COADE CAESAR II Software for Pipe Stress Analysis Wins Russian Certification

HOUSTON : COADE announced today that COADE CAESAR II for pipe stress analysis has received its Certificate of Compliance from Russian State Standard system certification, effective December 17, 2008. COADE was assisted in the certification process by its COADE Global Network Partner (CGNP) in Russia, EMT-R.

The Certification states that CAESAR II conforms to Russian standards as described in normative documents RD 10-249-98, standards of calculations for strength of stationary boilers, vapor and hot water pipelines; CA 03-003-07, for the calculation for strength and vibration of steel technological conduits; and State Standard 14249-89 for vessels and other equipment, including norms and methods of strength calculations.

COADE CAESAR II is the world’s most widely used software for pipe stress analysis, used by most major engineering firms and owner-operators of plants and piping facilities. In recent years, COADE has seen rapid growth in Russia and other parts of Eastern Europe for CAESAR II as well as for its other software products, including PVElite for pressure vessel and heat exchanger design and analysis; CADWorx Plant Design Suite for intelligent plant design modeling, process schematics and automatic production of plant design deliverables; and TANK for the design and analysis of oil storage tanks. The company expects continued growth in Russia as its economy expands and invests in its plants and infrastructure.