project data,AVEVA NET had to be operational almost immediately in orderto resolve Daewoo E&Cs issues by integrating almost all projectinformation and data from the various source applications. Itsdeployment proved so rapid and successful that Daewoo E&Cwas able to fully meet its delivery commitments.

AVEVA NET data integration system

As a result of these two successful projects, Daewoo E&Cdecided to build an overarching Information IntegrationSystem with AVEVA NET as its foundation. AVEVA NET is easilyoperated, both by its normal users, who can access the portalsite without any further training, and by its administrators, whocan easily manage its Gateway configurations and user profiles,Daewoo told us. We decided to use AVEVA NET Portal forour Integration System because it is more flexible than othervendors systems and can be integrated with many design tools,including AVEVA PDMS, AutoCAD and even PDS, explained IlSeob Kim, Plant System Management Team Manager, DaewooE&C. It is easy to create reports in AVEVA NET Portal and itsGateway configuration is much more easily managed than othervendors software.

The system is currently being rolled out on two pilot projects,both for petrochemical facilities, and engineers are testing itusing validation reports. We havent seen the full advantagesyet because rollout is still in progress, said JunHo Yoo, PlantSystem Management Team, Assistant Manager, Daewoo E&C.But the current data validation process, which includes checksfor inconsistencies in the engineering data, has already achievedexcellent results in data quality. We have a plan to extend the

systems scope in the future, by exchanging data also betweenour engineering systems.

One challenge is that Owner Operators in Africa rarely maketheir information requirements sufficiently detailed andclear. However, data quality is essential for efficient projectmanagement and handover. Daewoo E&C therefore had todefine, not only its own workflow, but also standards to improvedata quality. It plans to deploy the AVEVA NET system onupcoming projects, but this will be decided on a case-by-casebasis according to customers requirements.

The futureDaewoo E&Cs vision is to be the worlds most reliable, leadingengineering and construction company, and to draw the highestpossible value from world-leading technologies and highly-skilled human resources. AVEVA NET is clearly helping them toget there.

About Daewoo E&C

Headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, Daewoo Engineering &Construction is a Korean construction company establishedin 1973 and previously named Daewoo Construction Co., Ltd.Its main constructions in Korea include the Wolseong NuclearPower Plant, Nurimaru, the Busan-Geoje Fixed Link and half

of the LNG storage tanks at Koreas gas liquefaction plants. Itsmajor constructions abroad include the Swani Hospital projectin Tripoli, Libya, the Menara Telekom Tower in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia, and the Houay-Ho dam in Laos. To find out more,please visit www.daewooenc.com.

We havent seen the fulladvantages yet becauserollout is still in progress. But

the current data validationprocess, which includeschecks for inconsistenciesin the engineering data, hasalready achieved excellentresults in data quality. We havea plan to extend the systems

scope in the future, byexchanging data also betweenour engineering systems...

Screenshot of the AKKAS project with AVEVA NET.

Screenshot of the AKKAS project with AVEVA NET.

Images courtesy of Daewoo E&C.


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Current FlowAVEVA Instrumentation was launched in 2009 and, in response to enthusiastic requestsfrom customers, was quickly followed by AVEVA Electrical. Both were far ahead of theirnearest competitors when launched, and sustained development has further extendedtheir lead. 2014 saw some important new developments in these rising star applications,so it is timely to review the progress made.

Piping layout may create the body of a plant, but Electrical andInstrumentation (E&I) engineering creates power and control

system intelligences, enabling and controlling all of its criticalfunctions. One might therefore expect that, just as piping layoutuses sophisticated 3D design software, so E&I would have itsown powerful, specialised applications. However, availableapplications were generally regarded as costly, inefficient anddifficult to use, while most E&I engineers still had to make dowith spreadsheets and 2D CAD software. This is all the moreastonishing when you reflect that E&I accounts for 60% ofa plants life cycle hardware costs and is critical to safe andefficient plant operation, while its information is accessedmore often than any other type. Little wonder then that bothAVEVA products met with immediate success; within a year,AVEVA Electrical went from a standing start to over 40 majorinstallations.

Users of both applications reported a sense of liberation, bothfrom the costly drudgery imposed by their original E&I tools andfrom the poor response of other vendors to requests for newfeatures. As a result, an enthusiastic user community was eagerto work with AVEVA, contributing ideas and requests, offeringvaluable insights into practical aspects of using these productsand helping AVEVA to prioritise developments. 2014 hasseen many resulting improvements that increase customersproductivity.

New technology partnershipArguably the most significant new development has been atechnology partnership between AVEVA and ETAP, the globalmarket leader in Power System Design Analysis software.

Electrical design for engineering projects is considerably morecomplex than just ensuring that the right connections are made.

Power supplies must be correctly specified for both normaland peak demands, cables and switchgear optimally sized fortheir current-handling capacities, fault conditions analysed, andso on. ETAPs technology provides the most comprehensivefunctions for such tasks while AVEVA Electrical complementsthem with its best-in-class engineering design functions.Making the two technologies interoperable has obvious andsubstantial benefits.

