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Process Engineering
Activities:
- processing project documentation
- engineering activities focussing on the preparation of documents for ensuring the purchase of machinery and equipment, piping, measurement and control instruments, fire alarms and gas detection, their subsequent installation and commissioning (technological diagrams, mechanical-technological diagrams, calculations of apparatus based on simulation calculations, data lists generated based on calculations, data lists for measurement and control equipment, technical specifications for requests for equipment, preparation of operating regulations, and unit start-ups including preparation for start-up)
- collaboration with other branches
Departments:
- Process Design Group – development of project documentation
- Process Flowsheet Drafting Group – department of technological drawings and mechanical-technological diagrams
- Safety Environmental Engineering – project documentation development
- Fire Fighting – provides the relevant parts of project documentation for zoning, building permits and proposals for projects for the required fire fighting equipment
Software:
- PRO/II® (Simulation programme)
- CHEMCAD (Simulation programme)
- Aspen HYSYS® (Simulation programme)
- ProMax® (Simulation programme)
- HTRI® (Heat Exchange design program)
- SimSci HEXTRAN (Heat Exchange design program)
- PUMPCALC, PIPENETVision® (Hydraulic circuit design)
- PHAWorks® (HAZOP)
- Phast, ALOHA® (Hazardous Area Assessment)
- Flaresys, FLARENET™ (Calculations of emergency depressurisation systems)
- SmartPlant® (Drawing of intelligent mechanical-technological diagrams)
- AutoCAD® (Diagram drawing)
- MicroStation (Diagram drawing)
- Fire-NX (Calculations according to Czech standards)
- PIPENET Vision® (Calculations of fire safety system piping networks)
Civil/Structural Engineering
STEEL STRUCTURE DESIGN
Activities:
- designing layouts in cooperation with other professions (plant design, piping, electrical routes and equipment, buildings, etc.)
- static calculations
- dynamic calculations (earthquake, slender structures subjected to wind, rotating machinery, etc.)
- structures for apparatus, piping, cable and combined bridges, pipeline supports, and service walkways on apparatus, in halls and in other buildings, and shelters
- creation of drawings from a 3D model
- bill of materials
Software:
- SCIA, STAAD
- Spreadsheet programmes created in MS Excel and PTC Mathcad
- 3D model PDMS, PDS®, SMART™3D
- 2D AutoCAD®, MicroStation
CIVIL PLANT DESIGN
Activities:
- designing layouts in cooperation with other professions (plant design, piping, electrical routes and equipment, buildings, etc.)
- creating drawings from a 3D model
- bill of materials
Software:
- 3D model PDMS, PDS®, SMART™3D
- 2D AutoCAD®, MicroStation
BUILDING & ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Activities:
- designing building layouts in cooperation with and according to the requirements of professions
- selection of materials
- thermal and technical calculations and solutions
- coordination of related professions
- drawings and technical reports
- data for calculating a bill of quantities and a budget
- construction and architectural designs of building parts, supporting structures (concrete/steel), sanitary facilities (water/sewerage), heating/cooling, ventilation, air-conditioning, electrical installations, lightning conductors, paved surfaces of production units, construction designs for foundations, cisterns, insulation, underground cable routes, detailed designs for routes including excavations, pipe protection, markings, etc.
Software:
- 3D model PDMS, PDS®, SMART™3D
- 2D AutoCAD®, MicroStation
CONCRETE STRUCTURE DESIGN
Activities:
- designing layouts, shapes and basic dimensions
- static and dynamic calculations for foundations
- inserting shapes into a 3D model
- reinforcement drawings
- bill of quantities
- structures for apparatus, foundations, reinforced concrete building elements, supporting elements of cisterns, shafts, etc.
Software:
- SCIA, STAAD, Foundation 3D, MAT3D
- Spreadsheet programmes created in MS Excel
- 3D model PDMS, PDS®, SMART™3D
- 2D AutoCAD®, MicroStation
Mechanical Engineering
Activities:
- processing project documentation
- engineering activities focussing on the production of documents for ensuring the purchase of machinery and equipment, their installation and commissioning (engineering specifications, data lists generated based on data from the technology department, project drawings, technical specifications for requests for equipment, assessment of bids from suppliers and preparation of technical annexes for equipment orders)
- checks of production documentation
- collaboration with other branches
Departments:
- Rotating Equipment – pumps, compressors, mixers, turbines, blowers, etc.
- Static Equipment – tubular heat exchangers, columns, process vessels, air coolers, etc.
- Special Equipment – ovens, storage tanks, packaged units, lifting equipment, packaging and baling lines, etc.
