ALGOR INTRODUCES INTEGRATED PLANT PACKAGE FOR ENGINEERING OF INDUSTRIAL
PIPING SYSTEMS

JANUARY 15, 1996, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA -- Plant engineers and pipe
stress analysts now have a full set of software tools to analyze and
engineer piping systems, pressure vessels and heat exchangers for a
variety of industries.

Algor, Inc., a leading maker of engineering analysis and design
optimization software, has released Integrated Plant Package (IPP), the
first total solution to aid engineers in designing, engineering and
analyzing piping systems, pressure vessels and heat exchangers. All IPP
components are available for use with Windows 95, Windows NT and UNIX
operating systems.

"Using IPP enables engineers to design safer piping systems faster and at a
lower cost," said Michael L. Bussler, president and chief executive
officer of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Algor, Inc.

"IPP is the only line of software in which every component is focused
exclusively on addressing the engineering challenges of piping and vessel
systems," said Bussler.

IPP consists of the three primary software tools that engineers need to
analyze piping systems and their components, all integrated with each
other and with other Algor mechanical engineering and design optimization
software:

* Pipepak is a complete piping system structural analysis program for both
static and dynamic evaluation of piping systems.

* FE/Pipe is a beam, shell and brick element finite element analysis (FEA)
program which provides timely solutions using advanced finite element
technology, coupled with ASME code guidelines.

* BOS/Fluids simulates how steady state and transient fluid phenomenon
affect piping systems.

In addition, users can add sophisticated Algor FEA capabilities to
FE/Pipe:

* Accupak performs nonlinear analysis on FE/Pipe components, including
plastic deformations and creep analysis.

* Beam Design Editor integrates structural components into the design of
the piping system.

Algor's IPP software uses the guidelines of the major codes as the
foundation for engineering safe and cost-effective piping and vessel
systems. Codes include the American Society of Mechanical Engineers'
Section VIII, Division 2 and Section III NB, NC and ND codes, American
National Standards Institute B31, National Electrical Manufacturers
Association SM 23, Standards of the Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers
Association, British Standard 806 and Bulletins of the American Petroleum
Institute.

"IPP enables the user to design plants with intelligence and confidence
when the project requires interpretation of code rules and guidelines,"
said Bussler.

Algor's IPP software will fit into any existing design and engineering
software environment through of a series of IPP add-on interfaces. For
example, the user can import piping systems designed with Autopipe,
Intergraph PDS or Caesar II for engineering evaluations using IPP and
export engineering models to general purpose FEA programs, such as Algor,
ANSYS, NASTRAN and others.

In October, Algor announced that it had entered into a long-term strategic
relationship with the Paulin Research Group to develop and market
engineering software for the piping and related industries. IPP is the
first series of products to result from this strategic partnership between
Algor, Inc. and Paulin Research Group. Anthony Paulin of the Paulin
Research Group is a leading expert in pipe stress analysis software and
the original developer of CAESAR II, a piping analysis program owned and
marketed by COADE.

"With the IPP line, Algor and Paulin Research Group have actively addressed
needs and suggestions from Algor's customers to deliver enhanced
capabilities in their piping engineering and analysis software," said
Bussler.

Algor, Inc. is an international company providing a broad range of
technology-based products and services to the engineering community. Algor
consists of four divisions:

Algor Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Design Optimization Software
Division: More than 11,000 engineers in more than 60 countries use Algor
for mechanical engineering analysis and design optimization in UNIX,
Windows 95 and Windows NT operating environments.

Houdini Interface Division: Houdini is the first and only software to
convert a CAD solid model created in any major CAD system into an
eight-node finite element mesh for use with virtually all major FEA
software. Besides selling Houdini, Algor offers Speed Mesh Service to
provide eight-node "brick" finite element mesh generation to mechanical
engineers and product designers.

Integrated Plant Division: Algor sells a line of piping and vessel system
software to serve the industrial plant design market.

Algor Publishing Division: Algor publishes and distributes books, videos
and multimedia products which help engineers in industry and academia do
better design and analysis with all types of engineering software.
 
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