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USPI Chairman’s Letter 2026

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We are pleased to share our annual update on USPI’s activities and strategic initiatives for 2026, as outlined in the attached letter from USPI Chairman Hugo Belder.In this update, you will find an overview of key achievements, ongoing industry collaborations, and the strategic priorities that will guide USPI and its members in the coming year. The letter highlights our continued focus on standardization, digital transformation, and strengthening cooperation across the process and energy industries.We invite you to read the full message to stay informed about USPI’s direction, upcoming initiatives, and opportunities for member engagement.

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Join the FL3DMS FTF Meeting | 21–23 April 2026 | The Hague

Join the FL3DMS FTF Meeting | 21–23 April 2026 | The Hague  We are pleased to announce that the next FL3DMS Face-to-Face (FTF) Meeting will take place on 21–23 April 2026 at the offices of McDermott in The Hague, Netherlands.  Preliminary Agenda (A detailed agenda and preparatory materials will be shared in advance.)  CATS & Specs — advancing interoperability and standards  Reality Capture — Documenting best practices for specific use cases  Roadmap — strategic planning and future direction  This meeting will provide an opportunity to:  Strengthen the FL3DMS standard and collective roadmap  Align at a strategic level  Share insights on the latest industry developments  Foster collaboration across the USPI–FL3DMS network  Participation  Free of charge for FL3DMS members  Non-members are welcome to attend for a participation fee of €500 p.p.   We encourage interested professionals and organizations who are not yet FL3DMS members to join and engage with the initiative.  Meeting Details  Date: 21–23 April 2026 Location: McDermott Offices Pr. Beatrixlaan 35 2595 AK The Hague The Netherlands  Action Required  To confirm your participation:  Complete the registration registration form: If you are unable to attend, please designate a colleague to represent your organization.  We look forward to welcoming you in The Hague and continuing to drive the future of FL3DMS together.

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Hans Teijgeler Receives Royal Decoration for Pioneering Work in Engineering Information Standardization

On December 11, 2025, Hans Teijgeler was honored with a Royal Decoration Ridder in de orde van Oranje-Nassau during a ceremony at the Council Chamber of Bergen (NH), The Netherlands. This recognition celebrates his outstanding contributions to standardization of engineering information and data within the process industry supply chain, a field in which he has been a driving force for more than three decades.  Through his work at the Engineering Contractor Fluor which is a member of the association USPI, and his participation in projects under ISO TC 184/SC 4 (Industrial data), Hans played a pivotal role in developing ISO 15926, an internationally recognized standard series that enables Integration and exchange of information and data across the process industry supply chain—independent of specific software systems. His efforts have significantly improved the quality and consistency of engineering information in the process industries, and addresses growing demands for safety,…

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USPI FL3DMS & Tagging FTF meeting from 04-06 June 2024.

Please be invited to the USPI FL3DMS & Tagging meeting that will be held Face-to-Face from 04-06 June 2024. The meeting will be hosted by Shell at the Energy Transition Campus in Amsterdam. Office address:Shell - Energy Transition Campus Amsterdam (ETCA)Grasweg 311031 HW AmsterdamPostal addressP.O. Box 380001030 BN Amsterdam  Meeting material Should you wish to join this meeting FTF, please register via this link.

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Industry Tagging Philosophy

Industry Tagging Philosophy - A proposal for consideration Problem Statement - Tagging is a unique identifier in the field and in digital systems….​ Clarity about extent of tagging the ability to implement different engineering or operational use cases. Examples​ Design - The increasing use of modular and package systems can lead to inconsistent levels of tagging with the parent facility and need for rework​ Construction - identification or tagging of objects required to enable Advance Work Packaging​ Operational – identification of manual valves, civil infrastructure or flanges to enable specific operational or digital use cases​ Digital – level of tagging determines level of classification required. Consistency of tagging affects interoperability of digital systems.​ A digital representation of the facility that does not reflect the necessary level of content means expensive rework after project handover​ …..but there is no industry guide about what to tag​ Proposal​ Project and operational use cases require different levels of granularity…

