PROFESSIONAL REVIEW REPORT

AS PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION AS

CHARTERED ENGINEER

INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (IMechE)

BY
MUHAMMUD NAWEED UDHIN (AMIMechE)
MEMBERSHIP NUMBER: 80035914

October 2011
TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Aim of this Report 1

2. Career Summary 1
3. Forges Tardieu Ltd and my Work Experience 2
3.1 Company Profile 2
3.2 Service Lines of Forges Tardieu Ltd 3
3.3 Sugar Related Products 3
3.4 Other Products 4
3.5 Department Organigram of Forges Tardieu Ltd 5
3.6 Nature of work 7
3.7 Product Realization Structure 7
3.7.1 Design and Development Unit 8
3.7.2 Quality Department 10
3.7.3 Site Design Engineer 10
3.7.4 Proposal Engineer 11
3.7.5 Other responsibilities and assignments 12
3.7.6 Photographs of some of the projects on which I have worked 13
4. Continued Professional Development 15
5. Goals 16
6. Conclusion 17
7. Declaration of accuracy of report 17

TABLE OF FIGURES

3.1 Projects undertaken by Forges Tardieu ltd 2

3.2 Department Organigram of Forges Tardieu Ltd 5
3.3 An Organization geared towards winning contracts and
bringing projects to successful completion 6
3.4 Product realization structure 7
3.5 Goal directed & simultaneous design justification process 9
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my gratitude to Mr. Gawtum Jawaheer, managing director of Integral
Engineering Services Ltd and Mr. Ghunshyam Parsan, Design/Proposal Manager at Forges Tardieu
Ltd for being my sponsors and for their advice, guidance and criticism.
SPONSORS
_______________________________________________________________________________
First Sponsor

Mr. GHUNSHYAM PARSAN CEng MICE MIStructE

Proposal Manager
FORGES TARDIEU LTD
31, Nicolay Road
Port-Louis
MAURITIUS

Tel (Office): + (230) 206 5200

Fax (Office): + (230) 240 7159
Email (Office): [email protected]
Website: www.forgestardieu.com
_______________________________________________________________________________
Second Sponsor

Mr. GAUTUM JAWAHEER CEng, FIMech E, FIEM, CIMIOSH, C Env

Managing Director
INTEGRAL ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD
INTEGRAL TRAINING INSTITUTE LTD
P.O.Box 226
21, Lees Street
Curepipe
MAURITIUS

Tel (Office): + (230) 674 4150/51

Fax (Office): + (230) 676 5789
Email (Office): [email protected]
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1. Aim of this report

• To detail my main duties as a Manufacturing Engineer, having been in the various job positions as

Junior Project Leader and Proposal Engineer within the organisations to which I have been based.

• To identify my developing experience and training within this organisation.

• To report upon my continuing professional development

2. Career Summary

While at university, the approach used in my final year project on the design, fabrication and testing of a Pin-

On-Disc Wear Testing Rig figured in a paper session 6D5 in the International Conference on Engineering

Education ICEE 2001 Oslo, Norway. Prior to that, during my degree course I attended training sessions at

Shell Gas Ltd and Margarine Industries Ltd and designed for each company a preventive maintenance

system; one for Domestic & Industrial LPG installations and the second one for all the equipments in the

factory.

I graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering honours degree in Manufacturing Engineering from the

University of Mauritius in July 2001.

In August 2001, I joined Forges Tardieu Ltd and since now, I am still working in the same company. I was

initially employed as an Assistant Project Leader in the design and development unit and after 2 years I was

promoted to Junior Project Leader. I worked under the supervision of the design & development manager. At

the time when the company was setting up it’s quality management system, I spent one month in the quality

department helping in the preparation of some procedures. I was also posted one year on site as design

engineer. In January 2008, I wanted to explore something new and went to the proposal unit as a Proposal

Engineer. During my stay at Forges Tardieu Ltd, I was exposed to a wide range of equipments but more

within the sugar and petroleum industry regarding equipments such as belt conveyor, apron type conveyor,

scraper conveyor, screw conveyor, bucket elevator, feeder table, carding drums, levelling drums, indexer,

shredders, knives, diffuser, mills, filters, juice heaters, plate type heat exchanger, clarifiers, flash tanks,

evaporators, vacuum pan, continuous vacuum pan, condensers, horizontal & vertical crystallisers, fins type

reheater, centrifugals, dryers, storage tanks, horizontal & vertical tanks, pumps, piping, building, structures,

staging, among others.

