Meetings | the CAPE-OPEN Laboratories Network

The CAPE-OPEN Laboratories Network (CO-LaN) is operating under the guidance of the Management Board where Full Members are represented. All CO-LaN Members are convened in Ordinary or Extraordinary General Assemblies. CO-LaN works through a small number of technical groups Special Interest Groups). Each of these groups holds regular meetings.

Management Board
The CAPE-OPEN Laboratories Network (CO-LaN) is operating under the guidance of the Management Board where Full Members are represented. All CO-LaN Members are convened in Ordinary or Extraordinary General Assemblies. CO-LaN works through a small number of technical groups Special Interest Groups). Each of these groups holds regular meetings.
- 10/10/2023 - 228 – Monthly conference call
  Face to face meeting at ENSIC in Nancy, France
- 04/13/2023 - 223 – Monthly conference call
  Face to face meeting at BP in Sunbury, UK
- 03/17/2023 - 222 – Monthly conference call
  Conference call from 4 pm till 5:30 pm
- 02/15/2023 - 221 – Monthly conference call
  Conference call from 4 pm till 5:30 pm
- 01/18/2023 - 220 – Monthly conference call
  Conference call from 9 am till 10:30 am
- 11/21/2022 - 218 – Monthly conference call
  Conference call from 10 am till 11:30 am
- 10/28/2022 - 217 – Monthly conference call
  Conference call from 9 am till 10:30 am
- 08/26/2022 - 215 – Monthly conference call
  Decisions on COBIA and CO-LaN Test Suite
- 07/08/2022 - 214 – Monthly conference call
  Management of CAPE-OPEN 2022 Annual Meeting
- 04/12/2022 - 211 – Monthly conference call
  New development step decided for Tester Suite
- 12/09/2021 - 207 – Monthly conference call
  From 3 pm till 4:30 pm CET
- 09/09/2021 - 203 – Monthly conference call
  Budget/Projects/Membership/
- 07/28/2021 - 202 – Monthly conference call
  Conference call at 2 pm
- 05/18/2021 - 199 – Monthly conference call
  Conference call at 10 am
- 04/07/2021 - 198 – Monthly conference call
  Conference call at 9 am
- 03/11/2021 - 197 – Monthly conference call
  Conference call at 2 pm
- 02/11/2021 - 196 – Monthly conference call
  Decisions on COBIA Phase III and testing suite
- 01/14/2021 - 195 – Monthly conference call
  Required services arranged for 2021
- 03/12/2020 - 182 – Monthly conference call
  Progress on arrangements for software services
- 02/13/2020 - 181 – Monthly conference call
  Progress on arrangements for software services
- 01/21/2020 - 180 – Monthly conference call
  Conference call at 1:30 pm
- 07/11/2019 - 173 – Monthly conference call
  CAPE-OPEN 2018 Annual Meeting rated as a success
- 04/02/2019 - 170 – Face to face meeting
  First decisions on Consultancy Service requests for 2019
- 01/10/2019 - 167 – Monthly conference call
  CAPE-OPEN 2018 Annual Meeting rated as a success
- 12/13/2018 - 166 – Monthly conference call
  Preparations for launching a new edition of the Consultancy Service Scheme
- 11/08/2018 - 165 – Monthly conference call
  Renewed efforts to publicize the CAPE-OPEN survey
- 08/16/2018 - 162 – Monthly conference call
  Preparation of CAPE-OPEN 2018 Annual Meeting and Annual General Meeting
- 07/12/2018 - 161 – Monthly conference call
  Figuring out ways to boost response to survey
- 06/12/2018 - 160 – Monthly conference call
  COBIA Phase II considered delivered
- 05/09/2018 - 159 – Monthly conference call
  Way forward for certification process
- 12/07/2017 - 154 – Monthly conference call
  Project on CAPE-OPEN survey launched
- 11/09/2017 - 153 – Monthly conference call
  From 3 pm till 4:30 pm CET
- 10/11/2017 - 152 – Face to face meeting
  Arrangements finalized for October 12 & 13 meetings
- 09/21/2017 - 151 – Monthly conference call
  New Corporate Associate Member
- 08/17/2017 - 150 – Monthly conference call
  Upcoming actions
- 07/17/2017 - 149 – Monthly conference call
  Date and location of CAPE-OPEN 2017 Annual Meeting decided
- 05/09/2017 - 147 – Face to face meeting
  CAPE-OPEN Wikipedia page
- 04/13/2017 - 146 – Monthly conference call
  Upcoming actions
- 03/09/2017 - 145 – Monthly conference call
  Upcoming actions
- 02/09/2017 - 144 – Monthly conference call
  Approval of Developer Guide for TLB/PIA installers
- 01/12/2017 - 143 – Monthly conference call
  Progress on-going actions
- 12/08/2016 - 142 – Monthly conference call
  Agenda to be determined
- 11/10/2016 - 141 – Monthly conference call
  Phase II of COBIA development approved
- 10/04/2016 - 140 – Face to face meeting
  Preparation of AGM
- 09/08/2016 - 139 – Monthly conference call
  Hafnium Labs as new member of CO-LaN
- 08/22/2016 - 137 – Monthly conference call
  Preparing for CAPE-OPEN 2016 Annual Meeting
- 07/14/2016 - 136 – Monthly conference call
  Training, membership, award, specifications
- 06/08/2016 - 135 – Monthly conference call
  Contracts, website, COBIA, membership
- 05/12/2016 - 134 – Monthly conference call
  Location of CAPE-OPEN 2016 Annual Meeting confirmed
- 04/19/2016 - 133 – Face to face meeting and conference call
  Target set for new website to go on-line
- 03/10/2016 - 132 – Monthly conference call
  Funding decided for demonstration of feasibility for CAPE-OPEN dedicated middleware
- 02/18/2016 - 131 – Monthly conference call
  Resources for interoperability testing, membership development
- 01/14/2016 - 130 – Monthly conference call
  COBIA, Consultancy Services, membership development
- 12/10/2015 - 129 – Monthly conference call
  Welcome to Linde within CO-LaN and Management Board
- 11/12/2015 - 127 – Monthly conference call
  Moving forward to CO-LaN extension
- 10/12/2015 - 126 – Face-to-face meeting
  Reports to membership finalized
- 09/17/2015 - 125 – Monthly conference call
  Final arrangements for CAPE-OPEN 2015 Annual Meeting
- 08/13/2015 - 124 – Monthly conference call
  New Website development progress / CAPE-OPEN 2015 Annual Meeting arrangements
- 07/15/2015 - 123 – Monthly conference call
  CAPE-OPEN 2015 Annual Meeting / Software certification / Consultancy Services scheme
- 06/18/2015 - 122 – Monthly conference call
  Status review of CAPE-OPEN 2015 Annual Meeting. Review of nominees designated by membership for CAPE-OPEN 2014 Award.
