WHAT WE DO
SPIE Plexal : delivering quality results consistently within time and budget
Instrumentation & Controls
Instrumentation
SPIE Plexal has the experience and expertise to deliver instrumentation solutions across all industrial sectors. We are experienced with product lines from the major vendors including Emerson, Honeywell, Siemens, Schneider, Endress+Hauser, Yokogawa, Flowserve, Fisher and ABB.
Our engineers and designers have expertise in designing instrumentation solutions into a new project or brownfield environment allowing us to provide the best solution to cater for construction, commissioning and maintenance.
Specification, design, selection and procurement of instrumentation for brownfield and greenfield projects
Evaluation of “new to market” instrumentation and suitability for use
Fiscal Metering specialist engineering Instrumentation installation
Quality Measuring Instruments (QMI) specialist engineering
Onsite commissioning and fault-finding services
Preparation of maintenance strategies and work instructions
Onsite maintenance services
Obsolescence and lifecycle management strategies
Controls
SPIE Plexal has expertise in specifying and configuring most DCS, PLC, RTU, HMI and SCADA systems. We are vendor independent and frequently called on by Clients to objectively assess the suitability of existing systems and develop strategies for them to extend the system life or plan an upgrade or replacement.
Assessment and selection of process control systems for new plants
Assessment and selection of upgrades for existing plants including deferment strategies;
System design, specification and procurement
System configuration and testing
System installation, pre-commissioning and commissioning (online and shutdown)
System support
System Security design
Alarm management
Safety systems
Safety systems: SIS / Fire and gas
SPIE Plexal has experience across several safety system vendors at both the systems architecture and systems coding and configuration level.
Assessment and selection of SIS and F&G systems for new plants
Assessment and selection of upgrades for existing plants including deferment strategies
System design, specification, and procurement
System configuration and testing
System installation, pre-commissioning and commissioning (online and shutdown)
System support
Functional safety requirements
- Honeywell
- Yokogawa
- Emerson
- ABB
- Siemens
- Endress + Hauser
- Rockwell
- Alstom
- Allen Bradley
- Cisco
- Schneider
- GE
- Metso
- HIMA
- Triconex
Functional and machinery safety
SPIE Plexal provides tailored functional safety solutions spanning a project lifecycle as defined by AS 61508/61511 and IEC 62061 through our team of TÜV / Exida certified Functional Safety Engineers, Experts and Practitioners.
We differentiate ourselves from our competitors by providing a pragmatic and practical approach to Functional and Machinery Safety.
We assure open engagement and alignment with Client requirements, with a strong focus on fundamental, creativity, flexibility and excellence in delivery.
We also provide a one-day Practical Functional Safety Training Course designed to familiarise participants with all aspects of the functional safety life cycle and terminologies to improve communications in managing functional safety teams.
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Hazard & Risk Assessment
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Allocation of Safety Protection Layers
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Safety Requirements Specification
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Installation, Commissioning & Validation
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Operations & Maintenance
Our services encompass the full Functional Safety lifecycle as follows:
Facilitation of Risk Assessments and Hazard Identification (HAZOPs, HAZIDs, SIL, LOPA, risk assessments)
Functional Safety Assessments and Audits
Functional Safety Management Plans
Safety Requirements Specifications
SIL verification (SIFpro, ExSILentia)
SIS hardware design and software configuration
SIS factory acceptance testing and site acceptance testing
SIS installation support and commissioning services
Operation handovers
Ongoing facilities support
Machine Safety
Training workshops and courses
SPIE Plexal’s “Safety Instrumented Systems Integration” is a
TÜV work flow focused on Phase 4 of the safety life cycle – SIS Design and Engineering. The system architecture provides foundation procedures anchored
to IEC 61511. This system delivers a high degree of confidence in a project and can be applied to an existing asset to manage and demonstrate SIS compliance and integrity.
Electrical
Electrical engineering
SPIE Plexal provides Electrical Engineering design, analysis, and commissioning services.
Our Electrical engineers work at every stage of the asset lifecycle and our services range across:
Feasibility / Conceptual studies
Front End Engineering Studies (FEED)
Detailed Engineering design
Brownfield Engineering
Decommissioning
The services provided in these phases of a project are extensive and range from analysis and design to commissioning. It includes power systems and their associated equipment as well as SCADA industrial control systems.
GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION
Power generation at 11kV, 6.6kV, 4.16kV, 480V and 415V for facilities
Power transmission and distribution at 220kV, 132kV, 33kV, 22kV, 11kV, 6.6kV, 4.16kV and 3.3kV
Alternate Energy and diversification
ANALYSIS
Power distribution design
Power system modelling and analysis
Load flow studies
Short circuit analysis
Voltage drop calculations
Fault level studies
Protection design and settings
Earthing analysis and design
Harmonic studies
Arc flash reports
PROJECT
Equipment Specifications, engineering and procurement
Bill of materials, test sheets etc.
Management of electrical panel and switchboard suppliers
CONTROLS
Power generation control system
Remote monitoring and control
SCADA systems for industrial power control applications
Functional Safety design of electrical systems
SERVICES
Drafting of line diagrams, schematics and detailed drawings
Completion of switch room equipment layouts
Production of cabling, lighting and earthing layouts for plant areas and buildings
SERVICES
Hazardous Area classification, inspection and risk mitigation
HAZOP, HAZID and risk analysis
Construction and commissioning
On-site supervision
Technical training for maintenance personnel, operators and asset owners
We are now actively pursuing Solar and Hybrid energy projects using the experience from SPIE Group companies in Europe which includes new technologies such as the application of HVDC in new developments.
