ITL - Industrial Process Plant Design and Project Management and Civil, Structural and Mechanical Piping Design

Independent Technology Ltd (ITL) has been providing engineering, design and build solutions for industrial process plants for over 20 years. ITL’s highly skilled team of project managers, engineers and designers work in collaboration with clients to ensure satisfaction, and tailor sound management systems for every project.

ITL provides a range of services in the offshore oil and gas industry, including the provision of project management, design, procurement and construction, commissioning and feasibility study services.

Reciprocating compressors

ITL provides reciprocating compressor specifications, contract review and supervision, detailed structural, piping, electrical, instrumentation and control design. ITL offers process design expertise for all compressor packages and the overall gas processing module.

API 618 pulsation analysis and vibration analysis for reciprocating compressors

ITL provides pulsation analysis, vibration analysis, reciprocating compressor pulsation studies to API 618. ITL uses ANSYS finite element analysis software and PULS acoustical modeling software to perform mechanical and pulsation analysis to API 618 design approach three studies for reciprocating compressors. ITL can also offer a comprehensive field measurement and verification service.

Pressure vessel design and analysis

ITL provides pressure vessel design and analysis capabilities to cover all commonly used design codes, including ASME VIII, PD/BS 5500, AS 1210 and EN 13445.

ITL uses the following software to carry out detailed pressure vessel analysis:

• PV Elite
• Nozzle Pro
• FE Pipe
• ANSYS

Mechanical and piping design

ITL’s mechanical and piping design services for industrial process plants include:

• Piping (B31 series, AS 4041)
• Station designs
• Stainless-steel tanks, vessels and piping
• Finite element analysis (FEA)
• Pipeline system design (AS 2885)
• Pulsation / vibration analysis
• Rotating machinery

Design drafting software

ITL’s experienced designers use a range of design software to complete specialist services, which can be contracted independently from engineering projects:

• AutoCAD 2D and 3D
• Autoplant
• Inventor
• Solidworks
• Prosteel

PDMS and Solid Edge are supportable.

Industrial process plant project management

ITL uses the Primavera P6 project management system to plan, track and forecast its business and projects. The integrated approach of the management system enables clarity of approach and improved project control.

ITL works with clients to optimise the work schedule to match resource limitations, quality control, cost limitations and time constraints. Detailed reporting on both progress and completion is provided and reviewed with the client on a routine basis.

Facility control systems

ITL provides facility control systems to perform the following:

• Design, installation and commissioning of petrochemical plants
• DCS and PLC installations, including Allen Bradley, Yokogawa, Omron, Siemens, ABB / Bailey Infi90 and Emerson Delta V
• Redundant power supplies, MMI, communications backbones
• Communications between systems, including Modbus, Profibus, TC/IP
• Functional descriptions, cause and effect matrices, safety and reliability studies
• Operations and maintenance manuals

Protective systems

ITL provides a wide range of protective systems for process plants, which include:

• Emergency shutdown and protective systems
• Pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Compressor controls and protection
• Boiler controls and safety shutdown systems (BMS)

Fire and gas systems

ITL’s range of fire and gas systems include catalytic, IR line-of-sight and point gas detection, fusible loop, electronic and IR fire detection, oil mist detection, very early smoke detection and conventional smoke detection.

Field instrumentation and vibration control

ITL provides hazardous-area installations and zone assessments, electronic, pneumatic and hydraulic systems, and flow, level, pressure, temperature and vibration control instruments.

Low-voltage electrical systems

ITL offers motor control centre equipment and interface with DCS and ESD systems, motor selection and control, variable speed drives and motor-operated valves.

Civil and structural design for process plants

ITL provides a range of civil and structural design services for industrial process plants.

Anchor launchers, crane and davits and marine design

With unparalleled design expertise, ITL’s marine division can custom-design and manufacture mechanisms of any complexity to customer specifications. This includes:

• Anchor launchers
• Cranes and davits
• Gangways
• Sheet feeders
• Sliding cockpit doors
• Stern doors (multi-stage)
• Sunroofs and hatches
• Stairs
• Interior doors
• TV lifters

ITL is a company staffed by 50 highly skilled engineers and technicians who enjoy challenges and are able to find intelligent, practical and cost-effective solutions to engineering projects. ITL is committed to customer satisfaction for all projects and strives to maintain excellent communication.