- 05/13/2015 - 121 – Monthly Conference call
  Initiates discussion on self-certification
- 04/16/2015 - 120 – Monthly conference call
  Décisions taken on Consultancy Schèmes requests received.
- 03/11/2015 - 119 – Face to face meeting
  Modifications decided on new website design and structure / Extend deadline for Consultancy Services requests.
- 02/09/2015 - 118 – Monthly conference call
  Launch Consultancy Services requests action.
- 01/15/2015 - 117 – Monthly conference call
  Layout of new website home page validated.
- 12/11/2014 - 116 – Monthly conference call
  New individual members approved: Anatol GUTAK and Macias Jose
- 02/17/2014 - 105 – Monthly conference call
  Specification life-cycle, communication through website, interoperability tests
- 01/09/2014 - 104 – Monthly conference call
  Comparison of two website re-design offers
- 04/26/2005 - 22 – Monthly conference call
  Recipients of Consultancy Service Scheme express satisfaction
- 02/01/2005 - 20 – Monthly conference call
  Comparison of two website re-design offers
- 08/28/2002 - 04 – Monthly conference call
  Many new Associate Members welcomed
- 05/31/2001 - 02 – Physical meeting
  CO-LaN Management Board held its meeting in Lyngby, Denmark, hosted by DTU. Attendees: BP (represented by P. BANKS), ...
General Assembly
The CAPE-OPEN Laboratories Network (CO-LaN) is operating under the guidance of the Management Board where Full Members are represented. All CO-LaN Members are convened in Ordinary or Extraordinary General Assemblies. CO-LaN works through a small number of technical groups Special Interest Groups). Each of these groups holds regular meetings.
- 10/12/2023 - Annual General Meeting 2023
  Statutory meeting of CO-LaN for 2023
- 09/21/2022 - Annual General Meeting 2022
  Statutory meeting of CO-LaN for 2022
- 10/28/2021 - Annual General Meeting 2021
  Statutory meeting of CO-LaN for 2021
- 10/15/2020 - Annual General Meeting 2020
  First ever virtual General Assembly of Members
- 10/23/2019 - Annual General Meeting 2019
  Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 10/10/2018 - Annual General Meeting 2018
  Ludwigshafen, Germany
- 10/13/2017 - Annual General Meeting 2017
  Sunbury, UK
- 10/06/2016 - Annual General Meeting 2016
  Call for more participation from members
- 10/14/2015 - Annual General Meeting 2015
  Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 03/08/2007 - Annual General Meeting 2007
  Heidelberg, Germany
- 03/09/2006 - Annual General Meeting 2006
  Cannes, France
- 02/17/2005 - Annual General Meeting 2005
  Como, Italy
- 02/04/2003 - Annual General Meeting 2003
  Sunbury-on-Thames, UK
- 03/23/2002 - Annual General Meeting 2002
  Frankfurt, Germany
- 12/04/2001 - Annual General Meeting 2001
  Cambridge, UK
Methods & Tools SIG
The CAPE-OPEN Laboratories Network (CO-LaN) is operating under the guidance of the Management Board where Full Members are represented. All CO-LaN Members are convened in Ordinary or Extraordinary General Assemblies. CO-LaN works through a small number of technical groups Special Interest Groups). Each of these groups holds regular meetings.
- 06/11/2024 - Y2024-19: Methods and Tools
  Conference call at 4 pm Central European Time
- 04/16/2024 - Y2024-13: Methods and Tools
  Conference call at 4 pm Central European Time
- 03/26/2024 - Y2024-12: Methods and Tools
  Conference call at 4 pm Central European Time
- 03/19/2024 - Y2024-11: Methods and Tools
  Conference call at 4 pm Central European Time
- 11/28/2023 - Y2023-34: Methods and Tools
  Conference call at 4 pm Central European Time
- 08/29/2023 - Y2023-23: Threading models
  Answers to comments made by Linde Engineering
- 06/06/2023 - Y2023-06 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  CAPE-OPEN Version Number protocol progressed
- 06/06/2023 - Y2023-16: Specification of tests
  Progress on specification of tests on ICapeIdentification implementations
- 05/16/2023 - Y2023-14: Threading models
  Answers to comments made by Linde Engineering
- 04/04/2023 - Y2023-10: Versioning
  Conference call at 5 pm Central European Time
- 03/14/2023 - Y2023-07: Versioning
  Answers to comments made by Linde Engineering
- 03/07/2023 - Y2023-03 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call at 4 pm C.E.S.T.
- 02/21/2023 - Y2023-02 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Decisions on design of next distribution of CAPE-OPEN Type Definitions
- 02/08/2023 - Y2023-04: Versioning
  Inconsistencies removed
- 01/17/2023 - Y2023-02: COBIA and marshalling
  Scope of Work Package 2 of COBIA Phase III
- 01/10/2023 - Y2023-01: COBIA
  Conference call at 4 pm Central European Time
- 01/10/2023 - Y2023-01 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Progress on CAPE-OPEN version number
- 12/20/2022 - Y2022-42: COBIA
  CWAF-07 completed
- 12/13/2022 - Y2022-09 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Diagrams within versioning document progressed.
- 12/13/2022 - Y2022-41: COBIA / Threading
  Explaining COBIA-COM threading interaction
- 11/15/2022 - Y2022-38: COBIA
  Manager interface received / CAPE-OPEN versioning protocol progressed
- 11/08/2022 - Y2022-37: CAPE-OPEN versioning
  Conference call at 4 pm Central European Time
- 11/01/2022 - Y2022-36: Manager and versioning
  Manager interface received / CAPE-OPEN versioning protocol progressed
- 10/25/2022 - Y2022-35: COBIA and versioning
  Update on COBIA 1.2.0.10 and technical details added within versioning protocol
- 10/18/2022 - Y2022-34: COBIA and versioning
  Decision on next maintenance release of COBIA 1.2
- 10/04/2022 - Y2022-33: Threading models
  Conference call at 4 pm
- 10/04/2022 - Y2022-07 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Versioning document progressed
- 09/27/2022 - Y2022-32: Threading models
  What differentiate Threading Models in COM and COBIA middleware?
