CADWorx, CAESAR II & PV Elite: Insider Blog

Document your skills and experience with SPED Exam at CAU2011 and SPED members receive $200 registration discount to attend CAU2011

                                     
     CADWorx@CAU2011 | CAESAR II@CAU2011 | PV Elite@CAU2011

SPED Professional Piping Designer (PPD) Level III Review and Exam will be held September 18, 2011 from 9 AM until 5 PM at the CADWorx and Analysis University 2011 at The Woodlands Waterway Hotel & Convention Center in The Woodlands, Texas, just 34 miles from Houston, Texas.  SPED PPD Certification is becoming a piping industry standard, and this is a chance to get certified and document your skills and experience in one day.  The cost is $350USD and includes the review, exam and application for certification fee. In addition, SPED members who register for CAU2011 by August 15, 2011 will receive a $200 registration discount. To receive your discount, please submit a form here.

The Process Plant Layout Review is for pipers with eight or more years of experience in piping design. For more information or to register, visit: www.spedweb.com.

The topics that may be reviewed are:

• Introduction to Process Plant Design
• Design Phases & Information
• General Layout Considerations
• Plant Layout Specification
• Instrumentation
• Pump Layout
• Compressors
• Drums
• Furnaces
• Heat Exchangers
• Distillation Towers     
• Reactors
• Plant Structures
• Underground Piping
• Pipe Racks  
• Introduction to Pipe Stress and B31.3
• Tanks
• CAD

 To receive your $200 SPED member discount to attend CADWorx and Analysis University 2011, please submit a form here.

Society of Piping Engineers and Designers
9211 West Road, Ste 143-219, Houston, TX 77064
www.spedweb.com.  www.professionalpipingdesigner.com
+1 832.286.3404. email us at: spedsrvs@spedweb.com

 

Piping Technology & Products, Inc. Webinar Series Announced

Online Technical Webinar Presentations

August 4th Pipe Support Field Inspection, Installation & Maintenance Webinar (10am or 2pm CDT)

July 28th U.S. Bellows Expansion Joints In-depth Webinar (10am CDT)

Webinars are approved for 1 PDH credit hour for Texas Professional Engineers. After attending the live Webinar, email your request to enews@pipingtech.com

For further news contact:

Joyce Stallings
Sales Manager
Piping Technology & Products, Inc.
713-731-0030
enews@pipingtech.com

Piping Technology & Products, Inc.
3701 Holmes Road, Houston, TX 77051

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CADWorx and Analysis University 2011: Attend and receive additional post-conference training

   
     CADWorx@CAU2011 | CAESAR II@CAU2011 | PV Elite@CAU2011

 

Would you like to receive even more technical training and attend additional ‘how-to’ classes that will help you successfully complete your most challenging projects and become a more efficient user of our products?

You can do this by attending CADWorx and Analysis University 2011, a technical knowledge event taking place in September 19-21, 2011. But to leverage what you will learn we are also offering all CAU2011 attendees post-conference training for free or at a substantial discount.

Outlined below are the ongoing training benefits that CAU2011 attendees receive:

CAU2011 CADWorx User Post-Conference Training

As a CAU2011 attendee CADWorx users will receive two months of unlimited self-paced online CADWorx training. This training must be completed by December 31st, 2011.

How does it work? After CAU2011 concludes, each CADWorx@CAU2011 attendee will receive an email with a unique code and detailed instructions on how to access the online training. You can read about this training here: http://www.pipingdesignonline.com/ 

CAU2011 CAESAR II User Post-Conference Training

As a CAU2011 attendee CAESAR II users will receive up to $500 discount for upcoming CAESAR II seminars. CAESAR II users can choose between 5-day Statics (a $500 discount) or 3-day (a $300 discount) Dynamics training. This offer is valid until April 30th 2012.

How does it work? After CAU2011 concludes, each CAESAR II@CAU2011 attendee will receive an email with a unique code to use when registering for CAESAR II training. To view the list of current CAESAR II trainings in Houston, TX, click here. To view the list of current regional CAESAR II training, click here. 

