The project to build a greenfield potash mine in Saskatchewan required a significant workforce, with 11 different EPC firms working simultaneously on different aspects of the construction. The challenge to ensure a smooth handover from the EPC firms to the construction site and then the owner-operator was met by AVEVA, delivering fast access to real-time information and seamless change management.
“AVEVA Engineering is an extremely versatile tool, especially for organizing and querying data and compiling useful reports - a simple query function identifies the information I need, and reports take me just 20 minutes.”
Orlando Amaral,
Engineering Systems Administrator,
K+S Potash Canada
Goals
- Develop a strategy for a smooth, complete information handover to accelerate time to start-up
- Ensure consistent data between the engineering, procurement and construction team, the construction site and K+S Potash’s operations leadership
- Enable real-time information sharing across a shared platform
- Foster transparency and trust between all parties to help ensure teams met project targets
Challenges
- Lack of complete end-to-end project design, commissioning and operations support
- Information handover from EPC to K+S Potash was hampered by different data sources
- Lack of asset visualization made minor design edits cumbersome to execute accurately
Solution
The following AVEVA solution was implemented:
- AVEVA™ Asset Information Management
- AVEVA™ Engineering
- AVEVA™ 3D Asset Visualization (formerly AVEVA Engage)
Results
- Quick and easy access to integrated, real-time information
- Smooth, clear and consistent information handver from the EPC team to K+S Potash’s operating leaders
- Seamless implementation of operations change mangement best practices
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