Meptagon Standardizes on CADWorx® Suite to Enhance Performance Demands and BIM Methodology

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Meptagon Israel has recently switched from a competitor's software to the Intergraph CADWorx^® Plant Design Suite to support its functions of design, fabrication and construction of projects in the high-purity cleanrooms industry. Rooted in the semiconductor, food and pharmaceutical sectors, Meptagon provides complete EPCM solutions and will now employ Intergraph CADWorx for a megaproject worth $6 billion for a major semiconductor company in Israel.

Meptagon's decision validates that CADWorx is becoming the preferred solution for cleanroom engineering, design, fabrication and construction worldwide, and serves the company's need for managing incredibly large and complex projects in a very expensive environment, with the fastest possible output of deliverables.

"We are very pleased with our decision – we are already able to exceed customer expectations when it comes to deliverables due to CADWorx. The acquisition of the CADWorx piping design toolset enables us to implement BIM methodology and tools, offering our clients true design-build services maintaining Meptagon's leadership position in the market," said Eyal Leshem, engineering manager for Meptagon.

Gerhard Sallinger, Intergraph Process, Power & Marine president, said, "This is an excellent step forward for the Intergraph CADWorx Plant Design Suite in the BIM market. We are both proud and confident that this solution will support Meptagon in efficiently delivering the utmost quality to its clients, especially in such megaprojects as those currently underway."

Intergraph's CADWorx & analysis solutions allow design and engineering to share relevant information seamlessly, thereby maintaining accuracy and improving efficiency. These include CADWorx Plant Design Suite, for AutoCAD^®-based intelligent plant design modeling, process schematics and automatic production of plant design deliverables; CADWorx DraftPro^®, a free solution for intelligent 2D design and layout; CAESAR II^®, the world's most widely used pipe stress analysis software; PV Elite^®, for vessel and exchanger design and analysis; TANK™, for the design and analysis of oil storage tanks; GT STRUDL^®, one of the most trusted, adaptable and fully-integrated structural analysis solutions in the world; and Visual Vessel Design, a comprehensive pressure vessel, shell and tube exchanger, and boiler design and analysis software with a strong emphasis on European codes and standards.

For more information on Intergraph CADWorx, visit www.intergraph.com/products/ppm/cadworx.

For information on Intergraph analysis products visit www.intergraph.com/ppm/analysis.

Intergraph Technical User Forum (TUF) LinkedIn groups provide an online discussion forum for year-round networking between users. To learn more about CADWorx and network with other Intergraph users, visit www.intergraph.com/ppm/customers/tuf.

The ARC Advisory Group, a leading industry analyst firm, ranked Intergraph as the No. 1 overall worldwide provider of engineering solutions for plant design (process, power and marine), according to its "Engineering Design Tools for Plants and Infrastructure Worldwide Outlook Market Analysis and Forecast Through 2018."

About Meptagon
Meptagon Ltd. is a global leader in the management and construction of mechanical, electrical and process systems for production facilities in the process and high-tech industries. Meptagon was founded in the early '60s as an instrument and control service provider for various market segments. Over the years, the company went through several changes. In 1993, the company became public and was traded in the Israeli Stock Market, then was acquired by a global organization and in 2007 became a private company, once again owned by the Harari family – its original founders. For more information, visit www.meptagon.com.

About Intergraph
Intergraph helps the world work smarter. The company's software and solutions improve the lives of millions of people through better facilities, safer communities and more reliable operations.

Intergraph Process, Power & Marine (PP&M) is the world's leading provider of enterprise engineering software enabling smarter design and operation of plants, ships and offshore facilities. Intergraph Security, Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) is the leader in smart solutions for emergency response, utilities, transportation and other global challenges. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com.

Intergraph is part of Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B; hexagon.com), a leading global provider of information technologies that drive quality and productivity improvements across geospatial and industrial enterprise applications.

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