Engineering services

• Uncontrolled obsolescence of assets
• Off-design operating conditions
• Lack of maintenance
• Wrong maintenance

These are just a few examples of the causes that can lead to severe plant damage, resulting in significant economic losses.
Casale can act as single point of contact for the Client, developing comprehensive inspection, upgrade and replacement strategies for all plant components.
The following services can be provided individually, but typically they are combined to solve complex, multidisciplinary problems.

Static Equipment

• Assessment of performances for Fired Heaters, Exchangers, reactors and columns
• Assessment of mechanical integrity and residual life
• Definition of inspection and maintenance requirements and practices
• Failure analysis
• Repair requirements and procedures
• Upgrade or replacement

Rotating Equipment

• Assessment of performances for compressors, pumps and turbines
• Assessment of mechanical behavior (e.g. vibrations, pulsation analysis)
• Acknowledgment and settlement of engineering, operation and maintenance needs
• Failure analysis
• Upgrade or replacement of machines and auxiliaries
• Modernization of machinery protection and control systems

Civil & Structural

• Design of process and administration buildings
• Design of foundations for static and dynamic equipment
• Design of rack and steel structures
• Check and reinforcement design of existing structures

Piping & Layout

• Revision of plot plan and new pipe routing
• Stress analysis
• Laser scanning
• 3D modelling
• Failure analysis
• Piping class preparation

Electrical & Instrument

• Electrical network studies
• Architecture preparation and selection of DCS & ESD systems
• Migration from obsolete plant control systems to actual DCS and ESD systems
• Instruments, control valves and safety valves selection