- 09/06/2022 - Y2022-06 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call at 5:30 pm C.E.S.T.
- 08/23/2022 - Y2022-29: Annual report on activities
  Started preparation of presentations to CAPE-OPEN 2022 Annual Meeting
- 07/20/2022 - Y2022-05 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Decision on Test Specification template
- 07/14/2022 - Y2022-25: COBIA and Threading models
  What differentiate Threading Models in COM and COBIA middleware?
- 07/14/2022 - Y2022-25: Threading models
  Progress in COBIA maintenance and development assessed
- 07/06/2022 - Y2022-24: COBIA
  Next steps in COBIA Phase III development
- 04/07/2022 - Y2022-13: Test specification
  Conference call at 4 pm
- 03/22/2022 - Y2022-12: COBIA / Test specification
  COBIA 1.2.0.9 to be released
- 11/10/2021 - Y2021-37: COBIA
  Next tasks in Work Package 1 of COBIA Phase III
- 11/02/2021 - Y2021-36: COBIA
  Next tasks in Work Package 1 of COBIA Phase III
- 10/12/2021 - Y2021-33: COBIA
  Conference call at 4 pm
- 10/06/2021 - Y2021-32: COBIA
  Proof of concept of COBIA marshalling obtained
- 09/22/2021 - Y2021-31: COBIA
  Progress on COBIA marshalling implementation
- 09/15/2021 - Y2021-30: COBIA
  Review of COBIA marshalling implementation
- 09/08/2021 - Y2021-29: COBIA
  Maintenance of distribution of CAPE-OPEN Type Libraries / Primary Interop Assemblies
- 08/25/2021 - Y2021-28: COBIA
  Maintenance of COBIA Phase II deliverables
- 08/11/2021 - Y2021-26: COBIA / CAPE-OPEN TLB-PIA
  Some issues needing resolution
- 07/28/2021 - Y2021-06 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Decision on distribution of new TLB/PIA installers
- 07/27/2021 - Y2021-25: COBIA
  Moving from design to implementation for marshallers
- 07/21/2021 - Y2021-24: COBIA
  Conference call at 5 pm
- 07/14/2021 - Y2021-23: COBIA
  Progress on specification of marshaller interfaces and handshake protocol
- 07/07/2021 - Y2021-22: COBIA
  Distribution constraints and marshaller interfaces
- 06/16/2021 - Y2021-20: COBIA
  Conference call at 5 pm
- 06/16/2021 - Y2021-05 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call at 7:30 pm C.E.S.T.
- 05/26/2021 - Y2021-17: COBIA / Reporting interface
  COBIA Threading model
- 05/19/2021 - Y2021-04 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call at 7:30 pm C.E.S.T.
- 05/19/2021 - Y2021-16: Common interfaces
  Converged on new Named Values to support extended reporting functionality
- 05/12/2021 - Y2021-15: COBIA / Reporting interface
  Named values proposed for better image rendering
- 05/05/2021 - Y2021-14 – COBIA
  First results of COBIA Phase III / better handling images in reports
- 04/14/2021 - Y2021-13 – COBIA
  COBIA 1.2 maintenance / new COBIA-based Unit Operation
- 04/07/2021 - Y2021-12 – Common interfaces
  CAPE-OPEN TLB/PIA build issues
- 03/24/2021 - Y2021-11 – COBIA
  COBIA Runtime installation issue
- 03/17/2021 - Y21-03 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Recommendations and software distribution
- 03/17/2021 - Y2021-10 – COBIA
  Detailed sequencing of work in COBIA Phase III
- 03/10/2021 - Y2021-09 – COBIA
  Making implementation and specification consistent for transitioning
- 03/03/2021 - Y21-08 – Common interfaces
  API functions to perform transition between COM and COBIA
- 02/24/2021 - Y21-07 – Common interfaces
  Progress on explaining how transitioning between COM-based and COBIA-based persistence works
- 02/24/2021 - Y21-02 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  More tests to be performed
- 02/10/2021 - Y21-06 – Common interfaces
  Transitioning from COM to COBIA revisited
- 02/03/2021 - Y21-05 – COBIA
  Deployment of COBIA and CAPE-OPEN Primary Interop Assembly
- 01/27/2021 - Y21-01 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Improving build processes and distribution of CO-LaN software
- 01/27/2021 - Y21-04 – Common interfaces
  Sequence diagrams of Persistence interface specification
- 01/20/2021 - Y21-03 – COBIA
  Revision of technical specification of COBIA Phase 3
- 01/13/2021 - Y21-02 – COBIA
  Finalized memo to Management Board on COBIA Phase III launch
- 11/04/2020 - Y20-39 – COBIA
  Clarified work organization and used feedback obtained from CAPE-OPEN 2020 Annual Meeting
- 10/21/2020 - Y20-10 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call at 7:30 pm C.E.S.T.
- 10/21/2020 - Y20-37 – COBIA
  Proposed list of language bindings in COBIA Phase 3
- 10/07/2020 - Y20-36 – Common interfaces
  Annual report on activities of Methods & Tools Special Interest Group
- 07/29/2020 - Y20-28 – Common interfaces
  Conference call at 5 pm
- 06/24/2020 - Y20-23 – Common interfaces
  Conference call at 5 pm
- 06/24/2020 - Y20-06 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call at 8pm C.E.T.
- 05/13/2020 - Y20-18 – Common interfaces
  Conference call at 5 pm
- 03/11/2020 - Y20-10 – Common interfaces
  Conference call at 4 pm
- 03/04/2020 - Y20-09 – Common interfaces
  Requirements of Persistence Common interface specification
- 02/26/2020 - Y20-08 – Common interfaces
  Requirements of Persistence Common interface specification
- 01/29/2020 - Y20-01 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  High-level requirements for document control
- 01/15/2020 - Y20-03 – Common interfaces
  Requirements of Persistence Common interface specification
- 01/10/2020 - Y20-02 – Common interfaces
  Assigning work on Persistence, Parameter and Reporting interface specifications
- 01/08/2020 - Y20-01 – Common interfaces
  Versioning and requirements in Persistence Common interface specification
- 10/09/2019 - Y19-26 – Activity report
  Conference call at 5 pm
- 10/02/2019 - Y19-25 – Activity report
  First steps in the preparation of the activity report to be given at the CAPE-OPEN 2019 Annual...
