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IHB ShipDesign builds Ballast essential. The challenge was to map out this detail
in a far less laborious way than IHB had become
Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) accustomed to.
With the accelerating rate of new project
retrofi t business acquisition, the existing approach was neither
scalable nor effi cient. IHB ran the risk of simply
missing new customer opportunities. As the
queue for its services began to lengthen, IHB
IHB ShipDesign is a realised that owners with a pressing retrofi t
successful Bulgarian requirement had the option of simply going
design company, member elsewhere.
of Industrial Holding Bul-
garia (IHB), and has been Solutions: revitalised retrofi t design stra-
instrumental in delivering tegy drives business
ten retrofi t projects since IHB asked AVEVA how it could streamline the
2014. Its specialisations early stages of retrofi t design. It also needed
include cruise-ship hull a solution quickly since, with each day that
design, an area in which passed, another business opportunity could
it has provided design be missed. It was a
New pipe arrangement for Ballast Water Tre- support services for STX question of effi ciently
atment (Image courtesy of IHB ShipDesign) France Solutions. IHB also and quickly capturing
provides detail design for detail to ensure that a
piping, electrical, HVAC and steel outfi tting. ship’s structure was
It is in marine retrofi t projects, however, that IHB is becoming increasingly involved faithfully reproduced and
on a global scale, particularly as a result of the IMO Ballast Water Management understood. This, not
Convention, where all ships will be required to manage their ballast water by either only delivered an auto-
exchanging or treating it using an approved system. This will lead to exceptional mated process, but also
demand for Ballast Water Treatment Systems (BWTS) retrofi ts across the global gave all stakeholders the
marine community. With a rapidly expanding potential customer base, the IHB team confi dence to proceed,
undertook a re-evaluation of its existing capabilities. The company was already while giving contractors
using AVEVA Marine – specifi cally AVEVA Outfi ttingTM for the complex design requi- the control that only a
rements of its RoPax projects. They were also using point-cloud methodologies in a detailed model could New pipe arrangement for Ballast Water
standard CAD system. IHB felt a pressing need to augment their design approach offer. AVEVA proposed Treatment. (Image courtesy of IHB ShipDesign)
to shorten the preparation timelines, which can be long and drawn out in even the upgrading IHB to AVEVA
most basic refi t. Effectively, IHB was on the hunt for an added effi ciency ingredient. E3D, a natural next step for IHB, given its familiarity with AVEVA Outfi tting.
The challenge of outdated information Capture everything
At the start of any retrofi t project, the designer is nearly always tasked with re- AVEVA E3D delivered a major change in the IHB team’s capabilities. Before its
creating history because drawings or CAD models have either become inaccurate introduction, IHB designers were using separate systems for new design and
over time (as changes, repairs, improvements and additions have been made) or for retrofi tting. Now all of this work can be carried out using AVEVA E3D, taking
are simply no longer available. advantage of already established standards and component catalogues, as well
For each retrofi t project, IHB needs to create a new baseline to ensure that the as administrative- and user-knowledge.
project moves forward on robust foundations. This is a sensitive issue in the Advanced LFM technology built into AVEVA E3D enables the use of datasets of
installation of on-board BWTS retrofi ts, given the diversity of requirements from virtually unlimited size. It gives IHB designers the capability to capture the ‘as-is’
different owners with varying ship designs. Custom-made solutions need to incor- vessel for direct transfer into the 3D environment. IHB has found laser scanning
porate modular skid processes, container installations and other adaptations. to be a fast and reliable method of digitising existing routing and structure on
board with complete accuracy. The company now has the technology to handle
Success is in the detail all potential customer requirements, particularly since the modelling time for a
“The big problem for us is making sure we have the capabilities to accept a typical retrofi t project has been reduced by 15–20%.
growing number of projects and deliver service excellence on each one without
compromising the owners’ schedules”, says Boyko Georgiev, Ceo of IHB. Higher quality, lower costs, shorter timescales
“A retrofit often takes longer than customers anticipate, even though they understand “Compared to our old CAD-based approach to retrofi t projects we feel that we
the need to establish a detailed view of the ship’s structure. It’s a competitive world, be- have made a signifi cant advance in the services we offer”, says Mr Georgiev. “Our
coming more so with the IMO’s BWM Convention. Time added to the project completion designers have access to an intelligent model for creation of installation drawings
is time when the ship is not at sea, earning money”. and accurate parts lists. Adding in fresh data and keeping it up to date is now easy.
Mr Georgiev outlined that previous practice at IHB would involve three designers from Most importantly, our engineers can work concurrently on the same project using
different disciplines working for a period of up to four months. Before starting a retrofi t accurate laser scan data, delivering quality, cost and timescale benefi ts”.
they would have to make a 3D model which would include a fi nite level of detail, often The time between IHB’s initial enquiry to AVEVA and the start of the fi rst project
gleaned through a physical survey, including existing decks and bulkheads, equipment, using AVEVA E3D and laser scanning was less than two months, including
piping and electrical systems. As the physical asset – the ship – has invariably training, familiarisation and the POC test project.

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