N OV E M B E R
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NEWS
Petrofac secures series of well engineering contracts
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Schlumberger Introduces HyperBlade Hyperbolic Diamond Element Bit
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SAIPEM: Stefano Cavacini Appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
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EDITOR‘S NOTE In this day and age, more digital natives are popping up and becoming key contributors in the workforce, especially in the industrial sector. Armed with stateof-the-art technology and the foreknowledge of rising and falling trends, these tech-savvy individuals are ready to interpret the sea of data that can come their way. Spearheading this campaign of digitally transforming the industrial environment in order to create a more connected enterprise is Blake Moret, the CEO and Chairman of Rockwell Automation, the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information solutions. Joining the company in 1985 as a sales trainee, Moret worked his way up the ladder and pioneered many innovations in his leadership. It is this personal experience that he learned the three major trends driving today’s industrial environment—the rise of the middle class in emerging economies, the growing need of more digital natives and techsavvy workers who can quickly take the reins of any tool and system-dependent task, and globalization itself. In the face of these three trends, Moret and his company’s strategy into achieving a connected enterprise is to allow themselves to take real-time operational data, 4
Exclusive Interview with the Chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation transform them into insights, and unlock another level of opportunity i.e. a digital transformation. This Connected Enterprise approach will help his company, and other companies get to market faster, lower total cost of ownership, reduce unplanned downtime, and manage enterprise risk and compliance. While this digital transformation is integral for companies to exceed previously established key performance indicators, the data itself are nothing more than numbers. Without competent decision-making, forethought, and a means to translate the data into a more comprehensible format, then making customers more connected, productive, intelligent, and competitive
would indeed be a challenge. As time moves forward, so too must the tactics of individuals like Moret and affiliations like Rockwell Automation, whose core revolves around connecting people and devices, studying and interpreting data, creating and polishing systems, utilizing advanced analytics, and optimizing processes. Ultimately, this is at the heart of Moret and his organization. It is this objective that pushes them to help machine builders and end users become more effective and productive in their work.
Regional Office: LG Electronics Gulf FZE, P.O Box 61445, Dubai. Tel: +971 4 279 9222, UAE, Mr. Amjad Abu Alika, Tel: +971 50 450 9808, email: amjad.abualika@lge.com; Fortune International Trading LLC, Mr. Wail Halbouni, Tel: +971 50 481 3570, email: fortintl@emirates.net.ae; Ghantoot Trading, Mr. Nour Haboush, Tel: +971 50 109 4109, email: nour.h@ghantootgroup.ae; District Cooling Company, Mr. Ahmed Henedi, Tel: +971 50 658 4832, email: ahmed@districtcoolingcompany.com; Al Yousuf Electronics, Mr. Moitra, Tel: +971 50 457 6170, email: pmoitra@alyousuf.com; Bahrain, AJM Kooheji and Sons, Mr. Jayachandran, Tel: +973 36888801, email: v.jayachandran@ajmkooheji.com: Al Babtain Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Co., Mr. Naji Kataya, Tel: +965 5 051 5771, email: nkataya@albabtaingroup.com,kw; BLK, Mr. Imad Rhayel, Tel: +965 5 157 1229, email: irhayel@blk.com.kw; Oman, Oman Gulf Enterprise, Mr. Narender Kumar, Tel: +968 9 747 4505, email: narenderk@otegroup.com; Aspire Projects and Service, Mr. Vivek Wagh, Tel: +968 99357694, email: vivekwagh@aspireoman.com; Azerbaijan, NBC LLC., Mr. Elkhan Sadikhov, Tel: +994 50 216 3363, email: elkhan.sadikhov@nbc.com; Al-Con Maxiwell Group, Mr. Vagif Alexperov, Tel: + 994 50 216 2092, email: maxiwellbaku@inbox.ru; Armenia/Georgia, ARAY Gulf, Mr. Vilson Melikjanyan, Tel: +374 9 307 7755, email: vilson@aray.am; Yemen, Modern House Exhibition, Mr. Khaled Jabr, Tel: +967 71 172 0202, email: mail@mhe-yemen.com; Pakistan, Iceberg Industries (Lucky Goldstar), Mr. Imran Jamil Khan, Tel: +923 21 277 6100, email: ceo@icebergindustries.net
CON TENTS
8 How to Choose the Right Paint and Color for Your Home
12 Advantages of Installing Multi Variable DC Inverter VRF System in PH Buildings
16 The Latest Oil & Gas Trends by BAUER
32 Petrofac secures series of well engineering contracts
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Yanmar Completes Acquisition of North American Loader Manufacturer ASV Holdings
48 James Fisher Offshore increases Middle East decommissioning activities with major offshore jacket removal project in Saudi Arabia.
