Plant location
May be understood as the function of determining where the plant should
be located for maximum operating economy and effectiveness.
Ideal location is one where the cost of the product is kept to minimum with
a large market share, the least risk and the maximum social gain.
Importance of Plant Location
1. Determines operating and capital costs
2. Determines the nature of investments costs to be incurred and also
the level of many operating costs.
3. Implies a new allocation of capacity to respective market area.
4. Fixes some of the physical factors of the overall plant design that is
heating and ventilation requirements etc.
Steps in finding a location:
1. Within the country or outside
2. Selection of the region
3. Selection of the locality or community
4. Selection of the exact site
Within the country or outside
The first step in locating a plant is to decide whether the plant is located
domestically of internationally.
Selection of the region
a. Availability of raw material
b. Nearness to the market
c. Availability of power
d. Transportation facilities
e. Suitability of climate
f. Government policy
g. Competition between states
Selection of the community
a. Availability of labor
b. Finance and research facilities
c. Civic amenities for workers
d. Availability of water and fire
e. Local taxes and restrictions
Selection of the exact site
a. Soil, size and topography
b. Disposal of waste
c. Urban or City area
d. Rural area
Plant layout
Refers to the arrangement of physical facilities such as machines,
equipment, tools, furniture etc. in such a manner so as to have quickest
flow of material at the lowest cost and with the least amount of handling in
processing the product from the receipt of raw material to the delivery of
the final product.
Types of Layout
a. Product or line layout
b. Process or functional layout
c. Fixed position or location layout
d. Combined or group layout
Building plant or physical plant
Is the machinery used within a building (especially but not solely in office
buildings or other larger non-residential structures), such as power
systems, exhaust, heating / cooling.
Safety
Management of permits and other documentation required for the
processing of safety requirements.
Plant Service
Reduce risk with professional maintenance. Even the best machinery
will not deliver a consistently high level of performance unless it is properly
maintained.
Benefits of plant service
Improve the robustness of production processes.
Have access to customized solutions.
Can be confident that all machinery is properly set up.
Self help
To insure the safety of the staff and students, and compliance to all
required codes, any alterations to college facilities done by faculty or staff,
must have Plant Service’s prior approval and review. All such work will be
inspected by Plant Services.
Connections to Utility Systems
Because of safety hazards that may result from incorrectly performed
work and the need to maintain integrity of the utility systems, alterations or
connections to any of the college utility systems must be performed only by
Plant Services or by contractors working under Plant Service’s direction.
Work Requests and Related Procedures
1. Corrective Maintenance
2. Facilities Improvement
3. Financial and Billing Procedures
4. Facilities Planning
5. Services Provided
6. Custodial Services
7. Plant service and maintenance for thermal oil systems
Production Equipment
Design, engineer and fabricate reliable, high-quality production
equipment for all oil & gas applications, and for all major production and
many other offshore and international locations.
Separation
a. Two & Three Phase Separator
b. Wellhead Allocation Assembly
c. Sand Separator
d. Two & Three Phase Separator
e. Slug Catcher
f. Filter Separator
g. Reverse Flow Gas Coalescer
h. Gas Scrubber
i. Vent Scrubber
j. Heated Separator
k. Glycol Dehydrator
l. Gas Production Unit
m. Fuel Gas Skid
n. Coolers
o. Indirect Line Heater
p. JT (Joule-Thomson) Assembly
q. Horizontal Heater Treater
r. Vertical Heater Treater
s. Condensate Stabilizer
t. Skimmer
u. Sump Tank
v. Blow Case
w. BTEX Eliminator
x. Thermal Oxidizer
Manufacturing Operations
a. Assembling
b. Refining
c. Extracting
Parts
a. Saw blades
b. Motors
c. Gears
d. Bits and etc.
Tools
a. Wrenches
b. Sheet metal shears
c. Utility knives
d. Hammers and etc.
e. Vises
f. Drills and etc.
Supplies
a. Oil, grease, and coolant to keep engines running properly
b. Sandpaper
c. Paper patterns
d. Welding rods, acetylene, and propane gas used with welding
equipment
