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Turnkey solution for pipe planning and fabrication: „The Connected Pipeshop“ showroom is open
Last Thursday, numerous enthusiastic guests attended the opening of the new showroom of the four "The Connected Pipeshop" partners in Lennestadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. For years now, the companies Pipe Bending Systems, Polysoude, Smap3D Plant Design and T-Drill, all experts in the field of plant engineering, have been working closely together and, as part of an in-depth partnership, have launched a unique turnkey solution for the design and fabrication of pipes and pipelines. Many customers already rely on the combination of the four partners‘ competencies and benefit from this integrated concept. Since it is not always possible to demonstrate the complete process to interested parties at a reference customer, a…
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Smap3D Academy: The new online training platform is live
Customers of Smap3D Plant Design who have an active software maintenance contract can now benefit from a free online training offer. The software expert for the planning of pipelines in machines and plants provides its own digital learning academy for this purpose – based on the e-learning platform of its affiliated company Linius Technologies. In the so-called Smap3D Academy, customers will find their own self-administrated instance that provides access to the extensive Smap3D training materials and can be expanded into a fully comprehensive e-learning environment for the own company if desired. The Smap3D Academy is now an integral part of Smap3D Plant Design’s maintenance services worldwide. The previous services, such…
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Swiss refrigeration expert digitizes its pipeline design
Walter Wettstein AG Kältetechnik was able to successfully implement digital end-to-end processes from design to fabrication with Smap3D Plant Design. The integrated overall solution for pipeline design and fabrication in conjunction with the CAD and PDM system from SOLIDWORKS makes it possible to pass design data from process engineering to 3D piping to pipe fabrication, and thus to increase the level of automation and process reliability. Walter Wettstein AG (WWAG) from Switzerland designs, builds and maintains industrial refrigeration plants and heat pumps for customers in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, in the process technology as well as for sports facilities. The Swiss company focuses on resource conservation and maximum…
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ACHEMA 2022: Great interest in turnkey solution for pipe planning and fabrication
At ACHEMA 2022, holistic approaches aroused the interest of the numerous visitors. The turnkey solution for pipe planning and fabrication, which Smap3D Plant Design GmbH presented together with selected machine manufacturers and CAD system houses at the leading international trade fair for the process industry, hit the nerve of the time. Companies from the process industry (e.g. chemical, beverage, food, pharmaceutical, hydrogen) or environment and water technology are faced with the task of increasing productivity and quality in the planning and fabrication of machines and plants including integrated piping, as well as reducing time and manufacturing costs. The turnkey solution from Smap3D Plant Design and its partners Mensch und Maschine,…
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Turnkey solution for pipeline design and fabrication at ACHEMA 2022
At ACHEMA 2022, Smap3D Plant Design GmbH, together with selected machine manufacturers and CAD system houses, will present an end-to-end solution for piping design and fabrication. A software package for the planning of pipelines directly integrated into common CAD systems, a powerful MES as well as bending, collaring and welding machines will be shown live at booth E44 in hall 11. The solution enables companies from the process industry (e.g. chemical, beverage, food, pharmaceutical), environment and water technology to increase productivity and quality in pipe fabrication and to reduce time and manufacturing costs. At the leading international trade fair for the process industry in Frankfurt a. Main, Germany, all components…
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Integrated MES solution for planning and control of pipeline fabrication
With Smap3D PipeFab, plant engineering expert Smap3D Plant Design offers a modular, scalable MES solution for pipe fabrication. This central planning and control tool creates efficient workflows in the overall process and reduces costs in pipeline production by up to 60 percent. The Manufacturing Execution System connects pipe construction and fabrication by linking relevant design data with ERP data (e.g. master data) and technology data (e.g. welding gap) and storing the digital manufacturing process in a database. Machines that are connected via so-called "pilots" thus receive all the information required for flawless execution from the very first pipe. The data can then be fed back to other systems such as…
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Experts for Piping Design and Fabrication have agreed upon a profound Partnership
Smap3D Plant Design, Pipe Bending Systems, Polysoude and T-Drill are intensifying their partnership in order to support plant manufacturers with the best possible integrated holistic solution for pipe design, fabrication and processing. This concept, including the integration with the CAD systems Solid Edge, SolidWorks and Inventor and manufacturing execution control will be presented live at the ACHEMA 2022. Already in 2021, the four companies presented their professional expertise in pipe construction, simulation, bending, orbital TIG welding and collaring of pipes to invited customers at the Plant Design and Piping Production World 2021. “Due to the positive response we have decided to further deepen and strengthen our partnership and integrate our…
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Best Turnover achieved in the History of Smap3D Plant Design
After stable figures in the previous year, Smap3D Plant Design closes the 2021 financial year with the most successful result in the company’s history. In the coming months, the software house will further expand its solutions for the planning and fabrication of pipelines in plants and machinery. The company, with headquarters near Regensburg in Germany, traces the strong financial results to the many new customers for its end-to-end software solution. The software covers the complete process chain from process engineering (P&ID), through piping design (3D Piping) and isometry, to production planning and control. It can be seamlessly integrated into the CAD systems Solid Edge, Solidworks and, since last Fall (Autumn),…
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Integrated Plant and Piping Planning now also available for Autodesk Inventor
Smap3D Plant Design is now offering its fully integrated, end-to-end solution for users of the CAD-software Autodesk Inventor. The fully-developed software package enables the user to create 2D flow-diagrams, plan 3D piping directly in CAD, simulate bendability, create isometric drawings and connect the production via MES. Smap3D Plant Design provides great solutions for plant engineers, especially for the creation of even complex pipelines for gasses, liquids and solid substances in machines. The proven and tested software is now available for design engineers using Autodesk Inventor. “After the success with our Solid Edge and Solidworks integrations it was a logical consequence to provide our end-to-end solution to users of Inventor, to…
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Consistent design process with Smap3D Plant Design for US filling system manufacturer
Fogg Filler Company uses the integrated Smap3D Plant Design software for the planning and design of its rotary filling, rinsing, capping, and enclosure systems. The combination of P&ID, piping and isometric for 2D / 3D plant and pipeline planning and the smooth exchange of document information with the CAD, ERP and PDM systems ensured consistent processes, that are up to twice more efficient, and a significant increase in productivity. The company, based in Holland, Michigan, USA, develops filling machines for global customers in the beverage, food and pharmaceutical industries, which are available with a filling bowl up to 12 feet in size and with up to 120 filling valves. To…
