Experts in engineering solutions for the industry Purpose To improve our clients lives and enterprises developing successful and reliable projects. 95% + Compliance in time, cost and specifications 95% + Accuracy in estimating projects costs through engineering milestones We add + 500 Projects 15 years of experience shared among the careers of our associates. + 100 Customer +7 Countries Our consulting services in the US Facilities and equipment engineering & integration • • • Integration, layout, sizing, selection, specification and engineering of equipment for Industrial plants. Utilities and piping engineering. Dust control, VOC control, and ventilation strategies to achieve processes with specific hygiene and safety standards. Specialized modeling & analysis • • Finite element analysis (FEA) for structural, thermal, buckling, vibrations and shortcircuit analysis, also piping flexibility. Computational Fluid Dynamics analyses (CFD). Detailed Engineering & Digitalization • • • 3D modeling and drafting process Digitalization of existing facilities Detailed drawings. Our consulting services in the US Process Engineering • • Process analysis for expansions and optimization. Process measurements strategy, data analysis and data management. Electrical & Control Engineering Structural Engineering • • • Analysis and design of steel structures including trusses, towers, connections, vessels, stacks. Concrete structures and foundations analysis. Seismic pathology and studies for seismic vulnerability. • • • • Design of mid and low voltage power systems, electrical substations, natural, artificial and emergency lighting. Shielding systems, grounding and classified areas studies. Short circuit, load flow and protection coordination studies. Design of control and instrumentation systems. Tools CAE • • • • • Ansys & Star CCM+ AFT Arrow & Fathom Caesar II ETABS, SAP 2000, RISA 3D ETAP, ATP, Dialux Design • • • • • • Revit Autodesk AutoCad 3D Navisworks SolidWorks Inventor CadWorx Pronta’s developments • • • • • Design Center, Project Assurance, Client Delivery Center, Knowledge Assurance, People Center Document Assurance Experience Our associates had a key role in the following successful engineering projects Industries Chemical Mining Energy Food & Beverages Manufacturing Platforms and supports for equipment of a WWTP at a high seismicity area Challenges: • Structural analysis and design of interconnected platforms, with several elevations to support sensitive equipment to remain fully operational after strong ground shaking. Solutions and results: • • • • Structural analysis and design of steel structure with moment-frame and eccentric braced frame systems. Verification of compliance with ASCE 7-16, AISC 360-16, AISC 341-16, OSHAs, IBC2012, among other international standards. Civil design of the foundations, base plates and anchorage. Honolulu, Hawaii. 2020. Beverage facility building Challenges: • Designs of 9+ buildings 35,000 m2 area in total, from greenfield, with high architectural standards at an intermediate seismic zone requirements Solutions and results: • • • • • • Structural analysis and design with steel and concrete structures of the building. Structural diagnoses and review of the structure of an existing building. Civil design for the foundations. Analysis and design of the structural masonry. Capital approximate investment: 2 MM USD. Antioquia, Colombia, 2019. Multipurpose production facility building Challenges: • Structural design of 10+ buildings for an industrial facility with 30,000+ m2 area from greenfield, within a multidisciplinary team and intermediate seismic zone requirements. Solutions and results: • • • • • • • Structural analysis and design of steel, composite and reinforced concrete buildings. Under AISC 360-16, AISC 341-16, AISC 358-16, ACI 318-14 and local standards. Seismic design for structures, silos and tanks. Deep and shallow foundations, design of base plates and anchorages for steel structures. Structural systems such as: SCBF, concrete and steel IMFs, SCBF with composite columns, long-span trusses. Capital approximate investment: 133 M USD. Santa Marta, Colombia. 2020. VOC ventilation of detergent process Challenges: • • To ventilate the production equipment and packing lines for liquid detergent, to guarantee a safe and hygienic operation environment. Multi-disciplinary collaboration for an innovative production. Solutions and results: • • • • • • Concept engineering and fluid flow analysis for the ventilation system. Detail engineering for the ducts system and fans selection. Field support for the Test air balance for airflows, and comissioning of the installation. Scale the solution to another 10 línes in the United States. Approximate investment in the ventilation system 5 M USD Alexandria LA & Lima OH 2008 - 2018. Improving of the secondary dedusting system of a BOF process at steelworks facility Challenges: • • Control de emissions of the hot gasses coming out during hot metal charging, scrap charging, and furnace casting. Gas filtration of the dilutes dust in the combustion gases reducing the impact in the surrounding community. Solutions and results: • • • • • • Charging and casting dedusting hoods design, thermal and strain analysis for 3 BOF converting lines. Thermal and strain analyses, and design for refractory and metal ducts to exhaust the hot gases. Static coolers specification, hangers, supports and layout develop for a brown field application. Approximate gas flow 1,500,000 acfm. Capital approximate investment: 50 M USD. Argentina, 2018. Capacity increasing of the waste storage in a Ni-Co mine Challenges: • • To reduce the storage zone of the mineral waste coming out of leaching, reducing the environmental impact related to mineral process. Work shared among 5 countries engineering teams, 3 continents and 4 languages. Solutions and results: • • • • • Big scale filtration solution for the mineral wastes. Impacted area reduction at stacking Capital saving in the mineral waste handling. Approximate investment 650 M USD New Caledonia, 2018. Periferic systems for an electric furnace operation Challenges: • • • Minimize the outage and starting times. Multinational concurrent engineering teams. Brown field implementation Solutions and results: • • • • • • • Field support during construction. Design and calculation of special devices. Concept and design for quick and reliable starting. Cooling system enhancing. Off gases control system improvment including the stack. Approximate investment: 250 M USD Cordoba, Colombia, 2019. Room ventilation and dedusting for powder juice process Challenges: • • Local de-dusting of the pouch packing equipment. Air heating to improve room HVAC. Solutions and results • • • • • • Concept and CFD analysis to de-dust the powder filling and cut. Detail engineering to implement the solution at equipment interior. Design and specification of ducts, filter and fans. Detail engineering of the air-water heat exchangers implementations and design of the heating water skit and piping Approximate exchanging: 1 M USD. Puebla, Mexico 2017 – 2018 Pronta team Employee owned company José Ospina BIM leader Indira Mesa IT leader Variable compensation based on results Juan Gutiérrez US projects leader Milton Zúñiga CEO Jésica Gaviria Manager Social investment as a work compromise Willington Vergel Structural & civil leader Diego Restrepo Design leader Successful projects meeting time, budget and client's requirements are possible MILTON ZÚÑIGA JUAN GUTIÉRREZ milton.zuniga@epronta.com COL: (+57) 312 851-8752 juan.gutierrez@epronta.com USA: (+1) 214 682 8559 CEO US projects leader
