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2013 | ISSUE 1
Plant Design
for Lean
Construction
Low-carbon Energy
How EDF relies on AVEVA technology
INSIDE
THISEDITION
Corporate News
Welcome
Product News
Leaning Forward with AVEVA Everything3D
Four-dimensional Construction 30
Opening the Catalogue with AVEVA Catalogue Manager 42
Customer News
Cover story: Low carbon energy from Electricit de France
Cover photograph:
Flamanville construction site.
Image courtesy of EDF. Copyright EDF Alexis MORIN.
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For me, no single year at AVEVA has been as exhilarating as 2012 was,
both for the great technology advances we made and for our customers
inspiring success stories. I am pleased to see industry leaders such as
EDF and AMEC sharing their experiences in this issue. And even though
the marine market is less buoyant than it has been, there are still a great
many impressive achievements emerging from our shipbuilding customers
such as STX OSV and Kyokuyo Shipyard. I am sure it is such visible success
that encourages so many new customers to join the AVEVA community
each year.
Its because AVEVA enjoys close working relationships with its customers
that we can so effectively anticipate and meet their evolving needs. And
these needs can evolve rapidly. For example, where, until recently, plant
operators perceived 3D as being of interest only to their EPCs, today
its value in plant operations is becoming widely recognised. For this
reason, we continue to advance our solutions for plant operations with
increasingly powerful visualisation. Our recently announced acquisition
of Global Majics 3D simulation technology will further accelerate this
advance.
So 2012 has been quite a year for AVEVA. We celebrated our 45th
anniversary, put in place key elements in our business strategy, created
pioneering new technologies and received the prestigious techMARK
Company of the Year award. 2013 promises to be equally exciting, both
for AVEVA and for our expanding worldwide customer community. Take a
deep breath!
Richard Longdon
Chief Executive
AVEVA Group plc
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RAPID
PROJECT
Leaning Forward
START-UP
How AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D) will
allow you to spark the Lean Construction revolution
AVEVA Everything3D
Today, Lean methodologies are commonplace
No. 1 for...across the volume manufacturing industries.
TM
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A practical process
Although plant projects are highly concurrent, with extensive overlaps
between successive stages, there is, nevertheless, considerable slack
in the overall programme which is taken up with rework and crisis
resolution. Paradoxically, it is the need for this slack that gives rise to
project overruns! Remove the need for rework and one can remove much
of the slack, resulting in a shorter, higher-quality and less costly project.
Using AVEVA E3D, feedback can be created by performing laser scans at
key points in the process. For example, a pipe fabricator can use laser
scanning as a routine inspection tool to verify compliance of an individual
component and make any necessary corrections to the production
process. At the next level of sub-assemblies, however, a deviation from
design may be more serious; one might scrap and remake a pipe, but a
larger sub-assembly could be costly and time consuming to rework. In
this situation, by bringing the detailed 3D scan model immediately into
the design environment, an informed decision can be made as to the
appropriate corrective action. This might involve the adjustment of other
design elements, not yet released for production, to accommodate the
discrepancy.
One can readily visualise this process becoming an integral part of the
overall construction sequence and it is likely to be adopted progressively
as EPCs develop workflows to incorporate it. But two additional benefits
arise. First, because AVEVA technologies are highly integrated, the
as-built model may be used in 4D planning processes. This enables more
effective re-planning, to perform a corrective action and protect the
overall schedule. Second, the individual scans may be aggregated as
the project progresses so that the end result is a precise 3D model of
the as-built plant. This can also be progressively reverse engineered, to
create an intelligent as-built model, which becomes a valuable asset for
operations management.
Laser scanning also brings the ability to incorporate into the as-built
model the many small-bore pipe runs which are commonly left to be field
run, and are omitted from the design model. While this may be expedient
for the EPC, their omission can lead to potentially serious consequences
in plant operations. Lean Construction, like Lean Manufacturing, will
bring numerous quality benefits of this nature.
First movers
Understandably at present, EPCs may view Lean Construction with a
degree of scepticism, but it is worth remembering how the pioneers of
Lean Manufacturing went on to dominate the motor industry. History
may not repeat itself, but it rhymes; we can expect to see a similarly
dramatic change in the plant industries. Lean Construction will be
essential to the industrys future, and first movers will gain significant
competitive advantage. This is why developing integrated technologies to
support Lean processes is at the heart of AVEVAs strategy.
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Spotlight
on AVEVA
Everything3D
Below: Component rotation constrained to straddle bolt holes, as defined in the
catalogue, to reduce fabrication problems.
So how could we achieve this? The AVEVA E3D project adopted two
principal lines of attack: increasing the value added in a projects critical
early stages and most importantly closing the open-loop relationship
between the design/planning and the fabrication/construction stages.
But clearly, we could not deliver a solution to reduce one class of risk if it
increased another risk by being incompatible with a customers existing
PDMS deployment or other commonly used applications. AVEVAs objectcentric technology has enabled us to build an open, next-generation
design solution which can be readily deployed alongside PDMS even on
the same project and work with other industry-standard engineering
and design tools.
Quick off the mark
In the industries we serve, revenue streams can be huge, so every day
saved in project execution offers a big saving to the plant operator and a
competitive advantage to the contractor. Commonly, a new plant project
can take weeks to set up and can involve costly system administration,
so this area was an obvious target for improvement. AVEVA E3D reduces
project start-up to a few days, with a lot less administration, even on
large projects with participants across many locations. Not only does this
accelerate project delivery, it also increases business agility by reducing
project overheads and making smaller projects more economically viable.
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Above: Iterative comparison of the evolving design against as-constructed laser data
eliminates costly on-site rework.
Above: Design Checker captures knowledge and standards to provide automatic validation
of compliance.
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Flamanville construction site. Image courtesy of EDF. Copyright EDF Alexis MORIN.
