Case Study: WeldFit Energy Group designs a 140-foot process tower with Hexagon PV Elite

WeldFit uses PV Elite® to design extremely tall process tower

WeldFit Energy Group, a manufacturer of oil and gas equipment, faced significant engineering challenges in designing an extremely tall 140-foot process tower. The project required overcoming high wind loading, creating a safe rigging plan for erection, and ensuring the vessel could withstand a 1,000-mile transport. To address these complex design needs, they turned to vendor Hexagon and utilized its PV Elite® software.

Hexagon's PV Elite provided an integrated solution that streamlined the entire design process. The software enabled iterative analysis to quickly solve for wind deflection, performed critical calculations for trunnion-based lifting, and analyzed stresses for transportation. This resulted in a successfully fabricated and transported vessel. The intuitiveness of Hexagon's software also reduced required training time by one week, allowing for nearly instant employee productivity and more accurate project quoting.

WeldFit Energy Group

Jonathon Mauritz

Design Engineer