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Rockwell Automation Expands Its Threat Detection Services Globally
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The Most Innovative and Applicable Projects for the Recovery and Reuse of Water Resources
Schlumberger Introduces HyperBlade Hyperbolic Diamond Element Bit
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40 SAIPEM: Stefano Cavacini Appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) 6
Project Engineers Win Construction Contracts Putting These Skills to Test
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How Engineering Can Keep In-Person Casinos Alive
NEWS
How to Choose the Right Paint and Color for Your Home Building your dream house is not an easy task; painting your dream house is a whole different story. The color of both your exterior and interior walls says a lot about the vibes of your entire house. But while it is easy to look at the broad array of color options in the hardware store, picking the best ones to fit your house might not be as easy. Whether it’s your first time or your second, the paint job is not always a piece of cake. But you need not worry about that anymore. Here are a few tips and tricks to help you in decorating (or redecorating) your home.
Pick your room color starting from the largest and most centrally located room. The biggest part of the house is always a great place to start imagining what your color palette would look like. It can be either your living room or kitchen. A soft, neutral hue for this room, like the colors of Rain or Shine’s ROS Classic, will make the color selection a lot easier for you. From there, it should be easy to move on to the next spaces in the house.
Create a palette with colors of the same hue. Once you’ve settled on the color of your main room, all you need to do now is to select the shades of the same hue for your walls and adjacent rooms. This will make the building of your palette easier and faster. Simply move on the next shade of that particular color and you’re done! The advantage of this trick is that you’re sure that the final colors of the rooms will blend well together.
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Separate the downstairs and upstairs rooms. When you’re working on two or three-story houses, it is best to work on the colors of both levels separately. Feel free to create one mood or theme for the downstairs space and another mood for the upstairs space. This will create a diversified vibe in your home and will not make it look monotonous.
Use neutral colors for connecting spaces. Halls and landings are best painted with neutral colors such as white, greige, or beige. This will put the highlights in the colors of the room and not on the blank spaces in between. However, if you chose the mentioned colors for your rooms, then the connecting spaces should be painted with hues that are about a shade or two darker from the colors of your room. Whether you’re looking forward to finally adorning your new home with inspirational colors or just simply want to redecorate your house and conceal ugly cracks and spaces, Rain or Shine Paint is ready to serve all your painting needs. Select from a wide variety of colors of the ROS Classic or the ROS Hi-Gloss for your interior paint. For your exterior walls, you can count on ROS Dirt Shield and ROS Hydro Lock to keep your walls free from leaks and cracks and prolong the exterior beauty of your house.
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Advantages of Installing Multi Variable DC Inverter VRF System in PH Buildings
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hen the air conditioning system in the office is faulty, you must decide between investing in a replacement or spending for another costly repair. Whether these units have been performing poorly from the get-go or are nearing the end of their lives, these air conditioning systems, at their current state, cannot efficiently serve their purposes in the Philippines’ urban environment any longer. That being said, a Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air cooling and conditioning system is one of the must haves in cooling the places the average, ordinary, everyday working Filipinos frequent. Compared to traditional HVAC systems composed of a large central unit pumping out air to a whole new space, VRF system installations are gaining traction to urban locations. And, if one thing is for certain, there are countless business districts and high-rise buildings all around the metro just waiting to be cooled by a more efficient air conditioning system. This urban setting is perfect for the more efficient TMV5 is a new generation of multi-VRF systems, integrating central air conditioning. Having a TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system in the facility, whether it’s the most peaceful resort or the busiest casino in the metro, has a handful of advantages. These advantages can be surmised to overall operational efficiency, which is important for the facility visitors’ comfort and the least harmful to the wallet. While efficiency and cost effectiveness alone is enough to attract any facility owner, here are 5 detailed reasons why the TOSOT TMV-5 VRF is a crystal clear front-runner compared to other HVAC systems for the Philippine urban setting.
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1. It does not interrupt the comfort of others A VRF system’s compressor unit is able to identify the requirements of each area and expel the exact amount of refrigerant needed to cool that room or area. The precision of these systems stamps out awkward cold spots, hot spots, and corrects off humidity issues. The TOSOT TMV-5 VRF steps it up by using an All DC inverter technology to improve compression efficiency
2. It is as silent as a breeze Instead of having one large, noisy central unit, the TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system is a quiet outdoor and indoor unit. They are much smaller and generate less sound. Since a VRF’s louder condensers are located outside the building, these contraptions operate silently, ensuring a quiet environment for visitors and workers alike.