Since the early 1980s, AVEVA Plant has played an integral part in
EDFs design and construction activity. Last year, to further improve
their efficiency, EDF added the AVEVA Diagrams and AVEVA Schematic
3D Integrator applications to its AVEVA Plant deployment. At EDFs
engineering office in Paris we met Bruno Pentori, EDFs Head of CAD
Department, and Laurent Perry, their CAD Tools Suite project manager.
Safe and reliable engineering
In other industries, Bruno Pentori told us, integrated and consistent
engineering and design information provides efficiency benefits; in ours,
it is an essential foundation for safe and reliable nuclear engineering.
Through the addition of the AVEVA Diagrams and AVEVA Schematic 3D
Integrator applications to the current AVEVA Plant solution, EDF will be
able to effectively manage the flow of engineering schematic data and 3D
design between all participants throughout an entire project.
Consider the scale of EDFs project engineering operations, and it is easy
to appreciate the need for such effective management. EDF itself has
around 250 AVEVA users; add those employed by all its subcontractors,
and the number is multiplied by three. With so many engineers working
concurrently across a globally distributed project, there could be many
opportunities for errors and inconsistencies were it not for the robust
control provided by the AVEVA software. EDF already uses the AVEVA
Global work-sharing solution to achieve this control, having worked
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Photorealistic architectural rendering of the Hinkley Point site. Image courtesy of EDF. Copyright EDF.
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Comparison between P&ID and 3D model using AVEVA Plant. Image courtesy of EDF.
A successful relationship
EDF has had a long and mutually successful relationship with AVEVA since
1978, during which time a series of joint developments have provided the
company with a highly optimised engineering and design software suite.
Some of the applications within the AVEVA Plant portfolio originated
from these joint projects, and the enhanced security within AVEVA Global
is a result of one of the development partnerships involving EDF and
AVEVA. AVEVA Global has been in production use on the Hinkley Point C
project since April 2012. It has considerably improved collaboration with
EDFs subcontractors, who can perform their design work from remote
locations, whilst EDF maintains control of quality and progress. As a
result of such close technical collaboration, AVEVA engineers have a deep
understanding of EDFs technology requirements.
Other areas of development partnership have been typically related to the
size, scale and scope of projects in the nuclear industry. Developments
in PDMS data structures, data management, 3D design, concrete and
structural engineering, and multi-site design are just some of the areas in
which EDF has been involved.
Energy projects with AVEVA Plant
Among many prestigious energy projects, AVEVA Plant was used to design
EDFs 1300 and 1450 MW N4 series of nuclear power stations, and it is
also employed in the N4 reactor maintenance projects. AVEVA Plant was
also used for the design of the first French EPR, FA3 in Flamanville, which
started in 2006. A third 1600 MW pressurised water reactor is planned for
2016.
Laurent Perry (left), CAD Tools Suite project manager and Bruno Pentori, Head of
CAD Department.
About EDF
EDF is the worlds largest nuclear energy operator. Today it employs
around 165,000 people worldwide and has a turnover of 65.3 billion
Euros, of which over 40% is derived from outside France. EDF is
responsible for nearly 630 TWh of energy generation worldwide, and
nearly 75 GW of nuclear capacity.
Visit www.edf.com for more information.
EDF also uses AVEVA Plant to design, build and maintain conventional
power plants, such as combined cycle gas plants, of which they have built
several around the world during the last 15 years. The most recent of
these projects have been in Blnod in France and West Burton in the UK.
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Bob Aldridge
Head of Business Management
Integrated Engineering & Design, AVEVA
Combined cycle power plant at Navoi in Uzbekistan, designed using AVEVA PDMS. Image courtesy of INITEC Energa.
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One of the biggest advantages is that the product is based on the same
technology platform as PDMS, explained Sangeetha Narayan. Its a wellknown and well-integrated technology. We didnt need to buy additional
database licences, for example. That saved us, not only cost, but also all
of the associated administrative and contractual overheads that go with
them.
The common technology base also means that we havent needed
to take on any additional system administration staff. The same two
people who administer and configure PDMS handle the Diagrams admin
as part of their regular daily work. There was no need to learn a new
customisation language either the product can use the same PML that
is used to customise PDMS, along with .NET programming for advanced
personalisation. As for the users, we get all the training and support we
need from the local AVEVA office in Madrid.
Implementation of AVEVA Diagrams
The introduction of AVEVA Diagrams created the opportunity to look
more closely at our work processes, explained Sangeetha Narayan. As a
result, we have made many improvements, and focused ourselves better on
creating the true integration our workflow requires.
Solar for two new 100 MW thermo solar plants in Rajasthan, India; and the
Parnaiba project for MPX, a 515 MW combined cycle power plant in Brazil.
Many advantages from AVEVA Diagrams
The AVEVA Diagrams concept works well with the way that the company
carries out its work. For example, the process department can take
responsibility for the process data, and the drafting team can manage the
creation of the drawings themselves.
There are many additional advantages, too. Simply being able to
automatically generate and issue a valve list revision every week, for
instance, saves many project hours and improves both accuracy and
quality.
A number of automatic checking tools have been introduced to visually
highlight inconsistencies. These have made it even easier for new
draftsmen to become productive, and have resulted in improvements in
the quality of the P&IDs. These improvements are not just in accuracy; the
company has also received positive feedback on the style and clarity of the
P&IDs it is now generating.
Diagrams is very much like PDMS in so many ways, she continued. You
get the biggest benefits when you fully embrace the concept. Sometimes
you get an initial resistance to introducing change, but with use, people
begin to see the advantages and then embrace them.
As part of the implementation, the product was integrated with the
companys existing PDMS catalogues. This allowed the product to directly
reference materials and stock code information and to link to the in-house
procurement and construction scheduling systems.
