Mainpac assists power plant with better asset management
18 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Mainpac Pty LtdAs an asset-intensive operation with more than 8500 assets, the Smithfield Energy Facility in Sydney, New South Wales, needed a better way to manage and maintain its assets. It chose Mainpac 2011 Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software to provide better visibility into its asset base.
Aspen Technologies aspenONE V8 edition process optimisation software
25 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Aspen Technology Australia Pty LtdaspenONE v8 offers an enhanced version of Aspen HYSYS; solids modelling functionality integrated within Aspen Plus; a new version of Aspen Collaborative Demand Manager, and innovations in advanced process control, energy and economic analysis.
Model-based design of control systems: simulate and test before committing to hardware
25 February, 2013 by Doug Jones and Brian McKay, Product Marketing at MathWorks | Supplied by: MathWorks AustraliaThe demand for better performance and accuracy of motor control systems is growing rapidly and reaching the point where traditional design and verification methodologies are falling short.
Intergraph CloudWorx for SmartPlant Isometrics 2012 R1
21 February, 2013 | Supplied by: Intergraph Corporation Pty LtdCloudWorx for SmartPlant Isometrics 2012 R1 is an add-on to SmartPlant Isometrics that allows users to quickly create accurate, as-built piping isometrics directly from a laser scan point cloud.
Simulation inspires equipment and plant engineers
05 February, 2013 by Hans-Jürgen Bittermann*Tetra Pak CPS uses CFD analyses to optimise spray dryers and separators.
Advantech announces full support for Microsoft Windows 8
30 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Advantech Australia Pty LtdAdvantech has announced its full support for Microsoft Windows 8. The company has added several powerful functions into this release, including Natural User Interface, cloud connectivity, Windows-to-Go and Secure Boot.
Metso acquires ExperTune
11 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Metso Automation (ANZ) Pty LtdMetso has acquired US software company ExperTune. ExperTune’s software tools are used to analyse and monitor the performance of industrial processes and to identify the associated maintenance and improvement opportunities.
Autodesk acquires PI-VR
11 January, 2013 | Supplied by: Autodesk AustraliaAutodesk has completed the acquisition of PI-VR, a privately held German software company that specialises in sophisticated real-time visualisation technology used primarily in the automotive industry.
ATS International CM4D v19 product quality validation software
14 December, 2012 | Supplied by: ATS Applied Tech Systems Pty LtdVersion 19 of CM4D provides enhanced performance capabilities that will allow users to retrieve inspection data, generate critical quality reports, analyse production problems and prevent build issues more efficiently.
ExperTune PlantTriage version 11.01
05 December, 2012 | Supplied by: Daesim Technologies Pty LtdExpertune’s PlantTriage has been enhanced with tools to extend its oscillation analysis features.
MathWorks Stateflow for Simulink R2012b
05 November, 2012 | Supplied by: MathWorks AustraliaMathWorks has announced an updated version of Stateflow in Simulink R2012b that simplifies control logic design.
CSE-Semaphore WebForm Studio 2.0 HMI development software
02 November, 2012 | Supplied by: OvarroWebForm Studio 2.0 is a software utility that enables the development of compatible, organisation-wide HMI displays spanning smartphones, tablets and PCs.
Cutting time to market of coal-to-liquid energy projects
24 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Aspen Technology Australia Pty LtdThe volatility of the coal industry, and the ongoing search for alternative energy resources, has resulted in many Australian coal miners investing heavily in R&D to discover the optimal coal-to-liquid process (CTL). CTL plants cost billions to get established so it is critical to ensure the project viability before proceeding.
Invensys enhanced refinery optimisation software
23 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric Pty LtdInvensys Operations Management has introduced refinery-wide optimisation solutions that complement its existing portfolio of SimSci-Esscor hydrocarbon processing industry (HPI) offerings.
Wonderware MES Software 2012 with Quality
16 October, 2012 | Supplied by: Invensys Process Systems (S) Pte LtdInvensys Operations Management has updated its Wonderware MES software adding quality management.
