Our Services

Troubleshooting Operating Lines, Process Improvements and Optimizations Services

Operating lines very often run with lower efficiency as it could be. Always when checking operating lines we find different types of problems and we provide an action plan to return back to higher efficiency.

Our services for short or already long time operating lines provide process optimizing, process automation and instrumentation optimizing, piping and equipment checks. The services we offer for once per year and can include the parts:

  • operational troubleshooting for finding the problems which cause production reducing and/or downgrade of product qualities
  • eliminating fast handled problems but also priority action plan for long term problems
  • preparing future maintenance actions
  • optimizing of process sections, equipments and media consumption
  • technological advice as recommendation (valuation and pre-selection) of higher efficient equipment but also up to date process sections and up to date process control strategies
  • and also sometimes it will be necessary we take care about
    • correct indication of the measurements at automation system
    • for some measurements like consistency, pH etc correlation with laboratory
    • control function and control parameter optimizing
    • pipe guiding and supporting
    • possibility for control function upgrades
    • necessary operator trainings

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Engineering

For our engineering we use common state-of-the-art engineering, engineering tools and engineering systems. Our engineering covers the necessary disciplines for conception engineering and detail engineering and can include following services:

  • conception of process technological design, efficiency reports as help for key equipment selection
  • conception of process automation design
  • project time tables
  • selection of process automation system and process quality control system
  • lay out and civil documents according to process needs and operational needs
  • P&ID process flow sheets, mass flow balance data diagram
  • Listing (equipment lists, electric energy consumer list, instrument lists, valve lists, piping lists, etc)
  • Data sheets of process control instruments and control valves, sizing records
  • automation system related documents (IO lists, IO assignment, data base list, etc)
  • process function diagrams (DIN symbols) tags based - loop based and motor based
  • process function diagrams (DIN symbols) for production control and process parameter control
  • process operational concept by monitor displays and pop ups
  • operators functional training documents (process functions explained in different descriptions)
  • assistance for 3D model will be done for: piping, pipe connections in/out at technological equipments but also at control instruments and valves, supporting, but also focusing pipe vibrations and access for operation and maintenance
  • instrument location plan and selection of hook ups (typical selection for instrument and valve installation with piping, tubing, cabling, supporting, including material lists for analog and binary instruments, control valves and on-off valves, )
  • FAT (functional acceptance test) of the automation system with the automation system suppliers, as functional test basis the process function diagrams and the process operational concept will be used, during FAT also pre adjustments for PID values and process program time values will be done, and according to customers standard also certificates of FAT

Engineering done by third parties: following engineering disciplines can be done by third parties, but also can be included in our engineering services:

  • Process automation and instrumentation, this engineering can include
    • automation architecture diagrams, power supply lists for UPS/non UPS
    • wiring and terminal diagrams, cable lists, material lists, name plate lists
    • documents for local cabinets, terminal boxes
    • commissioning reports
  • Electrical, this engineering can include
    • documents for local panels, terminal boxes documents, cabinets
    • internal wiring and terminal diagrams, cable list, material and component lists, dimension drawings, name plate list
    • one line diagrams, energy distribution and control diagram, ProfiBus address list
    • detailed motor and el. consumer list, detailed single drive and sectional drive list
    • PDC and MCC specification, one line diagram per each PDC, MCC, choosing of typical circuit diagrams for each load, air conditioning data, dimensioning MCC cables
    • commissioning reports
  • Plant layout, equipment and piping, this engineering can include
    • location, dimensions, connections and indication of loads actuating at battery limits,
    • piping plans and sections (scales 1:100, 1:50 or 1:25)
    • location of all pipes and valves, indication of supply limits and other indications as pipe diameter, material, flow medium, insulation etc according to owner’s standards
    • 3D model and Isometric drawings for pipes ≥ DN 50mm
    • Location plan for supports, dimension drawing for standard and special supports
    • Calculation records, stress analysis
    • Material lists (piping, connections, valves, structural supports, spring supports, expansion joints, etc) MTO 60%, MTO 80% and MTO 100%, list for prefabricated parts

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Line Erection and Installation Assistance Services

Our services for line erection and line installation can include the parts:

  • piping erection check according to P&ID process flow sheets and 3D model especially for:
    • piping situations at equipment connections, actuating piping loads
    • straight pipe situations at process control instruments and valves
    • and when problems detected providing solutions and checking the modifications
  • checking of erection reports, commissioning reports, motor rotation tests and check-out lists for controls and electric and according to customers standard also certificates of SAT
  • attention to access for operation and maintenance
  • operator training as on site training and class room training
    • on site training will be combined with P&ID process flow sheets check with the installed plant (location of pipe connections, control valves, hand valves and sample valves, etc)
    • class room training will be done for explanations for each P&ID process flow sheet:
      • process part shown on the flow sheets, used equipments, technological functions and process needs
      • automation functions and operator access for start, stop and continuous operation using the existing monitor displays
      • explanation of pop ups and their needs
      • explanation of production optimization programs
  • checking of records only or participation on cold test: all inputs and outputs from/to the automation system are tested (also link tests) like local cabinet functions, local instruments (binary and analog), valves (on-off and control), MCC connections, connections to variable speed controlled drives, QCS, pulp quality measurements, links to others, etc
  • documents update to version AS BUILT (flow sheets and all documents necessary for maintenance and future operator trainings)

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Line Start up Services

Our services for line start up can include the parts:

  • start up support will be done in the different control rooms, at local control panels but also in the field like
    • function check of safety valves and hand valve positions
    • equipment check
    • vibration checks on pipes, supports and equipments
    • cavitations checks on pumps
    • and when problems detected providing solutions and checking the modifications
  • comparison between indication at instruments with indication of measurements at automation system
  • comparison between indication of opening value at control valves and on-off valves with indication of opening indication at automation system
  • laboratory correlation of some measurements as consistency, pH etc
  • control functions and control parameters optimizing at 70% of production and at performance test production
  • reducing of process alarms by control parameter optimizing, process optimizing and optimizing of alarm limits
  • control functions upgrade to reach equipment production limits
  • operator training continued
  • continue documents update to version AS BUILT (flow sheets and all documents necessary for maintenance and future operator trainings)

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