Engineering Services & SOlutions

Mechanical Engineering

We have experienced engineers to size and select material handling equipment as well as ASME pressure vessel application.

Civil/Structural Engineering

SSI has staff capable of engineering and design of new structural steel systems as well as evaluation of existing structure and engineered solutions to modifications of existing structures to ensure safety and code compliance.

Electrical Engineering

Services offered range from detailed design engineering, modifications engineering, power systems analysis and calculations using the latest analytical software, project management, commissioning and startup.

Instrumentation / Controls Engineering

SSI provides instrumentation and controls engineering services ranging form initials systems design activities to systems commissioning and startup activities.

PSM/Process Engineering

SSI has experienced staff to support process engineering requirements to include relief system design and evaluation, heat exchanger sizing and specification, and development of process flow diagrams.

Project / Construction Management

SSI has experienced Project Managers to assist with project schedule development, procurement and expediting, Front End Loading (FEL) stage gate document development as well as development of engineering cost estimates and project total installed cost estimates.

Mechanical Engineering Services

  • AFE/Capital Project Development w/TICe
  • Equipment Specification Development
  • Pipe Stress Analysis (Caesar II)
  • ASME Pressure Vessel Design (PV Elite)
  • 3D Plant Equipment Layout (CADWorx)
  • Piping Routing and Isometrics
  • Piping Hydraulic and Sizing Calculations
  • Material Handling Equipment Selection
  • HVAC specification and load calculations
  • Mechanical CAD Services
  • Installation and Fabrication Drawings
  • Plan View / General Arrangement Dwgs.
  • Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
  • Pneumatic Conveying Routing and Isometrics

Solutions

Southern Synergy has over 250 years of combined mechanical engineering and design staff experience. Our mechanical engineers and design staff develop process equipment layouts, design complex piping systems utilizing 3D modeling, conduct piping stress and hydraulic analyses, size and select materials and fluids handling systems equipment as well as design and analyze ASME pressure vessels.

Civil / Structural Engineering Services

  • Structural Design and Analysis (STAAD)
  • Civil Design and Analysis
  • Civil and Structural CAD Services
  • Footing / Foundation Design
  • Lifting Beam Devices
  • Anchor / Anchorage Analysis
  • Building Evaluation / Code Compliance
  • Building Design and Renovation
  • Structural Steel Design and Detailing
  • Crane Support Systems
  • Wind Load Analysis
  • Site Selection, Analysis, and Design
  • Elevations and Grade Work
  • As-built Drawings using 3D Laser Scanning

Solutions

SSI has the tools and personnel to support project civil engineering requirements to include grading plans, runoff management and the design of gravity drainage systems. SSI staff has experience in the engineering and design of footings, slabs, and complex foundations. SSI has staff capable of engineering and design of new structural steel systems as well as evaluation of existing structural steel systems. SSI has successfully engineered design modifications of existing structural steel systems to ensure safety and code compliance.

Project / Construction Management Services

  • Development of Project Schedules for both engineering and construction
  • Development of construction plans and work packages
  • Procurement support and expediting to include bid package development
  • Estimation – engineering cost estimation and project total installed cost estimation
  • Stage gate documentation development – FEL I/II/III/IV, plus Implementation and Construction
  • Development and implementation of project cost controls
  • Facility master planning support
  • Project checkout, Start-up & commissioning support
  • Onsite construction management to include contractor supervision and coordination

Solutions

SSI has experienced Project Managers to assist with project schedule development, procurement and expediting, Front End Loading (FEL) stage gate document development as well as development of engineering cost estimates and project total installed cost estimates. SSI can also support project construction management goals by providing experienced staff comfortable with development of construction plans and schedules, implementation of cost control measures, as well as project checkout, startup and commissioning support.

Electrical Engineering Services

  • Power Transmission/Distribution Engineering
  • Power System Study
  • Motor Starting Analysis
  • Switchgear & Motor Control Center Design
  • Switchgear & Motor Control Center Design
  • Motor Schematics
  • Protective Device Coordination Study
  • AC-DC Variable Speed Drives
  • Electrical Heat Trace Design
  • Arc Flash, Short Circuit Analysis and Load Flow
  • Intrinsically Safe Systems Design
  • Substation Engineering and Design
  • Electrical Equipment Specification Development
  • Hazardous Area Analysis (NEC/NFPA)

Solutions

SSI has talented engineering and design professionals with experience in design of power distribution systems, both low and medium voltages. We have engineers who are skilled in power system analysis using eTap and SKM software to include arc flash analysis. Talents also include MCC and switchgear design and application as well as substation engineering and design. Additionally, we have experience in hazardous area analysis and design of intrinsically safe systems.

Process Engineering / PSM (Process Safety Management) Services

  • Process Analysis and Development
  • Plant Optimization
  • Relief System Design and Evaluation
  • Mass & Energy Balance
  • Specification and Sizing of Heat Exchangers and other process equipment
  • Process Flow Diagrams and P&ID Development
  • Process Safety Management
  • PHA/HAZOP Facilitation and Scribe Services
  • Implementation of PHA & LOPA Recommendations
  • Report development
  • Safety Instrumented System Services

Solutions

SSI can provide engineering and design services to perform process analysis and develop plant optimization plans. Sizing and specifications for process pumps, heat exchangers and other process equipment can be developed as well as relief valve sizing and relief systems design. SSI has experienced facilitators and scribes to support PHA and HAZOP sessions including support for the design and implementation of PHA and LOPA recommendations. SSI has experience in development of Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).

Instrumentation / Controls Engineering

  • Process Measurement and Control Instrumentation
  • EI&C Drafting Services
  • Distributed Controls Systems (DCS) Installation and programming
  • Controls Systems Component Sizing and Specification
  • Boiler Controls and Burner Management Systems Design
  • Client Specific Control Systems Architecture
  • Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) Design and Programming
  • Network Integration (Fiber Optics, Modbus, Ethernet)
  • Control Panel Design and Fabrication Shop Capabilities
  • HMI Screen Development
  • RIO Building Design
  • Safety Instrumented Control Systems Design

Solutions

SSI has experienced engineers that can support instrumentation and controls requirements including sizing and specification of process measurements and controls devices. We are experienced in network integration of systems and can support implementation and programming of DCS and PLC systems as well as develop HMI screens.

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