3. It is energy efficient With up to 22 HP in a single outdoor unit and the ability to connect a maximum of 80 sets indoor units per system, you can cool more rooms at a lesser cost with the TMV-5. The system is also able to intercept heat and, as part of the cooling process, channel this heat to other locations in the building, which may need heating. This cyclical process is another indication of the VRF’s cost-effectiveness.
facility owners would be happy to know that these VRF systems are small-space friendly and have a beautiful, near seamless design. It will blend with the environment, operating effectively while staying invisible to the public eye. And, if you needs to move, this system also travels lightly. You can say goodbye to large maintenance room, service shafts, distribution pips, and water pumps. Lacking these results in an overall easier installation experience and a cleaner look. Still in the theme of cleanliness, The TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system also has an eco-friendly R410a refrigerant, lessening your carbon footprint while making you comfortable.
5. It talks to you Everything utilizes smart technology nowadays, so it should come as no surprise that even air conditioning and cooling systems are jumping on that technological trend. TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system boasts ease of use and a smooth user experience with technologies such as nonpolar CAN technology to improve communication efficiency and season setting and key card control functions for added security. These features allow users a less cluttered, less complex experience with the VRF system. It is like talking to the system itself.
So, whether you own a little coffee shop in one of the nooks and crannies of urban Manila, or looking over the rest of the world from atop a corporate building floor, you can rest easier knowing the 4. It is clean, compact, and takes little space cold breeze you are feeling right now is thanks to a TOSOT TMV-5 VRF system somewhere in the building. In response to the many minimalists and Marie Kondos who praise a clean, decluttered design, 13
In an exclusive interview with the Managing Director of BAUER Kompressoren GCC FZE, Colin Fountain talks to GineersNow about the latest trends and economic impact of oil & gas across the globe.
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I am Managing Director of Bauer Kompressoren GCC FZE, which is based is Jebel Ali. From this strategic location, we provide support to our 32 channel partners in the GCC region.
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Q: What are some of the gaps that need addressing in terms of product development on the Middle East market? Our experience in the market has taught us that even the Water Cooled Units are not sufficient to work efficiently in the high temperature conditions in some cases. Our air conditioned units are helping to overcome this problem. Containerized units not only prevent the overheating but prevent from dust and allows easy maintenance. References are available in Abu Dhabi.
Q: Has the oil price slump affected you and the market as a whole, and if so in what way? Absolutely! We have seen slowdown in terms of the ‘number of new enquiries’ and also the conversion rates. Many of the big projects are on hold, which is delaying the decision making process. Positive about it is, companies are buying more spare parts / service to maintain existing units instead of replacing.
Q: You also said you are looking to focus on mid-stream oil and gas applications. Could you tell us a little bit more about that? When we talk about midstream, we try to cover pipeline services & LNG transportation. Pipeline services require nitrogen for pigging, inerting, dewatering & drying, pressure testing. We have developed mobile nitrogen generators to support these services in remote locations. For high flow high pressure requirements, we can supply trailer mounted packages and for small duration requirements, we can offer small trolley mounted nitrogen generators. For LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) vessels, nitrogen is primarily used for blanketing and we can offer skid mounted membrane type nitrogen genertator.
Q: Is there anything else that you would like to add? We are diversifying in other industries like Plastic Injection Moulding & Ship building, Gas bottling plants. In the end, I would say, we will always be a reliable partner in Oil & Gas.. ‘Quality is our DNA’ -end29
NEWS
Petrofac secures series of well engineering contracts
Petrofac has strengthened its global Well Engineering contracts portfolio following a series of award wins worth a combined value of around US$20 million. Petrofac secured an exclusive five-year Well Operator Services contract from independent Exploration & Production company, Tailwind Energy Ltd (Tailwind), following Tailwind’s recent purchase of the Triton Cluster. Under the terms of this arrangement, Petrofac will act as Well Operator for the Gannet E, Belinda and Evelyn licence areas in the Central North Sea. The company has also been awarded discreet Well Engineering scopes by two major International Oil Companies (IOCs) and three National Oil Companies (NOCs) for projects in Iraq, Turkey and New Zealand. These additional scopes reflect the continued global growth of Petrofac’s Well Engineering capabilities. 32
Alex Macdonald, Managing Director of Well Engineering, Petrofac Engineering and Production Services, said: “We’re delighted to be expanding our global service delivery as we continue to support IOCs, NOCs and new entrant Operators with outsourced Well Engineering services. As evidenced by the number of awards we’ve secured so far this year, we’ve consistently proven our delivery and execution capabilities to new and existing clients. “Going forwards, our teams will continue to focus on safe, effective deployment of our Well Engineering activities to enable our clients to unlock maximum value from their oil and gas assets.”
