condition of the plant is always available in
digital format. The COMOS software solution
offers precisely such an efficient data man-
agement system and indeed, is already being
used successfully in a number of applications
across the oil and gas industry.
COMOS Plant Manager: Occasionally,
COMOS has been criticized for not offering
sufficient 3D visualization options.
Dirk Wegg: Firstly, COMOS provides standard
interfaces for 3D CAE systems which can
identify and solve inconsistencies between
2D and 3D visualizations. These systems are
COMOS Plant Manager: So what does an ef-
ficient data management system involve?
Dirk Wegg: Successful plant management of
the future is based on a data-centric ap-
proach, which makes traditional document-
based working methods a thing of the past.
The more complex plants become, the more
effort it takes and the more difficult it is to
manage plant documentation in the tradi-
tional sense and keep it up-to-date. The solu-
tion definitely lies in managing engineering
data in a uniform system. Updates are auto-
matically included and replicated within all
relevant processes. This ensures the as-built
Interview with Dirk Wegg about trends in the oil & gas industry
3D visualization with the software
solution COMOS Walkinisde
being continually further developed and en-
hanced. Secondly, the topic of 3D visualiza-
tion is being addressed in COMOS, in particu-
lar with the acquisition of VRcontext.
Furthermore, fully integrating Walkinside
software into the range has added further
depth to this focus. Over the last few years,
the 3D visualization software Walkinside,
with its intuitive user interface, has made a
name for itself in the oil and gas industry and
is relied upon by large, globally leading com-
panies. Combined with COMOS as a global
data center, this enables easy, menu-assisted
access for users to all relevant information
which has already been generated in the Ba-
sic and Detail Engineering phases. This en-
ables the operator to be guided through
efficient preparation and planning of mainte-
nance and servicing tasks, for example. As
such, owner operators can use the software
as an ideal way of training staff, in prepara-
tion for their deployment on a drilling plat-
form. This results in significantly increased
plant availability, combined with maximum
safety levels during operation.
COMOS Plant Manager: Mr. Wegg,
thank you for the interview.
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