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English summary: ENN Engineering Network Vol. 236, Dec 10th, 2009
In this article Thomas J. Van Laan, PE, President/CEO of COADE, focused on the role and benefits of integration in delivering real project efficiencies. He outlined how integration allows each discipline to effectively perform their primary tasks while allowing other stake holders to leverage the input and results that each workgroup produces.
Van Laan also touched on the fact that because COADE is a one-stop producer of plant design (CADWorx) and engineering (CAESAR II, PV Elite and TANK) software it is well suited to deliver the quality and depth of integration that the market demands. He also highlighted that this degree if integration is one that many users of COADE's engineering products have wished (and lobbied) to be made available for their current plant design systems. He pointed out that, regardless of the plant design solution COADE's engineering product users choose, the company still regards their needs as a top priority. Even though COADE would like to deliver the same degree of integration that exists between the COADE family of products, this is far more difficult when these solutions are not soured in house.
Turning to Japan, COADE's President and CEO was asked to comment on the rapid growth and adoption of COADE's product line in the country. Van Laan pointed out that Japanese customers want what customers all over the world want, and that is, cost-effective, easy-to-use plant design and engineering solutions based on open standards. He also touched on the fact that developers at COADE come from the industry and therefore know what users' needs are. He concluded by sharing that this industry focused competency has lead to a great degree of trust in the industry, and that trust is now showing itself in the fast growing Japanese market.
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Vornel Walker
VP Marketing
COADE, Inc.
