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Grenland and Intergraph to present at ARC Forum

Grenland Group, a global EPC specializing in oil & gas and offshore rigs, semisubmersibles, and drillship design, will co-present with Intergraph at the ARC Advisory Group’s World Industry Forum on Feb. 10 in Orlando.

Terje Orbeck, Norway-based CAD manager for Grenland, will present “SmartPlant Enterprise in Grenland Group: A Multi-discipline Design Tool with Strong Engineering Power” at the 3D and Virtual Strategies for Project and Asset Information Management session.

Orbeck will describe Grenland’s approach to replacing its plethora of disparate CAD and data management tools with Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise solutions. By moving to a common engineering platform, Grenland was able to improve design quality, data control and save resources.

Grenland implemented SmartPlant 3D for design and SmartPlant Foundation to consolidate its engineering design database. In addition, the firm used SmartPlant Enterprise solutions for P&ID, instrumentation, and electrical applications.

The ARC Advisory Group, a leading industry analyst firm, ranked Intergraph the No. 1 overall engineering design 3D software and process engineering tools (PET) provider worldwide according to its PET Worldwide Outlook Market Analysis and Forecast through 2013.

To read more about Grenland’s use of Intergraph solutions, please download our special Insight magazine Marine Industry Spotlight.

See the 1st place animation from the 2009 Golden Valve Awards

Last June, this animation from Augusto Munhao of Promon Engenharia S.A. was selected as 1st place in the animation category of the 2009 Golden Valve Awards.

This animation depicts a walkthrough of the Alunorte Refinery, Expansion 2.  It was created using SmartPlant 3D, PDS, SmartPlant Instrumentation, SmartPlant Electrical, SmartPlant Review, SmartPlant P&ID, and SmartPlant Materials.

See the other winners from 2009, as well as the winners from 2008 on PP&M’s YouTube channel.

Reminder: the 2010 Golden Valve Competition is now open for entries. If you would like to enter an animation or an image, click here for more details.

Engineering and design capabilities accelerate project delivery and ensure consistency across designs

BBA Selects Intergraph SmartPlant 3D for Metals and Mining Projects

BBA, an independent Canadian consulting engineering firm active in the international energy and mining and metals sectors, has completed the design of its first project for Consolidated Thompson, the Bloom Lake project in Northern Quebec, with Intergraph’s SmartPlant 3D design solution. 

BBA chose SmartPlant 3D because it is well-suited for the specific challenges related to metals and mining projects – large and complex equipment and very mining-oriented specifications for components. The software’s rule-based design and specification-driven capabilities provide true discipline integration into a single 3D modeling environment, minimizing rework for changes and ensuring consistency across designs.

"We are pleased with the results that we have achieved so far with SmartPlant 3D, and are excited about moving forward with it on future projects," said Steeve Fiset, president and CEO of BBA. "By adapting SmartPlant 3D to the mining industry, we add to our high value engineering a very efficient design capacity and provide our customers with a timely and cost-effective project execution with an extremely low re-work level at site."

Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power and Marine president, said, “BBA demonstrates how SmartPlant 3D can benefit companies of all sizes and in all industries to be more competitive using this next-generation technology. And as SmartPlant 3D becomes the industry-standard for large EPC and owner operators, it gives smaller and midsize companies the opportunity to be on the same footing with their larger competitors.”

The ARC Advisory Group in its PET Worldwide Outlook Market Analysis and Forecast through 2013 ranked Intergraph the No. 1 overall worldwide leader in engineering design 3D software and process engineering tools (PET) and for key industries, including metals and mining.

The full press release, issued today, is here.

Petrobras gains 100% interest in Cascade field

Offshore Magazine reports that Petrobras has purchased Devon Energy’s 50% stake in the Cascade field in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, giving the company 100 percent participation in the field. Petrobras will begin operations in the Cascade field in the middle of this year.

Read about Petrobras standardization on Intergraph SmartPlant Instrumentation software for all of its upstream projects.

See our SmartMarine Enterprise for Offshore: Improving the Complete Offshore Project Life Cycle brochure.

Learn more about Intergraph’s solutions at our Offshore Industry Web page.

SmartPlant Instrumentation webinar now available for downloading

The latest webinar in the Intergraph Webinar Series, “SmartPlant Instrumentation Technical Update,” is now available for downloading. Originally presented in December, this webinar will increase your SmartPlant Instrumentation knowledge and explore how its capabilities can benefit your workflows. It covered three main topics:

• Cable Block Diagrams – See how you can create cable block diagrams with the enhanced report utility to provide a new deliverable that shows an overview of the cabling connections between panels in your project.

