Process skid modules for the manufacturing of liquid products for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

Process equipment mounted within a large steel frame

The modular system has many advantages. Tanks, pumps, filters, heat exchangers, control or regulating valves, and the complete metering technology are put together as a module on a frame or “skid.” The maximum dimensions are essentially limited only by the size of the vehicle to be used to transport it, or the dimensions of the entrance it must pass through to enter the building.

This modular approach is an ideal application to defer the fabrication of complex piping and instrumentation to an environment where there is close proximity to tools, materials, and external resources.

Why choose the skid module approach?

• Designed from both a mechanical and an electrical point of view, as standalone sub-systems
• Reduces field activities at site
• Reduces overall timeline
• Reduces interference with other field contractors
• Test all functionality prior to coming into the site
• Minimizes field re-work
• Quality of skid construction execution
• Vendor as single point of accountability and point of integration of all aspects of equipment delivery
• Cost control; Lump sum vs time/material
• Commissioning and on-site tests are reduced to a minimum, since all the plant components remain on the skid.

3D skid model

• 3D models are reviewed by an integrated team (engineering, production, maintenance, construction quality) to challenge as many issues as possible before construction
• Interference with site (electrical, HVAC, piping)
• Design transportability of skid without impacting commissioning activities.