Piping Design Training

WELCOME TO SPED NEWS   SPED PPD LEVEL IV CERTIFICATION: Applying for a Waiver of Level III Test.  The SPED Board Directors strongly encourages every piper to take and pass the Professional Piping Designer Level I and Level III tests as appropriate to their level of experience. Most piping managers, however, can judge a designer's competence by review […]

SPED Annual General Meeting Update   Thomas J. Van Laan, P.E., Senior Vice President, Intergraph, CADWorx & Analysis Solutions has agreed to speak at SPED's 2010 Annual General Business Meeting and Corporate Member Showcase November 4th at the Houston Marriott Energy Corridor. Mr. Van Laan has been extensively involved in the development of produc […]

"How Suite It is" Plant Event Join TotalCAD, Inc.'s Plant Expert, Atilio Zelaya, as he shows you how the NEW Autodesk Plant Design Suite 2011 covers increased functionality, interoperability and provides users with a superior user experience through a simpler, more cost-effective purchasing and deployment process. Discover how these solutions […]

The 2010 CADWorx University event presents a unique opportunity for plant design and engineering professionals. Join us at the 2010 CADWorx University, a plant design and engineering event that will give you knowledge to increase both your value and the company you represent. Now in its third year, it will be held on September 27-29, in Houston Texas. Regist […]

Build your knowledge. Connect. Advance. Whether you need inspiration, networking, certification or Industry information, the SPED Corporate Member Showcase and Annual General Business Meeting provides opportunities to help build a successful career. This year’s event will include a PPD Level III Certification Review, PPD Level I and III Certification Te […]

  The SPED 2010 Annual General Business Meeting and Corporate Member Showcase (CMS) will be held October 28, 2010 at the Houston Marriott Energy Corridor. Sponsors are already lining up to participate in the CMS. The deadline to register for exhibiting at the Corporate Member Showcase is September 15, 2010.   In its 30th Anniversary Year, SPED is […]

Have you renewed your PPD Certification in 2010? Certification renewal is easy. Look on your PPD certificate for the date of certification. If it is one year from that date, it's time to renew. Just click on SPED Certification in the menu to the left. At the bottom of the certification information page, is a table of products you can purchase. The 3rd l […]

                                 July 28th Open House for SPED Members On Wednesday, July 28th, Ashtead Technologies and Texas Surveys will host an open house starting at 6 P.M. at Ashtead's Park Row office in Houston, Texas Surveys will present information on these topics: 1) Lazer Scanning: Data Capture Techniques and Correct Procedu […]

PPD Advisory Committee (Draft: 21 May 2010) Abstract: SPED PPD Advisory Committee members are exclusively drawn from pipers certified to Professional Piping Designer (PPD) Level IV. The charter of this committee is to review the PPD program content and advise SPED as to content, direction and qualifications. Members of this committee will be given extra […]

Share and Win! Each month this summer, SPED will award a prize to a SPED member or PPD certified piper $100 for the best article about the Process Piping Industry submitted for publication in the SPED Update. The program begins in June 2010 and will continue through August 2010. The goal of this program is to give a voice to SPED members and SPE […]

DTE Energy gave some newly IAI-trained piping designers their first look at a working piping application in a tour of the Belle River Power Plant in, China Township, MI. […]

16 designers achieved PPD Level I Certification after completing training in another Michigan class of Piping Designers.  Class 2 of the Talascend/Macomb MTEC Process Piping and Plant Layout short course represented many improvements over the first class.  Bill Beazley, IAI President and Class Instructor, said, “These improvements were designed to take furth […]