Engineering

Engineering at the service of the industry.

Ingenieria

INERCO offers integrated engineering services for design, project, construction and commissioning of industrial plants.

At INERCO we are committed to the success of our customer’s projects, putting the most appropriate human and technical resources at their disposal to meet the needs each project requires.

At INERCO we have proven experience in the execution of the engineering projects for processing plants, storage farms, loading and unloading terminals, auxiliary services and OSBL, for plants in sectors such as petroleum refining, chemical, petrochemical, electric power generation, bio-ethanol, bio-diesel and cement.

Services

Turnkey projects or EPCs
- Basic and Detail Engineering, Specifications for Requests for Offers, Procurement Management, Construction, Commissioning and Plant Legalisation.
- Cost & Plus Modality, in which INERCO carries out the project and procurement at reimbursable cost, plus a profit margin, in representation of the promoter, which keeps the effective control of the plant.
Conceptual, Basic and Detail Engineering
- Processing Plants
- Storage Farms for chemical and oil company products
- Loading and unloading terminals for trucks and railroad cars
- Auxiliary Services
- OSBL
Process Engineering
- Specific process design
- Process simulation optimisation studies
- Optimisation of production processes: efficiency in the consumption of utilities, identification and elimination of bottlenecks, etc.
- Revamping studies for existing units
- Technical and economic feasibility studies for process modifications
- Simulation and assessment of large fire prevention networks
- Process Flow Charts (PFCs)
- Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)
- Equipment Lists and Data Sheets
- Design and specification of units, reservoirs and storage tanks
- Sizing and specifications for control and safety valves
- Instrument specifications
- Sizing and process line tracing and SSAA
- Implantation Studies (Layout)
- Piping Specifications
- Procurement Management
- Drafting of Operation Manuals
Electrical Engineering
- High and Low voltage electrical networks and service connections
- High voltage electric lines
- Motor Control Centres (MCCs)
- Transformation centres
- Substations
- Specifications for motors, transformers, rectifiers, frequency converters, IPSs, and other electrical equipment
- Lighting
- Earthing
- Lightning protection systems
- Classification of the risk, fire and explosion areas
- Procurement Management
Instrumentation Engineering
- Instrumentation detail engineering
- Selection and specification of instruments and valves
- Specification of control systems
- Procurement Management
Mechanical and Civil Works Engineering
- Processing Equipment
  - Support structures and foundations
  - Static equipment: Pressure vessels, tanks and silos
  - Dynamic equipment: Pumps, compressors, agitators, etc.
- Structure calculations
  - Equipment foundations
  - Processing buildings
  - Industrial buildings
  - Unique service buildings
- Construction and Civil Works
  - Earth moving
  - Buried networks
  - Implantation and stake outs
  - Traffic analysis
  - Reservoirs for emergency and rain water
- Industrial Urbanisation
  - Access roads and traffic analysis
  - Auxiliary Services: Electricity, plumbing, etc.
  - Lighting and sign posting
  - Landscaping
  - Fencing and enclosures
- Procurement Management
Piping
- Preparation of specifications for piping
- Implantation and routing of pipes
- Isometric tracing, exportable to PDS, PDMS and AUTOPLANT platforms
- Preparation of Material Lists, with recounts by diameter and isometrics
- Flexibility analysis and stress calculations
- Support and sill calculations
- Procurement Management
Safety Engineering
- Basic and detail design of:
  - Flare systems
  - Fume evacuation systems
  - Drop separators
  - Collectors
- Implantation and interior logistic movement studies
- Area classification and ATEX regulations
Works Management and Supervision
- Verification of the assembly of civil works, structures, lines and equipment
- Control of assembly planning
- Project Manager Assistance in:
  - Carrying out of the unit tests
  - Economic feasibility and assessment of changes
  - Measurements and work certifications
  - Final Works Reception
- Preparation of the Faults List
- Supervising Management, if detailed engineering is carried out at INERCO
Support Engineering and Project Management
- Assessment in Project planning
- Carrying out of Specifications for Procurement requests
- Technologies Assessment
- Assessment of equipment suppliers and assembly companies
- Approval of construction and assembly drawings
- Supervision of the Design of the Main Engineering, design specifications for equipment, lines, control and safety systems, etc.
- Approval of construction and assembly drawings
- Assistance during the contracting, construction, assembly and commissioning phase
- Verification of the appropriate distribution of equipment installations, pipe racks and infrastructures
- Verification of appropriate planning of equipment tests and the possibility of carrying them out later after installation
- Verification of occupational health and safety conditions, compliance to regulations
- In the case of changes, assessment concerning technical and economic adjustments for the proposed solution by the Engineering Dept.
- Recompiling of Operation and Maintenance Manuals for the part of the plant installations not included in the main package
Permit Management
- Definition and preparation of all the required documentation
- Drafting of the Official Project
- Supervision or drafting of the Detail Amendments
- Procedures before competent Administrations
- Monitoring of administrative procedures until the necessary permits and authorisations have been obtained
- Technical and legal due diligence
New industrial developments
- Design and construction of Pilot and Industrial Demonstration Plants
- Biomass Gasification
- Biomass management, treatment, handling, storage and combustion
- Design and construction of optimised systems for particle elimination or other environmental parameters
- Innovation Projects in the areas of production and storage for new fuels: Hydrogen, biofuels, etc.

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