Innovative Technologies and Services

iEPC Turnkey Digital Engineering

In 2023, based on the major development goals of delivering digital transformation of EPC turnkey project, CTCI’s Research and Innovation Center continuously develops an exclusive intelligent EPC (iEPC) digital engineering platform of CTCI, and adheres to the principles of “Automated Engineering”, “Transparent Procurement”,” Mobility in Construction”, and” Agile Management “. Through deepening iEPC’s applications and technologies for Digital Twin, it has optimized project management to be more transparent, safer, better optimized, more efficient, and with higher quality. Availed by the digital transformation iEPC brings, not only to enhance the quality and efficient of work, but also to leverage the advantages of engineering – native thinks. In the future, existing intelligent systems will be integrated to provide customer with the digital value-added service, making data collection, analysis allowing CTCI to differentiate our services from competitors and becoming a unique produce of EPC turnkey project for CTCI.

In response to the expansion of our Group’s business layout, our technological innovation and R&D must also keep up. CTCI continue to optimize the efficiency and quality of each stage of the EPC and provide significant benefits on the improvement of work safety and cost saving. In the engineering stage, continuously develop and improve design tools, and increase the proportion of automation in design output to assist in the digitalization and structuring data to reduce manual re-entry. When applied to procurement tasks, we use the cloud and utilize robotic process automation (RPA) to integrate the vendor’s portal platform to optimize the procurement process. As for the construction phase, we apply the new technologies to improve the digitization and efficiency of the construction site, and make good use of 3D visualization and information integration to establish a construction sequence simulation system that optimizes the construction schedule and provides the planning system for construction workface. Besides, we continue to optimize and develop the functions of the internal pipe cleaning robot, and the piping flange management robot is in the testing phase. Application of technologies allows us not only the construction works to be more rhythmic and enhances the automation and efficiency of field works, but also achieving digital transformation at all stages of project.
　
With respect to professional expertise, we continue to refine our engineering capabilities through Lessons Learned, capability inventory, industry-academia collaborations and self-research in line with the company’s strategy to expand into the high-tech mark and green engineering. By now, we have established desalination systems, wastewater reclamation, clean hydrogen energy and battery technology, incinerator system and carbon capture, storage and utilization technology to improve our engineering design and qualities of engineering reviews, and update design guidelines and specifications accordingly. Also, the workshops and training courses are conducted to strengthen EPC project execution capabilities for our engineers, with the end goal of making project executions faster, better, more precise and competitively to meet the demands in the fast-changing markets.

Development of Technology

Making the best efforts to contribute to the sustainability of our ecological environment, CTCI makes sure that it considers all environmental risks and impacts throughout the whole process of construction. We carry through the idea of green management and environmental protection to our supply chain. Through upper stream supplier management, CTCI looks forward to achieving more than what its stakeholders expect, and create win-win situations for our economy, society, and environment. In terms of investment of technology research and development, CTCI has put 63% of its investment in environmental investment in 2023, reaching NT$84,714,090. Applications that we developed include real-time information board, site mobility, labeling, equipment information integration, Seawater Desalination System design, Net Zero Emissions design, automation design, and 4D construction simulation (refer to chart below). The introduction and development of these engineering technologies not only help to enhance the competitiveness of CTCI within the industry, but also lifted the domestic engineering technologies up to the global level.

Research and Development Prospects

CTCI adheres to the concept of innovation and leadership, and will continue to strengthen our professional skills through independent research, especially in the core competitiveness engineering design capabilities, proactively adopt new technologies, and take on new learning opportunities from academic and practical aspects to overcome future challenges. We continue to focus on adopting new technologies, integrate academic theory and practice, and the modification and innovation of procedures, in order to respond to rapid market changes immediately, so that we can enhance our competitiveness and stay ahead in the industry.