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Schlumberger Introduces HyperBlade Hyperbolic Diamond Element Bit
The new technology incorporates the distinctive geometry of Hyper* hyperbolic diamond cutting elements that cut 20% deeper into rock compared with conventional polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) cutters. A thicker, precision-molded diamond table makes the Hyper element tougher and more durable for drilling soft and plastic rock formations, while armored cutting edges withstand high-impact transitions. Additionally, bit balling is mitigated by the chip-breaking profile at the center of the element, which improves cuttings removal during drilling. With the combination of these features, the HyperBlade bit maintains steerability and directional tracking, and increases average ROP by more than 20% compared with conventional PDC cutters.
The HyperBlade bit has undergone extensive field testing in North America, specifically in the DenverDrill bit with distinctive-shaped “The HyperBlade bit expands Julesburg and Appalachian cutting elements reduces drilling our three-dimensional cutting Basins. In the Marcellus costs by improving ROP in soft elements bit portfolio and Formation in northern and plastic rock formations addresses operational challenges Pennsylvania, the HyperBlade by reducing drilling time and Smith Bits, a Schlumberger eliminating unnecessary bit trips,” bit drilled an 8 ½-in section with a measured depth of 6,891 ft in company, today launched the said Kristi Vilay, president, Bits 16.6 drilling hours. The operator HyperBlade* hyperbolic diamond & Drilling Tools, Schlumberger. achieved an on-bottom ROP of element bit that reduces drilling “With the introduction of this 415 ft/h, resulting in a 62% costs by improving the rate of new technology, operators can penetration (ROP), while improve ROP and achieve further improvement compared with offset runs using conventional maintaining steering response gains in drilling efficiency.” PDC bits. and directional tracking in soft and plastic rock formations.
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SAIPEM: STEFANO CAVACINI APPOINTED CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO) Saipem announces that with effect from November 15, 2018, Stefano Cavacini will assume the role of Chief Financial Officer of Saipem SpA. with responsibility for Administration, Finance and Control. Stefano Cavacini, 47, has significant experience in the role of CFO in important multinational groups in the industrial sector. In the period between Giulio Bozzini’s leaving, who will leave the Company on October 15, 2018, as announced on September 13, 2018, and Stefano Cavacini’s entry (November 15, 2018), the responsibilities for Administration, Finance and Control functions will be taken by the CEO, 40
Stefano Cao. Saipem S.p.A. reiterates that, since June 7, 2016, the role of Manager Responsible for the Preparation of the Company’s Financial Reports pursuant to article 154-bis of Legislative Decree No. 58/1998 has been held by Mariano Avanzi, Manager of Planning, Administration and Control. In compliance with the requirements of the Instructions for the Regulations of the Italian Stock Exchange Markets, we inform that Stefano Cavacini does not hold any shares in the Company.
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MIDDLE EAST NEWS
Yanmar Group today announced the completion of its acquisition of compact equipment manufacturer ASV Holdings Inc. (“ASV”), a designer and manufacturer of renowned compact tracked loaders (“CTLs”) and skid-steer loaders (“SSLs”). The announcement is the final step in the acquisition, following on from the June disclosure of a definitive agreement to acquire the company through the mechanism of a statutory merger.
Yanmar Completes Acquisition of North American Loader Manufacturer ASV Holdings
Yanmar has acquired 100% of ASV’s outstanding shares of common stock for total consideration of $70.70 Million, or $7.05 per share. ASV’s independent dealer network throughout North America, Australia, and New Zealand will join Yanmar’s existing global construction equipment operations. The company also sells OEM equipment and aftermarket parts, and owns and operates a 238,000 square-foot production facility in Grand Rapids, MN. “We expect ASV to realize significant, channel and product synergies after joining the Yanmar Group,” stated Mr. Giuliano Parodi, Executive Officer of Yanmar Holdings. 44
“In addition, the ASV Grand Rapids facility will continue as a center of excellence for compact tracked loaders and skid steer loaders, while benefiting from the global capacity and resources of the Yanmar Group.” The acquisition strengthens the Yanmar’s range of compact
equipment products allowing it to offer full dig, load, carry solutions on the worksite and contribute to Yanmar’s prospects for growth in North America and globally.
