Communiquez avec les autres et partagez vos connaissances professionnelles

Inscrivez-vous ou connectez-vous pour rejoindre votre communauté professionnelle.

Suivre

What is the difference between "Erection & Commissioning" and "Testing & Commissioning"?

I'm an entry level electronic engineer having above2 years experience in engineering services & maintenance industry in Pakistan. My responsibilities at previous jobs include installation, commissioning and regular maintenance activities of different machines like X-Ray scanning & explosive detection machines and CAT Generator sets. I'm trying to get hired using my previous here in UAE but I find difficulty in differentiating "Erection & Commissioning" and "Testing & Commissioning". Kindly elaborate and guide me.

user-image
Question ajoutée par Muhammad Basit Amin , Assistant (Service) Engineer , Karsaz (Pvt.) LTD.
Date de publication: 2017/10/23
Galih Kusuma
par Galih Kusuma , Instrument Engineer , PT. Pertamina Engineering Centre

Erection & Commissioning stage is construction work including placing equipment (motor, turbine etc) and cable installation including their accessories.

Testing & Commissioning stage is started from loop test from all field instrument (until complete) & then run solo test for motor/turbine.

Mohamed Elnakib
par Mohamed Elnakib , Instrumentation and control systems engineer -Al shabab power project Phase II , Pgesco

lets try to make this simple , taking an example of a motor

erection is mainly installing the motor in its place , earthing the motor , performing cable testing (insulation and continuity) and connecting the cables to the motor.commissioning is the same as testing and commissioning , for example for the motor it will be something like solo run testing while taking the related measurements some engineers include the cable testing in the commissioning and some include them in the pre commissioning , not a big difference in my personal opinion.

MUHAMMAD BAKHSH
par MUHAMMAD BAKHSH , Electrical Supervisor , SNC LAVALIN & SAUDI KENTZ CO

Erection and commissioning and testing is a systematic and sequential process,  the starting up of the plant which include the Loop-|Checking to Pre-Commissioning and to final start up. and testing & Commissioning stage is started from loop test from all field instrument then run solo run test for motor.

Erection basically is Insallation of the Instruments like Tubing, Cable, Instruments and then During Commissionign of them to be sure as per the standard and recommended drawings and specificatin. whereas Testing Commissioning is the process for starting up of the plant which include the Loop-|Checking to Pre-Commissioning and to final start up.

Muhammad Arij Raees
par Muhammad Arij Raees , Senior Engineer (E&I) cum Deputy Project Manager , Imperial International Technology (Pvt.) Ltd.

Erection is similar to installation however erection is to install something piece by piece that rises up for e.g. we describe the installation of a crane as erection of the crane; installation of scaffoldling as erection of scaffolding. Similarly the piece by piece installation a bridge, a tower, a mechanical structure, etc. that rises up in height, is considered as erection.

Commissioning means to bring the installed thing into running as per the required professional standards.

Testing means to confirm the installed device is running with complete functionality and it is delivering the required output.

Mohammad Imran Ansari
par Mohammad Imran Ansari , Permit coordinator , Qatar engineering and construction company

Erection and commissioning is a systematic and sequential process, the performance of which requires a great deal of expertise and experience. Following this philosophy since our inception we have earned a successful track record in this field.

Muhammad Atif Saleem
par Muhammad Atif Saleem , Projects , Royal Commission

Errection and commissioning is used for new project which going to execute. while testing is related to perticular equipment functionality by demonstrated parameters and settings.

Mohamed Abd-Elmoniem
par Mohamed Abd-Elmoniem , Senior Project Engineer, PMP ®, PMI-RMP®, PMI-PBA® , Air Products Middle East LLC

Erection & Commissioning are project stages related terms: Erection is part of Construction phase while testing is part of pre-commissioning stage, this is in general.

in relation to Mech./ Piping, erection is a construction activity which involves installing above ground piping spools on pipe supports, hydro-testing is an integrity / strength check which is done by pressurizing the piping system (with water as a medium) to a specified pressure (above design limit) for a certain duration to ensure that the system is safe to operate within design parameters and no failures due to material strength or system integrity will occur.

 

More Questions Like This