Plant Model Migration

Capabilities

Migrated and upgraded intelligent 3D models

Requirement

There are many different reasons why the need to convert or migrate plant model data may arise, with some of the common scenarios including:

• Handover of data between contractor and owner, or between contractors
• Technology replacement, due to obsolescence or strategic decision-making
• Projects or digitalization initiatives increasing demand for access to engineering data
• Ownership changes such as through business acquisition and divestiture

These different circumstances and other business drivers determine the constraints placed upon the model migration effort, which typically result in weighing time and cost against fidelity and usability of the resulting output.

Challenge

The fundamental challenge addressed by this capability is that fully automated solutions are not generally available; there is no simple “one click” option to transfer intelligent plant model data from one application to another. The commercial automation which does exist typically suffers from one or more of the following limitations:

Options

Given the limitations of commercial automation technology, the options available are not appealing, ranging from inferior but relatively fast and inexpensive automatic data conversion at one extreme, to expensive and time-consuming manual re-modelling at the other.

Differentiators

TecSurge takes a hybrid approach to plant model migration, tailored to meet client expectations, and combining the best features of each method. Our full range of capabilities ensure we can perform the necessary target system configuration (including specification & catalogue data, symbol & assembly development, and drawing & report template configuration), as well as the model and drawing data migration. Our approach delivers a superior, high-fidelity digital asset, within a practical schedule and budget.

We utilize both commercial and in-house tools to automate as much as possible of the migration and quality control tasks, without compromising the resulting quality or fidelity of the migrated data. Our proprietary technology has been tried and tested over countless migration projects, for a wide variety of source and target system combinations and can be quickly adapted to address unique project requirements.

Our expert team configures and operates the automation and applies design and engineering knowledge to complete aspects of the migration which can’t be completely automated. Our quality assurance process includes proprietary tools to compare source and target data, as well as the configuration and regeneration of error-free piping isometrics.

Optional items that may be included in the migration project include:

The result is a fully intelligent plant model, which is largely indistinguishable from one prepared manually using the target system, and which can serve as the basis for future maintenance, modification and expansion projects.

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