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Ciencia y Tecnología No. 790, Col. Saltillo 400 25290 Saltillo, Coahuila; México.

Corporación Mexicana de Investigación en Materiales, S.A. de C.V.

IntroductionCOMIMSA  is a self‐sufficient CONACYT Public Research Center 

Our main business lines are: risk analysis, reliability engineering, mechanical integrity engineering, manufacturing engineering, engineering materials and engineering projects. 

Our focus is on the oil and gas industries.

COMIMSA’s target industries are: steel, mining, energy and automotive.

Nowadays COMIMSA has 10 active projects in 10 Mexican cities, having 1,100 specialists.

Annual volume sales are  40 million dollars average.

COMIMSA has always been recognized as a competent corporation due its service attitude and knowledge quality.

Project Engineering

• Process engineering

• Control and Instruments engineering 

• Electrical engineering

• Mechanical Engineering (Pipelines and containers)

• Civil ‐ Planning Engineering

• BIM* technology 

This line is focused on: Basic Engineering, Detailed Engineeringand Supervision.

COMIMSA has a170,000 man‐hour work capacity 

in different engineering fields

Development  Engineering of  BIM*

* Building Information Modeling

Mechanical IntegrityProcess Plants

• Mechanical integrity evaluation in pressure subject containers, atmospheric tanks and metallic structures

• Guided ultrasonic waves in process piping

• Qualification for service evaluation

• Drilling equipment structure evaluation 

• Infrared thermography and vibration analysis

Pipelines

• Pipeline integrity management

• Pipeline integrity assessment

• Internal corrosion and corrosion inhibitors evaluation 

• Guided ultrasonic waves in buried pipeline

• Surface facilities mechanical integrity evaluation

Certified Personnel 

Manufacturing Engineering

Engineering and Design

Reverse engineering development, components design and manufacturing for equipment and systems manufacturing and rehabilitation.

Gas Turbine Reconditioning

Gas turbine components manufacturing and rehabilitation, comprising rotors, extractors, combustion chambers, vanes, gas manifolds, etc.

Static and Dynamic Equipment Maintenance

Equipment maintenance including vertical pumps, four‐way valves, ball valves, and rotary converters. This service integrates components manufactured and / or 

rehabilitated by COMIMSA.

Reconditioning drilling equipment

Manufacturing and rehabilitation of components such as mud pumps modules,winch belts brake, pulleys, winch and hooks, etc.

Environmental Engineering

• Development of new technologies on air, water and soil treatments 

• Research and  Oil Recovery by microbian methodologies

Geosciences 

• Geological risk assessment 

• Hydrogeological assessment 

• Geophysical prospection 

• Geotechnical engineering 

• Geographic information systems (GIS)

Polluted soil characterization

Hydrocarbons polluted soils remediation 

Polluted soils and water remediation

Wastewater analysis

Wastewater Plants design

Research and technological development projects

Projects:

Laboratory Services

Materials  Evaluation • Metallographic analysis• Thermal treatments evaluation• Mechanical tests • Chemical analysis• Welding procedures specification and 

performance tests

Failure Analysis• Defects evaluation and characterization• Mechanism and cause of failure 

determination• Electronic scanning microscopy• EDS 

Chemical Analysis• Ferrous and non ferrous materials• Superalloys• Non‐metallic materials • Waste  and soil analysis

Corrosion 

• Test focused on:• Accelerated corrosion electrochemical • Corrosiveness• Coatings• Inhibitors characterization and efficiency 

evaluation

Lubricants• Preventive maintenance diagnose using lubricants 

analysis and monitoring • Quality control • Heavy machinery lubricant check (lub pollution and 

machinery wear)

Quality Air• Perimeter monitoring and stationary sources

Strobes• Strobes certification using loading tests

ISO IEC 17025:2005/ NMX‐EC‐17025‐IMNC‐2006 Accreditation 

AndISO 9001‐2008 Certification

ISO IEC 17025:2005/ NMX‐EC‐17025‐IMNC‐2006 Accreditation 

AndISO 9001‐2008 Certification

Reliability Engineering Our reliability assessment and hazard analysis are focused on chemical process plants that usehazardous chemical substances. These studies and evaluations pursuit the use of Process SafetyManagement Systems, to increase reliability, availability and safety for all assets.

Reliability Strategies

• Risk Based Inspection (API‐580/581)

• Reliability Centered Maintenance• Quantitative Risk Analysis

• Criticality Analysis

• Functional Safety• Statistical  Methods• Life cycle cost analysis

• Asset managementRisk Management

• Risk analysis

• Emergency Response Planning

• Environmental Evaluation

• Deep water facilities risk analysis

• Safety barriers analysis• Layer of Protection Analysis

• Consequence analysis 

Software DevelopmentOur IT Department is certified as “Capability Maturity Model Integration” 

CMMI Level 3 and ISO 9001. 

It services are currently focused on three main areas:

• Mapping and Processes Optimization

• Enterprise Software Development 

• Mobile Applications Development

Software developed by COMIMSA

HARMI® Software was developed as a theRisk based inspection technology, based onthe American Petroleum Institutestandards. HARMI® software includesReliability centered maintenance and RiskBased Inspection applications.

SAPIRT® is a software that allowsinspection results storage usingnondestructive testing in oil installations,both offshore and onshore, includingprocessing plants and rigs.

Our software was developed in a web‐based system and its interfaces useboth systems databases to reach abetter risk management .

Strategy Development(IBR plan))

Planning Strategy

Strategy Execution

Data collection and analysis

Optimized strategy (new IBR)

Re‐evaluationof the 

strategy (IBR plan)

Maintenance actions

Defectanalysis

Human Development and Post‐graduate Studies Master and Doctorate degree in Science and Technology

Advanced Manufacturing Technologies

Specialty and Master’s degree in Industrial Welding Technology

Industrial Engineering

COMIMSA has four graduate programs:

Industrial Welding Technology Specialization

Industrial Welding Technology Master Degree

Science and Technology Master Degree with two terminal options: Industrial Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Systems

Science and Technology PhD with terminal options in: Industrial Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing Systems

Our programs are recognized by CONACYT through the PNPC (National Program for Quality in Postgraduate Studies).

Current academic staff: 17 research professors, 

SNI  (National System of Researchers) 60%.

Technological Development

RDI (Research, Development and Innovation)

• Products and processes design and development

• Prototype manufacturing, design and simulation using finite element

• Technological projects identification, integration and execution

• RDI funds search and assessment

• National and International government funds proposal assessment (CONACYT, SE, IBEROEKA, OSEO, etc.)

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