SS DES-01. the cloud. Laurent TESTARD

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1 SS DES-01 New methods for using PRO/II in the cloud Laurent TESTARD

2 HALIAS Technologies & realdataview HALIAS Technologies (founded in 2006) delivers software solutions for the processing of scientific data References Industries : Oil&Gas, Energy, Micro- Electronics Two innovative products : QTS : qualification and validation of simulation software realdataview : remote access through the web to simulation tools 2

3 Motivations Engineering companies, process licensors End users Need to communicate more efficiently with their customers during the project life Need to better understand the simulation results (by testing some parameters values) Need to share the results of case studies with their customers without exposing design and simulation know-how Need to collaborate but do not have access to simulations files, tools, infrastructure realdataview main motivation : enhance the communication between engineering companies and their clients Slide 3

4 realdataview: principle We developed some PRO/II specific tools to connect PRO/II software to the realdataview environment Slide 4

5 AXENS WEBPOS 5

6 Example : webpos Off-line application for what-if studies and plant performance monitoring sold by AXENS. Objectives: perform off-line engineering studies to Assess impact of operating variables and feed quality on product yields and properties Evaluate bottlenecks for new feedstock or new product quality requirements Make strategic and operational decisions regarding production and product distribution 6

7 Calculations based on : PRO/II simulations Needs software infrastructure not adapted to the deployment in the final user IT DLLs embedding Axens proprietary data Excel sheets The binaries cannot be deployed on the customers computers Simulation know-how and models must be secured (in Axens perspective) Simulation results must be available / Computations should not be done by Axens process engineers (on request) 7

8 AXENS webpos IT Cus stomer s Solution : execute simulations from the web, on Axens IT, secured, for authorized users only Preservation of Intellectual Property Managed computation environment AX XENS IT Slide 8

9 AXENS webpos Actual screenshot provided by Axens 9

10 realdataview : key advantages for Axens No more installation on customer's equipment Powerful application at customer's disposal (rich feature set) Easier maintenance and updating Guarantee to use always the right version All software licenses managed by Axens Actual screenshot provided by Axens

11 REALDATAVIEW AND PRO/II 11

12 The approach we propose Engineering companies and end-users Share simulation results (done with PRO/II) between customers and process engineers, without exposing sensitive information The approach we propose can allow engineering to keep the simulation files safe while providing the client enough flexibility to run the simulation. The main idea of the proposed solution is to create a remote access through the internet to the simulation. It is a generic solution that can be easily deployed in a common place (engineering IT). End-users : ask it to your engineering providers!! 12

13 PRO/II : the software and licenses are General Architecture engineering companies required to run the simulation files License Server (Engineering IT) SIM4ME Portal : not a mandatory element to make the solution work but it brings user friendliness to the management of the solution, allowing a Process Engineer to apply updates and modifications without having coding skills. PRO/II license files FlexNet license Server CLIENT realdataview Server (Engineering IT) realdataview components PRO/II simulation files SIM4ME Portal files Images (flowsheet, etc ) Web Portal Client Interface Management (Engineering Process Engineers) Adding inputs/outputs Modifying simulation file Modifying images (flowsheet) Administration (Engineering Process Engineers) Adding new clients Adding new simulation cases realdataview: from HALIAS Web browser Technologies. It brings the missing part of the solution allowing the remote access to the PRO/II simulation through the web. It also manages the client and administration interfaces. Demonstration movie (4 minutes) Slide 13

14 Key benefits of using PRO/II in the cloud Ergonomy of the user interfaces Remote access (pc or any computer, tablet) Compatibility with PRO/II and SimSci tools Easy to use and to maintain Additional components (usage statistics, LDAP, IT, ) Customization (service based, availability of a development environment) 14

15 Demo Dallas.mp4 Using_PROII_output_file_as_output_specification.mp4 15

16 CONCLUSION 16

17 Conclusion In agreement with Invensys, HALIAS proposes a new way of using PRO/II simulation tool through the web 1) Preserve your simulation know-how 2) Virtually access your simulation environment from anywhere across the globe 17

18 Thanks for your attention Any questions? HALIAS Technologies Technoparc Inovallée 57, Ch. du Vieux Chêne F MEYLAN FRANCE Tel : Contact Laurent Testard, PhD Tel : Laurent.Testard@halias.fr