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ExonTech Digital Plant Relocation and Services

In 2015 3D Engineering Surveys merged with ExonTech Engineering.  ExonTech Engineering has developed the only digital plant relocation and asset management system on the market, designed specifically to completely project management, track, and monitor such projects for the stakeholders.

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To physically relocate used plants, ExonTech has developed a digital system and a database that is designed specifically through 30 years of plant relocations to track, manage, and plan complete relocations from dismantle to laydown to shipping and ultimately rebuild / redesign and re-commissioning, whereby we ensure ultimate reuse of all assets purchased by our clients enabling complete rebuild within time and budget with minimal waste.

 

Using our software and applications which can be used and managed on site by our client’s staff,  we are able to record, upload (using our own Tablet Apps) into our ‘Asset Master’ database, vast amount of information prior to and during the relocation process. Using this information, we can then generate reports, audits, instructions, shipping manifests and 3D Models and design drawings to greatly assist in the ultimate refurbishment, shipping, laydown, rebuild, commissioning as well as future operation of the plant in its desired destination.

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The attached PDF illustrates this in more detail, however in a nutshell, to assist the contractors completing the relocation, we have developed some software and on site applications that can asset log every item in the plant given it an ATN (asset transfer number) – each number will hold valuable asset information (image; condition; dimensions; weight etc) which is then linked to an AVEVA 3D Model (no other company has this capability), and the 2D documents produced such as isometrics and P&IDs. The information recorded and logged during dismantling is then used to project manage the entire relocation process (dismantle; ship; laydown; redesign (for rebuild or integration into another plant) and rebuild and commission. Our server will hold all information which can be shared with the stake holders of the project as a tool to manage both financials and the technical elements of these projects.

For full details of this service, please click the presentation button or click the download button to access the complete presentation.

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Deliverables and Services 

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Project Server Setup

Collecting Engineering Data from the site’s drawing office (AD Site) and digitalize P&IDS and other relevant hard copies to establish an Asset Master ‘Digital Drawing Office’ which will be accessible on the Exon Tech Ltd server. The information we would hope to retrieve from the drawing office is as follows. Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams Piping Classes Line and Equipment Lists Equipment Drawings Details of equipment footing and civil work.

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Laser Scanning and Creation of As-built Intelligent 3D Model.

Working with 3D Engineering Surveys Ltd laser scanning and modelling team and linking ExonTech database we are able to link and track the Asset Transfer and Match Marking data (unique Asset Transfer Number – ATN) to the plant 3d model and subsequent 2d documents drawings (isometrics), which will each be tagged with ATN and linked to Asset Master.

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Match Marking – ExonTech Digital Match Marking System

Match Marking involves asset tagging every item to be dismantled and shipped within the plant. Initially labels are applied to all assets containing the unique Asset Transfer Number (ATN) and Bar Code – the ATN will then be used to track and monitor that specific item throughout the process from dismantle, refurbish, transport and rebuild.  ExonTech has developed the only digital match marking system available whereby ExonTech Asset Master Applications are installed on site tablets used to scan Q Codes (applied to all dismantled equipment and cuts), log asset ID information, take images and geo reference the position within P&ID.

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Cut Management & Split Management

Our team of Match Markers are all mechanical structural and graduate mechanical engineers with the ability to manage cuts using knowledge of plant processing and the ability to conduct stress analysis and will mark all cut positions and apply Q Codes to log plant line number, position and rotation of each section prior to contractor cuts.

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Dismantling Site Management & Supervision

ExonTech will supply a team of site engineers as well as staff working remotely to ensure that the chosen contractor understands and executes all activities in line with the methodologies and procedures set out within the Site Manual. Site Staff Structural (Dismantling) Engineer - planning dismantling procedure based upon engineering drawings and site inspections for large and special equipment. preparation of lift plans, ground checks, calibration certificate checks of all lifting equipment. Packaging Engineer - planning and supervision of all preservation and seaworthy packing. Load Outs Engineer – planning & supervision of all movement and laydown of equipment Remote Staff Heavy Lift Manager (1) & Dismantling Manager (1) - QA and if necessary prepare and approve all lift plans, dismantling procedure and movement procedures based upon engineering drawings and site inspections for large and special equipment.

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​Transportation Management & Tracking

Container or Skid Logging After monitoring and auditing the loading of each container completed by the dismantling company, Exon Tech Ltd will then be sealed (with access restricted to Exon Tech Ltd and/or Senior Members in Client side) and labelled (with a container ATN).

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​Transportation Management & Tracking

Generate Shipping Manifests After all of the necessary repairs and replacements of items has been completed and the containers have been successfully packed we are able to then generate Shipping Manifests which would be required for customs clearance to enable the export / import of the containers from origin to the desired destination.

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Rebuild Management

Using onsite tablets used to project manage the lactation of and linking of every item arriving for rebuild as well as the engineering drawings produced, ExonTech is able to completely manage and supervise the redesign and reconstruction of the refinery. Including preparing a rebuild manual with rebuild instructions for contractors offering sequences of rebuild, heavy lift planning, setting out and dimensional control surveys, and laydown management for arriving containers related to optimum location for rebuild at the plant. Exon Tech Ltd will issue Rebuild Instructions to plan and price the rebuild phase. We predetermine lifting schedules – offering valuable ordering and planning information such as - ‘a 500 ton crane will be required in days 234; 543 etc. to lift item XXX from container xxx, situated at this location ….

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Successfully Completed Petrochemical and Oil Refineries Relocation Projects

PLANT

KNPC Shuaiba Refinery

PIC Ammonia & Urea

Shell Batangas Philippines

Collombey Oil Refinery

Milford Murco Oil Refinery

Arklow Nitric Acid Plant

Belfast  Chemical Plant            

3 x Gas Pumping Stations         

Cobh Ammonia Plant

Kemira Chemical Plant

Yara Immingham Fertilizer

Gulf Oil Refinery

Texas USA  Gas Processing Plant 

IFI Plant Marino Point 

Georgia Gulf Methanol Plant

Chevron Batangas Refinery

Locations (From-to)

Kuwait - Australia

Kuwait - Oman

Philippines - ?

UK – Vietnam

UK – Pakistan

Ireland to China

Ireland to China    

UK to Nigeria & Cameroon

Chile to US

Holland to Pakistan

UK to India

UK to  Pakistan

Houston to Philadelphia

Republic of Ireland to Chile

USA –  Texas - Louisiana       

Philippines to Argentina

Client

KNPC / SEADRA

PIC / NBTC Group

Shell / Akedah Australia

Tamoil

Byco Petroleum

Sichuan Fertilizer

Sichuan Fertilizer  

Zawawi 3D Services

Louisiana Chemical

Fatima Fertilizers

Yara Fertilizers

Byco Petroleum

PEP

Bord Gáis

Alpha Argentina  

Chevron / CJI Batangas

Project Appraisal – Fatima Fertilizer  - Ammonia Plant dismantled in Kemira and rebuilt in Pakistan. Upon completion, the project engineer of Fatima Fertilizers Mr Saeed Akhtar – Kemira Project Engineer – Fatima Fertilizers wrote the following:

“As far as dismantling of ammonia plant is considered, that was really a very good dismantling, packing and shipment. Anyone can imagine that this was a very big task to rebuild this plant and safely commissioned, and that challenged was completed. I really appreciate the efforts of your team. For rebuilding of ammonia plant the EXON TECH LTD software has done a wonderful role and I think this was the key to success”

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