The system has also been linked with the companys instrumentation and
process systems using a combination of the products existing Excel input/
output capabilities coupled with INITEC Energas own PML customisations.
The net effect is that process data can be easily brought into Diagrams,
and the system can exchange data in both directions with the companys
existing instrumentation system.
Within a relatively short period of time, Diagrams was ready to be
deployed on the first project, for a concentrated solar power plant in
India, with a molten salts thermal storage system. No pilot project was
used; the company was able to go straight into production.
Integration between AVEVA Diagrams and 3D
In addition to integration via the Catalogues and Specifications, the
configuration has allowed pipe data to be directly imported into PDMS
from Diagrams. Now its just a single click to get process data such as
temperatures, pressures, flows and piping classes into PDMS, another
advantage of the Integrated Engineering & Design strategy.
The companys workflows involve a lot of parallel working between P&IDs
and 3D and, to support this, they have introduced an ability to compare
valves, instrument and line data between P&IDs and 3D, further increasing
productivity and quality.
AVEVA Diagrams and PDMS on four live projects
Although it is little more than a year since the software implementation
began, Diagrams is currently being used together with PDMS, MDS and
Review on four projects: Great Island, a 430 MW combined cycle plant for
Endesa in Wexford, Ireland; the Askandra and Diwakar projects with Lanco
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Back row: Manuel Mrquez PDMS Administrator, Alfonso Plaza Piping Manager.
Front row: Sangeetha Narayan IT Manager, Alejandro Rodrguez PDMS Administrator.
Image courtesy of INITEC Energa.
Above: AVEVA Diagrams in use on the Parnaiba project; above, right: auto-coloured P&ID
showing turn-over packages for construction; right: model of the Manchasol Concentrated
Solar Thermal Power Plant (CSPP) in Spain, created in AVEVA PDMS.
All images courtesy of INITEC Energa.
Advanced automation
One area where the introduction of AVEVA Diagrams has made possible a
high level of automation is in the production of colour-coded diagrams
showing turn-over packages for construction. In-house developed
customisation, using the products auto-formatting rules, allows a
complete set of colour-coded P&IDs to be automatically generated in less
than an hour, saving vast amounts of time.
Fast start for new projects
We can be in production on a new project in a matter of days, said Alfonso
Plaza. On our most recent project, PDMS, Diagrams and MDS were all
fully set up within four to five days. That included the set-ups for all the
individual users and all the integration software we use. This was achieved
with our existing two system administrators, who also had to manage their
regular day jobs at the same time!
Our business is power, and that means that many of our new projects can
get a fast start by reusing data from previous designs, for example, from
one combined cycle project to another. We can copy intelligent data into
the new project using standard product functionality. We share catalogue
and piping classes as much as we can, but these often differ between
projects. Thats not such a problem however. Although in the past it might
take three weeks to implement a new piping class, it now takes two to
three hours.
We will also take the same approach in future, in copying and reusing
Diagrams data between projects. That will undoubtedly give us another
significant cost and schedule saving.
Construction work on the new Parnaiba combined cycle power plant, being designed using AVEVA Diagrams and AVEVA PDMS. Image courtesy of INITEC Energa.
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AVEVA P&ID
Equipment / Package No.
Line No.
Valve No.
Instrument No.
SP No.
TP No.
From
Piping
Develop P&ID
adding all tagged
items, equipment,
packages, nozzles,
line from
connections, line to
connections, in line
components, off
sheet connectors
AVEVA
Schematic
Model
Manager
Upload P&ID
data via XML
transfer
Drawing, Line nos,
Line from, Line to,
Valves, Instruments,
SP Items, TPS,
Equipment,
Packages,
Off sheet
connectors
Issue P&ID
ABMS Document
Management Module
Process
Data
To AVEVA Inst
Vendor
Data
Add process
data for all
equipment
Add process
data for all
instruments
Add mechanical
data for all
equipment
Process
data sheets
Mechanical
data sheets
Process Inst
data sheets
Data
sheets
Data
sheets
Data
sheets
Equipment
list
Process
line list
Line list
To AVEVA Elec
Equipment
list
Valve
schedule
Valve
schedule
SP & TP
schedules
SP & TP
schedules
ABMS
Document Management Module
Process line
conditions
TP No.
Add process
conditions to
all lines
Compare/update
line data
equipment tags
Tag No.
Loops
AVEVA
Engineering
AVEVA 3D
SCHEMATIC
INTEGRATOR
What persuaded AMEC to take this latest step on their IE&D journey?
We are always looking at new ways of improving how things are done,
explained Colin. We have a strong relationship with AVEVA and we had
been involved with both the new AVEVA Engineering and AVEVA Electrical
products well before they were officially released. So we knew what was
coming and could see the potential they offered for us to take another
significant step forward.
Equipment
tags
AVEVA PDMS
Line No.
Valve No.
Transfer pipe spec
Instrument No.
Cable lengths
SP No.
Cables &
equip nos
Create equipment,
line from and to
connections, add all
in line components
route lines, route
cables, route tray,
add steel
ABMS
Jobcard Module
Clash check,
Datacon check,
Laser model
interface, Multi
discipline
supports
Tray cables
misc bulk MTO
Generate
piping
isometric
AVEVA VPRM
Develop all
pipe specifications
ABMS
Procurement Module
Piping
Isometric
Generate
pipe
supports
Pipe MTO
Pipe support
details
Generate
structural
layouts
Structural
drawings
Pipe support
MTO
Generate
electrical
drawings
Generate
instrument &
F&G drawings
Structural
MTO
Instrument
MTO
PARAGON
Piping MTO
ABMS
Procurement Module
AVEVA
REVIEW SHARE
AVEVA
REVIEW
Design
collaboration
3rd party
distribution
Design reviews
Hazop/HAZID
animations
construction
sequences
Cable No.