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MIDDLE EAST NEWS
James Fisher Offshore increases Middle East decommissioning activities with major offshore jacket removal project in Saudi Arabia. Innovative cutting solution deployed is capable of delivering time-saving efficiencies
James Fisher Offshore (JFO), a global provider of specialist offshore engineering solutions, has increased its oil and gas decommissioning activities in the Middle East with a new offshore platform jacket removal project in Saudi Arabia. The work will utilise its pioneering cutting solution which is capable of delivering significant time-saving efficiencies. This extensive project, which requires two full spreads of advanced abrasive cutting equipment to be mobilised in
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support of a leading regional contractor’s jacket removal programme, secures JFO’s integral role in this critical scope of work well into 2020. A regional supplier of ultra-high-pressure abrasive internal cutting solutions, JFO’s innovation has been well received – this new project comes in quick succession from a wave of recent regional scopes, with JFO continuing to broaden its decommissioning activities in the Middle East.
Offering enhanced accuracy and severing capabilities as well as proven time, cost and resource savings, the JFO system delivers benefits across subsea cutting scopes from piles and jackets, to well casings and well heads. Exceeding customer expectations during the initial regional deployment, JFO’s system adds value to customers’ decommission projects through speed, accuracy and reliability, supporting cost and time reductions.
Jack Davidson, managing director, JFO comments; “As a key market for JFO, the appetite for our solutions in the Middle East region is very encouraging. There is a clear recognition of our experience, track record and innovation in delivering measurable efficiencies for some of the region’s most notable decommissioning projects.
We are looking forward to adding both breadth and depth to these burgeoning regional relationships and continuing to demonstrate our growing decommissioning capabilities.” With the recent successful completion of multiple regional decommissioning scopes, this new project further validates JFO’s methodology and unique combination of experience and innovation - delivering tangible benefits to the global decommissioning sector.
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Rockwell Automation Expands Its Threat Detection Services Globally Cybersecurity services powered by Claroty protect supply chains from unknown threats and provide operational benefits
Masud, manager security services portfolio, Rockwell Automation. “Our Threat Detection Services combine our innate understanding of industrial automation with Claroty’s trusted OT network visibility. The services can give companies peace of mind by protecting not only one facility but their entire supply chain from unpredictable threats.” The Threat Detection Services help safeguard connected operations in three key ways: • Identify and Protect: Identifying all industrial control networked assets, and their vulnerabilities, to help companies know what to protect • Detect: Monitoring networks for not only known threats but, more importantly, anomalous traffic or behaviors to alert companies of a security incident – possibly before it even happens
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ore than half of all respondents to an LNS Research survey said their industrial facility has experienced a cybersecurity breach. To help prevent such incidents and combat the unpredictable threats that cause them, industrial companies around the world can now manage cyber risk in their operations using the Rockwell Automation Threat Detection Services powered by the Claroty
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threat detection platform. Rockwell Automation recently expanded the services globally to help more companies combat the unknown nature of today’s rapidly evolving industrial cybersecurity threats. “A scary aspect of security threats is what you don’t know about them – what techniques they’ll use, what attack vector they’ll leverage, what vulnerabilities they’ll exploit,” said Umair
• Response and Recovery: Developing plans for containing, eradicating and recovering from attacks to keep operations running or more quickly return to a fully operational state Companies that have used the Threat Detection Services have also discovered operational benefits. For example, collected asset data can help uncover risks like obsolete technology, outdated firmware and spare parts shortages. The Claroty threat detection platform creates an inventory of
a user’s industrial network assets, monitors traffic between them and analyzes communications at their deepest level. Detected anomalies are reported to plant and security personnel with actionable insights.
assets and improve their ability to keep operations running.” Claroty is a Rockwell Automation Encompass Product Partner in the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork program.
“The Claroty platform, used within the Threat Detection Services, can accelerate a company’s journey to more connected and digitally driven operations,” said Amir Zilberstein, co-founder and CEO, Claroty. “Most critically, the platform can help companies detect and quickly respond to threats that bypass their security controls. But it can also give companies a deeper understanding of their industrial
About the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork Program The Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork program offers global manufacturers access to a collaborative network of companies mutually focused on developing, implementing and supporting best-in-breed solutions to achieve plant-wide optimization, improve machine
performance and meet sustainability objectives.
About Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., Rockwell Automation employs approximately 23,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.
