Articles by : Mark O'Connell, PE

• Capital Project Planning

  Capital Project Planning Our Capital Project Planning group can be an extension of your team, helping you to develop your project, identify risks, and support the preparation of your capital expenditure request. We recognize that 100% of your effort goes into operating and maintaining your successful plant op …Read More
  Mark O'Connell, PE / Capital Project Planning  / Engineering Consulting Services  / FEL  / Front End Loading  / Front-End Loading  / Matrix Moment  / Pre-Engineering  / Planning 

• Pre-Engineering Saves Money, Improves Accuracy

  Pre-Engineering Saves Money, Improves Accuracy The trend of “fast tracking” projects now bypasses the time-proven approach of pre-engineering, leading to greater inefficiencies of project execution and higher costs. Fast track design simply started as a way to quickly execute small capital project work at the end …Read More
  Mark O'Connell, PE / Capital Project Estimating  / FEL  / Front-End Loading  / Phase-Gated Approach  / Pre-Engineering  / Pre-Engineering Consulting Services  / Project Fast-tracking  / Planning 

• How to Use 3D Laser Scanning for Industrial Plant Design: An Engineer’s Guide – Part 3: Estimating Scanning Costs

  How to Use 3D Laser Scanning for Industrial Plant Design: An Engineer’s Guide – Part 3: Estimating Scanning Costs The cost of performing 3D laser scanning is largely based on the area of the scan needed and the proximity of the job site to the location of the scanning technician. But ensuring a complete and acc …Read More
  Mark O'Connell, PE / 3D Laser Scanning  / Engineering Services Provider  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Multidiscipline Engineering  / Manufacturing  / Planning  / 3D Scanning  / Construction 

• Using 3D Laser Scanning for Industrial Plant Design, Part 2: 5 Crucial Benefit Drivers

  Using 3D Laser Scanning for Industrial Plant Design, Part 2: 5 Crucial Benefit Drivers Complete and accurate background information is the cornerstone of every successful facility, manufacturing, and processing project. Without it, initial project decisions may need to be reversed at a later stage, wasting the manufact …Read More
  Mark O'Connell, PE / 3D Laser Scanning  / Engineering Services Provider  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Multidiscipline Engineering  / Manufacturing  / Planning  / 3D Scanning  / Construction 

• Fast-Tracking a New Food Production Plant: An EPCm Case Study

  Fast-Tracking a New Food Production Plant: An EPCm Case Study Tight timelines are a fact of life in food and beverage manufacturing projects, especially for new plant construction. When the schedule is compressed and the deadline is fixed, an owner’s engineer needs to find creative solutions for engineering, procurem …Read More
  Mark O'Connell, PE / EPCm  / Owner's Engineer  / Project Fast-tracking  / Planning  / Construction 

• Using 3D Laser Scanning in Industrial Plant Design

  Using 3D Laser Scanning in Industrial Plant Design Advances in technology have dramatically improved quality and lowered costs for industrial automation engineering companies that design and build manufacturing facilities. One of the latest advances is 3D laser scanning. Here’s an overview of how 3D laser scanning ca …Read More
  Mark O'Connell, PE / 3D Laser Scanning  / Engineering Services Provider  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Multidiscipline Engineering  / Planning  / 3D Scanning