Siemens Planer 2012, Planer Issue 3 User Manual
COMOS Plant Manager
From Integrated Engineering to Integrated Operations
Issue 3/2012
3D visualization
Acquisition of VRcontext
strengthened COMOS
portfolio
Chemical
Industry
Reference Evonik
Power Plant
Industry
Reference BWSC
Interview
with Dirk Wegg about trends
in the oil & gas industry
“ The results delivered by COMOS meet
our expectations. COMOS very quickly
provided significant and quantifiable
improvements in productivity and
reductions in project times.”
Lili Sun, Sr. Vice President, Sinopec Engineering Incorporation
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Editorial
Dear readers,
At this time, the plant management of the
future is being discussed by experts at many
conferences and trade fairs. These events
provide the ideal platform for exchanging information on trends, requirements, the latest
developments, and innovative practical solutions in the process industry. For example,
plant designers and owner operators came
together at the Digital Plant Conference
2012 in September and examined the topic
of holistic plant management throughout the
entire life cycle of an industrial plant. In the
scope of this event, we had the opportunity
to announce the takeover of 3D experts
VRcontext by Siemens.
The acquisition and integration of the successful VRcontext product Walkinside represents a valuable addition to our COMOS soft-
ware range in the areas of 3D visualization
and training software. Apart from the familiar
2D solutions, we can therefore now offer fast
access to 3D engineering data from the basic
and detail engineering stages. Along with realistic 3D visualization and easy operation,
the powerful software impresses with data
management in real time and a capability to
handle very large data volumes. You can read
more about COMOS Walkinside on pages six
and seven of this edition of the COMOS Plant
Manager.
In this issue, we also report on the successful
use of COMOS by our customers Evonik in the
chemical industry and BWSC in the power
plant industry. Read about the latest benefits
provided by our service and support system
and our extended training program. Of course,
Doc COMOS has another useful tip for you.
This time, it relates to executing a query faster. In the Event Calendar, you will find events
at which we can discuss the efficient management of your plant together. Take advantage of the opportunity and speak to us. Your
regional COMOS contact partner will be happy to make an individual appointment to talk
to you in detail about your specific requirements.
I hope you enjoy reading this issue of
COMOS Plant Manager.
Yours,
Andreas Geiss
Vice President COMOS Industry Solutions
Andreas Geiss
Vice President
COMOS Industry Solutions
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Contents
Contents
In this issue you can read about:
05 3D visualization and training software
Acquisition of VRcontext strengthened
COMOS portfolio
07 Chemical Industry: Reference Evonik
Standardization supports accelerated
plant design
10 Power Plant Industry: Reference BWSC
Design of power plants in interdisciplinary
database
12 Interview with Dirk Wegg about
trends in the oil & gas industry
“Data-centric development and operation
of plants with COMOS could potentially
solve an industry problem that has plagued
us for decades.”
15 News
Mobile plant management, Service
and support newsletter, Sales and service
partners for Romania, Best IT company in
Denmark, Event Calendar, Training
program expanded, Tips & tricks
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3D visualization and training software
COMOS portfolio significantly strengthened
by the acquisition of 3D experts VRcontext
On September 26, 2012, at the Digital Plant congress in Würzburg,
the acquisition of VRcontext S. A. on October 1, 2012 was officially announced. With this acquisition, Siemens has acquired one of the world‘s
leading experts in 3D visualization and training software. This further
strengthens Siemens‘ established position in the industrial software
market. The market-leading software Walkinside will be integrated in
the COMOS product portfolio.
From the start of the new fiscal year, the
product will be available under the trade
name “ COMOS Walkinside” and will expand
the extensive portfolio with powerful 3D visualization throughout the entire plant lifecycle.
The Walkinside software is currently used in
more than 200 companies for the visualization
of complex data models, primarily in the oil
and gas industry; for plant operation and
maintenance; and for simulation and training.
Even today, COMOS Walkinside can provide
considerable added value, particularly in
plant operation and maintenance. By linking
the geometric objects of the VR model with
the engineering data from COMOS, they can
be used throughout all phases of the plant
lifecycle. Attractive and realistic visualization
of the current status of the plant is possible
through direct access to all information, independent of the 3D system. This allows maintenance and servicing work to be planned,
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3D visualization and training software
“The integration of the Walkinside 3D visualization and training software of our
long-standing partner VRcontext into our industrial software portfolio will benefit
our customers significantly. Using intelligent 3D models can make plant engineer-
ing and operation safer and more efficient in many sectors of the industry,” states
Eckard Eberle, CEO of the Siemens Industrial Automation Systems Business Unit.
simulated and executed efficiently in the 3D
model based on constantly up-to-date and
consistent data. In addition to this, it is also
possible to access information linked to a
COMOS object (work permits, data sheets,
maintenance intervals, etc.) at any time.
COMOS Walkinside offers a combination that
is unique on the market, with simple operation and realistic visualization along with permanent availability of the plant data. This
ensures efficient data management in real
time, as well as the ability to handle the largest possible data volumes. Even extremely
complex models, such as those produced for
complete offshore drilling platforms or FPSO
(Floating Production Storage Offloading)
units, allow a virtual walkthrough in real
time.
COMOS Walkinside also finds profitable application in the training of field operators. The
software allows personnel to be trained realistically in the virtual model of the real plant
while the plant itself is still under construction. These training scenarios include the fast
locating of objects or components in the
plant, the planning and execution of maintenance work, and the simulation of faults. In
“multiple avatar mode“, this training allows
the participation of the entire operations
team together in the same virtual model. This
avoids the high costs involved in sending
staff to a plant that is still under construction.
At the same time, staff can be prepared efficiently under safe environmental conditions
for their later deployment.
With the integration of Walkinside in the
COMOS portfolio, customers profit from even
greater productivity and additional benefits
throughout the entire value chain of plant
management. The skills brought together in
COMOS Walkinside will also be integrated increasingly in development and support, etc.
and therefore increase the investment protection for customers.
You will find more information on
the advantages of COMOS Walkinside
in the video
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(6:35 minutes)
Chemical Industry: Reference Evonik
Standardization supports
accelerated plant design
Effective planning of chemical plants through optimized engineering
The chemical company Evonik has been pursuing a holistic approach
to plant design for some years. Strictly defined xml files within a very
modular working environment act as the core of this concept. All data
is saved in a central database. The company is currently developing standards for P&ID creation with the target of unified and accelerated plant
design.
Researchers and engineers at Evonik cooperate very closely on a global basis in order to
facilitate the rapid market launch of innovative products. Nevertheless, the design of correspondingly tailored production plants generally still takes several years. This planning
period can only be minimized if the individual
planning phases are merged more closely and
overlapped more intensively. In this context,
the utilization of information generated within the scope of basic engineering throughout
the further planning process represents a suitable approach. Using a procedural guideline,
P&ID (piping and instrumentation) flow diagrams can be generated from the process
flow diagrams created during this phase. The
guideline is to cover approximately 80 percent
of the information contained in a flow diagram. The earlier initial P&ID flow diagrams
are available, the faster can initial plant costs
be calculated.
Standardization in basic
engineering
The design of chemical plants can be accelerated by means of an extensively applied standardization concept. Analyses implemented at
Evonik Industries show that the share of imperatively individually planned plant parts is way
lower than expected. The implementation of
standardizations in the still very complex field
of P&ID creation therefore represented an obvious lever. Time expenditures both in terms of
The design of tailored chemical production
plants generally still takes several years.
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