Process, Power & Marine

INtools Product Overview

INtools addresses instrument-related work

processes throughout the plant life cycle.
Reduce asset management costs, increase
return on assets (ROA), and improve your
return on investment (ROI) through shorter
project execution and operational efficiencies.

INtools the leading industry instrumentation

solution delivers solutions that shorten time to market,
improve compliance with safety and environmental regulations, and reduce instrumentation expenses. INtools is
integrated with complementary SmartPlant workflow
applications as well as with other software vendors tools
such as Meridium for reliability and the SAP R/3 system
for business data. Increase data quality and shorten
project cycles to improve your bottom line.

Gain value across the workflow

INtools is flexible and modular, integrating with upand downstream tasks. It quickly and easily accesses
data, enables revision, and creates audit trails.
Engineering
Use INtools to create and manage instrumentation
data in a single database, facilitating faster, concurrent
engineering and reducing work hours and cost. INtools
ensures accurate data and consistent deliverables, effec-

Drive all deliverables

through one database
At INtools core is a single database that provides a
single point of data entry or modification, enforcing data
consistency through the deliverables. One database facilitates
faster, concurrent engineering, reducing hours and cost.

tively manages change, and optimizes design and

review scenarios.
Value: About 15 percent of typical project cost is
spent on concept and design. One INtools customer
estimates that, on average, they can save 30 percent of
engineering hours.

Instrumentation Market Share

Constantly improved through
customer input, INtools is
the industry standard for
instrumentation, with
75% market share,
based on revenue,
and growing.
Source: Daratech.
Comparison based on
2000 product revenues.

Data entry is easy with the fieldbus device data sheet.

Design
INtools flexibly adapts to your work process.

Construction
INtools lets you extract control system views from

Conceptual data can be entered and refined, and docu-

the database to create work packages, assign them to

ments can be created at any time during the project cycle

subcontractors, then track progress/completion.

to review or use the data. You can create designs and

Value: Approximately 85 to 90 percent of capital

reports that support the procurement, construction, and

expenditure occurs during plant construction and com-

testing phases. Interface with component vendors such as

missioning. You can reduce time and cost for construction

Emerson Process Management (Fisher) to reduce design

by 4 to 10 percent and reduce inventory expenses

time and increase data quality.

approximately 15 percent.

Value: One INtools customer estimates a conservative

savings of 5 percent across all instrument engineering/
design tasks. Another estimates a potential savings of
25 percent in design time on new projects.

You can generate and review a fieldbus segment wiring report.

Procurement
Used with MARIAN Intergraph's material procurement and management system INtools eliminates
handover of instrument design data to procurement,
shortening the procurement and delivery cycle and supporting downstream change control. You can minimize
materials surplus/shortages, reducing project cost
and schedule.
Value: Materials management and procurement
processes represent at least 40 percent of an EPC's
efforts, offering great potential savings. Instrumentation
procurement represents the greatest capital investment

INtools is integrated with upstream

and downstream analysis tools
Built upon The Engineering Framework technology
Intergraph has developed with its alliance members,
INtools is part of Intergraphs SmartPlant solutions
for the plant life cycle. INtools integrates with upand downstream tasks, eliminating redundant data
entry. Web-based access capabilities make INtools
the clear choice as more functions and business
activities take place outside the four walls of the
traditional enterprise.

(for instance, in 2002, an estimated US$6.9 billion worldwide in the hydrocarbon processing industry).

Commissioning
INtools allows you to create test packages during

Operations & Maintenance

Along with the P&ID, instrumentation data is the

commissioning. It streamlines instrument test package

most critical to access during plant operations. INtools

assembly and provides accurate, current data for planning

provides a single source of current, accurate, and consistent

and reporting. SmartPlant Explorer and SmartPlant Markup

data that all plant personnel can quickly access to per-

add value by providing data access and red-lining capa-

form their duties. You can improve plant uptime, safety,

bility across the Web.

and compliance. Optional interfaces with ERP link engi-

Value: The faster commissioning takes place, the

neering data with business data to better control costs

faster the plant can make product and generate revenue.

and resources. Meridium provides reliability analysis to

INtools provides a platform for safe, compliant startup

schedule preventive maintenance and reduce unsched-

and operations.

uled failures.
Value: Losses associated with operations and maintenance processes cost U.S. process industries billions of
dollars yearly. Maintenance problems can result in expensive downtime to obtain and replace equipment, greater
potential for regulatory violations/shutdowns, and 6 to 11
percent higher utility costs for poorly maintained equipment. On the other hand, preventive maintenance
savings may range 12 to 40 percent, depending on how
well instrument and equipment data is understood and
integrated into operations and maintenance processes.
Instruments are maintained and replaced more frequently than any other component, representing about

Generate a loop drawing in an as-built project.

20 percent of total capital and maintenance spending.

In the hydrocarbon industry, an estimated US$3.7 billion
will be spent in 2004 on instrumentation maintenance.

With INtools, our checking hours were reduced in half,

from 10 percent to 5 percent, saving us about 20 minutes per loop diagram. Combined with only inputting
data once and not having to check the junction box, we
have an overall savings of two hours per loop diagram.
Inputting our information just once ensures data accuracy. In addition, INtools gives us a central location for
instrumentation information. With just one place to
look for documents, it saves us time.