Implementation services
Site-based E/I services
SPIE Plexal offers a full range of site based electrical and instrumentation services to complement our Engineering Services.
We have an Electrical Contractors License (EC 13179) with tools, equipment and vehicles to conduct small to medium sized site installation and commissioning works.
Our services range from:
E/I Installation and Construction Services
Commissioning
Shutdown and Turnaround Support
Maintenance Technicians – planned and corrective maintenance
Hazardous Area Inspections
Our value equation is as follows:
Combined engineering and site-based services that maximises value through the supply chain
Specialised focus on electrical, instrumentation, communications and commissioning helps generate higher quality asset maintenance outcomes and considerable savings
Resource levelling and optimisation of work scheduling across multiple asset locations to ensure the right skills are at the right place at the right time
Innovation
PLEXIMUS – Obsolescence and Inventory Management
SPIE Plexal has developed PLEXIMUS, an Obsolescence Management Tool used to track inventory and associated lifecycle status for our Clients. PLEXIMUS is typically used in conjunction with our services, to provide a more efficient and consistent approach to obsolescence management.
The features of PLEXIMUS can be summarised as follows:
Manages a detailed inventory of the Client’s installed systems
Records Client’s judgments on the criticality and performance of each system
Maintains vendor-supplied information about the availability, support and lifecycle roadmap
Generates a priority and timeframe for the upgrade or replacement of each system
Generates cost estimates and lead times for replacement or upgrade of individual equipment items
Allows a comparison to be made between two different “cutover scenarios”
Provides reporting functions allowing end users to see prioritised lists of upgrade activities
Compatible with IOGP 551 recommended practice released for review in 2016
Any asset type
Visibility on equipment
Planned maintenance
Data export
Risk mitigation
Long term budgeting
Lifecycle management
PLEXALARM – Alarm Rationalisation and Management
PLEXALARM is an internally developed vendor independent alarm management package that was developed as an efficiency tool to replace the traditional approaches to Alarm Objective Analysis studies and implementations.
It holds all Alarm Objective Analysis data and can be pre-populated for Alarm Rationalisation workshops to save time and effort during the workshop.
The tool is configurable for individual Clients and control systems and incudes the following headline features:
Multiple Views (Point detail and table view)
Alarm update and Action Item reports.
Alarm groups.
Event log for tracking alarm changes with unique log ins.
Tree view groups including all points, asset, drawing, alarm group and workpack.
Alarm Statistics.
Exception reporting
Workpacks to create export files for implementation.
Export Alarm info to Alarm Manual format.
Scalable
Scalable to align with project/asset requirements
Fully configurable to suit control system
More efficient than traditional spreadsheets in all phases
Proven processes gives efficient and cost effective outcome
Change Management through in built Audit trail
Commissioning and completions
Commissioning and completions
Globally, SPIE Oil and Gas is one of the largest providers of Commissioning Services for oil and gas projects and operations. We offer a range of commissioning and completions services from planning, pre-commissioning, completions, handover and transition to operations.
We offer an integrated solution using our inhouse developed Commissioning Management System E-PCIS. E-PCIS manages commissioning activities between multiple EPC contractors on a single platform regardless of individual CMS used by others.
The key benefits of E-PCIS are:
Suitable for all project validation and completion methodologies
Independent from any Vendor, Software provider, EPCC, etc
Developed by commissioning experts with practical features
Enhanced and customizable reporting capabilities
Complete library of pre-commissioning and commissioning checks and tests
Allows integration of the Project Owners methodology with the EPCC tests and checks library
Adaptable “tree hierarchy structure” based on project breakdown
Maximum flexibility to allow various levels of detail for each package and EPCC
Allows integrated reporting across different EPCC on the same project
Projects completed by our team in Australia include Cliffhead offshore and onshore, Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG plants commissioning support, Shell QGC upstream CSG wells, compressor stations and water treatment facilities. We are now working with mining and process industries to support them with commissioning and shutdown activities.
In the downstream sector, we have managed the commissioning of four major petrochemical refineries in the Middle East – SATORP, YASREF, PETRO RABIGH and KNPC, each project extending over a number of years and involving up to 700 personnel.
Our commissioning teams continue to work on new build projects in Korea and other Asian shipyards, ranging from FPSO’s to platforms where we have been part of the asset owners commissioning team. We have also been part of onshore and offshore commissioning projects in Bangladesh, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia and West Africa.
Asset performance management
Asset performance management
SPIE Plexal offers a comprehensive solution for the lifecycle delivery of asset performance improvement, optimisation and management using smart methodologies based on an ISO 55000 approach.
This broad scope of services is tailored to meet specific outcomes for customers, starting from a CMMS build for a new FPSO in the shipyard to a re-engineering and optimisation of the maintenance strategy for an operating asset. In every case, this structured approach combined with questioning the status quo results in significant short savings and long term OPEX reduction for the project while increasing safety and reliability of the asset.
Recent projects have included CMMS builds for new FPSO’s, re-engineering work for offshore and onshore facilities including inspection and maintenance programs and spares optimisation, operations readiness and reliability studies and manuals for operating, maintenance and inspection
This broad scope of services is tailored to meet specific outcomes for customers, starting from a CMMS build for a new FPSO in the shipyard to a re-engineering and optimisation of the maintenance strategy for an operating asset. In every case, this structured approach combined with questioning the status quo results in significant short savings and long term OPEX reduction for the project while increasing safety and reliability of the asset.
Recent projects have included CMMS builds for new FPSO’s, re-engineering work for offshore and onshore facilities including inspection and maintenance programs and spares optimisation, operations readiness and reliability studies and manuals for operating, maintenance and inspection.