Whether you are a large engineering firm, a small design firm sub-contracting to a large EPC, or are working directly with a plant owner/operator, or an owner/operator of a process plant, Bentley Digital Plant can help you with design, engineering, construction, maintenance and operations of any kind of process plant. Bentley Digital Plant is a full set of products that addresses the complete plant lifecycle.
A comprehensive component database
For owner/operators and engineering firms alike, the central component of the Bentley Digital Plant is a comprehensive component database that manages data and documents pertaining to the plant. Bentley Digital Plant understands projects and sub-projects, as well as distributed projects, and has the ability to manage projects even if they are sub-contracted or the work is distributed globally.
The database design uses object-oriented techniques that will allow engineers to do their work in stand-alone or wide-area networks and still ensure data consistency across the project. And once the design project is complete, the data is ready to use directly during the operations and maintenance of the plant so that it can be used to initiate new projects in the future.
Complete plant lifecycle
Bentley DigitalPlant covers the complete plant lifecycle. From front-end engineering design (FEED) and conceptual design, to detail design and engineering, construction planning, execution and handover, through to plant operation and maintenance, Bentley DigitalPlant has the tools and the flexibility to produce and manage all the design documents.
Bentley DigitalPlant is CAD format independent, so whether you already use MicroStation or AutoCAD, there are design tools already available for your CAD platform. Plus, Bentley DigitalPlant is fully interoperable. Tools are built-in to allow third-party solutions to be integrated into the Bentley DigitalPlant system easily and this includes powerful design systems such as those from other CAD vendors.
Owner/operators
As an owner/operator, you are probably not that interested in the detail engineering tools that are part of the Bentley DigitalPlant system. But, according to Daratech, Inc., more owner/operators use Bentley DigitalPlant products as part of their operation and maintenance processes, than any other solution. Why? Because the core database, an electronic warehouse of data (the Bentley Lifecycle Server), allows owner/operators to manage data pertaining to all named plant equipment to ensure data consistency and keep track of all changes, a vital component towards regulatory compliance. Bentley DigitalPlant also contains tools that will create intelligent drawings from legacy drawings in any format to quickly create the central plant database. And from that database, the data can be used to perform front-end engineering design quicker and easier.
For owner/operators, Bentley DigitalPlant provides a complete consistent and secure Plant information store acting as the central repository for all plant asset information.
For engineering firms, Bentley DigitalPlant is an engineering information hub, acting as the core of the engineering design process, managing the design data and the workflow, including the deliverables.
Bentley DigitalPlant is a comprehensive plant design and data/document management system that is fully scaleable and adaptable for MicroStation and AutoCAD users.