Intergraph GetSmart!

Fast-track your electrical engineering with Intergraph SIGRAPH.CAE

SIGRAPH.CAE, a new member of the Intergraph solution suite, supports the electrical engineer or designer in detailed design tasks. It offers knowledge-based engineering and documentation from concept to detailed design for electrical engineering.

The solution complements SmartPlant Electrical, which is used in basic and conceptual design tasks to lay out the power distribution network. Main loads and interfaces can interface with ETAP to perform design analysis, ensuring safety, and reliability.

Late last year, Intergraph acquired the SIGRAPH business unit from Technische Computer Systeme Sussen GmbH (TCS), a leading computer-aided engineering and document management system vendor headquartered Sussen, Germany. This acquisition strengthens Intergraph’s SmartPlant Enterprise suite through additional detailed electrical and control system design and deliverables capabilities.

Learn more about SIGRAPH.CAE here.  Read the press release regarding Intergraph's acquisition of the SIGRAPH business unit here.

New Insight Magazine Spotlights the Materials Handling and Power Industries

Read the latest Insight magazine with a spotlight on the materials handling and power industries.  

FOCUS ON THE MATERIALS HANDLING INDUSTRY
Intergraph® Meets the Challenges of the Materials Handling Industry

• CASE STUDY: PROMON ENGENHARIA
  Successfully Implementing Mining and Metals Methodologies
• CASE STUDY: ECM S.A. PROJETOS INDUSTRIAIS
  Providing Project Design Leadership for Brazil's Mining Industy
• CASE STUDY: SNC-LAVALIN MINERCONSULT
  SmartPlant® 3D Accelerates Mining Project Implementation

FOCUS ON THE POWER INDUSTRY
Dealing With a Changing Environment

• INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE: POWER MAGAZINE
  Power 2010: An Industry Looking for a Direction
• INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE: AECL, EXELON CORP., THE SHAW GROUP INC. AND WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY
  Power Industry Roundtable Discusses Changes and Challenges
• CASE STUDY: SIEMENS ENERGY SECTOR
  SmartPlant 3D Saves Time in Multiple Disciplines
• CASE STUDY: IBERDROLA INGENIERIA Y CONSTRUCCION
  SmartPlant Enterprise Integration Promotes Global Operations

To view the Quarter 1 2010 issue, click here.
 
For a mobile-friendly version, click here.

The Shaw Group Inc., Technip, and Worley Parsons Employees Eligible for Special Group Rates to Attend Intergraph 2010

If you work for The Shaw Group Inc., Technip, or Worley Parsons, then you are eligible for special group rates to attend Intergraph 2010 International Users’ Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, June 14-17. Please ask your group registration point of contact for your registration code before you register in order to receive your discount.    

If you work for a different company, then now is the time to enroll your organization in the group registration program! Registrants from enrolled organizations are entitled to discounted rates for groups of ten or more. The more registrants you have, the more you save!

Even if you are not eligible for the group registration program, you can still take advantage of the special Early Bird rate. Register by March 19, 4:00 p.m. CST and save $400 over regular registration rates.

Reminder: Only two weeks left to enter the 2010 Golden Valve Awards Competition!

You could win US $1,000 and complimentary registration for the Intergraph 2010 or 2011 International Users’ Conference!

Intergraph Process, Power & Marine and the International Process & Power Client Community (P2C2) invite you to enter your application art in the 2010 Golden Valve Awards Computer Art Competition.

The 2010 Golden Valve Awards Competition will recognize the most innovative and well-executed uses of software supported by Intergraph Process, Power & Marine.

All entries must be received by March 26 – so prepare yours today! Winners will be announced at Intergraph 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., June 14-17.

Entries must be images or animations created using Intergraph Process, Power & Marine software as the primary tool. Subject matter should relate to the process, power, offshore, or shipbuilding industries. There are four different categories for entries:

• Visually Complex
• Discipline-specific
• Rendering and Ray Traces
• Animation

For complete details about each category, submission requirements, and award information, visit www.intergraph.com/p2c2/gv2010.aspx. (Downloadable entry forms and release forms are available at this site.)
Last year, we received a record number of entries. In 2010, we expect to see even more amazing artwork.
Good luck, and we look forward to receiving your entry!

Intergraph 2010 Smart Learning hands-on training sessions now online

Are you looking to get more mileage out of your Intergraph software? There are a variety of hands-on training sessions at our Intergraph 2010 annual users’ conference. The conference will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center, June 14-17.

To ensure you gain the maximum value from your Intergraph 2010 conference experience, we’ve designed our Smart Learning training sessions to help you reap the most benefit from the Intergraph solutions you already own, as well as increase your productivity and skill set. You’ll receive expert training from our talented and experienced team of instructors in a collaborative, interactive environment.

All Smart Learning hands-on sessions are scheduled for Monday, June 14. For session times, duration, fees, descriptions, and prerequisites, please visit here. Training sessions have limited seats and are available only on a first-come, first-served basis. 

To purchase one or more of these sessions, simply register for Intergraph 2010 here. You still have time to take advantage of our discounted early-bird rates – a savings of $400! But act quickly, as these rates end March 19. As part of the online registration process, you will have the opportunity to also purchase training sessions.

