Plants & Refineries
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Solutions for Engineering - Plants & Refineries |
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With the help of surveying solutions from Leica Geosystems, construction, documentation and maintenance of plants and refineries can be undertaken more efficiently and in less time.
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"I don’t think it's even possible to do a project like this using traditional methods, but if it be done I believe it would take 30 to 40 times longer to create a 3D model with similar coverage and accuracy as the laser scanned model we created." Gunnar Dirdal, M Sc, General Manager Capnor AS Laser Scanning Services more
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"The use of laser scanning and the associated 3D modeling tools on this offshore modification project saved us significant time and direct costs. Such techniques for this type of work are becoming a standard procedure." Bart Neighbors, PE, PMP - Project Leader ConocoPhillips Alaska Capital Projects more
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Tom Greaves is the author of the article, "3D laser scanning shortens Petronius repair schedule," published in Offshore Engineer on August 5, 2005.
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"Laser Scanning Helps ProjEx Technologies Meet Tight Schedule," by Tom Greaves was published January 25, 2005 in Vol. 3, No. 4 of SparView. The article covers the Husky Refinery Upgrade that successfully used Bentley CloudWorx and PlantSpace software for efficeint revamp design verification. more
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"Laser Scanning at BP Refinery Key to Dimensional Control," was written by Tom Greaves, Senior Analyst, and published in SparView(TM) on August 3, 2004. SparView(TM) can be found on the Spar Point Research website. more
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“HDS and Cyra's software tools provided an easy way to accurately identify differences between actual construction and our design model of this complex, exacting facility. Using these tools, the client successfully avoided significant field-related construction conflicts that would otherwise have led to schedule extensions and additional project costs."
Randy Carbone, Senior Supervising Designer, Parsons Corp. more
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Three-dimensional measurement and analysis of rotor blades and their production facility are highly complex and demanding measuring tasks. The nature and scope represent an entirely new dimension in this branch of industry. Consequently, such a task can be coped only by using ultra-modern measuring systems and a correctly prepared measurement strategy.
An investigation of suitable measuring systems on the basis of the specific requirement profile for this measurement task indicated that the Leica Laser Tracker provides the best preconditions for successful measurements. more
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With the help of the Cyrax™ 2500 laser scanner and Cyclone™ software, Chevron Corporation, one of the world’s largest petroleum companies, was
able to save considerable time and money in their recent GOMBU Eugene Island 252 Revamp Project. more
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“We’ve since used this workflow — or variants of it — on over a half dozen projects and gotten great results. Essentially zero rework. It’s proven to be a really economical and versatile way to take advantage of the completeness and accuracy of Cyrax scanning for a wide range of 2D or 3D retrofit projects.”
3D Laser Scanning Group Leader, WGI, Birmingham, AL more
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"Carving as-built plans with a Laser Cannon," and "RE&C pinpoints success with Laser System at Detroit Edison," are two articles from the winter and spring of 2000 that cover Raytheon's use of 3D laser scanning on Detroit Edison's Monroe Power Plant in Michigan. "Carving as-built plans with a Laser Cannon," was published in the January 2000 issue of Microstation Manager and "RE&C pinpoints success with Laser System at Detroit Edison," was published in the March/April issue of The Rec&Cord. Cyra Technologies (now Leica Geosystems HDS) also put together a case study on the project. more
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“We also used Cyrax on a trial program to model remote, off-plot pipeways in order to determine if the technology could help us in our effort to provide refinery isometrics for inspection purposes. We were able to determine that using laser imaging did get us to a final product quicker than conventional means. We are also convinced that this method will continue to get quicker with additional experience. Another feature is that we determined this method to be significantly safer (no more climbing around in pipeways in remote, isolated areas).”
Bob Smith, Chevron Corporation Project Manager more
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“This old plant, which we acquired in 1991 and subsequently added new process piping to, had only outdated documentation. When we undertook the UV testing of pipes to comply with OSHA 1910, we needed precise and reliable as-builts of the piping in order to establish repeatable measuring points for future retesting. With Cyrax we accomplished this goal faster and safer than we would have using manual walkdowns as the alternative.”
Ron Martin, Project Engineering Maintenance Manager
Rohm and Haas Company more
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“We needed a footprint design for replacing and rerouting the two lines, but with Cyrax we got actually much more - we got a “rat’s eye view” of the “snake-pit”, the entire pit of complex piping. The 3D model is useful for detecting possible interferences with existing piping + support that the piping may encounter.”
Peter Jones, Chevron Project Manager more
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Chevron USA Production Co. exeeded its project goals by deploying 3D laser scanning and modeling on a Gulf of Mexico platform upgrade project. "3D laser scanning helps Chevron revamp platform," was written by Floyd H. Sanders and published in the April 30, 2001 issue of the Oil & Gas Journal. more
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“This project was extremely challenging for our first one due to the complexity of the site. Along with the Cyrax 2500 we used a Leica TPS 1105 total station to accurately measure targets and features used to tie scans to the site grid. The final results not only impressed our client, BP, with the level of detail supplied but also confirmed our company’s belief in the future of the Cyrax and Cyclone technology for numerous “as-built” surveys.”
Gerry Nolan McMullen Nolan and Partners Pty Ltd, Perth, Australia more
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