PRODEAL, Technology Programme for the Development of Process Plant Construction
Title:
PRODEAL, Technology Programme for the Development of Process Plant Construction
Author:
Riitahuhta, Asko Salminen, Vesa Aho, Kauko
Appeared in:
Journal of engineering design
Paging:
Volume 5 (1994) nr. 3 pages 253-261
Year:
1994
Contents:
Process plants form a major part of Finnish heavy metal industry production, accounting for annual sales of US $10 billion, while process plant deliveries represent over 50% of Finnish exports. A number of major companies of the Finnish metal industry have started a technology development programme to utilize the latest computer-integrated manufacture (CIM) technologies for the enhancement of process plant realization. In the programme, research and development is carried out in projects. This paper presents some on-going projects related to modelling of the plant delivery process, the management of design changes, and the metrology for process plants. As research proceeds, new research projects have been planned; we have described estimation, simulation and optimization projects. The use of artificial intelligence facilitates the application of new technology.