The PX Simulator is a free online tool that determines the optimal balance of flowrate and efficiency for the firm’s Advanced Series of air-operated double-diaphragm pumps. After the user enters the inlet, head, and flow parameters of the application, the pump model computes the inlet air pressure and efficiency management system (EMS) settings that yield the highest efficiency. The operator then simply turns the dial on the pump’s Pro-Flo X air-distribution system to that setting to achieve the lowest power consumption.

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) and Gabriel Performance Products, LLC, have created a management system database that integrates SOCMA’s ChemStewards program with other government-sponsored performance-improvement programs. The database provides a total approach to environmental, health, safety, and security (EHS&S) management and is available to SOCMA members at no cost. The Integrated Management System (IMS) was created by Gabriel based on the ChemStewards Management System and complies with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001 requirements.

Integrity iMOC ensures that all changes made to a plant’s automation systems are detected and reconciled through specific management-of-change (MOC) cases. A graphical environment defines MOC workflows, including a description of each state within the workflows as well as the checklists and required transitions for the states. iMOC uses the capabilities of the firm’s Integrity software, which maps the configuration of more than 50 different automation systems and tracks all changes to them.

The newest version of CADWorx 2012 Plant Design Suite, which is now compatible with AutoCAD 2012, features several new performance enhancements. CADWorx Plant Professional identifies component discontinuities and overlaps in the model and has full reporting capabilities. An improved pipe-support module provides greater flexibility in pipe-support placement and extends bill-of-material capabilities to pipe-support subassemblies. The equipment module includes a new center-of-gravity calculator for modeling equipment such as vessels and exchangers.

The latest addition to the COMSOL Multiphysics simulation software, the Microfluidics module provides easy-to-use tools for studying microfluidic devices and rarefied-gas flows. The module is designed for such application as lab-on-a-chip devices, digital microfluidics, biosensors, electrokinetic and magnetokinetic devices, inkjet technology, and vacuum system design.

PumpScout.com is a dynamic search engine that connects thousands of pump buyers with pump manufacturers and suppliers and provides a quick and easy way to compare price quotes. Buyers can enter their pump system criteria, including whether they want service from a local or national supplier, and the search engine identifies suppliers that sell the pump they need. The site features more than 80 pump suppliers and their product lines, including Blackmer, AMT, Ruhrpumpen, Griswold, Wilden, and Cat Pumps.

SafeSPEC 2.0 is an interactive, web-based tool for identifying and selecting the appropriate personal protective apparel. Users can input specific hazard scenarios and the product selector tool will show which product best matches that particular environment, or they can search by parameters such as fabric, design, certification, and EPA or OSHA designation and hazard. Up to five chemicals can be input at once to identify which garments offer resistance to multiple threats.

DeltaV Analyze V2.0 software helps process automation operators manage alarm system performance to meet the new industry standards for alarm management engineering practice, ANSI/ISA 18.2-2009, “Management of Alarm Systems for the Process Industries,” and the forthcoming complementary standard, IEC62682. Nuisance alarms are a common problem in industrial plants, and the ease with which alarms can be implemented has led to alarm overload, alarm floods, and incorrectly prioritized alarms — all of which diminish the effectiveness of control room operators.

Barracuda v14.4, the latest computational ?uid dynamics (CFD) software specialized for modeling ?uid-particle ?ow problems in industrial applications, provides the ability to predict erosion in chemical plant equipment caused by particle-wall impacts. Based on the Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics (CPFD) numerical method, which combines a Eulerian approach for the ?uid with a Lagrangian formulation for the particles, Barracuda is a specialized form of CFD designed speci?cally for modeling of ?uidized systems.

The Rockwell Automation Energy Evaluator is a free online tool for evaluating energy management behavior and identifying opportunities for improvements. It provides a complete analysis of current water, air, gas, electric, and steam (WAGES) management performance, and enables a company to compare its operating strategies with those of peers in the same industry and across other sectors. After the user completes a 20-min online assessment, the software generates a real-time report outlining the plant’s WAGES management baseline.