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The Most Innovative and Applicable Projects for the Recovery and Reuse of Water Resources
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oday, the circular economy applied to the integrated water sector - only calculating the resource’s reuse in agriculture – is able to provide a turnover of 777 million euros and approximately 4000 jobs in Italy (“Circular Economy in Italy”, Duccio Bianchi, Edizioni Ambiente publishers). But its potential is much greater: there again, the 2017 edition of the United Nations’ World Water Development Report has an eloquent title: “Wastewater: the untapped resource”.
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The topic of the management and sustainable exploitation of wastewater, at urban and industrial level, has a high profile at Ecomondo (5-8 November, Rimini Expo Centre, Italy), the Italian Exhibition Group’s platform for the circular and green economy in Italy and Europe. With the Global Water Expo section, and thanks to the partnership with Utilitalia, Ecomondo provides a showcase for the innovation every stage of the integrated water service and wastewater cycle. The central role of Ecomondo in this context, on
the other hand, is borne out by an important event held in September precisely in Italy: The 3rd edition of the Resource Recovery Conference (www.iwarr2019. org) of the IWA (International Water Association), of which IEG expo was a partner: it is the major international summit on this matter, which brings together hundreds of world experts intending to implement projects of circular economy in the water sector. At Ecomondo, the expo section of Global Water Expo is constantly growing (two halls - D1 and D2 - are reserved for it at the 2019 edition), while a panel of very high profile scientific meetings, prepared by Professor Francesco Fatone (Marches Polytechnic University), responsible for the “water” area on the Ecomondo Technical-Scientific Committee, will ensure opportunities for in-depth networking on all the major topics connected with the water sector: from the combination of water and agriculture, to that of water and health, from the integrated management of wastewater and urban waste in cities (water and the city), to issues of governance and regulations. A focus will also be dedicated to digital solutions (water 4.0), with a view to improving efficiency, planning and management for better economic and environmental sustainability.
HORIZON 2020 EUROPEAN INNOVATION ACTION At this edition of Global Water Expo it will be again be possible to obtain close-up knowledge of the evolution of the innovation projects in the water sector co-financed by the European Commission through the Horizon 2020 action. As well as the conclusive results of the Smart Plant project which, in large-scale pilot plants, has validated for over two years, the possibilities of the recovery and reuse of cellulose, biopolymers and nutrients from wastewater and purification sludge, Ecomondo 2019 will enable attendees to know the characteristics and steps of the innovative Hydrousa project, which has the objective of responding to the problems of water shortage, typical of the Mediterranean islands in the summer tourist period, by means of innovative nature-based solutions: recovery of wastewater, collection of rainwater, low-cost desalination of seawater, replenishing ground-water
water and collecting air humidity. Innovative solutions that will be tested on three Greek islands (Lesvos, Mykonos and Tinos), while other areas of the Mediterranean (including the Tuscan archipelago) will be involved for the repeatability of the concept. New solutions for the reuse of purified wastewater in the Mediterranean basin are also at the centre of the European project Fit4rReuse. All innovative projects that combine research and applicability, and which in the context of Ecomondo will be covered in depth on Tuesday 5th November during the meeting entitled Water reuse in agriculture, sustainable irrigation and nature managed water cycle in the new European framework. The European project Digital Water City (DWC) aims at finding digital solutions for the optimization of urban water services and will be presented at Ecomondo on Thursday 7th November in the context of
the conference on Water and sanitation safety plans, organized in collaboration with the Superior Health Institute and Utilitalia. Professor Fatone explains, ”Digital technology can be of great use for efficient management of services and water resources, but also for properly planning investments and contributing to safeguarding the population’s health by means of smart systems and early warning experts.” The Digital Water City project involves five European cities: Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen, Sofia and, for Italy, Milan. On the other hand, the issue of legislation on matters of sustainable sludge management and valorization in wastewater treatment is the topic of the meeting being held on Thursday 7th November entitled Barriers and solutions for sustainable sludge management and valorization in wastewater treatment.
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ecoming a project engineer goes hand in hand with being a good project manager.