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3. Forges Tardieu Ltd and My work Experience

3.1 Company Profile

Forges Tardieu Ltd has a long history and has also shaped the history of sugar production in Mauritius

and also in the African continent. Forges Tardieu Ltd was established in 1932 by the merger of Forges

& Fonderie Ltee and Tardieu & Cie, both of which were in existence prior to 1900. In 1971 Forges

Tardieu Ltd merged with Gustav Maurel & Cie. which was engaged in similar activities and established

in 1905. The company is engaged in the production and realization of engineering projects in a number

of industries, including:

• Sugar and related by-products

• Power from Co-generation

• Petroleum storage and distribution

• Water and Waste Water treatment

Figure 3.1 projects undertaken by Forges Tardieu ltd

The projects undertaken can range from consultancy assignments to full turnkey projects including

Design, Procurement, Fabrication, Site Erection, Project Management as well as the supply of a wide

range of imported industrial equipment.

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Forges Tardieu Ltd has diversified its activities through the creation of a number of subsidiaries and

associated companies. Traditionally, the company has served, above all, the local sugar industry, but in

recent years a sustained effort has been achieved by a diversification of our workshop, commercial

activities, market by exporting our products, plants and machinery to overseas countries such as the

Ivory Coast, Reunion island, Tanzania, Mozambique and others.

3.2 Service Lines of Forges Tardieu Ltd

Forges Tardieu Ltd is involved in the following activities:

• Sugar Factory Consultancy

• Design of Sugar Plant and Equipment

• Project Management

• Mechanical and Electrical Contracting

• Steel Fabrication

• Machining

• Casting (Cast Iron and non-ferrous)

• Construction

• Maintenance Contract

• After Sales Services

• Management of Sugar Factories

• Non-Destructive evaluation

• Sales of imported industrial equipment

3.3 Sugar Related Products

Cane Handling and Preparation

Cranes, Feeder tables, Carriers and Conveyors, Cane Knives, Shredders, Mill rollers and Shells,

Bearings and couplings, Trash plate and scrapers and Intermediate carriers

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Milling

Bagasse conveyors, fabricated mill headstocks and Bedplates

Process

Juice heaters, Evaporators, Vacuum pans (batch & continuous), Clarifiers, Crystallisers (horizontal and

vertical), Massecuite reheaters, Sugar dryers and Sugar handling and storage

3.4 Other Products

Reservoirs, Pipework, Steel structures, Pressure vessels, Heat exchangers, Steel piles and fabricated

pipes and bends.

In addition, Forges Tardieu Ltd has direct links with a number of foreign suppliers to provide the

industry locally and regionally with a wide range of products and services such as:

• Watertube, firetube and packaged steam boilers

• Sugar centrifugals (Batch and continuous)

• Gears and gearboxes

• Steel, shafts and forgings

• Firebricks and refractory cements

• Plate heat exchangers

• Valves and pumps

• Electric motors and drives

• Steam turbines and turbo generators

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3.5 Department Organigram of Forges Tardieu Ltd

Figure 3.2 Department Organigram of Forges Tardieu Ltd

As a proposal engineer, I am principally reporting to the proposal manager, the managing director and
the assistant managing director. In the proposal process, I communicate with every body from the
managing director to all the employees. The input from everyone is important to the proposal process.

