Isaac Maw
Technical Content Creator
Published April 20, 2026
Updated April 20, 2026
5 min
How PiNOR EDMS Cut Engineering Review Cycles by 40% with Apryse
Isaac Maw
Technical Content Creator
On Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) projects in the Oil and Gas industry, hundreds of thousands of engineering documents are generated, used and shared across multiple disciplines and stakeholders. Traceability, version control, and document management are essential.
PiNOR EDMS, developed by Rhyton Solutions, is an engineering document management platform purpose-built for Oil & Gas EPC projects, designed to manage high-volume drawing workflows, strict revision control, and multi-stakeholder collaboration.
With Apryse integrated into its document interaction layer, PiNOR EDMS significantly enhanced how engineering teams review and collaborate on documents. Review cycles were reduced by 30–40%, while email-based document exchange dropped by 60–70%, improving both speed and transparency across complex EPC projects.
The Challenge: Fragmented, Error-Prone Ad-Hoc Workflows
While PiNOR EDMS had already automated core document control workflows, document review and markup still relied on external tools and manual exchange methods such as email and desktop applications.
This created inefficiencies in how engineering teams interacted with documents across disciplines and organizations.
Common challenges included:
- Exchanging drawings via email attachments for review and collaboration
- Using shared folders or network drives for document storage
- Downloading drawings to desktop applications for markup and annotation
- Maintaining revision tracking manually in spreadsheets
These disconnected approaches slowed collaboration, complicated version control, and increased the risk of errors across complex EPC projects.
The Solution: Embedded, Browser-Based Document Review
To further enhance document interaction at scale, PiNOR integrated Apryse SDKs, including WebViewer and Server SDK, introducing a fully embedded, browser-based document review experience. This eliminated the need for external tools and enabled teams to interact with large engineering drawings directly within the platform.
As the team moved away from manual, email-driven processes, the impact was immediate:
“Before Apryse, our review cycles were slowed down by manual processes and constant back-and-forth over email. With everything now in one place, teams can review and annotate documents much faster, which has significantly improved turnaround times across projects.” — Vincent Vos, Head of Customer Success, Rhyton Solutions
Apryse Embedded Document Processing within PiNOR
Apryse SDK is deeply embedded within PiNOR as the core document rendering and annotation engine. This enables:
- High-performance rendering of large-scale PDF and CAD drawings in the browser
- Real-time annotation and markup during review cycles
- Seamless navigation of large document sets without plugins
- Consistent performance across distributed teams
- Document Comparison, Office Conversion, OCR, Template Generation, Page Manipulation and more
By integrating these capabilities directly into the workflow, PiNOR created a more unified and efficient document experience.
PiNOR’s Role in EPC Document Control
PiNOR EDMS enables the execution of engineering document workflows across the EPC lifecycle, automating document flows, revision control, and stakeholder coordination. Beyond simple storage, documents are actively managed through structured review and approval processes, ensuring controlled and auditable engineering execution.
Why Apryse? PiNOR’s SDK Evaluation Process
After evaluating several alternatives, Apryse stood out for its performance, stability, and the breadth of its document processing capabilities. According to the team, beyond core functionality, several strategic factors influenced the decision to choose Apryse.
- Performance and scalability to support engineering documents
- Developer-friendly architecture was another important factor. Apryse provided well-documented APIs and a flexible SDK that integrated smoothly into the platform without requiring major architectural changes.
- Vendor maturity and reliability also played a role. Apryse’s strong reputation in document processing technology gave PiNOR confidence that the platform would continue to evolve and support its long-term product roadmap.
Finally, cross-platform consistency ensured that users could access engineering documents through the browser with the same performance and experience across different environments.
"With Apryse, project teams are able to support simultaneous document review across distributed teams, enabling dozens of concurrent users to review and annotate documents without relying on desktop applications.” —Masoud Hassani, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer, RHYTON Solutions
Looking to the Future
According to the PiNOR team, several additional capabilities in the Apryse platform align well with future development, including:
- The high-performance documentrendering engine is particularly valuable when working with large engineering drawings, ensuring smooth viewing and navigation even for complex documents.
- Advanced annotation capabilities support structured review workflows, allowing project stakeholders to add comments, markups, and feedback directly within the platform.
- Additionally, the ability to embed document interaction directly within web applications enables seamless integration into engineering workflows without requiring external tools.
As engineering projects continue to become more collaborative and distributed,
PiNOR EDMS is establishing a new standard for engineering document control in Oil & Gas EPC projects, combining domain-specific workflows with high-performance document interaction powered by Apryse.
With Apryse integrated as its document interaction layer, PiNOR EDMS is well positioned to continue improving how engineering teams review, collaborate on, and manage critical project documentation.
For more information about Apryse for the AEC sector, check out our industries page and read the case study, How Hexagon and Apryse are Providing a 360-Degree View of Complex Engineering Documents. You can learn more about PiNOR EDMS by visiting the website. To get started with Apryse in your software platform, get your free trial or contact sales.