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USPI Workshop on 16 April 2024: Lessons learned from large capital projects

Please be invited to the USPI workshop on lessons learned from large capital projects which will be held online on: 16 April 2024 from 12:00-13:30 UTC (corresponding to 14:00-15:30 CEST (Amsterdam)). The purpose of the workshop will be to share and discuss bridging the gap between IM and the business in doing large capital projects. When doing large capital projects in practice, amongst which the Pallas project in the Netherlands, we came across several problem areas and challenges in realizing the required information management system. It seemed worthwhile to share this with the experts and managers from the USPI community that has grown over the years. Bridging Information Management (IM) and engineering for the successful implementation of Common Data Environments (CDEs) within projects involves navigating various problem areas and challenges. These barriers can stem from technical, organizational, and cultural factors, among others. Understanding these barriers and their…

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FL3DMS Project Specification download

The first version of the 3D specification was issued in 2021, and member organizations are now implementing it and identifying improvement opportunities for the next version. To accelerate adoption of the standard, and its maturation via feedback, it is available for the general public to download.  You can request a download of FL3DMS from USPI by contacting us at stichting@uspi.nl. The first version of the 3D specification was issued in 2021, and member organizations are now implementing it and identifying improvement opportunities for the next version. To accelerate adoption of the standard, and its maturation via feedback, it is available for the general public to download.  You can request a download of FL3DMS from USPI by contacting us at stichting@uspi.nl. USPI FL3DMS requests a voluntary contribution of €500 to download the specification, cover the cost of administration, hosting and sharing the standard.  If you pay this contribution, you will receive perpetual updates of the standard and…

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What is ORCHID?

ORCHID provides a maturity model that can assist in visualizing how far companies are with their information management, and it can point to where the bottlenecks may be. The digitization programs are developments to improve the quality of information and by digitalizing the information through use international standards. ORCHID provides a maturity model that can assist in visualizing how far companies are with their information management, and it can point to where the bottlenecks may be. The digitization programs are developments to improve the quality of information and by digitalizing the information through use international standards. The purpose of the CEN WS ORCHID Roadmap is to provide an agreed view on the main steps forward in information management in the process industries supply chain. It provides three parts: 1. A model to assess information management maturity of companies and industry - This part confirms the vision of…

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FL3DMS

Facility Lifecycle 3D Model Standard (FL3DMS) In April 2020 we kicked off the 3D model standard project, with ca 40 participants, which confirmed the need for standardized and improved 3D models. The strong participation was explained by the increasing importance of 3D models; they form the foundation for the digital twin and can enable many high value use-cases for the 3D model, such as advanced work planning during construction, or corrosion management; but on the condition that the 3D model and associated data is configured in a particular way. The team initially got to know each other and shared different 3D modelling practices across organisations. It also agreed the name of the standard, and chose the FL3DMS acronym for the project. The words behind the acronym reflect the scope the participants want to address with the standard. It was identified that 3D modelling is used throughout the lifecycle of the facility – in its…

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Scientific publications about Digital Twins, that reference the FL3DMS 3D model standard

William Randell McNair is an active member of the FL3DMS team and has contributed actively to the development of the business case for standardizing and maintaining 3D models As Built for the full asset life. As part of his doctoral research at the University of South Florida, Randell has published three articles about Digital Twins that reference FL3DMS as a relevant industry standard development. In the third article, the FL3DMS business case development is also referenced. Randall has agreed to share these articles which we hereby publish, with gratitude for his ongoing support of the FL3DMS project. Please find the links below: Informing Value (article 1 of 3)  https://www.informingscience.org/Publications/4937 Informing Operations (article 2 of 3)  https://www.informingscience.org/Publications/4940   Informing Standards (article 3 of 3) https://www.informingscience.org/Publications/5049 xx

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