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Figure 3.3 An Organization geared towards winning contracts and bringing projects to successful
completion (source: Forges Tardieu. Ltd)

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3.6 Nature of work

The works undertaken at Forges Tardieu Ltd can be grouped in the following major categories:

• Study

• Design

• Design & Manufacture

• Design, Manufacture & Erection

• Manufacture & Erection

• Repair/Refurbishment

• Other services (maintenance, management or procurement)

3.7 Product Realization Structure

PRODUCT REALISATION PROCESS

Product
Project DESIGN Design MANUFACTURING PROCESS
Information PROCESS Information

Materials Inspection
Services

PROCUREMENT Inspection QUALITY

PROCESS Services CONTROL

Design
Information

Figure 3.4 Product realization structure

The Product Realization process receives project information from the Proposals process. The Design

and Development Unit converts these into design information and transmits them to the Procurement,

Manufacturing & Construction and Quality Unit. Procurement unit uses this information to provide all

the materials required for the manufacturing of the product. Manufacturing & Construction unit uses

the material provided and the design information to manufacture the product. Quality Control ensures

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that the material provided and the manufactured product(s) conforms to the requirements of the

customer.

3.7.1 Design and Development Unit

The objective of the Design and Development Unit is to carry out all design studies and drafting works.

Project studies are often done so as to make a preliminary study of the problem. This usually involves

design and drafting. The site under consideration as well as its vicinity has to be drawn. From there on,

the solution must be derived eliminating all possible constraints. Design should deal with the

technology to be adopted, the means of producing the equipment required, sizing of all components,

method of transportation and erection and so forth. A project leader from the design unit is assigned to

each project and is responsible for the management of all technical aspects of the project to its

completion.

The “Design and Justification” Method mostly used at Forges Tardieu Ltd is a Goal Directed and

Simultaneous approach. The objectives/goals of the design are specified in the design brief but the

designer can modify these goals within the design process to direct the analysis towards the specified

goals. The economic and performance aspects of the design are considered concurrently at each point

of the trade-off. In this manner the economic justification is done for each alternative/change during the

design process itself

Design Interactions at design

Goals/objectives trade-offs

Design development Economic justification

(performance trade-offs) (cost/benefit trade-offs)

Figure 3.5 Goal directed & simultaneous design justification process

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The Knowledge, skill & experience I have acquired are:

• Taking of measurements in workshop and on site. This includes various instruments such as

measuring tape, vernier caliper, micrometer, dumpy level and theodolite. (B2, B3)

• Deep knowledge of engineering drawing and various design considerations (B2, B3)

• 2D & 3D modelling using Autocad. (B4)

• Partial to complete design of various equipments for the sugar industry including modifications.

(B2, B3, A2, A3)

• Production of various drawings such as general arrangement, general layout, manufacturing

drawing, identification drawing, foundation drawing, process & instrumentation drawing and as-

built drawing. (B3, B4, A3, A4)

• Exposure to various in house workshop fabrication techniques (welding, rolling, press, drilling,

lathe, milling, etc.,) and their restrictions and requirements (B3)

• Common fabrication defects and trouble shooting (B2, B3, A2, A3)

• Use of various concepts; concurrent engineering, design for quality, design for fabrication, design

for maintenance, design for assembly and design for site erection. (B2, B3, A2, A3)

• Use of various in-house softwares; calculation sheets, production database and assembly system.

(B3)

• Exposure to various equipment design standards. (B1, B2, E2)

• Exposure to Robot Structural Analysis software (B1, B2)

• Preparation of bill of quantity (B.O.Q) (B3, B4)

• Preparation and management of project design file (B3)

• Preparation of equipment & erection manuals. (B2, B3, E3)

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3.7.2 Quality Department

• I spent one month in the quality department and assisted in the preparation of procedures for some

processes and departments compliant to ISO 9000:2000 for the Quality Management System of the

company:

• Order intake for NDT test (B2, B3)

• Proposal process for NDT test (B2, B3)

• Process for jobs (Prefix 10)- i.e. workshop works (B2, B3)

• And improved other procedures manuals. (B2, B3)

This includes interviewing employees, study the work method and come up with a procedure that

describes the work systematically, introducing forms for record and traceability. (B2, B3, E2, D2)

• Internal quality auditing (B2, B3, E2, D2)

3.7.3 Site Design Engineer

I was posted on site at Societe Usiniere du Sud, a local sugar industry where there was a capacity

expansion from 150 to 350 TCH. The factory had major changes and modifications to the cane

preparation and complete process. The sugar estate is the first in Mauritius to install the chain type

Fives Cail cane diffuser, the syrup treatment and the sulfitation system which are based on a Brazilian

model. All strategies were employed to reduce cost including modification of existing equipments,

refurbishment, use and modification of equipments from other sugar industries. Before completion of

the project, Forges Tardieu Ltd faced a big problem where all the unit managers resigned. Hence during

3 months before handing over of the project, I have had to stand alone. I reported principally to the

managing director and the new project manager.

