CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive

3 December 2009

Implementation Investments

Oerlikon Solar Selects Intergraph(R) SmartPlant(R) 3D and P&ID Design Software

Oerlikon Solar has selected Intergraph® SmartPlant® 3D and P&ID engineering design software to increase productivity and accelerate plant project completion. With business doubling in just two years, Oerlikon Solar outgrew its previous CAD 2D design software. To meet growth demands, the company chose SmartPlant 3D, Intergraph's next-generation, data-centric 3D design system combined with SmartPlant P&ID. Oerlikon Solar will use SmartPlant 3D and P&ID for end-to-end manufacturing lines for the mass production of thin film silicon solar modules. The end-to-end production lines are complete systems, yet modular and upgradeable in both throughput and process technology.

Customers using SmartPlant 3D typically realize 25- to 35-percent initial increases in productivity compared to other systems, higher quality deliverables and shorter schedules.

"After realizing the limitations of our previous design system, we expect to have measurable improvements in the quality of our designs with SmartPlant 3D and P&ID," said Orlando Derungs, project manager Fab Engineering & Planning for Oerlikon Solar. "Our growth necessitates that we maintain a more organized and productive design environment, and we look forward to working with Intergraph to improve our Basic and Detail Engineering."

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