Engineers help build structures through accurate technical reading. Project managers facilitate the design-buildoperation process by managing people. What makes the two so distinct yet very similar? Their purpose— which is to put their individual strengths toward project completion. Managing the tech-
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nical and people side of the business isn’t a skill honed overnight; a project engineer jumps through many hoops to assimilate a strong culture of caring into tight bottom lines. Project management in engineering is a growing discipline where engineers apply project management techniques to better manage their role on site. Responsible for product design, engineers prepare detailed sketched and engi-
neering reports after reviewing drawings built by architects to ensure compliance with code and client specifications. Enormous technical detail and support go into materializing the final design, which creates an equally big room for errors if consistency and accuracy are affected. The bid-to-win ratio of construction contracts has diminished over the past two decades, where in the prefinancial crisis era more projects would be up for auction to a select few contractors in lo-
cal areas. Today, the sheer growth in construction activity has also generated a parallel growth in the number of contractors, except now those that are digitally inclined bring more business due to the cost and time saved in managing bids vis-à-vis manual processes. The reality can be improved by turning a fresh leaf in the way project engineers approach contracts. For aspiring engineers looking to join large construction firms as project engineers, mapping out your career doesn’t have to be daunting. Procore informs of the many aspects of project engineering to help you make a well-informed decision. In its essence, good project engineering draws from a good education as an essential first step. If you’re at the crossroads of choosing to study further, reading this might ease your decision-making process. Alternatively, those at the crossroads of applying for project engineer jobs often get stumped creating resumes; this post could inspire you to build a compelling application. Still hanging on to discover tricks to win more construction contracts? We might be onto something.
Project Management for Engineers How Construction Project Engineers Communicate PEs work with multiple teams for months until the end of a project. Communication about daily project events helps them collaborate even under
pressure—something that young PEs easily give in to before weighing their options to get to an agreeable solution. Construction projects are volatile and that brings ambiguity even to the most thoroughly-planned project items. The superintendent and PE are in close quarters which can lead to as much efficiency as anxiety for PEs to prove themselves on the job. When things don’t go according to plan, PEs can take on more than is reasonably manageable without raising queries, since they may view themselves as seeming incompetent if they raised difficult questions.
perceived interests of the project stakeholders. Hence, it’s always advisable to raise issues when they arise to ensure that everyone involved has enough bandwidth to arrive at a fair solution. Stabilized communication increases your chance to convey what’s deliverable to a client, resulting in greater accuracy in bid proposals which in turn is likely to improve your winning odds.
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How Project Engineers Build Relationships Project engineers, as already seen, collaborate with a variety of stakeholders. From clients to subcontractor teams, they’re deeply involved throughout the project lifecycle, which requires them to nurture relationships to achieve desired outcomes. Strong internal relationships determine their success at bidding events since a full and fair estimation of projects enables them to promise only what’s achievable—not what they think the client would want in an effort to outdo their competitors. Setting yourself apart from the competitors is a multi-faceted process, one that needs clarifying what type of work you can do and at a price that beats direct 64
rivals. If you’re on strong terms with your customers, you can glean valuable insights from their past engagements with contractors to prepare and price your projects accordingly. Many times, bidding at the lowest price isn’t feasible while coming in at a higher price point isn’t entirely risky since you must be on the same page with the client about the value your resources and expertise will deliver. Avoid speculating on what your client wants. Instead, actively work with them to form a proposal that appears to hit their targets. For instance, you can include a list of past projects showing how you surpassed the schedule and result expectations through pictures of similar proj-
ects. Draft a phased schedule of delivery to help your client think about how you intend to complete the project. Aim to include appealing added services to your proposal that prove you can reach your completion date with no pending work and all obligations met.
Onboard a Construction Estimating Software Using software is yet to become a universal SOP; however, a construction estimating tool is effective to centralize bid information and define workflows to control costs and schedule. Should your company find value in a digital solution, here’s a comprehensive guide on construction project manage-
ment software to move to the next level. Construction bidding software is widely integrated into project management software to cover a variety of activities across project phases. It automates costing jobs and comes with a range of integrations and product support that smoothens tasks from creating drawings to billing clients. Being a smart data management tool, it regularly notifies users of price fluctuations in the market, labour costs, material supplies, and offers a plethora of bidding resources that come in handy wherever you are in the construction bidding process. The database adapts to the method you use to cost jobs while updating with the incoming market and industry
trends. This minimizes errors and risks and gives contractors, engineers, owners, and clients the confidence to visualize the project to completion.