Software:
- COMPRESS® (Computer-aided Pressure Vessel Design)
- HTRI® (Xchanger Suite – thermal rating calculations of heat exchangers)
- PVElite® (Pressure Vessels calculation programme)
- 2D AutoCAD®
Piping
Activities:
- ensuring project documentation and engineering activities for the purchase of piping components, their assembly and handover to the customer
Departments:
Piping Engineering
- specifications of valves and piping material (piping class)
- technical annexes for requests for piping material
- stress analyses of piping components
- assessment of bids and preparation of technical annexes of a contract including a bill of materials
Plant Design (Projections of piping systems)
- processing layouts of machines and equipment including cross-sections, piping layouts, isometric drawings for the pre-production, assembly of pipes and a bill of materials according to documentation
- 3D Model
Pipe Stress (Piping system calculations)
- calculations of pipelines and systems including laying based on documentation prepared in piping and technology departments with regard to engineering standards which specify requirements for stress analysis of piping systems
Software:
- AutoCAD®
- MicroStation 2D
- PDMS (Plant Design Management System 3D)
- PDS® (Plant Design System 3D)
- SmartPlant® 3D
- CAESAR II® (Pipe Stress Analysis Program)
- PICS (Piping Isometric Control System)
- SmartPlant®Materials
- AZPP (Piping Material Management System)
Electrical/Instrumentation Engineering
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (POWER WIRING) Activities:
- processing of project documentation for substations and power distribution for electrical appliances
- engineering activities focussing on the production of documents for ensuring the purchase machines and equipment, their installation and commissioning (engineering specifications, engineering drawings, technical specifications for requests for equipment, assessment of bids from suppliers and preparation of technical annexes for equipment orders)
- processing project documentation for lighting, grounding and protection against atmospheric influences
- inspection of production documentation
- collaboration with other branches
Software:
- AutoCAD®
- ELCAD (Designs of electrical switchboards)
- Caneco BT (Calculations of LV electrical networks)
- NEPLAN® (Calculations of HV/LV electrical networks)
- ETAP®( Calculations of HV/LV electrical networks)
INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING (MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL) Activities:
- processing project documentation for control/security systems and field instrumentation
- engineering activities focussing on the production of documents for ensuring the purchase of machines and equipment, their installation and commissioning (engineering specifications, specification sheets created based on data from the technology department, engineering drawings, technical specifications for requests for equipment, assessment of bids from suppliers and preparation of technical annexes for equipment orders)
- inspection of production documentation
- collaboration with other branches
Software:
- AutoCAD®
- PDMS (Plant Design Management System 3D), PDS®, SMART™3D
- SmartPlant®Instrumentation
- CONVAL® (calculations of flow meters and control and release valves)
TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING (TELECOMMUNICATIONS) Activities:
- processing project documentation for electronic fire alarm systems, gas emission indication systems, CCTV, site protections systems and telecommunications
- engineering activities focussing on the production of documents for ensuring the purchase of machines and equipment, their installation and commissioning (engineering specifications, specification sheets created based on data from the technology department, engineering drawings, technical specifications for requests for equipment, assessment of bids from suppliers and preparation of technical annexes for equipment orders)
- inspection of production documentation
- collaboration with other branches
Software:
- AutoCAD®
- PDMS (Plant Design Management System 3D), PDS®, SMART™3D
- SmartPlant®Instrumentation
Information Systems
ENGINEERING IT Activities:
- set-up of individual information systems for projects
- setting rules for working with systems on projects
- training and user support
- setting up access rights
- ensuring the exchange of data between individual systems (Material Management System, 3D CAD, SP Instrumentation, iDocs, PICS)
Software:
- 2D CAD (AutoCAD®, MicroStation, SmartPlant® P&ID)
- 3D CAD (SMART™3D, PDMS, PDS®)
- Document management system (iDocs)
- Material management system (SPM)
3D CAD CATALOGUE
Activities:
- setting up piping classes in a given 3D CAD programme (PDMS, PDS® or SMART™3D)
- maintenance of and additions to catalogues for all professions
- setting up special piping units
- setting up piping systems (drain, vent)
- coordination of activities with Info Systems
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
Activities:
- Checking and setting up rules for working with project documentation including inspections and distribution
- Non-technical checks
- Supply documentation – records and distribution
- User support
Procurement
Activities:
- purchase of equipment and materials
- purchase of assembly work for construction
- logistics
Departments:
- Purchasing
- Subcontracting
- Expediting – continuous inspection and supervision of the performance of equipment supplies
- Inspection – takeover of supplies on suppliers’ premises
- Seller Document Control (Inspection of documentation)
Projects
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS)Departments:Project Management
- project management usually from the bidding stage to the handover of a work to the customer, including the resolution of potential complaints
- responsible for maintaining the quality of deadlines and budget of a project according to a contract
Project Engineering
- responsible for the coordination of project documentation processing between individual technical branches
- responsible for the timely submission of data from technical branches to Procurement and Construction
PROJECT CONTROLS Departments: Cost Control
- monitoring and assessment of costs and cash flows for a project including predictions
- reporting to the Project Manager
Estimating
- putting together a quote during the bid preparation stage
- calculations of anticipated investment costs
Scheduling
- processing a time plan for individual projects and bids
- measuring and reporting progress made on a project by individual branch including predictions for completion
- calculations for deploying the necessary number of specialists on time
- reporting to the Project Manager
CONSTRUCTION
Activities:
- support during the processing of a bid
- management from construction to handover to the customer
- a team of specialists is composed of supervisors from individual professions, a Subcontract Administrator, Safety Technician, Quality Inspector, etc.
- Construction Manager – responsible for construction and reporting to the Project Manager
AUTHORITY ENGINEERING
- ensuring the necessary certificates for the market launch of a work in a given location
- maintaining relations with local authorities responsible for certification and approval of equipment for commissioning