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AVEVA reports record annual revenue of $286 million for FY 2011

AVEVA reports record annual revenue of $286 million for FY 2011

Jun. 7 | The BRIC economies continue to be hot for the global vendor of plant design and operations software; North America is currently considered a “rough” market for the UK-based vendor. Plant design and operations software vendor AVEVA (LON: AVV)...

Simulia Abaqus update adds topology optimization, GPU support

Simulia Abaqus update adds topology optimization, GPU support

May. 18 | The latest release of Dassault Systemes’ finite element analysis suite also offers new electromagnetic analysis capabilites among its 100+ enhancements. The new release of Simulia Abaqus, the unified finite element analysis (FEA) suite from Dassault...

Bentley AutoPlant V8i now supports 64-bit Windows

Bentley AutoPlant V8i now supports 64-bit Windows

Apr. 26 | The market leader for AutoCAD-compatible plant design also adds new working modes, an updated user interface, and more. Grontmij Industry was the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) company on this $12.9 million concrete plasticizer plant...

Siemens Industry online game seeks to make manufacturing cool again

Siemens Industry online game seeks to make manufacturing cool again

Mar. 28 | Plantville uses game and social media technology to attract young people in the ‘talent war’ for the next generation of engineers. Game creator Pipeworks used a proprietary game engine. [Editor's note: Several images from Plantville follow...

Hyundai Heavy Industries expands use of AVEVA 3D marine design tools

Hyundai Heavy Industries expands use of AVEVA 3D marine design tools

Mar. 22 | The Korean shipbuilder just won a contract for what will be the world’s largest heavy-lift vessel. Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) announces it has agreed to a “ a significant new contract” with AVEVA for 3D marine construction design software....

AVEVA launches new Laser Modeller to create 3D as-builts

AVEVA launches new Laser Modeller to create 3D as-builts

Mar. 21 | The new software creates a 3D model in PDMS format based on any leading 3D laser scanner. AVEVA Laser Modeller adds engineering value by enabling laser scan data to be converted directly into an intelligent, as-built, 3D PDMS plant model. AVEVA today...

Russian nuclear plant builder deploys Dassault Systèmes PLM for construction design

Russian nuclear plant builder deploys Dassault Systèmes PLM for construction design

Jan. 21 | VNIPIET will use V6 software for ongoing research as well as construction design and management. [Editor's Note: Several project images follow.] The Russian Research and Design Institute for Energy and Technologies (in Russian abbreviated as VNIPIET)...

The P&P Industry Shows the Others How

The P&P Industry Shows the Others How

Sep. 4 | iRing is a collection of concepts, specifications, software, and documentation to enable ISO 15926 Process and Power has learned to embrace standards. The Process and Power industry is driven by–and is a driver of–standards. It must. because...

New Bentley Products Represent Victory for iRING User Group

New Bentley Products Represent Victory for iRING User Group

Aug. 19 | Three new Bentley products support the iRING standards for real-time interoperability for plant engineering data models. The iRING Users Group, a new group of plant engineering professionals concerned with engineering software interoperability, scored...

Emerson Wins Deal to Modernize Largest Thermal Plant in Kazakhstan

Emerson Wins Deal to Modernize Largest Thermal Plant in Kazakhstan

Jul. 21 | Two contracts call for Emerson to install PlantWeb and Ovation in a plant producing 13% of all electricity in the Central Asia nation. Emerson Process Management will be modernizing controls at the largest thermal power plant in Kazakhstan. The Ekibastuz...