All other electrical tagged items
ABMS Document
Management Module
ABMS Document
Management Module
ABMS
Procurement Module
ABMS
Procurement Module
ABMS
Procurement Module
ABMS
Tracker Module
AVEVA
ELECTRICAL
Equipment No.
ABMS Document
Management Module
Vendor data
Process data
Shared
Wiring Manager
Datasheets
Cable schedules
I/O schedules
Loop diagrams
JB term diagrams
Pneumatic hook-ups
Panel terminations
ABMS
Tracker Module
Autodraft elec
instrument &
F&G layouts
AUTOCAD
Electrical
Block diagrams
Label details
Fabrication diagrams
Cause & effects
F&G layouts
Instrument layouts
Layouts, Trace
Heating, Cable
Routing
Generate
tray
isometric
Tray
isometrics
Instruments
PFDs/UFDs Schematics
Process
ABMS Document
Management Module
Tech Safety
Escape route &
hazardous area dwgs
ABMS
Jobcard Module
ABMS Document
Management Module
Equipment tags
Instrument MTO
Instrument
and F&G
layouts
Supports
data
Block diagrams
Single line diagrams
Interconnect diagrams
Trace heating ISOS
Label engraving and
mounting details
Equipment tags
AVEVA
INSTRUMENTS
Pipe &
ISO data
ABMS
Procurement Module
ABMS
Procurement Module
Integrated Engineering and Business Management Suite as implemented for AMEC Brownfield Projects.
Graphic courtesy of AMEC.
ABMS
Document Management Module
Legend
Manual transfer
File transfer
Deliverable transfer
ABMS
AMEC Brownfield
Management Suite
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Master
Tag
Register
XML
Transfer
Issue
PDF
DWG
AVEVA
VPRM
Develop P&ID
AVEVA
P&ID
Manager to bring P&ID data into the dabacon world of AVEVA PDMS
and Engineering. AVEVA Engineering is used to manage lists, schedules,
engineering data and the creation of datasheets. AVEVA Electrical and
AVEVA Instrumentation manage all E&I data. PDMS is used for multidiscipline 3D design and AVEVA Multi-Discipline Supports (AVEVA
MDS) for supports. AVEVA Schematic 3D Integrator is used to integrate
P&IDs with the 3D design and extensive use is made of the new Compare
and Update capabilities, which are available across many of the latest
generation of AVEVA products. To top this off, AVEVA NET fulfils the
role of Engineering Data Assurance and AVEVA VPRM is used for the
development of piping specifications.
Issue
Pipe
Specs
AVEVA
Schematic
Model
Manager
AVEVA
Engineering
Issue
Line List
Line
List
Update
AMEC BROWNFIELD
MANAGEMENT SUITE
COST MANAGEMENT
AVEVA
Schematic
3D Integrator
PROJECT PLANNING
Compare
Update
JOB CARD
MANAGEMENT
PROJECT
ESTIMATING
Compare
Update
PROCUREMENT
Dabacon
DOCUMENT
MANAGEMENT
WORKPACK
MANAGEMENT
Isometric
AVEVA PDMS
Develop
Cats & Specs
CTR MANAGEMENT
Route Lines in 3D
Transfer Line
Conditions
Workflow overview for a Process Line within AMECs Integrated Engineering & Business Management Suite. Graphic courtesy of AMEC.
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TIME WRITING
MTO
Transfer
Pipe Specs
Issue
Deliverables
ORACLE
Project Tag
Numbering Standards /
Project Class Library*
New Tag
New Tag
New Tag
New Tag
New Tag
New Tag
Tag Data
Tag Validation in
Central Tag Data
Base
Baseline for
Tag Data
Integrity Check
AVEVA
Schematic
Model Manager
PDMS
(Dabacon)
3D
Integrator
AVEVA
Engineering
Tag Data
Tag Data
Gateway
AVEVA
ELECTRICAL
(SQL)
Tag Data
Gateway
AVEVA
INSTRUMENTATION
(SQL)
Tag Data
Gateway
Piping
AVEVA P&ID
(SQL)
PMTO
Mechanical
GMTO
Electrical
Requisitions
Piping
Instruments
Process
Tech Safety
(Dabacon)
Tag Data
Gateway
Vendor Data
via Data
Collection
Tools (Excel)
SPEC
3D Graphics
Mechanical
P&ID DWG
Gateway
VPRM
Multi-Discipline
Materials
Requisitions
MCAT
Pipe Supports
Structural
New Tag
Non AVEVA
Data Base
Authoring
Applications
3rd Party
Reference
Geometry
(PCD, Mechanical,
REVIT, CIVIL 3D)
3D Design
Clash Checking
Materials
Weights
Laser Model
AVEVA
REVIEW
(Dabacon)
Tag Data
3D Model
Gateway
Gateway
(Oracle)
Tag Data
Gateway
Tag Data
Tag Data
Legend
Data Base to
Data Base Interface
Currently Excel,
Direct in Future
electronically. In the past they would have been re-entering this data
with less control and very time-consuming additional checking. All of
this can now be automated or eliminated. It saves time and money, and
improves quality and accuracy.
The same is true throughout the workflow. P&ID and Line List data can
be fed into downstream systems and used to populate or update other
systems such as PDMS for 3D design. The process data that appears on our
piping isometrics and on our datasheets is the same data that appears on
the P&ID and Process Line List. These are just a few examples of the many
benefits we can achieve for our clients.
The people aspect is critical
Going into production with a new IE&D set-up is not just about the
technology. The people aspect is every bit as important. Its an area
where AMEC has focused a great deal of attention. One of the key things,
Colin explained, is to make sure that the teams understand the systems
they are using, the overall workflows and their role within this process.
