This is a list of relevant data conversion reference projects executed by PDAC utilizing various sophisticated automation techniques and work processes for the client.

Conversion of EPC Instrument Database into Commercial System

This is a lump-sum project converting the contents of an instrument database (datasheets, indexes, loop drawings, and wiring) that was proprietary to an EPC contractor into a commercially available instrument database system.  The database consisted of over 25,000 instrument tags, 7500 instrument datasheets and 4800 instrument loop drawings.

 As-Built Update of World Scale Polymers Unit Instrument Database

PDAC completed the as-built update of the instrument database for a world scale polymers expansion project.  This update was completed using a set of hardcopy markup documents (instrument datasheets, instrument index, wiring, loop drawings and DCS configuration) over a period of 60 days.  The instrument database contained more than 45,000 instrument tags, 8300 loop drawings, and 1000 wiring connection drawings.  This scope of work was completed as a lump-sum scope of work.

 Electronic Conversion and Import of Vendor Instrument Datasheets

The scope of work for this project was to convert the electronic data from a Microsoft Access format into a commercial instrument database system for more than 6000 instrument tags from several different packaged equipment vendors.  The data was marshaled from the Access databases and imported into the commercial instrument database using a data driven method developed by PDAC specifically for data conversion between disparate data sources and formats.  Formal, hardcopy datasheets were issued to the client as well as the completed instrument database.

 Merge of Instrument Databases from two EPC contractors

This was a fixed price effort for which PDAC successfully applied proprietary software techniques to merge the instrumentation database (RDB, database, datasheets, indexes, wiring and loop drawings) from the Furnace EPC contractor with the instrumentation database at the second EPC contractor located in Canada.  The database merge was completed within original budget, and the two databases were merged with minimal interruption to the second EPC contractor’s engineering and design effort.

 Copy and Increment of Polyethylene Reaction Instrumentation

This was a lump-sum effort in which PDAC successfully applied proprietary software techniques to replicate the instrumentation database (including instrument datasheets, indexes, wiring reports and loop drawings) from one polyethylene reaction train to create the second polyethylene reaction for an LSTK contractor.  All work was completed within the original budget.

 Conversion of Legacy Instrument Datasheets

This was a lump sum project for chemical plant to convert legacy instrument datasheet data from a variety of dbase II and MS Access databases into the PDS IDM system.  The project was cancelled by the client before completion, but not before 185 instrument datasheets (three different datasheet formats) were converted and delivered to the client.

 P&ID Update

This was a lump sum project for the update and implementation of customized capabilities for approximately 150 PDS P&ID’s for an olefins plant expansion project.  For this effort, PDAC received a set of PDS P&ID’s and RDB that were originally provided by the managing EPC and updated them to meet the plant requirements and to implement the client piping line list format.  All work was completed within budget.

 Loop Drawing Effort in support of DCS FAT

 Copy and Increment of Ethylene Furnace Instrumentation

This was a fixed priced effort for which PDAC successfully applied proprietary software techniques to “multiply” the loops, instruments, wiring and associated database output (not including instrument loop drawings) from one ethylene furnace into six other ethylene furnace designs on an Ethylene project for Nova Chemicals in Canada.  All work was completed within the original budget and schedule.  EPC contractor received an early completion bonus as a result of this effort.

 Loop Drawing Design Effort for Ethylene Furnaces

This was a fixed price effort for which PDAC supplied expertise and industry knowledge to integrate DCS configuration data from the DCS contractor (Honeywell) into the instrumentation database to efficiently produce the instrument loop drawings for seven ethylene furnaces on an Ethylene project for Nova Chemicals in Canada.  All work was completed within budget and schedule requirements.

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