AVEVA Electrical

Creation of equipment

Preliminary sizingCreation of deliverables

Size equipmentSize switchgearNetwork analysisEquipment connections

Above: Bidirectional workflow between AVEVA Electrical and ETAP.



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Continual Progression in Electrical& Instrumentation solutions

Collaboration between the two companies has proved verysuccessful, bringing benefits to both parties as well as to ourcustomer communities. Importantly, our core technologies arehighly compatible, facilitating the development of a bidirectionalinterface. Electrical engineers can now create designs in AVEVAElectrical, export them into ETAP for analysis and the sizing ofcables and equipment, and then reimport the data to updatethe AVEVA design and create deliverables.

This provides a capability not achieved with any other electrical

design solution. It extends the scope of information integrationand exchange provided by AVEVAs solutions so that a layoutdesigner using either AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D),AVEVA PDMS or AVEVA Outfitting can work with datacreated and managed using both AVEVA Electrical and AVEVAInstrumentation to develop an optimum, fully defined cableinstallation. A project can be initiated in either ETAP or AVEVAElectrical; when installed together, each product now features anew menu item to import data from the other.

A typical workflow might involve an engineer importingExcel load lists and supply lists into AVEVA Electrical, creatingschematics with provisional cable specifications, using ETAP to

check system characteristics and refine the cable specifications,updating the electrical design and issuing it for use by otherdisciplines. A 3D designer works with the electrical data tocreate provisional component placements and cable trayroutings. This, in turn, will determine the actual lengths of thecables, which may require them to be respecified to reduce voltdrop or to use less costly types. ETAP can now be used againto reanalyse the system design and identify any necessarycable specification changes. This efficient, iterative process ofdesign evolution combines the use of AVEVAs unique Compare& Update function with the ability to quickly call in specialistfunctions from third-party solutions.

Dave Gibson, AVEVAs Head of Business Management, Electrical& Instrumentation Systems, explained, Customers wereunanimous in expressing a desire to extend interoperability work

efficiencies between AVEVA and ETAP software. Now, AVEVAElectrical users have seamless access to the most powerfulanalysis software of its type. For others, it provides yet anothercompelling reason to upgrade to AVEVA.

Shervin Shokooh, Chief Operating Officer, ETAP, agreed.Our own customers have also been vocal in expressingthese requirements, so we had been looking for a way tobreak down the barriers between design and analysis. Thiscollaborative development with the acknowledged leader inelectrical engineering design software has proved outstandinglysuccessful, both in its execution and in the added value it

delivers. AVEVAs customers can now not only save timeand effort, they can also provide their own clients with ETAPCertified deliverables.

Above: The ETAP export functionality in AVEVA Electrical.




Theres more

Even before this latest batch of enhancements, prospectivecustomers were running comparative benchmark assessmentsthat consistently showed both AVEVA Electrical and AVEVAInstrumentation to be best in class on almost every criterion.Now we have added or improved many functions in both that

will make the daily work of E&I professionals even easier andmore productive.

1. Flexible tagging

Important improvements have been made to accommodatethe wide variety of tag formatting used across theengineering industries. Tag formats can now be made up ofan unlimited number of individual part codes and classified,for example by object class, location, process, service, andso on. Tag formats are associated with classes via the ClassDefinitions dialogue. Users can create new classes if requiredand classes can be exchanged between projects via Excel.

Enabling Compare & Update between AVEVA Electrical andother AVEVA applications requires the mapping of threefields between both applications: Area Path, Tag Classand Tag Format. Once this has been carried out, and thecorresponding fields populated on both sides, efficientcollaborative working between the respective disciplines canbe achieved, ensuring that E&I becomes an integrated part ofthe Lean design spiral workflow.

2. Cable routing

The sharing of cable catalogue data between AVEVA Electricaland AVEVA E3D enables cable data to be pushed from AVEVA

Electrical to AVEVA E3D for routing, after which the cablesare returned to AVEVA Electrical complete with all route nodeinformation for the creation of pulling lists and drummingschedules.

3. Security with flexibility

Controlling access to E&I information is important, both toprotect an organisations intellectual property (IPR) and toprevent malicious or inadvertent corruption of what may besafety-critical system design. AVEVA has therefore workedclosely with selected customers to define requirements and

features that meet a wide range of security needs.

In the latest release, AVEVA Electrical now includes AVEVAProject Security, which enables administrators to defineuser access rights on a per-project basis, without having torely on individuals Windows domain or SQL Server accounts.In addition, user access can also be assigned by project area,a useful feature for safeguarding IPR where a workforce maycomprise engineers on short-term contracts. Together, theseenhancements fulfil the need to combine robust securitywith the flexible assignment of resources.

4. and flexibility with consistency

Different organisations have different ways of working, butall require one thing: consistency between

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