Kenny Harvell
Lead Electrical & Instrumentation Designer
and INtools Administrator
Honeywell Specialty Materials

What INtools customers have to say

about better data control and
data integrity:
Elisa Guinea Corres, Project Manager of Operations at
the Kujesa office of Krupp Uhde Jacobs Engineering
de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., says the company chose INtools
because it has a complete database and update for
instrumentation projects. All deliverables link with
a report and an intelligent database to have better
control of all information.
Javier Muiz, Senior Designer, Control Systems department, at the Fluor Corporation office in Asturias, Spain,
says that with INtools, data integrity between different
modules avoids double-checking, saving time. Once
configured, automatic drawing generation (hook-ups,
loop diagrams) avoids extra work on CAD when data is
modified during design work.

Integrate with other leading

industry solutions
INtools integrates with complementary applications

INtools interfaces with other vendors products such

as FIRSTVUE software from Emerson for fast, accurate
control-valve specification and Flowserve flow control.

such as Intergraph SmartPlant P&ID, SmartPlant Electrical,

It interfaces with Meridium the best-of-class reliability

Plant Design System (PDS), and SmartPlant Foundation

solution. With the SAP R/3 interface, the INtools data-

data management, creating optimal workflow. Its inte-

base can access business data and the SAP R/3 system

gration with MARIAN shortens the procurement and

can access instrumentation data. As a result, you can effi-

delivery cycle. You can use SmartPlant Explorer to browse

ciently manage and control planning, maintenance costs,

INtools on the Web and SmartPlant Markup and

component maintenance history, and more.

SmartSketch for electronic markup.

Access a rotary valve data sheet in Dimensional Data

Piping (DDP) module.

Boost accuracy with fieldbus

INtools was the first engineering solution to handle
installation design using fieldbus technology an alldigital, serial, two-way communications protocol that
interconnects measurement and control equipment.

checks for fieldbus and performs connectivity checks to

ensure all loops are wired correctly. It creates validation
reports to highlight differences between the design and
engineering or company standards, enhancing overall
design accuracy.

Because fieldbus provides more accurate and precise

information, it will result in lower installation, commissioning, and operations and maintenance costs.

Improve your bottom line

INtools provides an efficient way to engineer and
manage your control system adding value to your companys work processes and bottom line. Intergraph can
help owner/operators and EPCs reduce financial risk and
improve profitability by configuring INtools to their specific
work processes and migrating data from legacy systems.
Domain experts in our service group can help reduce
IT risks during project execution.

Benefits for owner/operators

Seamlessly import ISA control valve data from Emerson FIRSTVUE.

Automate engineering
INtools automates time-consuming engineering
processes, eliminating errors. Automated creation of loop
diagrams directly, as a view from the database, ensures
consistent outputs. Automatic revisioning of data and
documents facilitates design management through a
project phase. INtools enforces design rules such as load

We chose INtools because we needed the ability to

create loops and gather reliable information about
wiring drawings. INtools gives us powerful change and
validation information management.
INtools has given us 60 percent less downtime because
of better trouble-shooting follow-up. We get more
accurate change information and we can better
manage design and HAZOP.
Javier Beret
Maintenance Engineer
Transportadora de Gas del Sur
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Enforce engineering standards with design rules

and validation
Streamline instrument test package assembly during
commissioning and enjoy accurate, up-to-date test
status for planning and reporting
Enable rapid input of as-built data, providing a
platform for safe, compliant startup and operations
Enable all users plant operations, maintenance, and
management to access consistent, current information from a single source

INtools eliminates the need to enter the same data

more than once. INtools helps us automatically generate documents such as loop drawings, data sheets,
and schedules. We enjoy the benefits of INtools
error checking of final documents. We also like the
drawing generation and revision capabilities.
Ernie Janes
Senior Instrument Designer
Amersham PLC

Exchange data with vendors, saving time and

increasing data quality
Enable engineers to check out plant sections/configurations for revamp/maintenance, while the section/
configuration is kept running and up-to-date
with modifications
Facilitate preventive maintenance to reduce maintenance
costs and unscheduled shutdown risks through a
Meridium interface
Improve plant uptime, safety, and compliance through
effective change management
Integrate with business systems to provide access to
instrumentation data across the entire life cycle
through the SAP R/3 interface

Enable specific plant views to be extracted from the

database, supporting construction, saving time, and
increasing accuracy
Streamline instrument test package assembly during
construction, providing accurate data for planning and
reporting, and managing progress and completion
Use INtools anywhere in the world, anytime in the
office or on a ruggedized laptop in the field through
Web access provided by SmartPlant Explorer

About us
Intergraph Process, Power & Marine is the undisputed
leader in the process, power, and offshore plant creation

Better schedule plant shutdowns with accurate, current

data and a long-range view of instrument behavior

market, with a revenue share of approximately one-third

Streamline data handover from design to operations

and maintenance

enterprise solutions for the design, construction, and

of the market worldwide. We offer integrated engineering

operation of process and power plants, offshore rigs, and

ships. Our unique IT solutions enable our customers to

Benefits for EPCs

find innovative ways to make better and faster opera-

Enforce engineering standards with design rules

and validation

tional decisions in an environment where knowledge

Facilitate faster, concurrent engineering reducing

hours and cost because all instrumentation data is
consolidated, managed, and revised in one database

ing a safer environment for everyone.

Create deliverables fast, accurately, with all changes

from engineering information throughout a facilitys life

Exchange data with vendors, saving time and

increasing data quality

cycle, helping improve their operational excellence and

Streamline procurement, helping to avoid surplus

material or material shortages, protecting schedule,
and eliminating costs

Uniquely combining the principles of data-centricity,

retention is not a given while at the same time ensur-

By implementing Intergraph engineering solutions

across their enterprise, our customers extract full value

safety, increase profitability, and protect intellectual assets.

integration, and automation of best practices, Intergraph

solutions deliver high value with an economical, quickly
returned start-up investment.
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Process, Power & Marine
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May 2004