Capture

Process Plant Engineering Digitalization

Capture a baseline digital record of the as-is state

For a brownfield process facility, the first step for a digitalization initiative may require the capture of raw and existing plant information in digital form. These activities are substantially or entirely performed on-site by local service providers with the specialised equipment, site familiarity and language capabilities necessary to deliver safely and efficiently.

The specific data to be captured depends upon digitalization objectives, but typically includes one or more of the following:

• Hard copy drawing and document scanning
• Site walk-downs to validate and mark-up existing documentation
• Physical plant capture using laser scanning
• Collecting existing standards, specifications, documents and drawings
• Recording legacy system configuration and data sets

This captured data forms the key input to subsequent stages of the project and sets the baseline for the as-is state of the facility. Collaboration with client personnel possessing insight and historical knowledge of the facility and its projects is essential to gathering a complete inventory of available electronic information.

While TecSurge does not provide these on-site services, we can assist by providing advice regarding data capture requirements, formats and specifications, to ensure the downstream processing of the captured data is practical and efficient. Our experience and familiarity with raw engineering data in various formats ensures the as-is capture effort is successful and meets objectives.

TecSurge service examples:

• Data capture requirements consulting
• Standard and specification gap analysis
• Legacy system data extraction
• Software configuration and template review