Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator
(formerly Aspen Icarus Project Manager®)
Integrating economic evaluation and project management for total optimization
Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator is a powerful tool for in-plant capital and maintenance
projects. By integrating the project economic capabilities of the Aspen Icarus
technology with the industry-leading project management capabilities of Primavera
Project Planner®, Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator enables companies to optimize the
constraints of quality, time, and cost simultaneously. Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator is
a core element of AspenTech’s aspenONE™ Process Engineering applications.
Features
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Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator focuses on small capital and maintenance
projects where an existing process or facility infrastructure is in place and not required
as part of the project scope or schedule. Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator provides the
following capabilities:
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Primavera Project Planner®: Includes an embedded link to the Primavera
Project Planner (P3) to generate a logic-driven CPM construction schedule complete
with activities, durations, manpower, and costs within P3. Each activity is linked to
predecessors and successors, and is loaded with resources (costs, effort hours, crew
mixes).
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User Data Access: Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator can link to any customer
data source for unit cost data and supports all data that can be converted to a dbx
format.
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Aspen Icarus Technology – Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator is based on the
same technology used in both Aspen Process Economic Analyzer and Aspen
Capital Cost Estimator.
Aspen Icarus technology is the industry standard for project and process evaluation.
Unlike other solutions, the technology does not rely on capacity-factored curves for
equipment pricing, nor does it rely on factors to estimate installation quantities and
installed cost from bare equipment. It follows a unique approach where equipment,
with associated plant bulks, is represented by comprehensive, design-based
installation models.
Benefits
Aspen In-Plant Cost Estimator has provided benefits across a broad range of
industries, including refining, petrochemical, chemical, specialty chemical, pulp and
paper, mining & minerals, pharmaceutical. and food and beverage industries. Benefits
include:
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Develop detailed designs, estimates, and schedules from minimal project
outlines
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Optimize quality, time, and cost for a project
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Export to Aspen Capital Cost Estimator to provide detailed cost adjustments,
etc.