eTaskMaker Wizard Software Update (1.0.1.1)

InterPlan Systems has released a minor update for the eTaskMaker Wizard. The Work Scope report in the eTaskMaker Wizard now displays a summary row for total manhours when the report is configured to show manhours.

eTaskMaker clients may now download the update from our downloads repository. Clients with an Enterprise license should contact InterPlan Systems for customized updates.

eTaskMaker Module Update for August

InterPlan Systems has released the following new eTaskMaker estimating module:

• Cooling Tower Louvers Replacement – (new – Heat Exchangers folder) Covers the removal of old/damaged louvers on a cooling tower and replacing them with new, fiberglass reinforced plastic ones. The module also includes the necessary tasks for asbestos abatement, if necessary. Note that the removal/installation process assumes the use of a special manlift. If scaffolding is to be used, the scaffolding estimates should be created separately using the scaffolding estimating module; then make any necessary editing to the estimate to remove the references to the manlift.

eTaskMaker clients may now download the update from our downloads repository.

Conceptual Cost Estimator version 1.0.0.2

InterPlan Systems announces an update for the Conceptual Cost Estimator (CCE) that includes an enhancement to the estimating worksheet. CCE now allows users to enter comments in the estimating worksheet to keep track of details pertinent to an estimate. The new, enhanced CCE is available now.

eTaskMaker Module Updates for May

InterPlan Systems has released the following new and updated eTaskMaker estimating modules:

• AG Centrifugal Pump Installation (Rev. 3) – (updated)
• Bolt Tightening Test – (new)
• Broken Bolts-Studs-Keys Removal (Metal Disintegration Method (Rev. 2) – (updated)
• Cable Tray (Standard, Metal Ladder Type) Installation (Rev. 3) – (updated)
• Centrifuge (Rev. 5) – (updated)
• Channel Head Belzona Repairs (Rev. 3) – (updated)
• Chemical Cleaning of Unit (Rev. 3) – (updated)
• Converter Bottle Catalyst Change & Inspection (Rev. 4) – (updated)
• Conveyors Feeder Screw (Rev. 5) – (updated)
• Conveyors Open Belt (Rev. 4) – (updated)
• Electrical Conduit Re-routing (Rev. 2) – (updated)
• Electric Motor Starters & Push Buttons (Rev. 3) – (updated)
• Elevator (Rev. 2) – (updated)
• Equipment Procurement – Fabricated – (new)
• Equipment Procurement – Rotating Equipment – (new)
• Equipment Procurement – Stock Item – (new)
• Flare Header – (new)
• Flange Machining – (new)
• Floodwater Damage Recovery – (new)
• Foundation – Storage Tank – (new)
• Fugitive Emissions Identification (Pre-Turnaround) (Rev. 2) – (updated)
• Heat Exchanger U-Tubes – Bolting Update – (new)
• High Voltage Insulator Cleaning & Coating (Rev. 1) – (updated)
• Injection Quill Installation (Rev. 1) – (updated)
• Instruments Pneumatic – Field Service (Rev. 3) – (updated)
• Insulator Cleaning & Coating – (new)
• Manway Opening (Rev. 3) – (updated)
• Nuclear Level Calibration (Rev. 2) – (updated)
• Orifice Flanges (Rev. 3) – (updated)
• Orifice Plates (Rev. 7) – (updated)
• Pipe Insulation – Eslin – (new)
• Piping – Flare Line Replacement (Rev. 4) – (updated)
• Plastic Pipe (Erection Underground) – (new)
• Retube Floating Head Tube Bundle (rev. 2) – (updated)
• Scaffold Dismantling (Rev. 3) – (updated)
• Scaffold Erection (Rev. 3) – (updated)
• Scrubbers (Rev. 2) – (updated)
• Site Plan Development – (new)
• Transformer – Pole Mounted (Rev. 1) – (updated)
• Transformer Radiator Gasket Replacement (Rev. 1) – (updated)
• Transformer Radiator Leak Repairs (Rev. 1) – (updated)
• Traveling Water Screen (Rev. 1) – (updated)
• TSA & TSZ Spray Coating Corrosion Control (Rev. 1) – (updated)
• UHP Water Jet Cutting (Rev. 2) – (updated)
• Unit Shutdown – (new)
• Underground Pipe (Cast iron – Concrete – PVC) – (new)
• Vessel Cladding Overlay (Automatic) (Rev. 3) – (updated)
• Welding Shelters & Wind Breaks (Rev. 1) – (updated)
• Work Force Mobilization (Rev. 1) – (updated)

Additionally, eTaskMaker modules have now been organized into folders. eTaskMaker clients may now download the update from our downloads repository.

eTaskMaker Vs. Templates

InterPlan Systems has published a new white paper that looks at the relative strengths of eTaskMaker vs. a template manager in helping an organization achieve standardization of best practices in planning and estimating for STOs (turnarounds, I&Ts (inspection & testing), shutdowns, emergency outages, debottlenecking projects, revamps, catalyst regeneration, etc.). The new white paper can be found here:

https://www.interplansystems.com/project-planning-software/eTaskMaker-versus-templates.html

Revised Licensing Terms

InterPlan Systems revised the licensing costs for eTaskMaker and ATC Professional effective immediately. The new fee schedules for licensing each application are detailed in the Schedule of Fees documents linked from our order page.

InterPlan Systems exhibiting at the 2018 AFPM Reliability and Maintenance Conference

InterPlan Systems will be exhibiting at the May 2018 AFPM Reliability and Maintenance Conference in San Antonio, TX in booth 721. Please stop by our booth and say hello. We will be exhibiting our planning and management solutions including the next generation version of ATC Professional. We’ll also have copies of our STO Planning and Management Handbooks on hand for review. We look forward to seeing you there.

ATC Pro Development Update

Following up on our previous announcement, we are still hard at work developing our next gen version of ATC Professional. We are currently creating reports with the new ad hoc reporting engine. We expect to send invitations for alpha testing as soon as the current development phase is complete. Would you like to see what the new ATC looks like right now? We will be demonstrating some of the new capabilities at upcoming conferences. Check the ATC News page for details.

InterPlan Systems at the 2018 PMIES Expo and Conference

InterPlan Systems will be exhibiting at the Plant Maintenance, Inspection and Engineering Society’s March 2018 Expo and Conference in Pasadena, TX. Mr. Dick Ertl will also be delivering a presentation on Estimating Standards for Turnarounds.

We will be exhibiting our planning and management solutions including the next generation version of ATC Professional. We’ll also have copies of our STO Planning and Management Handbooks on hand for review. We look forward to seeing you there.

InterPlan Systems Exhibiting at the PMIES Expo and Conference

InterPlan Systems will be exhibiting at the April 2017 Plant Maintenance, Inspection and Engineering Society’s Expo and Conference in Pasadena, TX in booth 308. Please stop by our booth and say hello. We will be exhibiting our planning and management solutions including the next generation version of ATC Professional. We’ll also have copies of our STO Planning and Management Handbooks on hand for review. We look forward to seeing you there.