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Intergraph Process & Building Solutions Licenses PIP Consortium Practices

Practices Applied Through SmartPlant P&ID 3.0 to Help Reduce Process Plant Capital Costs

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., October 23, 2000 - The Process & Building Solutions division of Intergraph Corporation has licensed the Process Industry Practices (PIP) consortium Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) Documentation Criteria Practice for incorporation within the 3.0 version of Intergraph SmartPlant(r) P&ID software. SmartPlant P&ID 3.0, the data-centric software for creating intelligent piping and instrumentation diagrams, is scheduled for delivery in 2001.

The PIP P&ID Practice applied through SmartPlant P&ID is aimed at reducing capital costs of process plants, compressing schedules and maximizing technical resources. Consistent use of PIP Practices can yield significant reductions in capital project costs, according to the PIP consortium. Through standards harmonization, the PIP Practices can reduce costly variation among internal company and industry standards for design, procurement, fabrication and construction.

SmartPlant P&ID 3.0 Applies PIP Practices to Schematics

The PIP P&ID Practice is implemented within SmartPlant P&ID 3.0 through standard symbology, functionality and the software's engineering rulebase. Representations of P&ID components are applied in SmartPlant P&ID with the recommended colors, text format and symbol configurations. The P&ID Practice also defines how symbology is placed, such as format, position and text of off-page connectors. The SmartPlant P&ID rulebase applies PIP methodology automatically to designs. For example, root valves placed upstream of pressure indicators do not appear in the schematic, per the PIP Practice, but are included in the SmartPlant P&ID database for reporting and costing purposes.

Mutual Goals Yield Cost Reduction Benefits

"The goals of PIP are consistent with those of the SmartPlant family of software to reduce capital project costs and increase engineering productivity. Eliminating needless variation in project standards through PIP Practices will save the industry money. Implementation of PIP Practices not only improves the cost effectiveness of the industry but also improves safety through reducing the chances of error in interpretation in design through commonality in installation practices. Implementation will also help free resources to focus on opportunities that provide competitive advantage and benefits to plant owner operators," said Bernie Ebert, director, Process Industry Practices, Austin, Tex.

"Use of the PIP Practices in SmartPlant P&ID 3.0 as applied through the rulebase will help make design more consistent and efficient for both the plant owner and the engineering contractor," said Frank Joop, executive manager of front end engineering and design, Intergraph Process & Building Solutions, Huntsville, Ala.

PIP Practice Applies to New and Packaged Equipment P&IDs

The PIP P&ID Practice provides criteria for development of piping and instrumentation diagrams, addresses the format and content shown on a P&ID and covers the generation of new P&IDs. The PIP P&ID Practice encompasses design, construction, operations and maintenance. It also applies to P&IDs provided by packaged equipment vendors.

About Process Industry Practices (PIP)

Process Industry Practices (www.pip.org) is a consortium of more than 30 process plant owners and engineering construction contractors. PIP works to harmonize member companies' internal standards for design, procurement and construction into a set of industry wide practices for voluntary use. Members share the goal of reducing plant costs by up to six percent through the implementation of common industry practices for plant design, engineering and construction. Organized in 1993, PIP is a separately funded initiative of the Construction Industry Institute at The University of Texas at Austin.

PIP publishes and maintains recommended Practices for the process industry in the following disciplines: Civil, Structural and Architectural (C/S/A), Coatings and Insulation (C&I), Electrical, Machinery, Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&ID), Piping, Process Control (PC) and Vessels. Specific Practices include design, selection, specification and installation information.

Intergraph Background Information

A division of Intergraph Corporation, Process & Building Solutions is a global organization that supplies software and services to the process and power generation industries. With more than 20 years' industry experience as an engineering software provider, Process & Building Solutions offers data-centric, integrated life cycle engineering solutions for the design and information management of process and power plants - with emphasis on linking engineering and business systems. Flagship solutions include the SmartPlant(r) and PDS(tm) (Plant Design System) suites. The acknowledged global leader in 3D plant design and visualization, Process & Building Solutions has a 59 percent revenue share of the US$193 million 3D plant design market (Source: Daratech Inc.). Process & Building Solutions is headquartered in Huntsville, Ala., employs more than 950 people and does business in more than 60 countries. # # #

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