7 New Pump & Filter Skid Units for a Resin Coatings System
The Company
The 3M Company is an American multi-national conglomerate corporation operating in the fields of industry, worker safety, US health care, and consumer goods. 3M have a well-established reputation of imaginative product development across a broad range of technologies.
Project Brief
- To design, supply, install and commission 7 new pump and filter skid units to integrate into an existing resin coatings system.
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Scope of Works
- Front End Engineering Design (FEED) Study, including:
- Detailed site survey
- P&ID’s
- 3D plant layout and equipment design
- Equipment specifications and schedules
- Cost and programme proposal
- Mechanical fabrication of 7 new pump and filter skid units
- Design, build, programme and commission 3 control panels to facilitate pump recirculation of the skid units, including PLC and HMI’s to automate existing coatings system
- Disconnect and remove redundant process equipment
- Design, fabricate and install process infrastructure – including pipework, civils and electrics
- Undertake HAZOP study
- Subcontractor supervision
- Project spend and programme control
Design Challenge
- Reduce time and cost of onsite contractors
- Minimise disruption to a continuously operating manufacturing site – which meant that the skid units were manufactured, assembled and tested offsite
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