CheckStress is a unique solution to the old problem of project delays caused by "back and forth" piping layout design iterations between the Design and Engineering departments. Simple and elegant, CheckStress' graphically intuitive interface helps the designer produce code-compliant designs in the first iteration, dramatically reducing the project execution time and the total elapsed time.
Consider five designers working on piping layout with one stress engineer validating their layouts. The engineer becomes the bottleneck; s/he simply cannot sign off on all the stress projects in a timely manner, what with having to do a "back-and-forth" with the five designers to first arrive at an acceptable layout before delving into the analysis details. The engineer spends most of his/her time working/reworking with the designers to first arrive at an acceptable layout, ONLY after which will s/he be able to attempt to get into the real analysis work. Result: Less reliable piping systems due to hastily done analyses. Might lead to either a failure in the field or expensive redesigns. Final result: Inevitable project delay. Projects cannot be signed off.[read more]
Nov 26, 07: CheckStress was received enthusiastically at Plant Design Users Group (PDUG) meeting in Karlstad, Sweden.
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