African Fusion November 2017

SAIW Member profile: MegChem/SecMet

The MegChem way: long-term support well beyond project scope

African Fusion visits MegChem/SecMet in Centurion, Pretoria and talks to Andrew Seebregts, the company’s principal welding engineer, and Ronald Koenis, business unit manager for metallurgical engineering.

ployees on board, of whom 80 are qualified engineerswithmore than 1100 man-years of engineering experience between them,” he notes. Due to its roots, MegChem’s Process Engineering and Design services for the petrochemical and chemical industries is particularly strong. “As well as front- end process design and integration across engineering disci- plines, we can offer problem identifica-

dent company. This gives us the distinct advantage of being able to focus more widely on metallurgical quality and fo- rensic work, withMegChem focusing on themechanical and project engineering side of the business,” he informs African Fusion . MegChem’s offering and successes MegChem’s primary expertise is me- chanical, process engineering and project management. “Our in-house mechanical and piping drafting of- fices can produce detailed fab- rication drawings, isometric drawings and process flow sheets for both refurbishment and new-build projects,” says Seebregts. “MegChemhas the ability to execute EPC and EPCm projects, from a brief provided by our clients and all the way up to commissioning: conceptual engineering, feasibility stud- ies, basic engineering, detail engineer- ing, specifications andprocurement and construction. – “ “We have approximately 300 em-

M egChem and SecMet have been supporting clients in various business environments ranging from petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Energy to mining, processing and other heavy industries. “In the mid 90s, Sasol initiated a management buy-out process which resulted in the start up of MegChem and SecMet as independent service providers to the petrochemical indus- try,” Seebregts says. Then, in 1997, MegChembought SecMet and, although the SecMet name was retained for trad- ing purposes, it was run as a division of MegChem. “Until July 2016 when we ap- proached MegChem management to reintroduce SecMet as an independently run entity,” continues Koenis. “Now, although we are still fully owned by MegChem Holdings, we have been op- erational since July 2017 as an indepen-

tion and resolu- tion by apply- ing advanced

MegChem’s Process Engineering can offer problem identification and resolution by

applying advanced techniques such as 3D CAD, finite element analysis (FEA) and fatigue analysis. techniques – finite element analysis (FEA); fatigue analysis andmuchmore.” Seebregts continues. “We have significant experience in process plant and equipment design andweoffer one-stop, phased-approach project execution, which includes com- missioning assistance,” he adds. Facilities for developing and draughting engineering flow sheets and process diagrams – process flow (PFDs), mechanical flow (MFDs) or piping and instrumentation (P&IDs) diagrams – are all available and, with respect tobusiness support, MegChem’s process teams can assist clients through conceptual process engineering studies to the development of new processes and products or the upgrading and op-

At the Chevron refinery in the Western Cape, MegChem was the engineering contractor for four major upgrades at the refinery: the fluid catalytic cracking unit (FCCU), replacing the Texas tower and the crude column, and for a fast track project to implement the required plant changes in order to produce 50 ppm diesel.

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