Meeting the needs of the users is addressed in a number of different
ways. Simple, one-page documents are created to explain the role
of each of the key tools on the project. Alongside these, PowerPoint
presentations are produced that show the major workflows for each of
the major project items, such as process lines, equipment, instruments,
valves, cables and electrical items. AMEC has also developed a suite
of Computer Based Training material which explains the full IE&D
environment, to assist in the onboarding of new project personnel.
This enables the most important workflows and the roles of each product
to be quickly and easily explained to the project team. Its incredibly
important if you are to successfully introduce new processes and
technology, added Colin. Its also essential to successfully growing the
project team without losing control or efficiency, and ensuring that new
personnel do things The AMEC Way.
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Global coordination
AMEC is very much a global organisation, and it is able to
exploit this in the way that it validates and applies new
technology onto its projects.
The latest IE&D infrastructure is being deployed from
the Aberdeen office on brownfield oil & gas engineering
projects, but this is far from an isolated activity. Other
parts of the organisation are closely monitoring the
success of the new products and workflows and will be
able to rapidly learn from, and emulate, the success of
Aberdeen.
This approach has become a virtual standard for
the introduction of technology at AMEC, who have a
long history of successfully pioneering new software
solutions. For example, when AVEVA Instrumentation
was new, much of the pioneering work with the product
was carried out by the office in Oakville, Canada. The
newly developed skill base in Oakville was able to pass on
their knowledge and experience and support the wider
deployment of the software in other offices and sectors.
The approach reduces risk, accelerates learning and
fosters the uptake of new technologies to the benefit of
the entire global organisation.
The Future
Integrated Engineering & Design is a journey we have
been on for a long time, explained Colin. In practice, its
a never-ending journey. We need to continuously evolve
our solution set and workflows to exploit the benefits of
emerging technology and to make sure we learn from our
experiences with past projects. As part of this, we will
continue to work closely with AVEVA to help drive forward
new generations of technology.
As you read this article, AMEC is now actively
evaluating the capabilities of the recently released
AVEVA Everything3D.
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AMEC is a focused supplier of consultancy, engineering
and project management services to its customers in
the worlds oil & gas, minerals and metals, clean energy,
environment and infrastructure markets. With annual
revenues of some 3.3 billion, AMEC designs, delivers and
maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers
and employs over 29,000 people in around 40 countries
worldwide. For more information, visit www.amec.com.
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Integrated Engineering & Design is a journey we have been on for a long time. In practice,
its a never-ending journey. We need to continuously evolve our solution set and workflows
to exploit the benefits of emerging technology and to make sure we learn from our
experiences with past projects. As part of this, we will continue to work closely with
AVEVA to help drive forward new generations of technology...
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AVEVA World
Summit 2012
Defining
the Future
With a theme of Defining the Future, the 2012 AVEVA
World Summit was like no other Summit in the past. It
was the first time that AVEVA had organised the Summit
as a single global event. This was a direct result of
customer input. In last years survey many delegates
requested an environment that would allow them to
gather insight and input from their industry colleagues
around the globe. The fresh new approach proved
extremely popular, attracting just over 350 participants
from 38 countries. The high demand for delegate places
was a pleasant surprise for our event management team,
stretching the capacity limits of the Marriot Conference
Centre in Paris.
Steve Tongish
VP Marketing, AVEVA
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Richard Longdon,
CEO, AVEVA.
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In the breaks, delegates were also kept busy chatting with our Summit
technology sponsors from Faro, Hi-CAD, Leica, Sigma, Techviz and
Trimble. As part of AVEVAs mobile technology development activities,
there was a 65-inch touch screen monitor available for everyone to
have some fun with. This very popular device was running a couple of
example applications that provided people with a chance to experiment
with the operation of the touch screen and provide their feedback on
the type of mobile applications they would like to see implemented for
their business. The big touch screen complemented the opening keynote
session from Microsoft in which they presented their own mobile and
cloud strategies, and explained how AVEVA and Microsoft are working
together to launch exciting new applications based on this technology in
the future. It was a very interesting view of what AVEVA customers might
expect to see coming in the not-too-distant future.
Looking into the future
The Summit came to a close with a final session from AVEVAs CTO, Dave
Wheeldon. His AVEVA Future Technology Roadmap has become an eagerly
awaited presentation. It provided insights into what AVEVA is developing
for the future but, just as important, the vision that lies behind AVEVAs
investment in technology and what AVEVA believes this will mean to our
customers in the future.
The AVEVA World Summit 2012 was a high energy event. With a truly
international delegation, exciting new product announcements,
compelling lessons shared by customers and a view of a collective
technology future, there was certainly something for everyone. The
Summit is proving to be a very valuable gathering for senior and
mid-level management across all of AVEVAs customers, and we plan to
maintain a similar programme for 2013. The 2013 AVEVA World Summit
will be held in Boston, so if you missed the 2012 Summit, youll have
plenty of time to make arrangements to join us this year.
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Magnus Feldt
Editor, AVEVA World Magazine
Vessels numbers 761 and 762, two supply vessels of VARD
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outfitting.
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courtesy
courtesy
of of
JanJan
Plottke.
Plottke.
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Many factors are pointing in the right direction, he went on, but we are
not yet satisfied. To improve productivity is a long-term and continuous
process. For example, we are now going to use common component
catalogues at our different sites. And we will further streamline design
and production processes at the various shipyards to optimise flows.
Any of the shipyards can then be selected for construction. By
implementing the AVEVA Marine solution we have started a process of
creating structured ship model data that can be used throughout the
VARD group for efficient design and production.
Today AVEVA Marine and AVEVA Global have been implemented in all our
shipbuilding facilities. We are currently building twelve vessels designed
with AVEVA Marine. The first of these twelve to be delivered is our vessel
number 761, a platform supply vessel of VARD PSV 09 design, which left
Tulcea Shipyard in September 2012 for final commissioning and tests at
VARD Sviknes in Norway.