Webinar series continues Wednesday with SmartPlant Instrumentation Technical Update

On Wednesday, March 10 from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. CST, the Intergraph Webinar Series will resume with its first webinar of 2010, “SmartPlant Instrumentation Technical Update”. This webinar will discuss the advanced wiring capabilities in SmartPlant Instrumentation as well as what and how we can interface with SmartPlant Electrical to support the E&I work process.

Topics to be covered:

• Advanced Wiring
• Interface with SmartPlant Electrical

Take advantage of this valuable opportunity to ask the SmartPlant Instrumentation team your questions.

Register now!

Argentine EPC adds advanced information management solution for consistent data quality and global worksharing

A-Evangelista S.A. (AESA), a  leading Argentine oil, gas and petrochemicals engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, has expanded its use of Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise software and standardized on the SmartPlant Foundation engineering document and data management solution to electronically manage and globally share project and plant engineering information to accelerate projects and decrease costs.

AESA, which had previously implemented SmartPlant Enterprise design solutions including SmartPlant 3D, SmartPlant P&ID, SmartPlant Instrumentation and SmartPlant Electrical, recently successfully utilized SmartPlant Foundation on an oil refinery project in Uruguay.

The project, which included refinery expansion and sulfur elimination at gasoline and diesel plants, as well as logistic and auxiliary services, provided two milestones: it was the largest lump sum project in AESA’s history and was the first implementation of SmartPlant Foundation in Argentina.

"Intergraph's SmartPlant information management solution provides us with the resources to address our challenges with confidence," said Rodolfo Tolcach, engineering manager, AESA. "Our initial use of SmartPlant Foundation has proved successful, and we are eager to expand use of it and the other integrated SmartPlant Enterprise solutions to further increase our productivity."

Learn more about AESA's project here.

Intergraph 2010 early-bird registration discount ends March 19

Only two weeks remaining for early-bird registration!

Save $400 over regular registration rates if you register for Intergraph 2010 by Friday, March 19.  You don't want to miss this year's conference, to be held in Nashville, TN, USA at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Convention Center, June 14-17.

Register Now and save $400!

Come explore the world of opportunities awaiting you!

The leading 3D design software tool is enhanced with new reference model data reuse and laser scanning capabilities

Intergraph has released the new version of its industry-leading SmartPlant 3D enterprise engineering design software with new capabilities for multiple 3D model referencing, enhanced model data reuse, and laser scanning integration capabilities to further increase engineering design quality, productivity, and accelerate project schedules.

SmartPlant 3D is the industry’s most advanced, most productive, interoperable, and next-generation 3D design system for the process and power industries including automated design capabilities. Customers using SmartPlant 3D typically realize 25- to 35-percent initial increases in productivity.

"EPCs and other users of SmartPlant3D are constantly looking for ways to improve productivity and reduce project schedules and design errors. The new release of SmartPlant3D offers several enhancements to address these issues," said Tom Fiske, Ph.D., senior analyst with ARC Advisory Group, a leading industry analyst firm, and the author of its Process Engineering Tools (PET) Worldwide Outlook Market Analysis and Forecast through 2013, which ranked Intergraph the No. 1 vendor of overall engineering design software and process engineering tools.

Key takeaways:

• SmartPlant 3D is the #1 3D ranked PET provider by ARC
• SmartPlant 3D is the first new technology in 20 years
• SmartPlant 3D is interoperable
• SmartPlant 3D provides a multi-discipline 3D modeling environment
• SmartPlant 3D increases productivity 25-to 35-percent compared to other systems
• SmartPlant 3D is open to industry standard protocols for sharing across enterprise life cycle applications

Learn more about this new version here.

Read about SmartPlant 3D industry leaders who have expanded their use or made the switch to SmartPlant 3D:

• SINOPEC Standardizes on Intergraph SmartPlant 3D Design and Expands Use of SmartPlant Enterprise Solutions
• Petrofac Adopts Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise Solutions Globally
• CTCI Standardizes on Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise and Upgrades to SmartPlant 3D Design Solution 
• Iv-Oil & Gas Expands Use of Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise Solutions Set
• Vietsovpetro Expands its Use of Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise and Upgrades to SmartPlant 3D
• China National Chemical Engineering Co., LTD. Expands Use of Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise Solutions 
• BBA Selects Intergraph SmartPlant 3D for Metals and Mining Projects
• IBERDROLA Ingeniería y Construcción Expands Use of Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise Solutions, Including SmartPlant 3D
• SINI Selects Intergraph SmartPlant Enterprise Solutions for its Oil and Gas Projects
• Oerlikon Solar Selects Intergraph SmartPlant 3D and P&ID Design Software 

Desktop versions of 2010 Golden Valve Awards calendar (Q1) available for downloading

You can select your favorite winning image from the 2010 Golden Valve Awards calendar to display on your computer desktop:

• Keppel FELS – Best of Show
• Samsung Heavy Industries – 1st Place Working Views
• ECM S.A. Projetos Industriais – 2nd Place Working Views

Each image features a three-month calendar and can be set as your desktop background. Download the zip file to receive all three images. The calendars are available in two sizes: 800x600 and 1024x768.

Download them now.

The Q2 images will be available for download in March. 

The Golden Valve Awards competition recognizes the most innovative and well-executed uses of software supported by Intergraph Process, Power & Marine.  The 2010 competition is now underway.  More information is available here.