- 08/21/2019 - Y19-21 – Threading model
  Single thread versus multiple threads
- 08/21/2019 - Y19-20 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Modification of ICapeStream interface
- 05/01/2019 - Y19-08 – COBIA
  Additional merge module introduced for security purposes
- 03/27/2019 - Y19-03 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Symbol Server considered for COBIA
- 02/20/2019 - Y19-02 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  COBIA installer specification
- 02/13/2019 - Y19-03 – COBIA
  COBIA registry addressed
- 01/30/2019 - Y19-01 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Technical issues with installers
- 12/06/2018 - Y18-32 – COBIA
  Conference call at 4pm
- 11/26/2018 - Y18-07 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call from 9 pm till 10 pm
- 11/07/2018 - Y18-29 – COBIA
  More progress on specification of COBIA installers
- 10/17/2018 - Y18-28 – COBIA
  Specifying COBIA installers
- 10/15/2018 - Y18-06 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Proposal for a versioning scheme
- 10/04/2018 - Y18-27 – Activity report
  Final touch to progress report on period Oct 2017 - September 2018
- 10/03/2018 - Y18-26 – Activity report
  Revise report on period Oct 2017 - September 2018
- 09/26/2018 - Y18-25 – COBIA and activity report
  Flowchart of the transition from COM to COBIA
- 09/24/2018 - Y18-05 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Use Cases listed for versioning and potential technical solution under investigation
- 09/19/2018 - Y18-24 – COBIA
  Transition from COM to COBIA
- 09/12/2018 - Y18-23 – COBIA
  Depersistence of a COBIA turned PMC
- 09/05/2018 - Y18-22 – COBIA
  Analysis of the depersistence of a PMC transitioned to COBIA
- 08/22/2018 - Y18-21 – COBIA
  Finalization of the memo to Management Board on licensing scheme for COBIA
- 07/25/2018 - Y18-19 – COBIA
  List of distributions modified
- 07/16/2018 - Y18-04 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call from 9 pm till 10 pm
- 07/11/2018 - Y18-18 – Common interfaces
  Conference call at 5 pm
- 07/05/2018 - Y18-17 – COBIA
  Memo on COBIA licensing requirements
- 06/27/2018 - Y18-16 – COBIA
  Licensing memo progressed
- 06/13/2018 - Y18-15 – Common interfaces
  Currency functionality
- 06/06/2018 - Y18-14 – Common interfaces
  Design of economics related interfaces
- 02/14/2018 - Y18-05 – Common interfaces
  First iteration on common reporting interface
- 01/24/2018 - Y18-04 – COBIA
  Reporting common interface
- 01/17/2018 - Y18-03 – Threading model
  Support for Windows XP in COBIA
- 01/10/2018 - Y18-02 – Common interfaces
  Utilities E&C finalized / Review of COBIA Phase II
- 01/03/2018 - Y18-01 – Common interfaces
  Revision of Errata & Clarifications on Utilities
- 12/13/2017 - Y17-13 – Common interfaces
  Errata & Clarifications of Utilities interface specification
- 12/06/2017 - Y17-12 – Common interfaces
  Taking into account comments on Utilities Errata & Clarifications
- 11/29/2017 - Y17-14 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  Parameter, economic data, reporting, Material Object Manager
- 11/22/2017 - Y17-13 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  First steps in revised Parameter interface specification
- 11/15/2017 - Y17-12 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  Finalizing pre-requisites for COBIA Phase II deliverables
- 11/08/2017 - Y17-11 – Common interfaces
  COBIA induced changes to Parameter and Persistence
- 10/27/2017 - Y17-11 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  Conference call at 5 pm Central European Time
- 10/18/2017 - Y17-10 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  Requirements and analysis for COBIA Threading model
- 10/11/2017 - Y17-10 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Conference call at 5 pm (Central European Time)
- 09/27/2017 - Y17-09 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  Persistence, Parameter, Threading model
- 09/20/2017 - Y17-10 – Common interfaces
  Conference call at 5 pm
- 09/13/2017 - Y17-09 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Scenarios of use
- 09/06/2017 - Y17-09 – Common interfaces
  Persistence proposal finalized
- 08/23/2017 - Y17-08 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  Persistence, Parameter, Threading model
- 08/09/2017 - Y17-08 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Textual interface specification finalized
- 08/02/2017 - Y17-08 – Common interfaces
  Reporting interface, COBIA persistence interface
- 07/26/2017 - Y17-07 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  Common interface specification on reporting
- 07/13/2017 - Y17-07 – Common interfaces
  COBIA persistence strategy motivated
- 07/12/2017 - Y17-07 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Progress on interfaces and methods to be implemented on PME objects
- 06/14/2017 - Y17-06 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Design frozen
- 05/03/2017 - Y17-05 – Common interfaces
  COBIA: explanations of induced changes
- 04/26/2017 - Y17-03 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  Ask to join the call
- 04/12/2017 - Y17-04 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Ask to join
- 04/12/2017 - Y17-04 – Methods & Tools conference call
  Ask to join
- 03/22/2017 - Y17-02 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  Explaining changes induced by COBIA
- 03/08/2017 - Y17-03 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Progress on interfaces and methods to be implemented on PME objects
- 03/01/2017 - Y17-03 – Methods & Tools conference call
  Outlining changes induced by COBIA
- 02/01/2017 - Y17-02 – Methods & Tools conference call
  COBIA Phase II planning and development of COBIA IDL
- 01/25/2017 - Y17-01 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  First round on Parameters
- 01/04/2017 - Y17-01 – Methods & Tools conference call
  COBIA Phase II planning and development of COBIA IDL
- 12/28/2016 - Y16-12 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  From 5 pm till 6 pm Central European Time
- 11/30/2016 - Y16-13 – Methods & Tools conference call
  The Methods and Tools Special Interest Group will meet from 5 pm till 7 pm Central European...
