Visual PlantEngineer is an application designed for use in the basic engineering of process plants and, based on this, for the documentation of projects until delivery of the finished plant. You create the flow schematic of your plant, which is the basis for all further work-steps. Visual PlantEngineer extends the functionality of Visio^TM, storing the structure of the plant and the data collected in a database. There are further practical functions that can be used with this data as a foundation - for example, the database can be used at the construction site by the installers and the commissioning engineers to store the commissioning data. At the end of the project the database is used to create the commissioning documentation automatically, with detailed drawings and all data of the plant in table form. A further important function is the automatic creation in Microsoft Excel^TM of functional lists for ordering numbers, nominal widths and electrical parameters, for example. This makes accessible all data from the beginning of planning. In the past the data often had to be collected and collated in time-consuming manual work.

Once Visual PlantEngineer has been introduced everyone who works on a project uses it. Beyond functions for the design of industrial facilities, the software offers different views of the project for every user - for example, for the construction or the commissioning. And, last but not least: the operator of the plant will also have many benefits from using the software, since the quality of the delivered commissioning documentation and data is significantly improved.

Visual PlantEngineer was developed specifically for representing the structure of process plants in cooperation with Dürr Systems. All procedures and functions have been optimized for use in process engineering, which enhances the effectiveness of the software.

The great advantage of working with Visual PlantEngineer is that the data gathered in the basic engineering phase can also be used in the later phases of development and construction of the plant. Export to and import from other applications are much simpler than in other programs because the software is very flexible with regard to existing structures. We integrate our software into your existing processes and adapt it to your individual needs in order to offer you the highest possible work quality.

For firms with international customers or with sections in different countries the dynamic language switching in the document significantly simplifies work. Quick navigation within the flow schematic is achieved by means of a structural view that resembles that of Windows Explorer.

The training needs for Microsoft Visio^TM with Visual PlantEngineer are minimal. After a short training session lasting two to three hours even employees with no Visio knowledge can work with Visual PlantEngineer.

Yes. Our customers create drawings using Visio^TM and Visual PlantEngineer in sizes up to 5 x A0, with several thousand components. Changing to Microsoft Visio^TM has many advantages: it is very efficient and still very easy to learn.

Our tests have shown that Microsoft SQL-Server 2005/2008 achieves the highest performance.

Thanks to the use of XML, data can be exported into other systems and imported from other systems. Dürr Systems synchronizes the data from the drawings with its SAP system.

Very simply - you don't have to do anything at all! Visual PlantEngineer automatically updates your database, as soon as you make any changes in a document.

With Visual PlantEngineer a company-wide standard in the use of symbols and designations is created. Thus, you avoid data redundancy and enhance the quality of the documents within the firm and for the final products. Further, the planning times and the time needed for creation of the commissioning documentation of a project are reduced significantly. Given enhanced quality and shorter planning times the investment costs are paid off quite quickly.