Emineo completed the Omnicane refinery expansion works earlier this year, as the main contractor for the mechanical, structural and piping works. De Smet Engineers and Contractors, (https://www.dsengineers.com/en/) who provided the technology and process guarantees, successfully commissioned the refinery in August this year.
The installation works were completed in just less than one year, and included:
MECHANICAL ERECTION
- Erection of approximately 70 tons of new steel works and platforms (designed and supplied by Emineo)
- Erection of all equipment, including:
- Evaporator
- Pocket filters
- Plate Heat Exchangers
- Seed pan
- Process Tanks
- Pumps
- Centrifugal
- Modification of existing structure
- Insulation of new equipment
PIPING WORKS
Installation of approximately 3kms of piping, for connection of new equipment to the existing system, including:
- Process piping
- Steam piping
- Hook-ups connection for sensor
- Insulation of piping