- 11/23/2016 - Y16-11 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  From 5 pm till 6 pm Central European Time
- 11/02/2016 - Y16-12 – Methods & Tools conference call
  Scope of COBIA Phase II discussed
- 10/26/2016 - Y16-10 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  From 5 pm till 6 pm Central European Time
- 09/28/2016 - Y16-09 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  From 5 pm till 6 pm Central European Time
- 09/21/2016 - Y16-11 – Methods & Tools conference call
  Report at CAPE-OPEN 2016 Annual Meeting almost finalized
- 09/14/2016 - Y16-09 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Agenda: Finalize Use Cases
- 09/07/2016 - Y16-09 – Methods & Tools conference call
  Wrong VTABLE for IPersistStream/Report on SIG activities over last 12 months
- 08/24/2016 - Y16-08 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  From 5 pm till 6 pm Central European Time
- 08/10/2016 - Y16-08 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Fire Event Use Case defined
- 08/03/2016 - Y16-09 – Review of Common interface specifications
  Compliance certification considered
- 07/27/2016 - Y16-07 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  Progress on check-list of COBIA Phase 1
- 07/13/2016 - Y16-07 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Register/Unregister for events described in Use Cases
- 07/07/2016 - Y16-08 – Methods & Tools conference call
  Errata&Clarifications of Utilities Common Interface readied for internal review
- 06/29/2016 - Y16-06 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Saving a Flowsheet Monitoring Component and getting the list of events supported by a PME described in...
- 06/22/2016 - Y16-06 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  Evaluation of COBIA Phase 1
- 05/25/2016 - Y16-05 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  Evaluation of COBIA Phase 1
- 04/06/2016 - Y16-05 Methods & Tools conference call
  The Methods & Tools Special Interest Group held its monthly meeting dedicated to revision of common interface...
- 03/17/2016 - Y16-04 Methods & Tools conference call
  The Methods & Tools Special Interest Group held an additional meeting dedicated to revision of common interface...
- 03/02/2016 - Y16-03 Methods & Tools conference call
  The Methods & Tools Special Interest Group held its monthly meeting dedicated to revision of common interface...
- 02/03/2016 - Y16-02 Methods & Tools conference call
  The Methods & Tools Special Interest Group held its monthly meeting dedicated to revision of common interface...
- 01/13/2016 - Y16-01 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Work on Use Cases around initialization of Flowsheet Monitoring Components
- 01/06/2016 - Y16-01 Methods & Tools conference call
  The Methods & Tools Special Interest Group held its monthly meeting dedicated to revision of common interface...
- 10/29/2015 - Y15-10 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model: COBIA
  The Methods & Tools Special Interest Group met from 4pm till 5 pm to progress the CAPE-OPEN...
- 08/12/2015 - Y15-08 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Registering for event notifications modified
- 07/22/2015 - Y15-07 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model
  The Methods & Tools SIG met on July 22, 2015 from 5 pm till 6 pm Central...
- 06/24/2015 - Y15-06 – CAPE-OPEN Object Model
  Prototyping proposal by AmsterCHEM
- 06/10/2015 - Y15-06 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Minimum support for v1.1 decided
- 05/15/2015 - Y15-05 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Version 1.29 created
- 03/11/2015 - Y15-03 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Validation of Flowsheet Monitoring Component defined
- 03/04/2015 - Y15-03 – Methods & Tools conference call
  Guidelines for Code signing certificate
- 02/11/2015 - Y15-02 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Decision of Flowsheet validation status
- 02/04/2015 - Y15-02 – Methods & Tools conference call
  Refactored CAPE-OPEN IDL made available in repository
- 01/14/2015 - Y15-01 – Flowsheet Monitoring
  Progress on event notifications
- 01/07/2015 - Y15-01 – Methods & Tools conference call
  Organisation of CAPE-OPEN IDL repository
Thermo SIG
The CAPE-OPEN Laboratories Network (CO-LaN) is operating under the guidance of the Management Board where Full Members are represented. All CO-LaN Members are convened in Ordinary or Extraordinary General Assemblies. CO-LaN works through a small number of technical groups Special Interest Groups). Each of these groups holds regular meetings.
- 08/22/2023 - Y2023-28: Specification of tests
  Test on CalcAndGetLnPhi method
- 07/18/2023 - Y2023-23: Errata & Clarifications
  Clarified reliability of Phase status information
- 06/20/2023 - Y2023-22: Test specifications
  Revision of Tests on ICapeThermoUniversalConstants and ICapeThermoMaterialContext
- 06/06/2023 - Y2023-20: Errata & Clarifications
  Main responsabilities of a Material Object towards CAPE-OPEN components
- 05/30/2023 - Y2023-19: Errata & Clarifications
  Who is responsible for what between a Material Object and a Property Package?
- 05/16/2023 - Y2023-17: Errata & Clarifications
  Looking forward to CAPE-OPEN 2023 Annual Meeting
- 04/18/2023 - Y2023-14: Tests and Errata & Clarifications
  Conference call at 11 am Central European Time
- 04/04/2023 - Y2023-13: Tests and Errata & Clarifications
  Clarifications brought to CleaAllProps and GetOverallProp
- 03/28/2023 - Y2023-12: Tests and Errata & Clarifications
  Clarifications brought around Material Object configuration and state
- 03/21/2023 - Y2023-11: Tests and Errata & Clarifications
  Conference call at .9:30 am Central European Time
- 03/07/2023 - Y2023-09: Tests and Errata/Clarifications
  Conference call at .9:30 am Central European Time
- 02/28/2023 - Y2023-08: Tests and Errata/Clarifications
  Clarifications brought to Thermodynamic inteeface specification and related tests
- 02/22/2023 - Y2023-07: Tests and Errata/Clarifications
  Errata and clarifications on GetSinglePhasePropList of ICapeThermoPropertyRoutine
- 02/14/2023 - Y2023-06: Tests
  Test strategies defined
- 01/24/2023 - Y2023-03: Errata & Clarifications
  Clarifying support of Physical Properties
- 01/17/2023 - Y2023-02: Tests and Errata/Clarifications
  Conference call at .9:30 am Central European Time
- 01/10/2023 - Y2023-01: Errata & Clarifications
  Clarifying specification of ICapeThermoCompounds
- 12/13/2022 - Y2022-42: Test specification
  Conference call at .9:30 am Central European Time
- 11/29/2022 - Y2022-41: Test specification
  Tests on implementations of ICapeThermoPhases
- 11/08/2022 - Y2022-39: Test specification
  Conference call at 1:30 pm Central European Time
- 11/08/2022 - Y2022-38: Test specification
  Conference call at 1:30 pm Central European Time
- 11/01/2022 - Y2022-37: Test specification
  Tests on implementations of ICapeThermoUniversalConstants
- 10/25/2022 - Y2022-36: Test specification
  Conference call at 10 am
- 10/18/2022 - Y2022-35: Manager Common interface
  Adopted a major interface design change
- 10/11/2022 - Y2022-34: Manager Common interface
  Addressed comments made by BASF
- 10/04/2022 - Y2022-33: Test specification
  Conference call at 10 am
- 09/27/2022 - Y2022-32: Manager / Test specification
  Specification of tests and progress on Manager Common Interface specification.
