AVEVA TO INTEGRATE LISEGA'S LICAD PIPE SUPPORT SELECTION WITH ITS MULTI-DISCIPLINE SUPPORT PLANT DESIGN SOLUTION
March 2nd 2004 -- Cambridge, England -- The product development division of AVEVA Group plc (LSE:AVV), has announced the integration of Lisega's pipe support selection software LICAD, into its May 2004 release of Multi-Disciplined Support (MDS) design application version 4.2. The MDS application is fully integrated with the industry-leading 3D design system VANTAGE PDMS and has been proven on many major engineering projects over the past few years.
The release will feature an integrated bi-directional interface to all LICAD fixed and variable hanger and support configurations. This will enable engineers using MDS to work directly with the LICAD catalogue; producing drawings and purchase orders using data directly from PDMS.
In addition, MDS 4.2 includes new functionality enhancements and standards, like branch reinforcements to supplement over 450 existing support standards and will be compatible with PDMS versions 11.4 and 11.5.
Paul Daynes, Marketing Manager within Global Sales and Services, at AVEVA commented "MDS has been a major success story for us since its formal launch in January 2003, with over 30 customers realising real benefits in its use in critical phases of project completion. The integration with Lisega's LICAD for pipe support selection will bring significant time-savings to all users of this major manufacturer. We see yet more manufacturers' data becoming available through MDS in the not too distant future."
Frank Sarnoch, Project Manager at Lisega commented: "We are very pleased to have the Lisega catalogue available to MDS and PDMS users. The LICAD interface will promote faster completion of the 3D model with optimised pipe support design. Users will also benefit from faster order placement, enabling a much improved supply service to our customers."
About AVEVA Group plc
AVEVA Group plc is one of the world's leading engineering IT solutions and services providers to the oil and gas, pulp and paper, power, chemical, pharmaceutical and shipbuilding industries. Formerly known as Cadcentre, the group has a history of groundbreaking innovation that spans five decades. It is one of the world's fastest growing solutions providers and the founder of most of today's empirical lifecycle engineering IT practices.
AVEVA Group plc operates globally through three divisions: AVEVA Consulting, AVEVA Managed Services and AVEVA Engineering IT. A fourth division, AVEVA Solutions, is responsible for product development. The group's technology has been integral to the engineering process of industrial plants with a value in excess of US$500 billion for more than 800 clients across the globe, including leading plant owner/operators and engineering contractors such as 3M, Aker Kvaerner, ALSTOM Power, BASF, DSME, DuPont, Electricité de France, Foster Wheeler, Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, KBR, Uhde, Merck, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Petronas Carigali, Samsung Heavy Industries and Shell.
Headquartered in Cambridge, England, AVEVA Group plc and its operating subsidiaries currently employ 350 staff in 25 offices worldwide, maintaining the consistency of their operation across six continents.
About VANTAGE
VANTAGE, the collective name for AVEVA's four-family plant lifecycle product suite, represents proven and versatile solutions for sustainable IT development. It addresses data management, project management, engineering design, visualisation, third party software integration and the business enterprise on a common foundation. VANTAGE represents a commitment to harnessing the best of technology without losing sight of the fundamentals of good engineering. It is developed upon a proven and evolving technology foundation that has been deployed on major global projects for over 25 years.