Weld Tracking, Documentation, and Reports

It is important in most projects – and critical in some – to have

complete traceability of welds. Who made the weld, and what were

their qualifications, experience, and track record? How was the weld

tested and did it pass? Did it need to be repaired? SmartPlant

Spoolgen Plus can answer these questions, whether the weld is

made in a fabrication workshop, a module assembly yard, or at the

construction site. All the data can be collected in a simple, lightweight

application, and then integrated together so that the owner or main

contractor can have precise data at all stages of the project.

Comprehensive weld-map documentation providing complete

traceability for welds can be created automatically from the managed

piping data, without the need for manual input. This includes material

certificate and heat numbers, reports detailing welder performance,

weld failure rates, NDE results, and so on. Such documentation

helps the fabricator to monitor, measure, and control this critical

business process.

SOLUTION SHEET

Automated Quality Assurance Documentation

SmartPlant Spoolgen Plus supports the automated production of

Quality Assurance (QA) documentation for the testing and certification

of pipe spools in the fabrication workshop, and erection and commis-

sioning of pipelines at the construction site.

The documentation module is rule-based and supports the European

Pressure Equipment Directive and American ASME standards for

engineering design and piping manufacture. Templates for standard

configurations are available and these can be easily modified for

specific situations or project needs. By integrating the production of

documentation with the corresponding engineering drawings and data,

fabrication workflows can be simplified, data copying can be elimi-

nated, and multiple isolated in-house systems can be rationalized into

a single commercially supported package.

SMARTPLANT® SPOOLGEN® PLUSAUTOMATED QUALITY ASSURANCE DOCUMENTATION, WELD TRACKING, AND PROGRESS MANAGEMENTIntergraph® SmartPlant® Spoolgen® is a proven, industrial-strength application that enables the creation of piping isometric drawings for

fabrication and erection from the design created during the detail engineering phase of projects. Customers quote tenfold productivity gains

and the elimination of 95 percent of manual data entry. SmartPlant Spoolgen Plus starts with SmartPlant Spoolgen and adds integrated

modules for management of piping data (including pipe supports), weld tracking and documentation, progress management and reporting, and

quality assurance documentation.

As part of Intergraph’s integrated approach to procurement, fabrication, and construction, SmartPlant Spoolgen Plus works with piping data

from almost any source and is tightly integrated with SmartPlant Construction. It supports the complex, distributed workflows typical of today’s

large and mega-sized projects.

Progress Management

A typical construction project involves a complex interconnecting

network of subcontractors. Due to the volume of work and the need to

get pipe spools on site for construction at the right time, even

moderately sized projects will normally involve a number of independent

fabrication subcontractors.

It is important that progress can be reported in a transparent and

consistent way across all of the subcontractors. SmartPlant Spoolgen

Plus supports a powerful progress measurement system. By defining

specific milestones and measuring progress against them as pipe

spools move through fabrication, testing, heat treatment, surface

treatment, and final delivery to the construction site, accurate daily

reports can be readily produced. At each step, workers on the shop

floor can enter simple data into SmartPlant Spoolgen Plus, which is

rolled up into comprehensive progress summaries. These provide key

information to both the fabrication company and its customer, enabling

schedule, cost, and quality to be controlled.

Built-in Industry ExpertiseThe modules in SmartPlant Spoolgen Plus were developed by

an industry expert and follow conventional industry practices.

By combining these new modules with SmartPlant Spoolgen,

Intergraph has created a unique solution for piping projects of all sizes.

Appropriate TechnologyMany piping contractors are small and lack the IT infrastructure

that a large engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC)

company or construction company has. Being lightweight, easy

to install, administer, and use, SmartPlant Spoolgen Plus provides

tremendous value to even the smallest contractor.

On the other hand, it can handle data from upstream systems

such as SmartPlant 3D, PDS® and CADWorx® (and all major third-

party 3D design systems that use ISOGEN®), and feed forward

documents and data to SmartPlant Construction and SmartPlant

Enterprise for Owner Operators.

This means one software solution can be used on projects of any

size and complexity, and a piping contractor can work successfully

with any customer.

Proven Productivity Efficiency studies for piping maintenance projects conducted by

industry experts have shown that SmartPlant Spoolgen Plus can

reduce the time to handle a pipeline from 12.4 to 3.8 man-hours.

This covers receipt of piping data in the form of issued-for-

construction piping isometric drawings, through to fabrication,

testing, erection, and final documentation for the client.

Rapid Return on InvestmentSmartPlant Spoolgen Plus makes it possible to accelerate the

execution of piping projects at lower cost levels without

compromising on quality and accuracy, which leads to secure

creation of value and assures a short-term return on investment.

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Intergraph is the leading global provider of engineering and geospatial

software that enables customers to visualize complex data. Businesses

and governments in more than 60 countries rely on Intergraph’s

industry-specific software to organize vast amounts of data to make

processes and infrastructure better, safer and smarter. The company’s

software and services empower customers to build and operate more

efficient plants and ships, create intelligent maps, and protect critical

infrastructure and millions of people around the world.

Intergraph operates through two divisions: Process, Power & Marine

(PP&M) and Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I). Intergraph

PP&M provides enterprise engineering software for the design,

construction, operation and data management of plants, ships and

offshore facilities. Intergraph SG&I provides geospatially powered

solutions, including ERDAS technologies, to the public safety and

security, defense and intelligence, government, transportation,

photogrammetry, and utilities and communications industries.

Intergraph Government Solutions (IGS) is a wholly owned subsidiary

of Intergraph Corporation responsible for the SG&I U.S. federal

business.

Intergraph is part of Hexagon (Nordic exchange: HEXA B; www.

hexagon.com), a leading global provider of design, measurement,

and visualization technologies that enable customers to design,

measure and position objects, and process and present data.

For more information, visit www.intergraph.com.

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