MechChem Africa March-April 2025

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Maximising Productivity with CADWorx Plant Design

the custom data values. The line number can still be exported for use, but it is otherwise completely replaced with the mapped custom data value. The new ViewBox dialog now has isometric views available, which enable efficient layout drawings to be generated, even using scripts if required. Other features include globally editing of Isogen data for multiple components; Configuration files can be loaded from a rela tive path; Rectangular vessels can be import ed from PV Elite ® ; BOMs for structural plates now consider the whole layout, which assists in component tagging; Additional Navisworks property exports are supported; and export ing in HTML format from CADWorx Design Review Professional has been now added. The program is simple to learn and quick to use, making it a perfect choice for projects that require fast start-up and for providing confidence in design models. Says Chris Parkin of CADWorx: “The release of CADWorx Plant Design Suite ver sion 24 seeks to provide an improved CAD environment, tackling challenges and equip ping engineers with enhanced compatibility, stability and optimised workflow capabilities. Numerous, high-value features have been added based on customer feedback, ensuring the suite meets the evolving needs of users.” Hexagon’s CADWorx ® Plant Design Suite 24 is marketed and supported in South Africa by Chempute. www.chempute.com

significant time savings, especially when cata logues contain data from multiple vendors. Certain pipe support components can now include a minimum and maximum length – this helps to ensure that any pipe supports placed in the model matches the manufacturer's catalogues. New buttons have been included for commands such as ConvertEnhanced, ConvertfromPRJData, Generic and EnGeneric, while other buttons have been reinstated, including ChangeSize and ChangeSpec. Insulation is now modifiable on piping components. If the insulation does not cover the full length of the pipe, it is simple to select the new insulation grip and adjust the length accordingly. Additionally, the insulation can now be reported using the Bill of Materials (BOM) commands. In seconds, an insulation BOM can be added to a layout, or it can be exported to a text, Excel, HTML, or Access file. A new Sloped Router piping rule allows for a predefined slope to be set in the configura tion, and the new Sloped Autoroute icon al lows users to place piping with this slope set automatically. This increases both modelling speed and accuracy. Custom data can now be mapped to Pipeline-Reference, which allows isometrics to be generated using selection sets based on exhaust, it decomposes into ammonia and CO 2 . When the NOx from the engine exhaust reacts inside the catalyst with the ammonia, the harmful NO x molecules in the exhaust are converted to harmless ni trogen and water, which are released from the exhaust pipe as steam, she explains. Moses Lelaka, technical manager for WearCheck Water, was instrumental in setting up and implementing the testing process, along with the company’s quality manager, Lorato Hotane. “We offer an analysis service that includes testing titrimetric (alkalinity), gravimetric (insoluble matter), colori metric (biuret and aldehydes), as well as the ionisation (metals). After investing in a refractometer for our laboratory, we are already conducting the tests in our Johannesburg laboratory and will be extending the service to Cape Town soon,” she says. AdBlue/DEF samples will be tested for compliance with ISO 22241 standards, checking for properties such as urea con

Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence divi sion has announced the release of CADWorx ® Plant Design Suite 24, a complete solution suite for next-generation plant design. This release includes various new features and updates, including compatibility with the latest CAD platforms, AutoCAD ® 2025 and BricsCAD ® v24. With seamless integration, intelligent drawing tools and advanced piping rules, CADWorx Plant Design Suite 24 empowers engineers and designers to work with greater accuracy and improved efficiency in design projects. What is new? Starting with the Catalogue Editor, a new find and replace option has been introduced to quickly locate items and then update entire selections sets as needed. This provides Hexagon’s Asset Lifecycle Intelligence division has announced the release of its next-generation plant design solutions: CADWorx ® Plant Design Suite 24.

WearCheck Water accredited for AdBlue/DEF analysis WearCheck Water recently became the first laboratory in Africa to be of ficially ISO 17025 accredited to test AdBlue ® /DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) by the South African National Accreditation System (SANAS). This latest achievement adds to WearCheck Water’s other ISO 17025:2017 accreditations for chemical and microbiological water analysis.

centration, alkalinity, biuret content, and other contaminants. www.wearcheck.co.za

The GM for WearCheck Water, Thelma Horsfield, says that ‘AdBlue is one of the diesel exhaust fluids (DEF) that help to reduce harmful NO x , or nitrogen oxides emissions. It is a colourless, non-toxic liq uid that converts pollutants into gases that do not harm the environment. “AdBlue is used in vehicles with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology. It is a 32.5% solution of high-purity, synthetically manufactured urea in de-mineralised wa ter, and is safe to use,” she assures. Vehicles with SCR technology have a separate tank filled with AdBlue/DEF, which is injected into the exhaust pipe in front of the SCR catalyst. Heated in the

WearCheck Water’s Lerato Hotane, quality manager, and technical manager, Moses Lelaka proudly display the company’s ISO 17025 AdBlue/DEF-analysis-accreditation certificate from SANAS.

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