Cellier Activity, a solution provider of the Process Automation Division of ABB France, has chosen Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise to improve the quality of its designs and the overall efficiency in plant operations. As a specialized process engineering company offering its expertise to industries such as paper, paint, lubricants and chemicals, Cellier Activity seeks to increase performance and productivity in its facilities to respond to increasingly demanding markets. The selection of Intergraph solutions includes the applications Intergraph Smart™ 3D, SmartPlant P&ID, SmartPlant Foundation, SmartSketch® and SmartPlant Review.
After a benchmark analysis among several vendors, ABB valued SmartPlant solutions features, its contribution to work process improvements and the positive impact in productivity. ABB purchased a set of tools that could provide better integration among disciplines and a holistic approach to executing design, engineering schematics and document management. The company also valued that SmartPlant is based on Microsoft SQL Server and is not a proprietary database. Intergraph's comprehensive product portfolio will serve the company needs and developments into the future.
"ABB has purchased Intergraph SmartPlant products to increase reliability, reduce down time and maximize output in our facilities, providing better response to increasing demand from the market," said Herve Barlet, Engineering office manager.
Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine president, said, "We see an increasing number of companies choosing long-term strategic engineering solutions that can grow alongside their challenges and needs and adapt to fast-changing markets. We are proud to work with leading technology and systems contractors, such as ABB, in providing reliable technology solutions and services for the future."
Intergraph's SmartPlant Enterprise offers a powerful portfolio of design and data management solutions, enabling companies in the process, power, and marine industries to capture integrated enterprise-level engineering knowledge for the competitive advantage needed in today's and tomorrow's market. SmartPlant Enterprise solutions enable proven productivity gains, improving engineering efficiency by up to 30 percent. This is why the majority of plants built worldwide are designed using Intergraph solutions.
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