Instrumented Process and Electrical Systems (IPES) was established as an independent engineering design house in 1988 in Johannesburg, South Africa. IPES specialises in electrical, control, and instrumentation design services. Over the last 35 years, the company has built an extensive knowledge base and gained experience in a wide range of industries. Year-on-year, IPES has gained extensive experience across the energy value chain, including upstream, midstream, and downstream.
ENERGY VALUE CHAIN
Renewable energy
Oil & Gas exploration
1. Offshore
2. Onshore
/ Energy storage
/ Power generation
/ Cooling systems
/ Motors & pumps
/ Tanks & piping
/ Control systems
/ Compressors
/ System automation
/ Drives & control systems
/ Electric functions
Transport & Storage
3. Process & Storage
/ Lighting design
/ HAC
/ Earthing
/ SCADA
/ Control room
/ Cables
/ Hazop
/ SIL
/ Security & CCTV
/ Fire detection & protection
/ Lightning protection
4. Pipelines:
Oil & Gas transport
/ Control & Instrumentation
/ Earthing
/ Loops diagrams
/ Junction box locations
/ Telecommunication network
/ Fibre optic
/ RTU
Product preparation & usage
5. Refining
/ Diesel
/ Fuel oil
/ Jet fuel
/ Gasoline
/ Crude oil
/ Bitumen
/ LPG
6. Distribution
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ENGINEERING SERVICES
Globally, the energy industry is going through a transition, aiming at net zero by 2050. The global energy transition not only aims to mitigate climate change and global warming, but also introduces different ways of sustainable electricity generation.
The business activities of IPES will support these efforts by offering effective high-quality designs to enable the energy transition and the challenges associated with the transition.
Such services include, but are not limited to:
/ Electrical Design Services:
IPES specialises in a wide range of electrical engineering services. In addition, the team also focuses on security and safety systems, including lightning protection and earthing, security and alarm systems, external and security lighting, access control, fire detection, and closed-circuit television.
The electrical design package delivered by IPES includes key deliverables such as:
/ Design Basis Reports
/ Design philosophies
/ Hazardous Area Specifications
/ Equipment lists.
/ Power user and consumer lists
/ Cable sizing and calculations
/ Single Line Diagrams
/ Load lists
/ Plant-Earthing Drawings
and Philosophies
/ Bill of quantities
/ Design Software:
IPES specialises in a wide range of design software, ensuring accurate designs and efficient design teams. These software packages include AutoCAD, FDES, Etap, and Revit.
/ Control and Instrumentation:
Control and communication services include Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, radio-based telemetry networks, industrial satellite-based remote monitoring, and Remote Terminal Unit (RTU) panel layout and design. The C&I design package includes deliverables such as, but are not limited to:
/ Control Narratives
/ System philosophies
/ SIL verification and gap analysis
/ Range, alarm, and trip lists (RAT list)
/ Cause and effect diagrams
/ IS approvals and certification
/ Operating Philosophies
/ Instruments Index and Listing
/ DCS screen layouts and graphics
/ SCADA System Design
/ Loop diagrams
/ Instrument hook-ups
/ JB locations and designs
/ Cable block diagrams
/ Bill of quantities
/ Information and Communications Technology:
Terrestrial radio, fibre optic systems and networks, GSM for industrial applications, and narrowband satellite communications are areas of specialisation for IPES. Applications of SCADA systems include calculation and data processing.
Additional to the services listed above, IPES BV also specialises in:
/ HAZOP Studies
/ P&ID reviews
/ MFD reviews
/ Process design
/ SIL Determination and Verifications
South Africa (Head Office)
Phone: +27 11 476 4345
Email: admin@ipes.co.za
Johannesburg, South Africa
Phone: +27 83 288 8421
Email: admin@ipes.co.za
Centurion, South Africa
