CADWorx, CAESAR II & PV Elite: Insider Blog

CADWorx University 2010 - Kickoff and Keynotes, Patrick Holcomb and Tom Van Laan

 
 

Intergraph 2010 CADWorx University opened today, September 27th, in Houston, Texas with keynote presentations by Patrick Holcomb, executive vice president, Global Business Development, Intergraph Process Power & Marine, and Thomas J. Van Laan, PE, senior vice president, Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions during which Intergraph announced major new investments in product development for Intergraph CADWorx that will expand upon its position as the world’s number one solution in the AutoCAD®-based plant design market.

“Intergraph CADWorx, along with CAESAR II, PV Elite, and TANK has created value for users in many industries around the world,” Holcomb said. “Intergraph is dedicated to its leadership role in all sectors of the engineering enterprise, and CADWorx University has given us the opportunity to reinforce our commitment to this innovative user community.”

“The feedback from our CADWorx University alumni affirms the tremendous impact these solutions deliver and the knowledge our users receive and share at this event,” said Van Laan. “This year we continue look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and best practices that will further elevate our users’ experiences and results.”

"Since 1996 CADWorx has shown itself to be a proven solution that has provided superior plant design capabilities to the AutoCAD®-based plant design market,” said Gerhard Sallinger, president, Intergraph Process Power & Marine. “Intergraph acquired COADE in early 2010 because we recognized the strength of CADWorx and the power it provides to its clients. CADWorx is a great addition to our product portfolio, well known for its superior productivity.”

“Also, because of the benefits of allowing CADWorx data to be accessed and incorporated into our SmartPlant Enterprise world, we are currently working on delivering this powerful functionality to all our users,” Sallinger added.

Attendee feedback has been great. CADWorx University ends at noon on Wednesday September 29th.

More tomorrow!

ECE Design Intergraph Discovery Tour Events in Denver and Salt Lake City

ECE Design (Chicago, Houston, Louisiana), Intergraph© CADWorx© & Analysis Solutions Global Network Partner, is to hold Intergraph Discovery Tour events in Denver, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah.

These events will feature the Intergraph CADWorx Plant Design Suite, and attendees will also get a preview of the upcoming CADWorx 2011 release that is due this Fall.

Tuesday October 12, 2010
Sheraton Denver West
360 Union Boulevard
Lakewood CO 802228
Time: 9:00AM – 4:00PM

Register here for Denver Event

Thursday October 14, 2010
Salt Lake City Airport
307 North Admiral Byrd Rd
Salt Lake City, UT 84116
Time: 9:00AM-4:00PM

Register here for Salt Lake City Event

 

2010 CADWorx University Social Media Star contest

Do you want to become one of the three 2010 CADWorx^® University Social Media Stars and win an Apple^® iPod^® Nano? Share your conference feedback on CADWorx University Facebook page and Twitter and you might qualify to win an iPod Nano.

Contest Rules:

• The contest will start on Monday, September 27th at 8:00AM CDT and end on Friday, October 1st at 9:00PM CDT.  
• There will be three winners and each of the three winners will receive an iPod Nano.
• During the five days, the three winners will have posted the largest number of Facebook wall posts and Twitter updates. Examples of such posts include conference session feedback and photos, golf tournament posts, and others. 
• You must be a fan of CADWorx University on CADWorx University Facebook page 
• You must be a follower of CADWorxAnalysis on Twitter and post your tweets using hashtag #CU2010.
• This contest is for CADWorx University attendees only
• Intergraph employees are not eligible.

Link to the 2010 CADWorx University Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/CADWorx-University/117329731631064

Link to the CADWorx and Analysis Twitter page: http://twitter.com/CADWorxAnalysis

Intergraph CAESAR II Webinar, Sep 15th 10AM CDT: Introduction to CAESAR II Pipe Stress Analysis for Designers and Engineers

with Dave Diehl, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

  

You can view this webinar's presentation here.

This webinar describes how “pipe stress analysis” satisfies the advanced requirements of piping designers. Through proper line specification, routing and support location, piping designers are equipped to address the bulk of the reliability and safety issues associated with pressure piping systems.  But some piping systems require formal engineering review – the sort of review found in Intergraph CAESAR II. This session will describe the basic uses for CAESAR II (Hint: It’s more than just pipe stress) and conclude with a demonstration of this engineering process.

Date: September 15th, 2010
Time: 10:00 AM CDT
Duration: 1 hour
Cost: free eSeminar

Speaker bio: 

David Diehl
VP Customer Experience, Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions (ICAS)

David Diehl graduated with a BSME from Lehigh University, Pensylvania, USA in 1976.  Upon graduation he took a post as a Dynaflex technical support representative for Auton Computing in New York City. After four years David relocated to Houston, Texas providing mainframe-based piping system analysis services.  In 1986, he took a position at COADE, Inc. introducing and selling CAESAR II, the worlds first PC-based pipe stress analysis package.  While at COADE Dave earned his Professional Engineering license and currently is the product manager for CAESAR II, is the lead instructor for CAESAR II, and manages all training for ICAS.  For the last ten years Dave has participated in the B31.3 Section Committee and currently chairs the Design Task Group there.  He also serves as a Director of SPED – the Society of Piping Engineers and Designers.

 

 

Mech-Tech reduces man-hours by 50% using Intergraph CADWorx Plant Professional

 
This story is one of the three 1st place winners of the 2010 CADWorx University Drivers of Success competition.

With offices in India and the U.S and operations worldwide, Mech-Tech Projects (Mech-Tech) provides design and engineering services to diverse sectors such as pulp and paper, water treatment, power, petrochemical, and oil and gas. The firm’s engineering disciplines encompass piping, civil and structural, electrical, and instrumentation for such well known clients as Metso, Babcock, Acciona, Isolux, and Sener.

“CADWorx helped us reduce engineering man-hours by 50% while also eliminating the need for independent support modules for pipe support or structural design.”

Read the full story in US Letter and A4 format.

PRODUCT INDEX:

• Intergraph^® CADWorx^® Plant
• Intergraph CADWorx Steel
• Intergraph CADWorx Equipment
• Intergraph CADWorx Design Review
• Intergraph CAESAR II^®

INDUSTRIES SERVED:

• Pulp and Paper