TPT July 2014

Technology News

Piping design of mechanical equipment and compact systems

Stainless steel strips HISAR Metal Industries, India, was established in 1991 to produce high precision, ultra-thin stainless steel strips. Located in the state of Haryana, 160km from New Delhi, Hisar is popularly known as the ‘Stainless Steel City of India’. Using state-of-art technology and high precision imported machinery, Hisar Metal Industries is able to manufacture ultra-thin (up to 0.05mm), high-precision stainless steel strips with dimensional accuracy, flatness and smooth surface finish. Hisar Metal Industries Ltd – India Fax: +91 1662 220265 Email: info@hisarmetal.com Website: www.hisarmetal.com Daniel Leos, product development and marketing at Cougar Fuel Systems, commented on the result: “In the few weeks in which I have been using Smap3D Piping, I have noticed a significant time savings in drawing the racks that we produce. The pipe classes and PartFinder modules from Smap3D allow me to easily add the correct pipes and supply parts to my database in order to obtain a complete and thorough 3D production drawing.” Mr Leos noted other benefits, such as improved communication with customers, suppliers, service providers and colleagues through P & ID PDF and the use of lists and reports for early orders and changes. In particular, the to-do list supports structured work and helps users to construct 3D models quickly and accurately with the information from the 2D P & ID. CAD Partner GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 9404 5209 Email: info@cadpartner.de Website: www.smap3d.com

CAD Partner GmbH is a developer, manufacturer and training provider of Smap3D software solutions, which are used in conjunction with CAD systems in an integrated and consistent design and management process. Cougar Fuel Systems, a producer of fuel systems for the emergency supply of critical facilities, uses Smap3D P & ID and Smap3D Piping in combination with the SolidWorks CAD system for the drafting and construction of pipelines. The Smap3D solution provides an integrated design process from 2D to 3D flow chart diagram based on central pipe class definitions. Automatic program connections (no export/import) enable the sharing of information and data from one process step to another. Cougar was looking for an opportunity to optimise workflows in such a way that various demanding design processes could be integrated and coordinated. The goal was to shorten overall

FMT-4083 rendering Photo credit: Cougar Fuel Systems, Inc

production time while improving quality. The basic requirement was the connection to the existing SolidWorks CAD system. The software also needed to be operated by less experienced staff. The components and pipes constructed in 2D P & ID needed to be reused without effort or intermediate steps in the 3D CAD environment. Another requirement involved a filter function with which the suppliers and parts lists can be processed, so that an assessment of the parts used can be made at an earlier date.

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