HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - September 21, 2010) - Intergraph will host 2010 CADWorx University, the annual conference for its CADWorx Plant Design Suite featuring the solution's interoperability with Intergraph's CAESAR II® pipe stress analysis software, and PV Elite™, for vessel and exchanger analysis. The conference will be September 27-29 in Houston, Texas.
CADWorx University is the world's largest AutoCAD®-based plant design event, with more than 45 classes, including case histories, hands-on demonstrations, and labs delivered by expert power users and program developers and technical staff from CADWorx & Analysis Solutions. The conference will provide best-in-industry knowledge to attendees and increased value to the companies they represent and includes a preview of enhancements in the upcoming new version, CADWorx 2011. The conference also will feature presentations from three 2010 CADWorx University "Drivers of Success" competition international case study winners: KBR Moscow and Fichtner Consulting and Mech-Tech Projects, both based in India.
This year's keynote speakers will be Patrick Holcomb, executive vice president, Global Business Development, Intergraph Process Power & Marine, and Thomas J. Van Laan, PE, senior vice president, Intergraph CADWorx & Design Solutions. The executives will address the CADWorx and AutoCAD-based plant design market and future plans to integrate CADWorx output into Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise 3D designs for the efficient coordination and design of larger projects.
"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 gives us the opportunity to reinforce our commitment to this innovative user community." To view a pre-event welcome by Holcomb, visit http://www.coade.com/videos/CU2010-Welcome.shtml.
"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 look forward to the continued exchange of ideas and best practices that will further elevate our users' experiences and results."
The Intergraph CADWorx Plant Design Suite for process plant design offers intelligent drawing-to-database connectivity, advanced levels of design automation and easy-to-use design tools. Because of these distinct advantages, EPC firms and owner operators in the process, power, water treatment, pharmaceutical, food and beverage and semiconductor industries have rapidly adopted the software. CADWorx also offers the industry's first and only true bi-directional links between CAD and engineering analysis tools, linking CADWorx with Intergraph's industry-leading pipe stress analysis program, Intergraph CAESAR II and pressure vessel and exchanger analysis program Intergraph PV Elite.
For a photo of Holcomb, visit http://www.coade.com/uploads/photos/Patrick-Holcomb.jpg. For more information about CADWorx University and to register, please visit www.cadworxuniversity.com/2010/.
About Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions
With the January 2010 acquisition of COADE, Inc., Intergraph has extended its offerings with plant design solutions for AutoCAD®-based projects and design groups and for the broader engineering community. The aims of the Intergraph CADWorx and Analysis Solutions group are that design and engineering share relevant information seamlessly, thereby maintaining accuracy and improving efficiency. These products continue to conform to those goals and include: CADWorx Plant Design Suite for intelligent plant design modeling, process schematics and automatic production of plant design deliverables; CAESAR II, the world's most widely used pipe stress analysis software; PV Elite for pressure vessel and heat exchanger design and analysis; and TANK for the design and analysis of oil storage tanks. For information on the acquisition, visit http://www.intergraph.com/ppm/coade.aspx.
Intergraph, the Intergraph logo, CADWorx and CAESAR II are registered trademarks, and PV Elite, and TANK are trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. © 2010 Intergraph Corp. All rights reserved.
Intergraph CADWorx & Analysis Solutions, 12777 Jones Rd., Suite 480, Houston, Texas 77070 USA; Tel: +1.281.890.4566, Web: www.coade.com
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