February 2005

Trends and Resources

HP Impact: HPImpact: Training teaches next generation of plant design

The recently developed Professional Piping Designer (PPD) Certification Program from the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED) shows how the piping design profession is becoming a broad and..

Weirauch, Wendy, Hydrocarbon Processing Staff

The recently developed Professional Piping Designer (PPD) Certification Program from the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers (SPED) shows how the piping design profession is becoming a broad and multidisciplinary undertaking. The program originated in response to prevailing US industry trends: Domestic design work is more brownfield than greenfield. International design work requires increased local content. US design firms are specializing in front-end engineering done with fewer, smarter employees. Detail engineering is being delegated to "low-cost" centers in low-labor rate locales, where quality and experience could vary while

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