Among the experience gained are:

• Measurements, design, 2D, 3D modelling and drafting on site (B2, B3, A2, A3)

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• Modifications of equipments including taking parts from what is available in house and from other

sugar industries and refurbishment. (B2, B3, A2, A3)

• Monitoring of technical matters and sorting out technical problems pertaining to drawing and

design on site. (B3, A3, D3)

• Verification of foundation setting out (B2, B3)

• Identification of parts and explanation of modifications to workers (B2, B3, D2, D3)

• Assisting to site meeting (B2, B3, D2, D3)

• Seeking approval from client (B2, B3, D2)

• Working under tight schedule (E2, E3)

• Stand alone for 3 months (A3, B3, D3, E3)

(During the Implementation of the syrup treatment, sulphitation system, snag list and

commissioning)

• Preparation of as-built drawings for the whole expansion project (A3, B3)

• Update and handing over of the information database (A3, B3)

• Preparation of layouts for future expansion (A3, B3, C3, E3)

3.7.4 Proposal Engineer

I am working in the proposal department as proposal engineer since January 2008. Most of the

proposals are for the sugar & petroleum industries for both local and international projects in African

countries such as Tanzania, Swaziland, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Reunion Island, Madagascar and

others.

The experience gained are:

• Preparation of quotation and proposals for tenders for small, large and turnkey projects. (A3, B3,

C3, E3)

• Site measurement, embodiment design, drawings and preparation of BOQ (A3, B3, C3, D3, E3)

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• Site visit for local and international projects (C2, C3, D2, E2, E3)

• Study of tender documents, clarification of scope and technical intricacies (B2, B3)

• Search and analysis of quotations from suppliers (C3, C4, D3)

• Preparation of various detailed costs sheets for various costs elements; study, design, drawing, raw

materials, fabrication, quality, testing, subcontracting, freight, transport, financing, site erection,

logistics, P&Gs, commissioning and others. (B2, B3, B4)

• Preparation of supporting documents including covering letter, technical description, commercial

offer, proposal drawings and preliminary project milestone planning etc., (B2, B3, C2, C3)

• Preparation of accurate cost estimation and looking for ways and means to be competitive. (B3, B4,

C3)

• Working on large, complex proposals and under tight deadline. (B3, B4, C3)

• Liaise with all departments’ personnel (design, project, procurement, workshop, quality and site),

suppliers, subcontractors, consultants and client. (D2, D3)

• Coordination with other departments for their input to the proposal process. (D2, D3)

• Networking and search for suppliers & subcontractors (C2, C3, C4, D2, D3)

• Participate in meeting with local & overseas clients (B2, B3, C2, C3, D2, D3)

• On one occasion, I prepared a proposal jointly with other international contractors for a major EPC

project where all contractors met in one place and worked together for a week (B2, B3, C2, C3, D2,

D3)

• Preparation of project brief, ordering list and kick off meeting (B3, B4, C3, D3)

• Preparation of cost transfer sheet (B3)

• Troubleshooting and assistance to others during project realisation process (B3, D3)

3.7.5 Other responsibilities and assignments

• Training of 4 employees including 2 engineers. (D2, D3)

• For 2 years after the company critical phase; after the departure of all the unit managers, I reported

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directly to the director and managing director regarding issue for the proposal department and

offers. (D2, D3, E2, E3)

• President of the company’s quality circle for a year (D2, D3, E2, E3)

• Fire warden for the company (D2, D3, E2, E3)