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About VARD
VARD, together with its subsidiaries, is one of the major global designers
and shipbuilders of offshore and specialized vessels used in the offshore
oil and gas exploration and production and oil services industries.
Headquartered in Norway and with approximately 9,500 employees,
Vessel number 761, a platform supply vessel of VARD PSV 09 design, at Tulcea Shipyard.
Photograph courtesy of Bogdan Vasilescu.
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The use of advanced real-time rendering techniques results in remarkable scene realism for complex 3D models.
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Motion of objects and machinery can be simulated using data logs or key-frame
animations.
Dynamic lighting and cameras provide engaging and informative scenarios for
training and event analysis.
Picture shows, left to right; Jass Sarai, UK Leader Technology Industry Group,
PwC; Mark Fisher, European Head of Technology Investment Banking, Jefferies;
Richard Longdon, Chief Executive, AVEVA Group plc (winner); and Louise Minchin
(awards presenter). Photography courtesy of techMARK.
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Redefining Instrumentation
Design Engineering
Petrofacs experiences with AVEVA Instrumentation
Petrofac is the largest UK-listed service provider to the international oil & gas industry, employing over
17,000 people worldwide. It has over 31 years experience and an impressive track record of projects in the
Middle East, Africa, CIS, Asia Pacific and the UK continental shelf.
Like many other EPC contractors, Petrofac is always looking to improve its
suite of tools to augment delivery performance. As an established user of
AVEVA products, during 2011 the Electrical and Instrumentation team
in Malaysia evaluated and adopted AVEVA Instrumentation. It was quickly
and successfully deployed into the project environment.
Kelvin Davis
Marketing Communications Manager, AVEVA
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We were equally impressed with AVEVA Instrumentations rapid setup, its ease of use and the way it enables reuse of common design and
engineering data. These are important features that have a direct impact
on our bottom line. explained Mr Ahmad. One of the biggest gains has
been in speed of delivery; with the tight timescales we are working to
with our clients, we were extremely challenged to set projects up quickly
and efficiently using our previous solution. And with an industry-wide
shortage of skilled engineers we also need tools which are easy to learn
and use.
Initially used as a stand-alone solution, the new addition fitted
straight into Petrofacs existing workflows. Usually, adopting any new
software tool involves some degree of risk and disruption, but AVEVA
Instrumentation was almost a plug-in process, said Mr Ahmad.
These were very minor issues compared with the big improvements we
have made using the out-of-the-box product, commented Mr Ahmad.
We were easily able to overcome them ourselves using its customisation
features, without the need for complicated system administration.
We have achieved much more than we ever imagined we would, and
in a very short time. His presentation illustrated this with a list of 15
specific achievements covering almost every aspect of instrumentation
engineering and design. He was complimentary also about the training
and support that AVEVAs engineers had provided. Close support is
essential for any engineering software and was a key factor in our
selection of AVEVA, concluded Mr Ahmad.
Dave Gibson, Head of Business Management, Electrical & Instrumentation
Systems, AVEVA, commented, While I always like to hear customers say
such nice things about our products, I particularly welcome the kind of
constructive feedback that Petrofacs engineers have given us. Its only
through a deep understanding of the practical issues our users face that
we can continue to improve our software and identify new opportunities
to add more value. This is yet another example of a successful partnership
between AVEVA and its customers.
For full information about Petrofac, visit www.petrofac.com.
AVEVA World Magazine 2013|Issue 1
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Four-dimensional
Construction
How AVEVAs latest technology can dramatically
reduce risk, cost and timescale in construction projects
Construction projects are high-risk
undertakings. Analysis by the US
Surety Industry which represents
the financial organisations that
underwrite such projects has
found that three out of ten projects
encounter serious problems. And
around one in ten of them bankrupts
the companies involved.
Clearly, there is huge economic
benefit in reducing these risks.
However, as projects increase
relentlessly in both size and
complexity, reducing these risks
becomes ever more challenging and
the need for improved work processes
and systems ever more acute.
Martin Gwyther
Head of Business Development,
Construction Management Solutions,
AVEVA
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Solution strategy
Recognising this need, AVEVA offers a range
of solutions which address many of the sources
of project risk. These solutions support three
fundamental processes that are essential
for safe, cost-effective plant construction:
Engineering & Design, Materials Management,
and Project Planning & Control. Their combined
purpose is to ensure that, at every stage, the
right information, the right materials and the
right resources get to the right place at the
right time, enabling construction teams to work
efficiently and effectively.
Integrated Engineering & Design
Engineering & Design accounts for a relatively
small fraction of the total project cost, but has
a critical impact on all downstream processes.
Accurate and detailed designs are a prerequisite
for the accurate material specifications and
work instructions essential for successful project
Materials management
Correct design data and accurate schedule information are essential for
efficient management of the complex materials provisioning process, so
a materials management solution must be integrated with both design
and project control processes. AVEVA offers a best-in-class solution in
the form of AVEVA Material, part of the new AVEVA Enterprise Resource
Management (AVEVA ERM) product family. This allows all material
management activities to be carried out within a project and work
planning framework provided by AVEVA ERM family members, AVEVA
Planning and AVEVA Production. In addition, seamless integration
with AVEVA Engineering and Design products ensures that the design
information and material requirements needed to accurately plan and
control material acquisition and fabrication and construction schedules
are readily available.
Planning and control
Planning and control are essential to all aspects of project execution.
AVEVA Planning and AVEVA Production work together to deliver a planning
and control solution that enables, not only effective work breakdown
planning from the outset, but also incremental
development of the plan to support detailed
Document
work package definition and distribution. As
Management
the project progresses and more information
System
is generated, these modules enable project
activities to be subdivided into tasks which can
be managed individually, but which remain linked
into the overall plan. Responsibility for phases,
activities and work packages within the project
can therefore be distributed across project
participants while maintaining focus on the
overall objectives and plan.
