The Facilities Management System (FMS) has now been used on three projects where the construction of pipeline facilities, such as pig receivers and launchers, has been performed in-house by the constructor – either in the company’s workshop or within the site camp/laydown area.
Key steps in using FMS on a project are:
1. Import of material take-off data associated with each isometric drawing of spools and components.
2. Barcode receipting of material on arrival at the workshop, including:
- Logging and scanning of the associated heat/test certificates; and,
- Synchronisation and validation with the FMS database.
3. Scanning tacked spool components in the fabrication shop, and synchronisation with the FMS database, where it validates the relevant items and materials before the spool undergoes final welding.
4. During the welding process, all relevant traceability requirements including weld procedures, electrodes, welders and inspection are entered into the FMS data loggers, and synchronised and validated with the FMS database.
5. Upon completion of the welding the spool then undergoes non-destructive testing, and the results are electronically transferred back into FMS. The spool is now cleared for grit blasting and coating.
6. As with the previous steps the results of the coating tests are entered into FMS. Once the spool is finally cleared it is then ready for either installation onto a skid or for shipment to respective site for site installation.
7. Any welding of spools on site also follows the same rigorous quality and traceability checks with the data being scanned into FMS. Upon completion of construction the station is ready for hydrostatic testing, once this is completed the hydrostatic test reports are entered into FMS.
8. FMS reports for inclusion in the Manufacturers Data Report include:
- Material receipt status;
- Progress;
- Weld production;
- QA exceptions; and,
- Traceability.
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