- 09/13/2022 - Y2022-31: Activity report / Manager
  Developed final set of slides
- 09/06/2022 - Y2022-30: Activity report
  Progressed activity report to be made at CAPE-OPEN 2022 Annual Meeting
- 08/22/2022 - Y2022-29 – Activity report
  Developed final set of slides
- 08/16/2022 - Y2022-28 – Activity report
  Preparing CAPE-OPEN 2022 Annual Meeting
- 08/09/2022 - Y2022-27 – Manager interface
  Use Cases added
- 07/19/2022 - Y2022-26 – Manager interface
  Started development of section on Use Cases
- 07/12/2022 - Y2022-25 – Manager interface
  Introduced new design decisions
- 07/06/2022 - Y2022-24 – Manager interface
  Focused on creation of new Objects by Managers
- 06/07/2022 - Y2022-21 – Manager interface
  Defining which Manager functionality is mandatory or optional
- 05/31/2022 - Y2022-20 – Manager interface
  Developing requirements
- 05/24/2022 - Y2022-19 – Manager interface
  Progressing requirements
- 03/29/2022 - Y2022-12 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 03/21/2022 - Y2022-11 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 03/15/2022 - Y2022-10 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 03/08/2022 - Y2022-09 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 03/04/2022 - Y2022-08 – Chemical reactions
  Answers brought to comments received
- 02/22/2022 - Y2022-07 – Chemical reactions
  Answers brought to comments received
- 02/22/2022 - Y2022-07 – Chemical reactions
  Answers brought to comments received
- 02/15/2022 - Y2022-06 – Chemical reactions
  Answers brought to comments received
- 01/25/2022 - Y2022-03 – Chemical reactions
  Comments addressed
- 12/14/2021 - Y21-03 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 09/28/2021 - Y21-02 – Chemical reactions
  Document ready for RFC
- 09/21/2021 - Y21-01 – Chemical reactions
  Final steps for RFC
- 10/06/2020 - Y20-35 – Chemical reactions
  Thermo SIG report to be given at CAPE-OPEN 2020 Annual Meeting
- 08/11/2020 - Y20-32 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 08/04/2020 - Y20-31 – Chemical reactions
  Addressed comments on Use Cases of chapter on Compound Slates
- 07/28/2020 - Y20-30 – Chemical reactions
  Finalized review of section on Compound Slates
- 07/21/2020 - Y20-29 – Chemical reactions
  Looking already forward to CAPE-OPEN 2.0
- 06/30/2020 - Y20-26 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 05/26/2020 - Y20-21 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 05/19/2020 - Y20-20 – Chemical reactions
  Requirements imposed on Compound Slate defined as default one
- 04/07/2020 - Y20-14 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 01/21/2020 - Y20-03 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 01/14/2020 - Y20-02 – Chemical reactions
  Looking for a suitable design to fit Property Packages and PMEs on reactive phase equilibrium
- 01/07/2020 - Y20-01 – Chemical reactions
  Flexibility and backward compatibility in interface design
- 12/17/2019 - Y19-42 – Chemical reactions
  Review of requirements finalized and started review of Use Cases about Reactive Phase Equilibrium
- 12/10/2019 - Y19-41 – Chemical reactions
  Not allowing to turn-off reactions at Phase Equilibrium call
- 12/04/2019 - Y19-40 – Chemical reactions
  NamedValue and additional CATID defined
- 11/26/2019 - Y19-39 – Chemical Reactions
  Custom Data textual specification, IDL and UML model made consistent
- 11/19/2019 - Y19-38 – Chemical reactions
  Scheme to share information on Chemical Reactions support by PME and Property Package
- 11/12/2019 - Y19-37 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 11/05/2019 - Y19-36 – Custom Data
  Custom Data textual specification, IDL and UML model made consistent
- 10/15/2019 - Y19-34 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 10/08/2019 - Y19-33 – Chemical reactions
  Progressing toward upcoming Request For Comments on Chemical Reactions interface specification
- 09/17/2019 - Y19-30 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 09/10/2019 - Y19-29 – Chemical reactions
  Comments received on Custom Data have been reviewed
- 08/27/2019 - Y19-28 – Chemical reactions
  Preparation for a RFC on Chemical Reaction interface specification
- 08/20/2019 - Y19-27 – Chemical reactions
  Use Cases map for Chemical Reactions
- 06/11/2019 - Y19-21 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 10:30 am
- 06/04/2019 - Y19-20 – Chemical reactions
  Use Cases "Check Reactions" and "Solve a Reactor" worked upon
- 12/07/2018 - Y18-37 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call at 3:30 pm
- 11/19/2018 - Y18-36 – Chemical reactions
  How to deal with missing Compounds
- 10/26/2018 - Y18-32 – Chemical reactions
  The Thermo SIG will meet from 3 pm till 5 pm (Central European Time). Agenda Chemical Reaction interface specification
- 10/16/2018 - Y18-31 – Chemical reactions
  Errata & Clarifications Thermo 1.1 under preparation
- 10/02/2018 - Y18-30 – Chemical reactions
  Getting ready for the CAPE-OPEN 2018 Annual Meeting
- 09/25/2018 - Y18-29 – Chemical reactions
  Activity report and energy balance
- 09/04/2018 - Y18-27 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call from 10:30 am till 12:30 pm
- 08/28/2018 - Y18-26 – Chemical reactions
  How to calculate and use the correction term
- 08/21/2018 - Y18-25 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call from 10:30 am till 12:30 pm
- 08/14/2018 - Y18-24 – Chemical reactions
  Correction term to enthalpy balance
- 08/07/2018 - Y18-23 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call from 10:30 am till 12:30 pm
- 07/31/2018 - Y18-22 – Chemical reactions
  Discrepancies are often necessary
- 07/24/2018 - Y18-21 – Chemical reactions
  Binary diffusion coefficients and correction term in energy balance of a Reactor
- 07/17/2018 - Y18-20 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call from 10:30 am till 12:30 pm
- 07/10/2018 - Y18-19 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call from 10:30 am till 12:30 pm
