Man and Machine
provides BlueCielo
and Autodesk
software, support,
training and
consultancy.
BlueCielo Intelligent
Asset Management
for Plant Owners
T
he UK offshore oil and
gas industry remains the
country’s largest industrial
investor, paying more
tax than any other corporate sector.
This is a time of extraordinary global
economic and political turbulence, and
the Oil and Gas industry is facing some
fundamental challenges. Historically,
the focus in this industry has been on
locating resources and meeting rising
energy demands. Today, however, the
picture is more complex.
The fall off in demand for fuel,
particularly for transportation and
manufacturing, has significantly hit
demand, and evolving regulatory
pressures are squeezing already
tight margins. As we move into an
era where technology provides the
competitive edge and companies look
to add value, rather than volume,
businesses in the sector need forward
thinking advice and practical strategies
from professionals who understand
their businesses and their challenges.
As a rapidly growing and developing
global population creates more and
more demand for energy, design and
engineering teams in the oil & gas
industry are under immense pressure
to deliver projects quickly. They must
be more responsive, more efficient and
more competitive than ever before.
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Finding efficient and cost effective
ways to manage the lifecycle of
projects is key.
Man and Machine provide applications
and services that underpin equipment
creation, operation and maintenance
as well as providing 2D/3D solutions
for plant factory creation, simulation
and visualisation. This alongside
the Autodesk portfolio of oil & gas
engineering software can help you
speed up design cycles, collaborate
and communicate more effectively and
better understand real-world project
performance. Man and Machine also
offers BlueCielo data management
solutions.
The industry trends facing the Plant
industry including aging facilities and
infrastructure, emerging economies,
shorter project timelines plus retiring
expertise, acquisition and retention
of talent and knowledge. All of these
things suggest there is a higher need
for systems that work efficiently and
effectively. One of the main things that
can help is having up to date software
to not only manage your systems
but keep them up to date. Autodesk
offer Plant 3D software which enables
piping designers to more quickly lay
out steel structures, model equipment
and route piping design using AutoCAD
commands.
“We made the switch to P3D when
we started our new company. After
being long time AutoPlant users, we
were off and running in a matter of
days. Our designers were productive
within the first week of use.” James
Cope – Managing Partner at D3 Design
Solutions LLC
BlueCielo is a CAD-independent
versatile Content Engineering and
Document Management solution that
allows customers to optimise business
processes throughout the organisation.
It offers flexible revision management
and workflow support for projects and
documents in a safe, secure “vaulted”
environment. The solution supports
internal and external web based
collaboration and allows database
choice from Hypertrieve to Microsoft
SQL and Oracle. The key capabilities
of the system include; CAD application
integration, audit trail, reporting and
content viewing without the need for
non-CAD users.
Man and Machine provides BlueCielo
and Autodesk software, support,
training and consultancy.
Contact us on 01844 263700, email
[email protected]
or visit www.manandmachine.co.uk