http://www.che.com Chemical Engineering en-us 2013 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:40:06 EDT Intergraph (Huntsville, Ala.; www.intergraoph.com) announces the launch of SmartPlant Cloud, the company’s Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, a dynamic cloud-computing environment to support the entire SmartPlant Enterprise portfolio. SmartPlant Cloud removes the need for customer hardware and... http://www.che.com/software_automation_and_control/information_technology/design_simulation_and_modeling/10417.html Thu, 11 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg, Germany: www.siemens.com/industryautomation) and Bentley Systems Systems (Exton, Pa.; www.bently.com) announced today at the Hannover Messe that they are stepping up their strategic collaboration, focusing on the process industry sector in fields such as... http://www.che.com/software_automation_and_control/information_technology/design_simulation_and_modeling/10411.html Mon, 8 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT This article reviews key aspects of safety-instrumented systems (SIS) and provides useful guidance to help designers and operators optimize efforts to conduct safety-related measurements. Special attention is provided to smart-transmitter diagnostics and digital protocols... http://www.che.com/software_automation_and_control/information_technology/project_mgmt/10393.html Mon, 1 Apr 2013 0:00:00 EDT AvaSoft 8.0 is the latest generation of this company’s spectroscopy software. This totally new application features multi-monitor... http://www.che.com/software_automation_and_control/information_technology/computer_software_and_hardware/10148.html Fri, 1 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST A collection of brief descriptions of software relevant to the chemical process industries... http://www.che.com/software_automation_and_control/information_technology/computer_software_and_hardware/10149.html Fri, 1 Feb 2013 0:00:00 EST Aveva Solutions Ltd. (Aveva; Cambridge, U.K.; www.aveva.com) announced today the commercial availability of its brand-new plant design software, AVEVA Everything3D (AVEVA E3D), setting a new level of performance for major capital engineering projects. AVEVA E3D drives the adoption of Lean Construction by... http://www.che.com/software_automation_and_control/information_technology/design_simulation_and_modeling/10103.html Tue, 8 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST This article describes some options for determining the value of upgrading. The narrative and illustrations presented here highlight some methodologies that are available to reliability professionals who are ready to de-emphasize purely intuitive approaches, in favor of simple yet effective numerical pathways.... http://www.che.com/software_automation_and_control/information_technology/predictive_and_preventive_maintenance/10087.html Tue, 1 Jan 2013 0:00:00 EST The Perspecto CP television merges a human-machine interface (HMI) with a programmable logic controller (PLC) in one package. Traditional configurations utilize separate PLC hardware and software, and HMI hardware and... http://www.che.com/software_automation_and_control/information_technology/computer_software_and_hardware/10017.html Sat, 1 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST While almost all chemical processors employ simulation software during the early design stages of new plants or new lines, simulation vendors say best-in-class facilities take the powerful tools further and use them for improving operations and profitability. And, across the board, software providers are working hard to make their most recent applications more user-friendly and accessible, so that more engineers and operators can take advantage of these available and advanced engineering tools.... http://www.che.com/software_automation_and_control/information_technology/design_simulation_and_modeling/9982.html Sat, 1 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST The newly launched sensALIGN is an intelligent sensor system for machinery alignment. By incorporating the patented intelligent-sensor technology from a partner into its own platform, this company offers... http://www.che.com/software_automation_and_control/information_technology/predictive_and_preventive_maintenance/10004.html Sat, 1 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST