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engineering efforts, reducing engineering time by
eliminating the need to generate redundant steel Digitalization Industrializes
layout drawings. In addition, working in a digital Project Delivery
environment provided Hatch with multiple alterna-
tive procurement strategies to lower bulk material “Hatch has done several paperless projects, and
costs, facilitating data-centric procurement rather it established an improved digital way of working
than using general arrangement and isometric that we offer on all our projects. The benefits that
drawings. The 3D digital twin, with its accurate our clients gain from our approach span not only
information in a centralized data environment, the engineering, procurement, and construction
cut three months from the schedule compared to management (EPCM) project delivery phase but
producing and taking measurements from paper also extend well into operations and maintenance,”
drawings. stated Randy McMeekin, global managing director
Using the digital twin model for extracting mate- at Hatch. The biggest value within the concept of
rial quantities freely issued to the fabricator and utilizing a digital twin is the ability to shift forward
the on-site installation contractor allowed the ma- the start of production and cut the ramp-up time.
terial supply process to simultaneously occur with The 100% digital solution accelerated operational
production of piping isometric deliverables, all in a readiness, reduced capital expenditure costs by
continuous digital flow among different time zones 20%, and enabled Hatch to deliver the fast-paced
that resulted in saving 10% to 15% in purchasing project in under two years, from feasibility to star-
costs for the client. Given the remote location of the tup. These outcomes were achieved through qua-
plant, all these materials needed to be transported lity controlled, digital modeling workflows managed
2,800 kilometers to the site along roads containing in Bentley’s connected data environment. Working
gravel sections. The digital twin facilitated shipping in that environment with Bentley’s integrated appli-
of bulk pipe materials rather than prefabricated pi- cations facilitated production of the digital twin, and
ping spools, reducing transportation costs by four optimized and accelerated engineering processes,
times. as well as industrialized project delivery to set an in-
dustry benchmark that reduced production ramp-
up time from six months to one week.

Hatch definisce il punto di riferimento del settore utilizzando

un “digital twin” per realizzare un impianto

di acido solforico nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo

Hatch ha stabilito una strategia di cooperazione digitale per realizzare un progetto da 245 milioni di dollari per
un impianto di acido solforico nella Repubblica Democratica del Congo (RDC), superando le sfide geografiche e
logistiche che includevano una location remota e un team di progetto distribuito a livello globale.
L’utilizzo delle applicazioni Bentley di modellazione integrata per sviluppare il gemello digitale dell’opera ha
velocizzato la capacità operativa e garantito una riduzione dei costi del 20%, consentendo ad Hatch di elaborare
il progetto ad un ritmo accelerato e di completarlo in meno di due anni, dalla fattibilità alla consegna.

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