Bringing it all together
For all of these previous processes to function
correctly, two overarching support processes are
required: Project Management and Information
Management. In both these areas, AVEVA provides
industry-leading solutions that enable proper
coordination and management of all the project
activities and information needed for effective
Construction Management.
Access Consolidated
Data and Documents
Materials
Management
System
Planning &
Scheduling
System
Construction
Work Pack
System
3D Modelling
System
AVEVA NET
Visualise Status
via the 3D Model
Simulate Construction
in the 3D model
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Solution elements
AVEVA NET aggregates project information through AVEVA NET Gateways,
which interface with external information sources. Incoming information
is validated against defined standards and automatically cross-referenced
with all other related information.
In many instances, cross-referencing creates hotspot links on, for
example, schematic drawings or 3D models. Standard, yet highly
configurable Gateways handle all the most commonly encountered types
of information, from intelligent 3D models to scanned paper documents.
Information access is provided through the intuitive, browser-style AVEVA
NET Dashboard. This provides both preconfigured and user-configurable
views of the information asset. In either case, Dashboard users can
navigate easily between the many types of information, by following
links or hotspots. Importantly, AVEVA NET uses standard Internet
communications including wifi so that information is accessible
anywhere across a project, not just from fixed locations.
The fourth dimension
AVEVA is renowned for its ground-breaking 3D modelling solutions;
however, as our solutions continue to progress, we are literally adding a
further dimension by introducing an exciting innovation in the form of 4D
construction simulation.
Through the introduction of a revolutionary 4D player add-in, the
solution allows users to combine intelligent 3D model views with
schedule and status information to create interactive 3D model-based
simulations. These allow construction teams to visualise construction
activities and sequences, and plan and control the construction process
more accurately.
Key solution features
AVEVAs 4D Construction Management solution provides a range of key
features that support the day-to-day construction process.
AVEVA NET Gateways access, publish and intelligently link renditions of any source
document, enabling the user to easily navigate and retrieve all the relevant information
for their task.
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Future solutions
AVEVAs Construction Management strategy continues to develop.
Currently in an advanced stage of development is an innovative Work Pack
Management solution, connecting AVEVA NET with AVEVA Planning and
AVEVA Production to combine information management, data integration
and visualisation capabilities with planning, scheduling and detailed
construction management functions. Construction management teams
will gain, not only the 4D capabilities described, but also the ability to
use integrated project information to:
z visually define Work Pack content and job breakdowns, using the 3D
model
z schedule, simulate and adjust Work Packs according to availability of
resources or materials
z approve and issue Work Packs
z interactively view and print Work Pack documentation
z monitor and record Work Pack status and rolled-up project progress
z manage construction change processes and programme impact.
Such a solution will overcome the common lack of integration between
the planning tools and information used at top-level programme
management, with the wide variety used at the detailed task execution
levels. It is now possible to manage every level of information within a
common framework but still retain the flexibility to use whichever tools
are appropriate for particular tasks.
Extensibility
Many vendors have created solutions which meet specific needs but which
often become a straitjacket, restricting the users ability to develop their
business and its processes. In contrast, AVEVA NET is an open solution
which can be implemented on top of any existing solution set without
disruption to the business. This openness enables a comprehensive and
powerful Construction Management system to be built up progressively,
as business needs require, and making use of existing or new future
systems, whether from AVEVA or not. AVEVA is taking Construction
Management into a period of revolutionary change.
A visualisation view highlighting all objects associated with a specified construction Work Pack.
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Karla Moises
Marketing Communications, AVEVA
The first PDMS project was for LPG distillation at Petrobrass REVAP refinery
at So Jos dos Campos. The scope of work included, besides the modular
LPG distillation unit, the detailing of a cooling tower, spheres, bomb parks,
transfer lines, compressor units and the interconnection of the utilities.
Design started in 2006 and was completed in 2008.
A pipe rack for the COMPERJ refinery project. Photograph courtesy of Petrobras and CPPR.
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Above: AVEVA PDMS models of a pipe rack for the COMPERJ refinery project.
Images courtesy of Projectus.
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having to make late design modifications. Kyokuyo also faced the global
challenge of replacing a retiring workforce of experienced engineers
and designers. It needed a solution which would not only overcome the
inherent limitations of 2D design, but would meet the specific needs of
shipbuilders and be easier for a new generation of younger designers to
use. After extensive evaluation, the company selected AVEVA Marine.
Kyokuyo builds a wide variety of vessels. Its main product lines are highspecification container carriers and refrigerated cargo carriers, but it also
builds complex, high-value vessels such as liquefied gas carriers, cement
carriers and roll-on/roll-off ships. It was demand for these more complex
classes of ship that led to the company expanding its production capacity
with the addition of a new block assembly hall and the lengthening of its
dry dock.
Changing such a vital element of the business as the design system can
potentially be very disruptive, so Kyokuyo adopted a cautious approach,
planning to deploy the new system progressively while maintaining the use
of the 2D system. Regular readers will perhaps not be surprised that the
project was completed much more quickly than anticipated and with little
or no disruption to the business.
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After a weeks on-site hull and outfitting training, designers began work
on a pilot project, with further training conducted as need arose. The
pilot project proved very successful and was completed much earlier than
originally planned. Kyokuyos design team were then fully able to tackle
their first live project in AVEVA Marine, a container carrier for a Chinese
owner, which started in May 2011. At the time of writing, Kyokuyo have
designed and built two ships entirely using AVEVA Marine and delivered
them on schedule. Both carriers are suited for Japan China Korea
trade.
Kyokuyo now finds it easier to create the design more quickly and to
manage the large quantities of data generated. Design reviews are
quicker and more thorough, and can involve all engineering groups,
including construction.