• Telecommunication – Using SmartPlant Instrumentation, design your communication system with all the devices, cabling, and associated deliverables.

• Soft Tags Handling in the SmartPlant Instrumentation 2009 Release – Discover how you can extend the design with the identification and reporting of the software tags for the control system on your enhanced smart-loops to receive a more complete overview of the previously virtual design.

Complete this form to download the webinar.

Keppel FELS Delivers First Rig of 2010

Marinelink.com reports that Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS) has delivered Ensco 8502, the third of seven Ensco 8500 Series semisubmersible (semi) drilling rigs it has been contracted to build exclusively for Ensco International (NYSE:ESV).

Construction lead time for Ensco 8502 was reduced by 1.1 million man-hours, as compared to the first rig in the Series. This represents a 15% boost in efficiency. 

When the Ensco 8500 Series is completed, Keppel-built rigs will make up 30% of the leading driller’s premium fleet. Construction of the next four rigs remains on schedule with expected deliveries extending from the fourth quarter of 2010 into 2012

A Keppel FELS-SmartMarine 3D case study, discussing how they use SmartMarine 3D to speed production of offshore designs, is part of our SmartMarine 3D Spotlight.

Plant Design Consolidation

An article on ENR.com (Engineering News Record) highlights the Intergraph acquisition of COADE® Holdings Inc., a software provider for multiple plant design and engineering analysis disciplines.

Huntsville, Ala.-based Intergraph closed the deal on Jan. 4, 2010 to purchase Houston-based COADE Holdings Inc., according to Patrick Holcomb, executive vice president of global business development in Intergraph’s process, power and marine division. COADE sold a majority stake of the firm in 2007 to Insight Venture Partners. No financial terms were disclosed. Intergraph was taken private in 2006.

Holcomb says the acquisition extends Intergraph’s market and its ability to serve smaller projects with COADE’s CADWorx, a modular AutoCAD-based 3D plant-design system. The deal also includes COADE’s CAESAR II, the pipe-stress analysis tool, as well as PV Elite for pressure-vessel design, and TANK, for tank design. Holcomb says the deal will have “virtually no impact” on distribution or support, and that the COADE team will stay on.

Read the full article on ENR.com here: http://enr.ecnext.com/coms2/article_bmco100113CoadeIntergr

Intergraph 2010 early-bird registration is now open

Join Intergraph in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, June 14-17, for Intergraph 2010 – our flagship annual users’ conference. Come and celebrate the successes we’ve achieved together and explore the world of opportunities awaiting us.

Early-bird Registration Now OPEN!

Prospering in challenging economic times may not be easy, but with fresh ideas and the ability to overcome temporary obstacles, turning difficulty into opportunity becomes a possibility. As we continue to explore the possibilities that spring from adversity, we are confident our best days, and yours, lie ahead.

Hosted at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center, Intergraph 2010 is a perfect forum to discover how other distinguished industry leaders are using Intergraph technology to achieve extraordinary results that keep the world moving forward. Embrace this opportunity and secure your spot now. You’ll appreciate the innovation, optimism, and indomitable spirit that define our user community.

Take advantage of discounted early-bird registration rates – available until March 19 – at www.intergraph2010.com/registration.

Register today and save $400 over regular registration rates. Group registration is also available.

See you in Nashville!

Siemens names chief for its U.S. division

Effective Jan. 18, 2010, Eric Spiegel has been named the new president and CEO of Siemens Corp., the company’s U.S. arm. Spiegel, previously a senior vice president and senior partner at Booz & Co., will succeed George Nolen.

Spiegel brings 25 years of experience in energy, manufacturing and utility and the health care industries, which precisely match New York-based Siemens’ core business sectors, energy, industry and health care.

“We are delighted to have someone with Eric’s broad strategic experience to lead our company in the U.S., which is our single largest market,” said Siemens Corp. Chairman Peter Solmssen, who also is a member of the Siemens AG Managing Board. “Siemens is a complex, global organization, and Eric brings the right combination of product, customer and policy expertise, along with strategic organizational experience.”

Read the full press release here.

To find out how Intergraph supports the power industry, go to http://www.intergraph.com/power/.

See Intergraph at upcoming events

We have updated our 2010 event schedule with a listing of where we will be over the next few months.   We will keep this event schedule up-to-date all year long, so bookmark it for your convenience.

If you are attending any of these events be sure to drop by our booth, attend one of our demos, and/or attend one of our presentations.  We'd welcome the opportunity to share what's new, and talk with you about your needs.

We look forward to seeing you at one of these events and then at Intergraph 2010 in June in Nashville, Tennessee.