- 07/03/2018 - Y18-18 – Chemical reactions
  Availability of reaction properties
- 06/26/2018 - Y18-17 – Chemical reactions
  Revisiting ICapeThermoReactionProperties
- 06/11/2018 - Y18-16 – Chemical reactions
  Heat balance in a Reactor
- 06/05/2018 - Y18-15 – Chemical reactions
  Progress on energy balance aspects
- 05/29/2018 - Y18-14 – Chemical reactions
  Lifespan of Custom Data Containers
- 05/16/2018 - Y18-12 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call from 2:30 pm till 4:30 pm
- 05/01/2018 - Y18-11 – Chemical reactions
  Copy of Material Object and Custom Data
- 02/27/2018 - Y18-08 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call from 10:30 am till 12:30 pm
- 02/22/2018 - Y18-07 – Chemical reactions
  Copy of Material Object content
- 02/13/2018 - Y18-06 – Chemical reactions
  SetMaterial and Custom Data
- 02/05/2018 - Y18-05 – Chemical reactions
  UML representation
- 01/30/2018 - Y18-04 – Chemical reactions
  Life span and usage of Custom Data Container
- 01/23/2018 - Y18-03 – Chemical reactions
  Custom Data Object / Custom Data Source
- 01/09/2018 - Y18-02 – Chemical reactions
  Unresolved questions on heat of reaction
- 01/03/2018 - Y18-01 – Chemical reactions
  Development of UML representation
- 12/19/2017 - Y17-42 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call from 10:30 am till 12:30 pm
- 12/12/2017 - Y17-41 – Chemical reactions
  Re-design of Custom Data interface specification
- 12/05/2017 - Y17-40 – Chemical reactions
  Description of interfaces directly related to Compound Slates
- 11/27/2017 - Y17-39 – Chemical reactions
  Overall composition conversion between Compound Slates
- 11/21/2017 - Y17-38 – Chemical reactions
  Request for comments process decided on Thermo 1.1 clarifications
- 11/14/2017 - Y17-37 – Chemical reactions
  Chemical Reaction Server in presence of multiple Compound Slates
- 11/06/2017 - Y17-36 – Chemical reactions
  Scenarios of use
- 10/24/2017 - Y17-35 – Chemical reactions
  End-user responsibility in mapping compounds
- 10/17/2017 - Y17-34 – Chemical reactions
  Decisions on Custim Data and on conversion of overall composition
- 10/10/2017 - Y17-33 – Chemical reactions
  Activity report finalized
- 10/03/2017 - Y17-32 – Chemical reactions
  Compound synchronization addressed
- 09/26/2017 - Y17-31 – Chemical reaction specification
  Draft of report to CAPE-OPEN 2017 Annual Meeting
- 09/19/2017 - Y17-30 – Chemical reaction specification
  Explaining how and when active Compound Slate is set
- 09/12/2017 - Y17-29 – Chemical reaction specification
  Conference call from 10:30 am till 12:30 pm
- 09/05/2017 - Y17-28 – Chemical reaction specification
  Conversion of single phase and overall composition from one Compound Slate to another
- 08/29/2017 - Y17-27 – Chemical reaction specification
  Conversion between Compound Slates on a single phase
- 08/22/2017 - Y17-26 – Chemical reaction specification
  Organization of Use Cases on operations of Compound Slates
- 08/15/2017 - Y17-25 – Chemical reaction specification
  Abandoning Delegates for active Compound Slates
- 08/08/2017 - Y17-24 – Chemical reaction specification
  Advisory on Thermo 1.0 in COBIA Phase 2
- 08/01/2017 - Y17-23 – Chemical reaction specification
  Advisory on Thermo 1.0 in COBIA Phase 2
- 04/18/2017 - Y17-12 – Chemical reaction specification
  Use Case on checking validation status of Reactor
- 04/04/2017 - Y17-10 – Chemical reactions
  Conference call from 10:30 am till 12:30 pm
- 03/28/2017 - Y17-09 – Chemical reaction specification
  Hierarchy of reactions to be dismantled
- 03/21/2017 - Y17-08 – Chemical reaction specification
  Attributes defined for a Compound Slate
- 03/14/2017 - Y17-07 – Chemical reaction specification
  Progress on definition of list of Compound Slates
- 03/07/2017 - Y17-06 – Chemical reaction specification
  Apparent and true compounds
- 02/14/2017 - Y17-05 – Chemical reaction specification
  Finalizing description of ICapeThermoEquilibriumRoutineII
- 02/06/2017 - Y17-04 – Chemical reaction specification
  Conference call from 10:30 am till 12:30 pm
- 01/31/2017 - Y17-03 – Chemical reaction specification
  Focus on CheckEquilibriumSpec method
- 01/24/2017 - Y17-02 – Chemical reaction specification
  ICapeThermoEquilibriumRoutineII
- 01/13/2017 - Y17-01 – Chemical reaction specification
  Conference call from 2 pm till 4 pm
- 12/20/2016 - Y16-37 – Chemical reaction specification
  Proposal for methods around reactive/non-reactive phase equilibrium
- 12/14/2016 - Y16-36 – Chemical reaction specification
  Method for reactive equilibrium
- 11/29/2016 - Y16-35 – Chemical reaction specification
  Requirements added
- 11/22/2016 - Y16-34 – Chemical reaction specification
  Progress made on equilibrium deviation
- 11/15/2016 - Y16-33 – Chemical reaction specification
  Conference call scheduled from 10:30 am till 12:30 pm Central European Time
- 11/08/2016 - Y16-32 – Chemical reaction specification
  Conference call scheduled from 10:30 am till 12:30 pm Central European Time
- 10/11/2016 - Y16-31 – Chemical reaction specification
  Conference call scheduled from 10:30 am till 12:30 pm Central European Time
- 09/27/2016 - Y16-30 – Chemical reaction specification
  First participation from Bjørn MARIBO-MOGENSEN
- 09/22/2016 - Y16-29 – Chemical reaction specification
  Still working on enthalpy balance issues
- 09/13/2016 - Y16-28 – Chemical reaction specification
  Progress on explaining change of enthalpy due to reaction
- 09/06/2016 - Y16-27 – Chemical reaction specification
  Further progress on section dedicated to Reaction Engineering fundamentals
- 08/30/2016 - Y16-26 – Chemical reaction specification
  SIG report to CAPE-OPEN 2016 Annual Meeting revised. Chemical equilibrium concept redacted.
- 08/22/2016 - Y16-25 – Chemical reaction specification
  Draft made of the Thermo SIG report for CAPE-OPEN 2016 Annual Meeting
- 08/16/2016 - Y16-24 – Chemical reaction specification
  How to take into account heat of reaction within enthalpy balance?
