The Company was founded in 1979 as a Joint Venture of Gibbs and Hill, Inc. of New York and Sinotech in Taiwan. From the beginning, there was a systematic program of technology transfer in place to nurture and grow local skills in engineering and design. To achieve the objective, local engineers were sent to the New York office for training and a team of expatriates was stationed in the Taiwan office to work side by side with local engineers.
The GIBSIN library was furnished with the same set of standards, practices, procedures, guidelines, generic specifications, programs, etc. as the parent office. This technology transfer program lasted for several years till GIBSIN achieved technical independence. The execution of a steady stream of power projects in the past three decades has provided the Company with a practical opportunity to refine our design and engineering skills.
Today, GIBSIN has completed over 70% of the new fossil fueled generation for Taiwan Power Company and Independent Power Producer in Taiwan. The continuous workload has generated many talented designers and engineers not only in power, but also in other product lines. Many of the senior managers today were entry level engineers three decades ago.
Quality is a fundamental requirement of engineering and design. Conformance with procedures such as checking and verifying helps to minimize errors. In 1996, GIBSIN invested considerable time and resources in bringing the Company working methodology into conformance with ISO 9001:1994 version. An external consulting agency was hired to review GIBSIN Quality Program and to assist the staff in converting the Program to meet ISO requirements. The effort lasted over 16 months culminating in the ISO certification in 1997. In the process, all the in house standards were upgraded and new ones were written.
A new Quality Manual was established. Many Quality Procedures and close to 140 Work Instructions were written. Over 150 user friendly working forms were designed. A training program was later implemented to acclimate all employees with the updated quality requirements. The accreditation has since been maintained with semi-annual audits by an external consulting company. When ISO 9001 was revised in 2000, GIBSIN kept up with the revised requirements and was successfully re-certified to ISO 9001:2000 in 2002, ISO 9001:2008 in 2009, respectively.
The office is equipped with the commonly used software to aid design. The list includes MicroStation, AutoCAD, STAAD, GT STRUDL, CADPIPE, CAESAR, ISOGEN, Aveva PDMS, SmartPlant Review, Intergraph Plant Design System, TRACE Load Design, ETAP PowerStation, ISA Control Valve Sizing, etc. Additional programs can be added to meet project needs. Designation and notes on the drawings can be displayed in English and/or Chinese. The in-house Computer Center is responsible for the set up of hardware to support the programs. The department also undertakes customization work requested by the users to tailor the software for specific project needs.