Opportunities
Such a comprehensive upgrading of an essential business system
inevitably reveals opportunities for further improvement, either within
the customers own business processes or in the software itself.
It was not only the speed and ease of implementation that impressed
Kyokuyo; the practical benefits also exceeded expectations. Simply
moving from 2D to 3D design brought us massive benefits, commented
Mr Yamamoto. It saves our engineers a lot of time and effort. With a
design team of 28, just trying to share and control information had been
difficult and absorbed a lot of man-hours which could be better used.
AVEVA Marine has given us much more efficient working methods which
translate into quicker delivery of better quality ships.
Moving to 3D has made efficient concurrent working possible, a key
requirement for Kyokuyo. All engineering and design disciplines can now
work on the same 3D ship model, using the same component catalogue.
At Kyokuyo Shipyard in May 2012. From left, Mr Aiba, Manager, Fundamental Design Department at
Kyokuyo, Mr Hiromasa Yamamoto, Assistant Chief, Production Design Department at Kyokuyo, Mr EunJoo
Park, Senior Vice President, AVEVA Korea-Japan Division and Mr Motoo Iso, Country Manager Japan, AVEVA
Korea-Japan Division. Photograph courtesy of Kyokuyo Shipyard.
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AVEVA Marine
has given us much
more efficient
working methods
which translate
into quicker
delivery of better
quality ships...
Left: Construction of a
container vessel. Below: At the
outfitting quay. Photographs
courtesy of Kyokuyo Shipyard.
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Farnham & Pfile completed a detailed review and analysis of five different
software solution providers. Their objective was to source the best
3D design tool built on a data-centric design that offered the ability
to integrate historic and current data from brownfield projects. They
confirmed that AVEVAs data-centric solution had come out on top, and
the company decided to move forward and implement AVEVA PDMS into
their workflow. They saw immediate benefits: all design data revisions were
connected and users could work back and forth no matter what phase of the
project they were in.
In addition to the significant technical benefits gained, they were also
impressed with the level of expertise that the AVEVA solution consultants
provided, during both the initial review phase and the implementation
of PDMS. In contrast, the companys engineers described their earlier
experiences of seeking timely support and follow-up from other
engineering design solution providers as challenging.
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Insulation:
Conductor:
Screening:
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Cross-Linked Polyethylene (XLPE)
Plain Copper (Plain Cu)
Semi-Conducting Material and Plain Copper Tape
(SM&PCT)
Steel Wire Armour (SWA)
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETP)
Zero Halogen Low Smoke (ZHLS)
Binding Tape
Attributes
Attribute values
Coding
An example of how a logically
structured definition of a pipe can
be automatically converted into a
code and both a short and a long
description.
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Descriptions
AVEVA Catalogue Manager enables the consistent and accurate generation of complete
catalogue and specification data.
Using graphical branch table templates, AVEVA Catalogue Manager enables the rapid
specification of accurate piping specification content.
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A Jewel
in the
Crown
How AVEVA technology supports Indias power industry
Formed only as recently as 1964, Bharat Heavy
Electrical Ltd (BHEL) is an integrated power
plant equipment manufacturer which has today
established itself as one of Indias Navratnas or
Nine Jewels and is likely to be Maharatna soon,
one of the countrys largest Public Sector
Undertakings (PSUs).
But its success transcends even its national
importance; it is the worlds twelfth-largest
manufacturer of power equipment and in 2011
was ranked by US business magazine, Forbes, as
the ninth most innovative company in the world.
Not surprisingly, BHEL has been a user of AVEVA software for around
15 years, although not in all of its operating divisions. In 2008, BHEL
Haridwar made the decision to follow the lead of some of its sister
divisions and upgrade to AVEVA PDMS. Mr A.B. Gupta, AGM, BHEL
Haridwar, explained the background.
We had been using a variety of engineering and design applications,
including AutoCAD, Pro/ENGINEER, Unigraphics NX and Solidworks, he
explained. We had looked at the AVEVA implementations used elsewhere
in the group and recognised that we needed a similar single, integratable
solution for piping layouts that was optimised for plant engineering and
would be a platform for our future development.
Other BHEL divisions had already adopted AVEVA and therefore Haridwar
also decided to adopt AVEVA so that there is a total plant integration
of BHEL on the same platform. AVEVAs solution was extensively
benchmarked on representative tasks, said Mr A.B. Gupta. We chose
AVEVA for two reasons. First, PDMS was clearly a scalable platform for
long-term business growth; its important that we can build up a futureproof asset of reusable design work. Second and equally important
was AVEVAs excellent delivery model and impressive customer support.
Colleagues in other divisions had told me of this and AVEVA more than
met our expectations.
Deployment went smoothly. The local AVEVA team provided on-site
training and support. Today, BHEL Haridwar has more than 25 trained
PDMS users. Early success was achieved using PDMS on the Yermarus 800
MW power plant project.
Neha Gianchand
Marketing Manager, AVEVA India
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AVEVA expands in
fast-growing India
India is the one of the fastest-growing economies in the
world. With rapid economic reforms and a constant large
influx of foreign capital, India has shown great agility in
the last couple of decades. According to a 2011 report from
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Indias GDP at purchasing power
parity could overtake that of the United States by 2050.
Above, left and right: Part of the AVEVA PDMS model of the Yermarus power plant.
Image courtesy of BHEL.
About BHEL
BHEL is indeed a large undertaking. It has 15 manufacturing divisions,
two repair units, four regional offices, eight service centres, eight
overseas offices and 15 regional centres, and currently operates at more
than 150 project sites across India and abroad. Its 50,000 employees are
engaged in the design, engineering, manufacture, construction, testing,
commissioning and servicing of a wide range of products and services
for the core sectors of the economy: power generation and transmission,
heavy industry, transportation, renewable energy, oil & gas and defence.
Visit www.bhel.com for more information.
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