Comos P&ID The perfect software

tool supporting process technology Using the most up-to-date process techniques plays an important and highly sensitive role in good plant design !verall" process technology is character- ised #y a multitude of individual process phases and large volumes of data The easy-to-use Comos P&ID software module offers e$tensive functions to provide you with optimal support during these engineering phases The creation of P&IDs (piping and instrumen- tation schematic diagrams) places a high demand on the coherent illustration and of interdependent se"uen ces "uic#l$ and easil$. %s plant de- sign become

data, devices and structures. The engineer responsible for P&ID creation must be able to illustrate process and M T!)

increasingl$ more comple&, the the smooth transitions bet(een volume of data also increases. process, pip- ing and )I& The hori'ontal transmission of technologies. Comos Industry this large volume of data be- %olutions has successfull$ risen to t(een the individual planning this chal- lenge, b$ developing phases needs to ta#e place the sing from the interfaces, Comos P&ID enables the "uic# and eas$ crea- tion of P&IDs (ith integrated intelligent s$m- bol technolog$ and optimal technolog$. ma#e an to the connection to )I& These technologies important ob*ect-oriented module (ithout an$ data going mis- Comos P&ID. particularl$ from

contribution

consistenc$ of data and to the reduction of process run- times.

Comos P&ID

Transparency and security for #oth large and small companies Comos process constructors P&ID is the perfect engineering tool, specificall$ for industr$ engineers, and

technolog$, pharmaceutical industr$, oil and gas, technolog$, industr$. (ater and

paper processing

o(ners+operators. The op- tion of carr$ing out multi-site and crossdepartment pro*ects in particular offers pro*ect smaller optimise large corporations #e$ advantages of scale in terms of management. companies their and ,o(ever, can also boost their

(or#flo(, enhance

productivit$ on efficienc$.

competitive position b$ capitalising

Comos P&ID is an efficient tool supportingengineering departments apparatus planning - M T, )T, P ) .) technical departments design departments, Comos P&ID is alread$ successfull$ in use (ithin man$ branches of such as, po(er chemistr$, station industr$ %D

petrochemistr$,

/$ using omos, $ou have these #e$ advantages for the creation of $our P&IDs0

0 )ngineering data can be processed and then transferred bac# to server level.

1 offline in bet(een sessions

The entire P&ID creation process is consistentl$ ob*ect0 /eing based on intelligent ob*ect libraries, a significant

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%ll applications are available on a single user interface.

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securit$, even (hen man$ revisions are made.

The integrated revision management

Integrated reporting and "uer$ functions facilitate both 1 access to data and the evaluation
of data. The information is eas$ to access.

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The rule-based P&ID creation ena- bles an$ inconsistencies to be identified during 0

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%uto %D2 and Micro3tation dra(ings are intelli- gentl$ 1 integrated.

the initial stages of the pro*ect, avoiding the re-occurrence of errors.

Comos P&ID

Comos P&ID

The name #ehind successful plant design in the process industry !ur engineering software not only offers a wide range of functions" #ut also its fle$i#le design allows for a perfect adaptation to your specific needs These advantages complement a seamless integration into e$isting IT landscapes

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Comos P&ID is strictl$ ob*ectoriented, that is, both the graphical format and the attribution of an$ e"uipment are managed together in the form of ob*ects. This structure prevents redundancies and enables com- plete consistenc$ to be achieved in terms of data management. hanges in the P&ID are made available immediatel$ to all co-operating technical departments, eliminating docuthe need to re(or# the relevant data and &egulated data flow to prevent the occurrence of inconsistencies

mentation b$ hand. %n un-necessaril$ time- consuming and e&pensive process is thus avoided. hec# routines ensure that errors are identified and rectified at an earl$ stage. The ease of navigation bet(een flo( dia- grams, ob*ect features, datasheets and lists further facilitates the pro*ect (or#. 5rom the ver$ first stages in the creation of the P&ID, it is possible to ma#e an initial estimate of the device and material re"uirements. %s-built documents generated in e&ternal formats (e.g. D67 and D85) can be integrated (ith- out an$ problem. 6enerall$, Comos P&ID is #no(n for its intuitive handling 9 it is eas$ to learn and does not re"uire e&tensive #no(l- edge of

%D. Comos P&ID supports various international Performance technologies (e.g. standards. module master

copies) enable the creation of standard templates and provide permanent access to these. The open interface to the )I& technolog$ allo(s control technolog$ costing at an earl$ stage in plant design.

