The consolidated design software solution will help oil and gas companies model complex structures and create automated engineering deliverables
DUBAI, UAE, November 25, 2013 - Intergraph® Executive Vice President EMIA Philippe Marceau demonstrated Intergraph Smart™ 3D 2014 at the opening of the Intergraph/Atheeb Roadshow conference in Abu Dhabi on November 25. Intergraph's market-leading design solutions, SmartPlant® 3D, SmartMarine® 3D and SmartPlant® 3D Materials Handling Edition, have been consolidated into a single solution that will help oil and gas companies and the power industry model complex structures and create automated engineering deliverables. The engineering application boasts hundreds of enhancements and several innovative capabilities to further enhance user productivity.
Marceau explained that the rule-based concept of Smart 3D enables more efficient design, with better quality and design integrity than ever. In addition, upgraded Model Data Reuse (MDR) capabilities enable efficient reuse of design that is not possible in any other 3D CAD application. Users can reuse FEED or old designs with different catalogs and specifications, by leveraging Smart 3D's unique rule re-use, tag renaming and specification interchange. Also, enhanced 3D interoperability capabilities enable the use of 3D data from multiple foreign CAD systems in conjunction with native Smart 3D models.
Smart 3D is the only system in the world that allows interoperability with both graphics and data of non- intelligent and semi-intelligent CAD models, making it an ideal solution for revamp and joint venture projects.
Intergraph Middle East Limited's well-established position in the Middle East will be enhanced with the consolidated solution, which allows customers to further increase productivity. "The Middle East has traditionally played a major role in extraction and refining, but is now facing increasing challenges," said Marceau. "The design of new facilities becomes more challenging. In addition, the Middle East is a mature market with aging plants, therefore the amount of engineering data that needs to be managed demands a more centralized and efficient data processing system. Projects are getting larger and need to deal with larger amounts of data, shorter schedules and an increased number of overseas stakeholders. The solution to these challenges is to rely on advanced technology opportunities."
During the roadshow, information management solutions also were discussed and demonstrated. A growing number of EPCs and owner operators are deploying integrated information management systems, which facilitate the integration of different applications and disciplines, ease decision-making and facilitates project handover. Some of these tools include SmartPlant Foundation, SmartPlant Fusion and SmartPlant for Owner Operators.Intergraph's vision is to support the full lifecycle of the plant or asset focused on integration, knowledge management, and reuse when transitioning from one phase to the other without re-entering the same data. "Intergraph's vision to address the entire project lifecycle is built on a technology shift we have identified in the market. The majority of brownfield and greenfield projects today are using the same technology as was used 30 years ago. Intergraph is now providing the solution that the market will use for the next 30 years," said Marceau.Smart 3D is the world's first and only next-generation 3D design solution specifically tailored for plant, offshore, shipbuilding and the metals and mining industries, employing a breakthrough engineering approach that leverages real-time concurrent design, rules, relationships and automation. It is the most advanced and productive 3D design solution that effectively enables optimized design, increasing safety, quality and productivity, while shortening project schedules. Companies in these industries typically report a 30 percent improvement in overall engineering design productivity.The ARC Advisory Group, a leading industry analyst firm, ranked Intergraph as the No. 1 overall worldwide provider of engineering design solutions for industry according to its "Engineering Design Tools for Industry and Infrastructure Worldwide Outlook Market Analysis and Forecast Through 2016."-Ends-
About Atheeb
Atheeb Group is a major diversified group established since 1985, based in Saudi Arabia and operating across the Middle East and in the wider region, Atheeb Group succeeded in the market, and it is in the stage of expanding its business in the region. Its business activities focus on Shipping Stevedoring, Medical Services, IT & Telecommunications, Operations & Maintenance, Real Estate Investment, Contracting, Fund Investment and providing hard ware and services to the Military.
Atheeb's Group workforce is about 10,000 people led by a professional and well-qualified management team. They are guided by a clear mission and vision for growth, and a set of core values that include quality, professionalism, highest level of ethics and social responsibility. www.atheeb.com
About Intergraph
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 an independent subsidiary for SG&I's U.S. federal business.
Intergraph is part of Hexagon (Nordic exchange: HEXA B), a leading global provider of design, measurement, and visualization technologies that enable customers to design, measure and position objects, and process and present data.
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