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More subsidiaries, more experts
Aucotec AG, an independent medium-sized engineering software developer since 1985 with headquarters in Hanover, Germany, continues to grow: just in time for the new financial year on 1 April 2022, the subsidiary Aucotec Netherlands B.V., based near Rotterdam, was founded to cover the Benelux region. Aucotec India Private LTd. in Pune followed on 1 May. "We believe in on-the-ground presence and in Asia’s enormous potential. So far, partners have represented us in India and the Netherlands, but now we want to become more visible, invest more in sales and be able to trade more directly," says board member Uwe Vogt. The Indian subsidiary will become part of Aucotec’s Asia-Pacific focus,…
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Describing substations more efficiently
At this year’s hybrid event about protection and control technology ("Schutz- und Leittechnik") in Berlin, Germany, engineering software expert Aucotec will be showing a wider audience for the first time how efficient support of the internationally valid IEC 61850 significantly accelerates the description of entire substations. This is made possible by Aucotec’s data-centred cooperation platform Engineering Base (EB), which – unlike document-oriented tools – is able to map this standard in full depth. IEC 61850 defines the way in which the numerous devices in switching stations for the distribution of electrical energy (substations), such as control and protection devices, are described and how information about these devices is exchanged. EB…
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Better service for servicing
With the new connection of the Engineering Base (EB) platform to SAP’s asset management system EAM, software developer Aucotec is expanding its integration spectrum with an important module, especially for plant operators. This means that engineering can now communicate seamlessly with all the areas covered by SAP EAM (formerly SAP PM) – and vice versa. The experts no longer have to leave "their" system and do not need any special knowledge of the other one. Update Digital Twin without errors "Maintenance or asset management do not think in terms of bills of materials, but in terms of devices and functional locations," explains Dr Pouria Bigvand, Head of Product Management at…
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Calculated in an instant
Aucotec AG, a globally operating engineering software developer since 1985, is expanding its range of simulation integrations for the Engineering Base (EB) cooperation platform with a standard connection to ETAP. The analysis solution, widely used especially in the USA and China, simulates and calculates all electrical components in the fields of energy, transportation, low-voltage and industrial plants. Data-based and cross-discipline With the interface, Aucotec is creating the most comprehensive connection of engineering and simulation on the market to date. This is because it also covers all aspects of instrumentation and automation in mechanical and plant engineering at the same time as the electrical engineering data. The reason for this is…
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Faster together
Infraserv Höchst (ISH), operator of Industriepark Höchst and an expert in chemical-related services with over 100 sites in Germany, has opted for a paradigm shift in engineering. With Aucotec’s platform Engineering Base (EB), Infraserv Höchst is gradually switching to cross-disciplinary work in a common data model in production and engineering. EB covers all engineering topics from P&IDs via instrumentation to maintenance. To date, ISH has used separate tools in each case. Synergies in several areas One of the first projects for the new holistic solution is a power plant modernization. For this purpose, the legacy data of the old plant is being migrated with Aucotec support and prepared with EB…
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Panoramic view of all digital assets
From now on, communication with clients and suppliers will be greatly facilitated for plant designers and EPCs. The software provider Aucotec has developed datasheets for the latest version 2021 of its cooperation platform Engineering Base (EB), which automatically merge all information about an asset, including accessories and sub-systems. This creates a 360-degree panorama of every desired asset in no time. Single source of truth makes it possible "Asset 360" enables engineering professionals to have their customizable datasheet templates filled at any time for a device or entire sub-systems at the touch of a button. This only works because EB is based on a cross-disciplinary data model in which the plant…
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More projects, less costs
The Danish company Haldor Topsoe, which is heavily involved in the green energy transition from its electrolysis expertise as well as being a catalyst expert, technology licensor and process engineering leader has now ushered in a new era of digital, cooperative engineering with Aucotec’s platform Engineering Base (EB). Topsoe, one of the world’s leading technology providers for the chemical and petrochemical industry, symbolically marked the start of the company-wide use of EB with a loud siren at the end of May. ‚The introduction of this system is a key milestone in our digital transformation‘, explained Topsoe’s CIO Niels Keller-Larsen at the go-live in which more than 100 engineers, managers and…
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Engineering Base consolidates data and simulations
At ACHEMA Pulse, Aucotec AG will be showcasing new solutions that primarily target the engineering challenges faced by EPCs in process plant engineering. To this end, the software provider has expanded its Engineering Base (EB) cooperation platform with automatically generated cross-discipline datasheets that significantly improve consistent communication with clients and subcontractors. In addition, a greatly simplified, standardized data exchange ensures faster integration of simulations, calculations and other data from complementary tools. "EPCs suffer especially from time pressure, lack of resources and gigantic amount of work involved in changes. We have developed the new solutions hands on with customers and now want to attract more EPCs for EB’s data-centric approach," says…
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Voith relies on Aucotec cooperation platform in the area of engineering and automation
With the Voith Group, Aucotec AG was able to win over another major new customer with its software platform Engineering Base. In future, all group areas of the globally operating technology company will work worldwide with the cooperative, data-driven platform. Partner in engineering excellence "We were looking for a solution that could cover our diverse requirements, from wiring harness design via complete hydroelectric power plant automation to paper machine design, and thus also consolidate our IT environment. Engineering Base offers the right functionalities for all business areas, and the software architecture is state-of-the-art," explained Dr. Reiner Schneider, Senior Expert Product Improvement & Engineering Excellence at Voith. Increased efficiency Aucotec’s platform…
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Safe across disciplines
With the latest version of its cooperation platform Engineering Base (EB), Aucotec AG will be introducing a new security package for engineering experts in plant engineering in time for the virtual Hannover Messe (Hanover Trade Fair) 2021. From quality assurance tools via automated intrinsic safety calculation (Ex-i) to the justiciable e-signing of the digital twin, Aucotec has expanded the issue of security in the data-driven platform: Signed and sealed quality Engineering experts regularly check whether everything is correct during the design process. Supplied documentation is also checked. The visual inspection, which is still common even during final comprehensive tests, involves an enormous amount of time – without any guarantee of…
