External Flange Loads and ASME UG-44 Do you need a way to combine pressure and external loads when designing pressure vessel flanges? With the release of the 2019 Edition of the ASME Code, Code Case 2901 has been moved into UG-44, a mandatory Code paragraph. Applying this recent Code change in COMPRESS helps [...]
Let's face it - software packages like COMPRESS exist to increase productivity and save valuable Engineering hours. There are many complex items involved when selecting a pressure vessel design software so the purpose here is to break it down into a more manageable task. In our estimation, there are two general areas to consider. [...]
Codeware Interface 7710 (CWI) Additions Include: Tube Bundle Drawings Detailed drawings, including dimensions, of fixed and floating type heat exchanger tube bundles can now be generated. Channel Drawings Front and rear heat exchanger channels detail drawings are now generated by selecting Codeware | Drafter 3D | Channels Detailed from the CWI options dialog. Support [...]
COMPRESS 7710 New Features Include: Copy and Paste Nozzles Nozzles can now be copied and pasted between any components currently displayed in the 3D view, including between components on different vessels. To access this time saving new COMPRESS 7710 feature, select a nozzle from the Component Tree, activate the Copy Selected button, [...]
Shopfloor Software Launched! ASME IX Fabrication Management System We are pleased to announce the launch of Codeware Shopfloor®, an online software platform that seamlessly coordinates the activities of engineering, quality control and drafting departments while ensuring ASME Section IX code compliance. Shopfloor is a Native Cloud Application (NCA) that offers the latest in data [...]
Pressure Vessel Calculations and UG-22 Many of the pressure vessel calculations needed to properly design a vessel or exchanger are not, by design, contained in the ASME VIII BPVC itself. To produce a complete set of pressure vessel calculations that comply with both customer's specifications and ASME VIII, paragraph UG-22, a number of [...]
Lifting and Rigging Analysis What use is a highly engineered piece of pressure equipment if you can't safely get it off the rail car and stand it up? COMPRESS and INSPECT include an integrated solution to this complex task. When performing lifting and rigging analysis COMPRESS and INSPECT: Use an accurate weight [...]
Get a first look at Shopfloor - ASME IX welding form and project management software. Track jobs, locations, welders, bolters, weld forms and more using Shopfloor’s fabrication management system. Shopfloor completely replaces paper-based Quality Control (QC) systems and helps your Engineering, Drafting and Quality Control departments work together in an integrated environment. [...]
Vessel Cost Estimating Simplified Do you need to easily pull a bill of materials (BOM) from your vessel or exchanger designs for cost estimating? COMPRESS® can now export a BOM for vessels and exchangers to Excel®. This was specifically designed to help fabricators like you easily generate accurate cost estimates. Design your [...]
Do you need to quickly evaluate whether or not it's acceptable to continue running fixed equipment once a damage mechanism has been identified? In this webinar, Codeware's General Manager Matt Heilandt, P.Eng. shows you how Codeware's INSPECT software can help you perform Fitness-For-Service (FFS) analysis on your vessels, exchangers and piping. During [...]
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