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
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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.
Contents Contents In this issue you can read about: 07 Chemical Industry: Reference Evonik Standardization supports accelerated plant design 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.
3D visualization and training software omos portfolio significantly strengthened C 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.
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 engineering and operation safer and more efficient in many sectors of the industry,” states Eckard Eberle, CEO of the Siemens Industrial Automation Systems Business Unit.
Chemical Industry: Reference Evonik Standardization supports accelerated plant design Effective planning of chemical plants through optimized engineering The design of tailored chemical production plants generally still takes several years. 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.
Chemical Industry: Reference Evonik As one of the world‘s leading companies in the specialty chemicals industry, Evonik Industries employs the Comos software solution for plant designing. planning and plant cost calculation can be significantly minimized through the introduction of standards. “Initial considerations regarding standardized P&ID creation were already discussed 20 years ago.
Chemical Industry: Reference Evonik Countering the impending loss of innovative strength are matched to our customers’ requirements even more closely,” comments Dr. Schwarz. Furthermore, the uniform database supports interdisciplinary workflows and smoother coordination between the individual departments. “Long-term success in this highly innovative business necessitates rapid inventions to outdistance copyists,” emphasizes Dr. Schwarz.
Power Plant Industry: Reference BWSC BWSC designs power plants on an interdisciplinary database Today, all system design at BWSC (Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor) is handled in a single database rather than several closed systems. The result is a more dynamic and effective design process with fewer errors. By Morten Lund, Ingeniøren in the system. In that way, all parties involved in the design always know what changes the other engineers are making.
Power Plant Industry: Reference BWSC about the system is that if you have a pump, there will also be a motor with controls and a supply signal. The minute the mechanical engineer invents his pump, the system supports him by saying: “Remember the electrical supply and don’t forget to attach some measurement instruments.” The other groups of engineers then add their details,” says Mads Broge Richelsen, Systems Manager at BWSC with responsibility for Comos.
Interview with Dirk Wegg about trends in the oil & gas industry Interview with Dirk Wegg about trends in the oil & gas industry The oil & gas industry represents dynamic development and innovation. Comos Plant Manager spoke to Dirk Wegg, General Manager of the Blue Chip Energy Program at Siemens Industry Software, about trends, challenges, and solutions in this marketplace. Comos Plant Manager: Hello Mr.
Interview with Dirk Wegg about trends in the oil & gas industry Comos Plant Manager: What requirements arise from this for plant management? Dirk Wegg: Basically, fewer employees must be able to manage increased plant complexity easily and quickly. Due to the huge quantity of data gathered and the corresponding need to prepare this data, which serves as a basis for economical and technical decisions, implementing optimum plant management is essential.
Interview with Dirk Wegg about trends in the oil & gas industry 3D visualization with the software solution COMOS Walkinisde Comos Plant Manager: So what does an efficient data management system involve? Dirk Wegg: Successful plant management of the future is based on a data-centric approach, which makes traditional documentbased working methods a thing of the past.
NEWS NEWS Mobile plant management with Comos Mobile Document Review Siemens has now extended its plant management software Comos by the inclusion of a solution for mobile data and document utilization in the form of an iPad app entitled Comos Mobile Document Review. Users can now edit, review, and release plant documentation, and manage revision status anywhere, anytime with the aid of editing and redlining features – whether on business trips, in meetings or during tours of inspection.
News Service and Support newsletter for fast and personalized information The Siemens IA&DT Service and Support online portal has been expanded with new and very useful features for Comos customers. Apart from being able to create an individual newsletter, users also have access to a download area, FAQ documents, and manuals. Comos customers now have the opportunity of putting together their own individual Service and Support newsletter.
News Comos sales and service partners for Romania Since 2005, the FIWA group has been working worldwide as a certified Siemens partner for SIMATIC PCS 7 and the chemicals industry. The Romanian branch of the engineering company (SC FIWA RO SRL) has also been operating since August 2012 as a sales and service partner for the C omos software solution.
NEWS omos training C program expanded Training courses have been complemented by six further courses The range of Comos training courses has been complemented by six further courses. We would like to introduce three of these courses in a little more detail below. In the Basic, Cabinet Layout, and MRO (Maintenance Repair Overhaul) courses, up to six participants per course will be introduced to specific course content in a very practice-oriented way.
News Tips and Tricks – ask Doc COMOS Doc COMOS will introduce in two videos the search method “database query”, which helps save time. 6. Specify the settings by further definition (e. g. Name, Lable, or Description) 7. Define the searched value (in our sample it is G125) Video 1 (1:21 Minuten) The second video is presenting how to create a “database query”. The video shows the different working steps: 1. Open an empty “Query” The first video shows the two different methods to do a query.
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Impress 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 omos Plant Manager C 3/2012 Publisher Siemens AG Industry Sector Industry Automation Division Industrial Automation Systems I IA AS PA CIS MK Karl-Legien-Str. 190 D-53117 Bonn, Germany www.siemens.
