ELECTRICAL EXPERTISE

WHERE?

Amager, Denmark

WHEN?

April – December 2017

CLIENT

Xellia Pharmaceuticals ApS

LBP FEE

App. 400,000 DKK

LBP SERVICES

Engineering consultancy
Electrical installations

TAGS

Engineering Management services

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It requires specialized know-how and in-depth sector knowledge to handle electrical installations in the pharmaceutical industry. For Xellia Pharmaceuticals, LBP Engineering has managed the design and modelling of an entirely new set of electrical installations.

The assignment was initially described as a comprehensive projecting of a new set of electrical installations, including UPS, switchboards and several other installations. As engineering advisor, and after consulting with the client, Xellia Phamaceuticals, LBP Engineering chose to group all the different tenders into one package – both engineering and process installations as well as fire alarms, the so-called ABA installations.

“We’re talking about a rather large set of installations here. Furthermore, the job encompassed all manner of tasks from cable sizes to details such as valve installations which have to be looked at as a whole. We saw some clear advantages in grouping these tasks under one tender. This meant that the same contractor could manage everything, and that the necessity for interface management was minimized. In the end, we were able to complete the project within a very limited time frame,” explains LBP project manager, Allan Christensen.

Among the required engineering installations were the design of a new set of main, building, and utility switchboards as well as the installation of UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) as a back-up power supply. One of LBP’s primary focus points in this regard was to coordinate tasks via 3D modelling so that no two functions came into conflict with one another. It is a complicated matter, as Allan Christensen explains:

“There is nothing unique about projecting building installations. But to do it in a pharmaceutical clean room environment and to handle electrical components in classified areas… Well, that requires specialized professional knowledge. I myself have 25 years of experience with installations in the pharmaceutical industry. And that sort of experience is what we in LBP Engineer- ing draw on every day to the benefit of our clients,” Allan Christensen says.

In the project at hand, processing was technically complex because Xellia has just one control system to manage both facility management (FMS), building management (BMS), and processing equipment.

“In this kind of project, managing circumstances such as temperature and humidity are key. Motors and valves need to function as planned, ventilation needs to be calibrated as specified. When everything is managed by the same control system, it is particularly important that all dimensions fit. There are measuring points installed almost everywhere to keep check on conditions. That’s helpful, for sure. But it is the professional expertise which determines how the system ultimately functions,” says Allan Christensen.