Lean Construction for Higher Bid Wins The most viable approach to greater bid wins is to have the lowest possible costs and the most efficient field project management process. Field teams must adopt lean and productive approaches to executing on project design requirements with zero downtime, lags, quality slip-ups, and errors. With everyone managed according to lean construction parameters, your jobsite will function as was laid
out during the planning phase. Here are some tactics to help you imbibe lean construction project management: • Present a realistic proposal • Onboard digital solutions and show their application • Offer specialized services • Offer a complete package of trained staff and value-added engineering services • Provide proof of being well-financed alongside permits and liability coverage • Give a walkthrough of a schedule to show faster project completion • Develop a partnership and promise to do whatever it takes to account for what you’ve proposed
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How Engineering Can Keep In-Person Casinos Alive The world we live in today is one that’s moving constantly toward new innovations and greater tech dependency. We’ve seen the rise of services that allow you to place orders for meals and groceries, experienced ride sharing’s transition from horror story to everyday utility, and watched as streaming services took over television. It’s not the first thing we think about as we consider these changes, but in all of these instances physical venues and product stand to suffer as a result of innovation. And when we think of things this way, another industry comes to mind as one that’s approaching a crossroads of sorts in its ongoing digital revolution. Internet-based casinos have become so sophisticated, and so widely available, that it’s become fair to wonder if in-person alternatives can continue to survive. That’s an open question, but thinking of it from a creative engineering standpoint, there’s more than a glimmer of hope for these traditional commercial venues.
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The Expansion of Online Casinos Online casinos are nothing new, but they do seem to have grown both in number and audience as of late. And while this seems in an overarching way to be a sort of natural evolution resulting from better software on gaming platforms (in some cases it really is that simple), there would appear to be a few more specific explanations for what we might call the second rise of online gambling. For one thing, the best games on the internet are easier to find than ever before. Fifteen or 20 years ago, finding the best online gambling opportunity meant testing out different poker sites - essentially to find the one that was least annoying. Now, it’s as simple as going to one of a handful of trusted, aggregator platforms hosting wellreviewed games from top genre developers. Furthermore, these same platforms and games can now be accessed easily via mobile, putting the best online casino games in history right in people’s pockets. There’s also the legal side of things to consider, and this is actually where we’re seeing the most evidence that the surge in online casino popularity could continue in the coming years. Specifically, new online casinos in the U.S. are beginning to expose the American market to the industry. It’s going to take state-by-state legislating to make the games legal to play with real money, but the first steps have been taken, and tens of millions of U.S. gamers could add significant revenue and attention to the market. It’s these developments that seem to be at least opening the door for physical, in-person casinos to see a decline in popularity. But as alluded to above, this is where creative designers and engineers can come into play.
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How Casinos Can Survive Casinos have long attracted crowds of people all over the planet, for a number of different reasons: bright, exciting visuals, a positively charged atmosphere on location, and of course, the dream of earning boatloads of cash. But with online gambling opportunities improving so rapidly, some of those attractions are becoming decidedly less special. Exciting visuals? These are easily replicated by modern casino gaming graphics, if not improved upon. The chance to risk and win real money? This is, if anything, more convenient online, and with more options at hand. This doesn’t mean people won’t continue to enjoy in-person casino floors, but it does mean casinos that want to continue thriving may have to emphasize other aspects of their appeal. And the things not even the best of the best online platforms can compete with are atmosphere and physical impact. To some extent we’re already seeing casinos acting on this. There does appear to be more emphasis being placed on live attractions, from shows to restaurants run by celebrity chefs. And some of the newer casinos in places like Las Vegas are clearly built with beauty and luxury as the first priorities, and gaming merely a feature. These trends, subtle though they may be, are likely to continue, and the thinking here is that they can be enhanced significantly by bold and exciting engineering projects. To explain this idea, look back at a previous post you may have seen here regarding Dubai’s push to attract more tourists. The famously
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innovative city is constructing the world’s largest ferris wheel, adding yet another engineering marvel to an impressive list that’s been amassed over a relatively short time period. Now think about this in the context of attractions like The Venetian Macau’s artificial canal network, or the miniature New York City at the New York, New York in Las Vegas, or even the sky-scraping infinity pool at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. All of these are effectively engineering and design achievements that have come to define casinos already, and in some cases entire towns! This, given all of the digital takeover potential described above, is what casino owners and operators will need to be thinking about in the next five, 10, or 15 years. Just another casino resort - even a beautiful and luxurious one with a massive gaming floor - is unlikely to offer much specifics appeal to the modern gamer who’s used to digital convenience and sees nothing special in an in-person slot machine or poker table. However, what if a new Vegas establishment hired an engineering team to beat out Dubai’s new ferris wheel? What if a major European city challenged the highest skyscraper in its country with a new casino resort? What if a country built an artificial island incorporating ferry service to a faux-tropical casino venue? These features and attractions can still make an impact that online gaming can’t match. It’s for this reason that we might expect a significant push toward innovative and daring engineering in this particular space.
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