CAU2011 PV Elite User Post-Conference Training

As a CAU2011 attendee PV Elite users will receive $300 discount for upcoming PV Elite training. This offer is valid until June 30th 2012.

How does it work? After CAU2011 concludes, each PV Elite@CAU2011 attendee will receive an email with a unique code to use when registering for PV Elite training. To view the list of current PV Elite trainings in Houston, TX, click here. To view the list of current regional PV Elite trainings, click here.

Read more at: http://www.cau2011.com/special_offers.asp

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Save up to 80% on your CADWorx® Plant Professional upgrade

Dear CADWorx user,

We believe that CADWorx Plant Professional is the most effective AutoCAD®-based plant design tool on the market. Since its inception it has proven to be a solid performer successfully completing billions of dollars worth of projects worldwide.

It may be that because CADWorx performs so solidly, and has the added benefit of running on multiple versions of AutoCAD, that you may feel that there is little need to upgrade,"If it ain't broken, why mess with it?" Well in this case this stability may in fact be working against you!

It is no wonder that more resent users of CADWorx are telling of 50% savings in time? Also that users are regularly finding that "one thing", or new feature that boosts their profitability, or even saves a project? Today CADWorx Plant Professional is not the software it was 7, 5 or 3 years ago. It can do more, much more! See Plant Professional feature matrix.

The bottom line is that we want you to fully benefit from all of what CADWorx Plant Professional now has to offer. That is why we are inviting you to participate in our CADWorx Reinstatement Program, which will allow you to upgrade to CADWorx Plant Professional for up to 80% off the purchase price of the software (plus maintenance). This offer can be applied to any valid seats of CADWorx Plant Professional, CADWorx Plant, or even CADWorx/PIPE, regardless of version! See Plant/Plant Professional comparison.

CADWorx Reinstatement Program Phases and Timeline:
 
Phase I: Jul - Sep, 2011 (inclusive)
80% discount + 1 year maintenance

Phase II: Oct - Dec, 2011 (inclusive)
60% discount + 1 year maintenance

Phase III: Jan - Mar, 2012 (inclusive)
50% discount + 1 year maintenance

So if you want to know how you can upgrade to the best, time-tested, project-proven, AutoCAD-based plant design solution on the market, please contact your local CADWorx reseller. They are ready to make that transition as smooth a possible, and put you on the path to greater productivity.

Note! At the end of Phase III of this promotion versions older than CADWorx 2008 Plant and CADWorx 2008 Plant Professional will no longer be eligable for upgrades. 

 

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Intergraph Discovery Tour in Serbia a "Balkan Tiger" Success

There was intense interest at the Serbian stop of the Intergraph Discovery Tour that took place on July 6th. The Belgrade venue was at capacity, and for the first time attendees in this location were able to take a up-close look at the latest offerings from Intergraph CADWorx & Analsysis Solutions (CAS), such as CADWorx®, CAESAR II®, PV Elite® and TANK™.

The event was co-hosted by Intergraph CAS local authorized reseller Pipetech

Read local press release here

Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Newsletter, June 2011

  

 

 

CADWorx and Analysis University 2011 (CAU2011) - In addition to 190 hours of technical training, obtain PDH Certificates and ongoing training opportunities. Register here.

Intergraph CAESAR II Houston User Group - In July, Piping Technology and Products (PTP) will host CAESAR II user group. PTP will give a presentation about Design and Selection considerations for Metallic Expansion joints. All attendees receive professional development hour (PDH) certificates. To register, visit: CAESAR II user group.

Intergraph Regional Productivity Training - In July, Intergraph CAS Resellers will deliver CADWorx Plant, CAESAR II, and PV Ellite productivity training in Singapore. To register, visit: Regional training

To read more, please visit ICAS Newsletter June, 2011

CAESAR II webinar: Getting started with CAESAR II - basic program navigation/static stream

with Nadia Strikovski, Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions

 

View this webinar here

This session will demonstrate how to get started with CAESAR II, we will review the basics of the program operation to perform Static Analysis and discuss all the necessary steps of this operation while keeping the details to a minimum. This is a quick operational and navigational program overview for CAESAR II beginner users.