3.7.6 Photographs of some of the projects on which I have worked

Heavy duty shredder (Tanzania) Building structures (Reunion Island)

Waste water treatment plant (Mauritius) Feeder table, indexing unit etc., (Tanzania)

Piping (Mauritius) Continuous vacuum pan (Mauritius)

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Chain type diffuser (Mauritius) Cane reception & conveyors (Mauritius)

Evaporators (Mauritius) Sulphitation system (Mauritius)

Syrup treatment (Mauritius) Heavy duty cane shredder (Philippines)

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Cameco type feeder table (Mauritius) and many others…

4. Continued Professional Development

• Course in Autocad release 2006 level 2 in October 2005

• 2 year part time course at the University of Mauritius and earned my MSc in Project Management

in December 2005.

• After 4 year supervision, I registered with the Council of Registered Professional Engineers

Mauritius (CRPEM) in July 2006.

• Course in Internal Quality Auditing Based on ISO 19011:2002 Guidelines on the 4th, 5th & 6th of

November 2008 by QuEsnSH Dynamics ltd

• Course in Ms Project in 2008

• Course in introduction to Ansys 11.0 in 2009

• Course in introduction to Autolisp for Autocad in 2009

• 20 hours course on “Team Building- Oser L`Equipe 3: Development of the organisation seminar” at

the Preskil Beach Resort on the 5th & 6th February 2010 by Scotwork

• 15 hours course on “Upgrade to Excel Expert” at FRCI in October 2010

• Has been since 2008 a member in the steering committee at the Century Welfare Association. (A

non profit association for community welfare.)

• While at University of Mauritius, I was the publicity representative of the ASME student section.

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5. Goals

• To better contribute to the society, engineering and the environment.

• To continuously improve and acquire knowledge and skills.

• To win projects that will be successful during the whole phase of the project realisation process by

meeting effectively cost, time and quality objectives.

• To make deeper study in the complete design of process & equipment principally for the sugar &

petroleum industry

• To be more involved in calculations, sizing and complete design of process and equipment.

• To make deeper study of standards commonly used in my field of work

• To improve and automate the proposal process

• To embark on research & development

• To acquire deeper knowledge in other key areas such as Sugar technology, Commercial, Marketing

and Quality.

• To do complete project management, supervision, site erection and commissioning.

• To work on more challenging projects and with higher complexity.

• To make personal improvements by acquiring new skills, verbal and non verbal, communication,

leadership and situation handling.

• To support others in my field of competence

• To be more active and better contribute to IMechE

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6. Conclusion

Forges Tardieu Ltd is quite unique in the sense that it is probably the only company on the

island capable of doing complete project design, fabrication, erection and having a wide

experience and history in the sugar industry field. During my stay at Forges Tardieu Ltd, I have

gained lot of knowledge, experience and skills. I have also worked on projects of different type

and complexity, making hundreds of drawings, solving problems of all type, making proposals

for small, big and turnkey projects, working in groups and standalone and interacting with

stakeholders. I have also made personal development by acquiring communication skills and

building relationship network. Furthermore as an employee, I have been a value added person

and a good colleague. I have read, understood and will abide by the IMechE Code of Conduct

and willing to be more active, involved and better contribute to IMechE. Becoming a chartered

engineer will certainly be a great motivation to make major improvements and better contribute

to people, engineering, the company and the society at large.

7. Declaration of accuracy of report

I, Mr. Udhin Muhammud Naweed, declare that the content of this report is accurate and true,

and reflect exactly the scope, depth and quality of my work and experience achieved.

Signature: ________________

Naweed UDHIN AMIMechE

Date: 03/10/2011

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SPONSOR`s declaration of accuracy of report

I certify that I have read the Professional Review Report and confirm that it is, to the best of my

knowledge, a true and accurate statement.

Signature: ________________

Ghunshyam Parsan CEng MICE MIStructE

Proposals & Design Manager

FORGES TARDIEU LTD

Port-Louis

Mauritius

Office: +(230) 206 5200

Office Email: [email protected]

Website: www.forgestardieu.com

Date: 03/10/2011

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