• PRG's Finite Element Analysis of Nozzles Capability Now A Standard COMPRESS Feature (January 1, 2008)
• Codeware's Winter Training Seminars (December 17, 2007)
• Extend the Capabilities of COMPRESS (October 1, 2007)
• Codeware's Fall Training Seminars (September 5, 2007)
• COMPRESS Update Released (August 13, 2007)

PRG's Finite Element Analysis of Nozzles Capability Now A Standard COMPRESS Feature

Codeware and Paulin Research Group (PRG), the leading experts in finite element analysis of pressure vessels, announced an agreement this month whereby PRG's FEA-Nozzles capability will be included as a standard feature in COMPRESS.

This capability will permit COMPRESS users to compute accurate stresses and flexibilities for a wide range of nozzles in pressure vessel heads, cylinders and cones. The extensive capability eliminates the need to use limited scope empirical equations in known situations that do not produce conservative results. A wide variety of geometries are included along with the ability to include pressure and external loads in a primary or fatigue analysis per UG-22 and U2(g). All geometry and material properties are transferred automatically to a finite element meshing algorithm that has been used more than one-hundred thousand times. Nozzle flexibilities, stresses and stress intensification factors in accordance with the ASME Code are computed.

Learn how to activate FEA-Nozzles in your COMPRESS license >>

Release Date: January 1, 2008

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Codeware's Winter Training Seminars

Registration is now available for the following professionally accredited seminars:

• ASME Section VIII-1 Vessel Design and Fabrication (Jan. 28-30, 2008)
  Enhance your Code knowledge through three days of intensive training and practical problem solving.
• ASME Section VIII-2 Vessel Design and Fabrication (Feb. 25-28, 2008)
  Learn how to apply these completely revised Code rules to achieve material and labor savings.
• Introduction to COMPRESS (Jan. 31, 2008 | Feb. 29, 2008)
  Gain hands-on experience working with industry's leading ASME Section VIII vessel and exchanger design software.

Reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Release Date: December 17, 2007

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Extend the Capabilities of COMPRESS

Are you looking for software to extend the capabilities of COMPRESS? The following solutions have been developed to meet COMPRESS users’ specialized needs:

• Coster produces Excel® compatible vessel cost estimates from your COMPRESS files. Coster can be customized to reflect your organization and enables you to generate more consistent and accurate budget estimates and quotes. As Coster estimates are derived from COMPRESS checked models, you can be certain that all applicable ASME design rules have been included.
• Drafter quickly converts vessels generated by COMPRESS into fabrication or as-built drawings using AutoCAD. For increased flexibility, the drawings produced by Drafter can be customized by modifying the templates provided.
• PVGENPro, developed by StrucSoft Solutions, enables you to add structural steel components to your COMPRESS vessel and turn it into an intelligent, AutoCAD-based 3D model. All COMPRESS geometries, specifications, and material properties are preserved. With PVGenPro, you can directly edit components, such as nozzles, modify clearances, add supporting steel as well as generate bills of material, 2D drawings and fabrication instructions for Vernon Tool Pipe Cutting Machines. Tel.: 514-341-2028
• Vessel Design Summary (VDS), developed by IMAGE Custom Engineering Solutions, allows Vessel Designers and Drafters to have quick and easy access to the results of a COMPRESS calculation by exporting it to the following Excel® Spreadsheets:
  
  
  1. Vessel Design Summary (1 per Vessel)
  2. Project Summary
  3. Bill of Materials Sheet

For more details on a COMPRESS add-on software package, please contact the software provider directly.

Release Date: October 1, 2007

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Codeware's Fall Training Seminars

The recently released A07 Addenda includes significant changes. Learn how to apply the new Code rules by participating in one of Codeware’s professionally accredited seminars.

The following classes have limited space remaining. Reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

• ASME Section VIII-1 Vessel Design and Fabrication (Sept. 10-12, Oct. 8-10)
  Enhance your Code knowledge through three days of intensive training and practical problem solving.
  www.codeware.com/support/training/asmeviii1.html
• ASME Section VIII-2 Vessel Design and Fabrication (Sept, 17-20)
  Learn how to apply these completely revised Code rules to achieve material and labor savings.
  www.codeware.com/support/training/asmeviii2.html
• Introduction to COMPRESS (Oct. 11)
  Gain hands-on experience working with industry’s leading ASME Section VIII vessel and exchanger design software.
  www.codeware.com/support/training/compress.html

Release Date: September 5, 2007

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COMPRESS Update Released

Codeware is pleased to announce that COMPRESS build 6253 has been released. A number of significant improvements have been introduced including support for Microsoft® Vista®, an upgraded software installation process and a new trunnion lift lug option. For more details, please visit www.codeware.com/support/history.html.

On the customer service front, substantially more capability and content has been added to our web based Support Center ( www.codeware.com/support/support_center.html ). A much improved knowledgebase search together with a new index makes it easier than ever to quickly locate the answers you need. COMPRESS calculation verification documents, manuals and an expanded selection of video tutorials can also be downloaded as required.

Release Date: August 13, 2007

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