PTT RTI adopts Intergraph design, modelling solutions

The move follows the successful implementation of the solutions across PTT RTI’s petroleum and petrochemical process technology research department last year.
Researchers are now using a next-generation three-dimensional design solution, Intergraph Smart 3D; a piping and instrument diagram manager, SmartPlant P&ID; and an instrument design solution, SmartPlant Instrumentation, to create preliminary design models and basic design deliverables.
Researchers will use the solutions on a key R&D project to expedite the transition from a laboratory-scale to pilot-scale unit, where the innovations developed will be “scaled up” to enable testing on a larger, more complex pilot-scale unit.
“We have been satisfied with the performance of Intergraph’s SmartPlant design and modelling solutions and are looking forward to using them on this upcoming project,” said Thana Sornchamni, head of the process design and simulation research group in PTT RTI’s petroleum and petrochemical process technology research department.
“Furthermore, the training and on-the-ground support provided by Intergraph and its partner in Thailand, Neon Infotech, helped our researchers to become thoroughly familiar with the tools very quickly.”
Gerhard Sallinger, president of Intergraph Process, Power and Marine, said PTT RTI was one of Southeast Asia’s foremost R&D institutes, so Intergraph was pleased to be playing a part in this key project to drive process industry innovation.
US-based Intergraph says its SmartPlant Enterprise offers a powerful portfolio of best-in-class design and data-management solutions, enabling companies in the process, power and marine industries to capture integrated engineering knowledge at the enterprise level.
SmartPlant Enterprise’s integrated suite of solutions enables proven productivity gains, improving engineering efficiency by up to 30 per cent, Intergraph claims.
The ARC Advisory Group, a US-based industry analyst firm, ranked Intergraph as the No 1 overall worldwide provider of engineering solutions for plant design – process, power and marine.