Date: July 27
Time: 10AM CT
Duration: 30 min.
Who should attend: CAESAR II beginner users or users switching from other pipe stress packages

 

Speaker bio: 

Nadia Strikovski

Nadia Strikovski is a CAESAR II Development Manager, she joined the Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group in November 2002. She has a BS in Mechanical Engineering and MS in Computer Science from the University of Houston. Nadia develops CAESAR II, instructs during pipe stress analysis seminars, and provides technical support for CAESAR II. She brings the technical expertise of the pipe stress industry with knowledge of numerous piping codes and other standards such as WRC, TEMA, API and many others, plus an in-depth knowledge of CAESAR II application.

Drivers of Success Competition Extended until July 15th, 2011

 

The deadline for Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis University 2011 Drivers of Success Competition submissions is now July 15th, 2011, allowing you additional time to submit your CADWorx, CAESAR II^®, and PV Elite^® success stories.

 

We will award three first place prizes, with one each for CADWorx, CAESAR II and PV Elite user submissions. These three first place winners will receive a complimentary round trip to the CADWorx & Analysis University 2011 event on September 19-21 in Houston, Texas, including airfare, hotel accommodations, and conference fees.

 

Two runners up for each of the three product groups will receive an Apple^® iPod^® Touch. The competition highlights users submitting success stories about innovative applications of the products, impressive project results, and significant benefits from collaboration among disciplines and the integration of the products.

 

CADWorx & Analysis University 2011 is a global user-oriented plant design and engineering conference with 55+ sessions, including demonstrations, user presentations, and interactive labs on CADWorx Plant Design Suite; CAESAR II for pipe stress analysis; and PV Elite for vessel and exchanger analysis. Attendees will gain valuable skills and knowledge for improving productivities of their organizations.

 

The site of the event will be The Woodlands Waterway Marriott. For information about the competition, visit http://www.cau2011.com/competition.asp. For information about CADWorx & Analysis University, including registration and sessions, visit http://www.cau2011.com/.  

 

 

Intergraph CADWorx webinar: CADWorx and SmartPlant Spoolgen, July 28, 10AM CT

 

with Paul Martin, Intergraph

You can view this webinar here

CADWorx and SmartPlant Spoolgen are a great combination for small and medium mechanical or construction contractors who perform new design for small projects or who manage fabrication and erection projects based on detail design done by others. Whether involved in the manufacture of vessels, towers, skids or packaged plants, including some degree of pipe spool fabrication, the combination of intelligent plant modelling provided by CADWorx, and automated piping isometric drawing production available in SmartPlant Spoolgen, provides a powerful solution for greenfield and brownfield projects of any size and scope.

This webinar will demonstrate how SmartPlant Spoolgen’ s range of pipe fabrication-focused capabilities – such as, integrated workflow; repeatability and revision management; elbow to bend conversion; work content measurement; and many other powerful pipeline editing and data integration capabilities - complement engineering design performed in CADWorx.

Date: July 28, 2011
Time: 10:00AM CT  click here for your local time
Duration: 45 min
Cost: free eSeminar

 

Speaker bio: 

Paul Martin

Paul Martin is Intergraph Business Development Manager for CADWorx and Piping Solutions (SmartPlant Spoolgen and SmartPlant Isometrics) in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa, and is responsible for the development of existing accounts and for generating new business. Prior to joining Intergraph, he was Product Manager, and before that, Customer Support Manager, at Alias, the vendor of ISOGEN. He has 18 years broad experience in the process, mechanical and engineering software industries, where his primary focus has been the application of plant and piping design software to improve work processes and solve engineering problems. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Computer Aided Engineering (awarded 1993, Huddersfield University, United Kingdom).