Since 1984, Planet GmbH has specialised in software development and services for process engineering or pipeline-supported plant construction. Our tailor-made solutions cover the whole range of tasks in plant engineering, be it detailed process engineering planning, 3D layout design, processing of parts lists, handling of isometrics or tasks in project management, construction, calculation and preparation of AsBuilt documentation. We supply the appropriate tools for planners and designers, from small engineering offices to larger general planners, preparation of functional plans according to EN and VGB R 170 C.

Historically, the software solutions of Planet GmbH have been developed as tools for power plant construction. This means that we have more than thirty years of experience in dealing with the high demands of planning and design in power plant construction. Our target group ranges from the operators of coal, gas, oil and nuclear power plants to biogas and waste incineration plants. As a fundamental structuring principle in the fields of engineering, documentation and projects, the KKS (Power Plant Identification System) and the RDS-PP (Reference Designation System for Power Plants) are integrated in our solutions for the power industry. Main application areas are engineering, planning, document, maintenance and project management as well as the current topic of decommissioning of nuclear facilities.

Planet PLM / CAD Engineering Software offers a system that maps processes in shipbuilding, starting from basic design and detailed construction to document and project management during the engineering and production phase. Based on a single project model, we create an integrated solution for data integration and management with the aim of reducing costs and ensuring efficient use of personnel and resources. In addition to ship plant construction, our target group also includes manufacturers of drive units (ship engines). With solutions from Planet GmbH we support team-spanning and collaborative work within projects to reduce costs and shorten planning and delivery times.

Further possible applications of Planet's PLM solutions are, for example, the implementation of planning projects for turnkey brewery or beverage plants or the conversion and expansion of existing breweries. The recording of process engineering components, parts, drawings, diagrams, technical specifications in a database-supported system offers plant operators a tool for planning and controlling all production and maintenance processes. With our software and the data generated from it, changes and their effects can be planned and implemented easily and conveniently. This applies in particular to the special requirements in the food and beverage industry. Furthermore, in connection with our solutions, all maintenance and servicing processes can be efficiently executed and controlled.

PLM-Planet Stadtwerke offers companies in the energy, utility, waste disposal and water industry a sophisticated IT solution for engineering, document, maintenance and asset management of plants. It is divided into sector-specific application modules for electricity, gas / oil, water and district heating. In addition, all information is recorded in our system in a structured manner and assigned to the areas of location, functional world and factual data. The local world includes all geometric data and information linked to the location or installation site. The functional world consists of process engineering (flow diagrams), circuit topology, circuit diagram electrical engineering, EMSR and the operating manual. Technical data includes master and catalogue data, typicals, lists, technical data sheets, ICS / eProcurement. This solution can be operated independently or in connection with extensive data exchange to GIS & ERP systems.

Plant constructors in the field of environmental technology are reliable and competent partners who have to provide a whole range of services for their customers, ranging from consulting and the development of highly efficient and environmentally friendly solutions for complete turnkey plants, through the manufacture and erection of plant components, to the modernisation and maintenance of old plants. It is therefore not surprising that the use of PLM-Planet solutions for environmental technology is also encountered here.
In addition to waste disposal and incineration plants, the range of applications includes projects for renewable energy from biomass, sewage sludge utilisation, gas treatment and generation, water treatment, wastewater treatment, flue gas cleaning and flue gas desulphurisation. Planet GmbH offers not only the usual standard tools for engineering, design, measurement and control technology, production and assembly, but also a complete PLM-Office package for all tasks of the technical office and project management.

Due to the reactor accidents in Fukushima, Japan, in March 2011, the German government initiated an energy turnaround with the result of an accelerated phase-out of nuclear energy. Decommissioning has thus become the central topic of the next decades. The decommissioning of a nuclear power plant can take 10 to 15 years and comprises different phases such as dismantling of components such as generator, turbine, piping, cleaning of elements slightly contaminated with radioactivity, dismantling of components in the pressure reduction system and reactor building, dismantling of more heavily contaminated parts such as the reactor pressure vessel, safe enclosure of the contaminated parts, recording and testing of contamination of parts of the building, demolition of the engine room and reactor building, removal of the waste and recultivation of the power plant site. Decommissioning may also include new construction, since the handling of the above processes requires the remaining operation of remaining infrastructure systems for heat, ventilation, water treatment and control. Planet has been meeting the complexity of these tasks, in particular due to the strict guidelines of the Atomic Energy and Immission Control Act, for several years now by developing a solution specially designed for deconstruction.