The newest release of the PDMS 12 plant design software fully supports the Microsoft .NET user interface, which allows it to offer highly interactive 3D graphical editing functions for fast initial design and subsequent modifications. The program features extensive enhancements to the advanced engineering applications for designing equipment, piping, ductwork, structural steel and supports. A new function creates material and weight reports for the parametric design and easy modification of complex access platforms, stairs and ladder configurations.

Proficy Historian software provides access to all production and process data, thus building a foundation for users to transform their operations with accurate, timely production information.

HVAC Solution Steam Program Version 4.1 features a drag-and-drop method of designing and modeling HVAC steam systems. This stand-alone, Windows-based program allows for easy modeling of steam generation, steam distribution, steam utilization and condensate-handling equipment. It automatically handles many of the engineering calculations and design tasks that HVAC professionals currently perform manually, including: head loss and static pressure calculations; pipe and duct sizing; data recalculation; component insertion; full psychrometric calculations; and equipment type changes.

New functionality enables users of CISPro Global and CISPro Live chemical inventory systems to perform real-time tracking of cylinder gas in inventory, providing complete continuous accountability for all cylinders any time and from any location and allowing all inventory to be managed in the same system. The software uses the existing bar-code identification on the manufacturer’s label or ID tag along with CISPro’s unique tracking number to organize data in a web-based database.

TrueChem helps companies track, monitor and improve consistency and quality in chemical manufacturing. It allows remote monitoring of production processes by customers, importers and quality auditors via the Internet even if TrueChem is not installed on their computer. This software is suitable for wet-process manufacturing, metal finishing and plating operations, and other applications that require close monitoring through quality control processes.

Nautilus LIMS version 8.0 now includes data management functionality. Capable of capturing, archiving and storing both derived and raw instrument data, the data manager is a complete storage and retrieval system that understands and preserves analytical data, documents and PDF files. It provides instant access to data, enabling users to view, search and manipulate real data and metadata without requiring the original Nautilus software itself.

Designed for use with the vendor’s online material safety data sheet (MSDS) management system, the online REACH module gives customers support in complying with Europe's Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) regulatory framework for chemical substances. It allows users to categorize products by REACH requirements, upload annual production-volume data, and calculate substance tonnage in order to determine a course of action for each requirement.

By streamlining existing program features and using Tech Soft 3D’s HOOPS graphic engine, the latest edition of Caesar II boasts a 40% gain in graphics performance. Version 5.10 of this pipe stress analysis package can better handle larger and more complex models. Caesar II incorporates a wide range of capabilities, including: numerous piping codes; expansion joint, valve and flange, and structural databases; structural buried pipe modeling; equipment and vessel nozzle evaluation; and spectrum and time history analysis.

The new visual modeling tools of PlantTriage result in improved dynamic process models. Drag-and-drop modeling allows the user to take test data and drag the model curve to match the actual response curve. The program then finds a dynamic process model that reflects the visually designed response. This model gives optimal proportional-integral- derivative controller (PID) values, simulating responses to upsets and noise.

DF_Contour generates publication-ready graphs and contours from numerical and experimental data. It can also produce a screen animation of a succession of color maps or graphs. This simple and inexpensive tool can be used to represent and analyze up to 16 different data sets or graphs simultaneously. A user needs to input ASCII-formatted data with a one-word descriptor (e.g., #vector, #scalar) before each dataset for DF_Contour to identify the type of data and represent it properly. These types include vector and scalar fields, shapes, curves and markers.