Consistent creation of P&IDs minimised in the pla

reflected an (ithin ;ith P&ID, ob*ect Chec's on the #asis of fle$i#le" defined rules Controlled #i-directional flow of data #etween the individual technical phases %s opposed to the unidirectional transfer of data (ith %D-oriented s$stems, through Comos, data is e&changed in both directions. hanges made to the dra(ing are therefore incorporated in the database, and, converse- l$, an$ changes made in the database are in- corporated in the dra(ing. :pdating occurs even (hen (or# is not being carried out in the receiving application during the pro*ect phase in "uestion. ($tensive o#)ect li#raries )ach s$mbol on the P&ID is libraries into ob*ect structure accordance tional standards. These be immedeliver$ integrated

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Clear form of administration of different identification systems for power stations Different identification s$stems for

po(er stations in the form of tree structures ma#e it possible to obtain different vie(s of units, lo- cations and documents. Technical identifica- tion s$stems for po(er stations, such as the 6erman <<3 (<raft(er#<enn'eichens$stem

(Identification 3$stem for Po(er 3tations)) (Plant and and %<= e"uipment s$stem)), are (%nlagen#enn'eichnungss$stem identification

directl$ available to users. Inhouse label- ling s$stems can be implemented ver$ easil$ and automaticall$ ta#ing over the process of ob*ect labelling the ob*ects (ithin the P&ID. The use of alias labelling s$stems enables the ob*ect labels to be changed automaticall$ in the P&ID as re"uired. Intelligent connection #etween o#)ects Intelligent connection bet(een ob*ects can distinguish, on a case-b$-case basis, (hether or not ob*ects are created automaticall$ (e.g. no''les on vessels). onnections are estab- lished b$ means of %uto>outing. The s$stem automaticall$ recognises (hich t$pe of connection is to be generated (e.g. piping or data flo(). 5lo( direction-dependent components even recognise the medium?s direction of flo( and automaticall$ insert themselves correctl$ (ithin the piping. Intelligent management assem#ly

Comos P&ID supports the setup

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dividual ob*ects can be vie(ed provides for transparenc$ in each phase of the plant design. The s$stem submits ((ith visual support) proposals indicating the ob*ects to (hich

available to users as libraries. The reuse of labelling-neutral plant components or plant units leads to a considerable efficiencies in the plant design, than#s to e&tremel$ simple handling. Performance inheritance and coupling technologies The fact that the data traffic bet(een the in-

the data is to be transferred. onse-

Comos P&ID

nning cycle &is's" costs and time

"uentl$, (hen changes are made in the data- sheet, and (hen lists of material flo(s and apparatus are automaticall$ updated@ title bloc# information is read online from the structure, minimising the number of data entries other(ise re"uired. Chec's on the #asis of fle$i#le" defined rules 3tandard chec#s in the form of an$ config- urable online chec#s, (e.g. (ith regard to (idth, pipeclass or media) are performed automaticall$ in Comos P&ID. %n$ inconsistencies detected, potential or actual, can be vie(ed, even (ithin piping or pipe-classes. The relevant rules are defined and can be added to, (ith rules defined b$ the users themselves. &evision management with integrated change trac'ing function Comos P&ID enables secure revision mana- gement. ;hen an$ changes are made fol- lo(ing a revision, revision information is generated automaticall$ and is displa$ed b$ means of redlining. >evisions can be stored in full as PD5 documents and annotated. %ll revisions inde& (ithin the
title bloc#.

are

automaticall$ documented (ith the date, editor and revision

Inte grat ed pipe clas s man age men t In (ith Comos Pipe%pec *anager, Comos P&ID supports rulebased (or# (ith pipeclasses as earl$ cothe operation

on as the creation of the P&ID. Piping s$stems, and all their components, adapt to the selected pipe-classes automaticall$. 5rom the ver$ first stages of piping design, this feature provides for improved "ualit$ and minimises the error rate in the subse"uent sections. During the course of the pro*ect, it is possible to s(itch from one norm to an- other.

&evision management with integrated change trac'ing function

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s$stems, such as %uto %D-A and Micro3tationAA, ma$ be imported and e&ported (ith ease. Information (in particular bloc# and cell information) ma$ be imported and provided (ith Comos intelligence. P&IDs can be e&ported in D85 or D;6 format. Bou can plan in Comos (hilst providing the documentation in the form of a D85 file. than's to systematic data consistency Transparency and security

Comos P&ID

Comos Industry %olutions. future view always loo' ahead and set the pace/ %ll brands and product names are trademar#s or registered trademar#s of their respective o(ners. )rrors and omissions e&cepted. 3ub*ect to technical modification (ithout notice. %t Comos Industry %olutions, there is onl$ one ans(er to the everchanging mar#et condi- tions and the increasing re"uirements that result from the greater comple&it$ of plantdeadline and cost

pressures- The continuous, futureoriented further development of our products. ;e (ant our soft(are to be a valua- ble asset to $ou for $our specific re"uirements in the future *ust as it is toda$. To ensure that this happens, our research and development departments continue to set ne( standards, and thereb$ contribute to $our success. 5or e&ample, in the ne&t version of Comos P&ID, (e intend to implement an intelligent inter- face for importing Intergraph PD3 .D dra(- ings. Interested0 ;e (ould be happ$ to ans(er an$ "uestions $ou ma$ have and to submit to $ou an offer tailored to $our specific re"uirements. 1e loo' forward to hearing from you/

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%s a (orld-leading provider of comprehensive 4ife

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s$stems, Comos Industry %olutions offers professional soft(are solutions and services. The integrated Comos concept is designed to cater for both customer-specific re"uirements and established indus- trial processes. The individual modules can be used as either stand-alone soft(are or as a complete soft(are suite. Comos is the complete solution for end-to-end basic and detail engi- neering processes, catering for all industrial plant life-c$cle phases. The Comos philosoph$, products and services have long been trusted b$ plant designers, operators and contractors.

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