- 08/09/2016 - Y16-23 – Chemical reaction specification
  Further progress in section on Reaction Engineering background
- 08/04/2016 - Y16-22 – Chemical reaction specification
  Work on section dedicated to Reaction Engineering background
- 07/12/2016 - Y16-21 – Chemical reaction specification
  New section on Reaction Engineering background inserted in document
- 07/07/2016 - Y16-20 – Chemical reaction specification
  List of high-level business cases for Reaction Package interface specification
- 07/01/2016 - Y16-19 – Chemical reaction specification
  Discussion but no decision on splitting of interfaces per reaction types
- 06/21/2016 - Y16-18 – Chemical reaction specification
  Concept of pseudo-reaction introduced
- 08/28/2015 - Y15-21 – Chemical reaction specification
  The Thermo SIG will meet on August 28 from 10 am till noon (Central European Time). Agenda:...
- 08/19/2015 - Y15-20 – Chemical reaction interface specification
  The Thermo SIG met on August 19 from 10:15 am till 12:15 (Central European Time) in order...
- 08/13/2015 - Y15-19 – Chemical reaction interface specification
  Use Case 006 of Custom data interface specification
- 07/28/2015 - Y15-18 – Chemical reaction interface specification
  Describing how custom data can be copied from MO to MO
- 07/17/2015 - Y15-17 – Chemical reaction interface specification
  Five Use Cases created so far
- 07/02/2015 - Y15-16 – Chemical Reaction interface specification
  The Thermo SIG met on July 2, 2015 from 10 am till noon (Central European Time) to...
- 06/23/2015 - Y15-14 – Chemical Reaction interface specification
  Requirements section of Custom Data interface specification
- 06/16/2015 - Y15-13 – Chemical Reactions interface specification
  Custom Data interface specification started
- 06/09/2015 - Y15-12 – Chemical Reactions interface specification
  Need expressed: to store private data from a Property Package onto a Material Object.
- 05/19/2015 - Y15-11 – Chemical Reaction interface specification
  Version 0.29 of Chemical Reaction interface specification
- 01/16/2014 - Y14-01 – Chemical reaction interface specification
  Thermo SIG met on January 16, 2014 from 10 am till noon
- 11/29/2002 - Y02-03 – Thermo version 1.1
  Review of bids received for Thermo 1.1 code development
- 11/06/2002 - Y02-02 – Thermo version 1.1
  Taking steps towards prototyping Thermo 1.1
- 09/16/2002 - Y02-01 – Kick-off meeting
  Focus on version 1.1 of thermodynamic interface specification
UNIT SIG
The CAPE-OPEN Laboratories Network (CO-LaN) is operating under the guidance of the Management Board where Full Members are represented. All CO-LaN Members are convened in Ordinary or Extraordinary General Assemblies. CO-LaN works through a small number of technical groups Special Interest Groups). Each of these groups holds regular meetings.
- 10/16/2023 - Y2023-10 – Tests on Unit Operations
  Progress in specification the context in which tests on Unit Operations will be run
- 05/10/2023 - Y2023-05 – Petroleum Fractions
  Review of modifications improving consistency of specification.
- 04/19/2023 - Y2023-04 – Petroleum Fractions
  Additional Petroleum Properties added to cover D86 curve property
- 03/08/2023 - Y2023-03 – Petroleum Fractions
  Conference call: ask for joining
- 02/09/2023 - Y2023-02 – Petroleum Fractions
  Extension to CAPE-OPEN IDL created
- 05/15/2019 - Y19-05 – Petroleum Fractions
  Conference call: ask for joining
- 12/12/2018 - Y18-06 – Petroleum Fractions
  Conference call: ask for joining
- 11/21/2018 - Y18-05 – Petroleum Fractions
  4th and 5th Use Cases completed
- 10/17/2018 - Y18-04 – Petroleum Fractions
  How requirements have been fulfilled
- 09/12/2018 - Y18-03 – Petroleum Fractions
  Noting how requirements are fulfilled
- 12/12/2017 - Y17-10 – Petroleum Fractions
  Conference call: ask for joining
- 11/21/2017 - Y17-09 – Petroleum Fractions
  Names and attributes of Petroleum Properties
- 11/07/2017 - Y17-08 – Petroleum Fractions
  Attributes of a Petroleum Property
- 07/25/2017 - Y17-07 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Conference call: ask for joining
- 06/27/2017 - Y17-06 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Conference call: ask for joining
- 05/30/2017 - Y17-05 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Conference call: ask for joining
- 04/25/2017 - Y17-04 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Conference call: ask for joining
- 03/28/2017 - Y17-03 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Differentiating between real and pseudo compounds properties through names
- 02/28/2017 - Y17-02 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Progress on general requirements
- 01/31/2017 - Y17-01 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Requirements section revised
- 12/20/2016 - Y16-13 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Conference call: ask for joining
- 11/22/2016 - Y16-12 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Conference call: ask for joining
- 10/27/2016 - Y16-11 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Preparing for revising scope related to flowsheet simulation
- 10/06/2016 - Y16-10 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Input from KBCAT taken on board
- 09/27/2016 - Y16-09 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Good progress in revising scope section
- 09/13/2016 - Y16-08 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  The UNIT SIG held a conference call on September 13, 2016 from 4:30 pm till 5:30 pm...
- 08/30/2016 - Y16-07 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Granularity of petroleum properties
- 08/02/2016 - Y16-06 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Previous comments on introduction section dealt with
- 06/21/2016 - Y16-05 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  The UNIT Special Interest Group (SIG) met on June 21, 2016 from 4:30 pm till 5:30 pm...
- 10/14/2015 - Y15-10 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Held at Shell Technical Center Amsterdam from 1:30 pm till 3 pm. Within the revision of the Petroleum...
- 09/11/2015 - Y15-09 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  From 4:30 pm till 5:30 pm CET
- 08/13/2015 - Y15-08 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Re-introduction of curve properties discussed
- 07/15/2015 - Y15-07 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Internal review launched
- 06/16/2015 - Y15-06 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Curve properties not supported by the interface design
- 04/17/2015 - Y15-04 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Curve properties further discussed
- 03/17/2015 - Y15-03 – Reset functionality
  Clarifications included in Errata and Clarifications document
- 02/10/2015 - Y15-02 – Reset functionality
  The UNIT Special Interest Group met on February 10, 2015 from 3:30 pm till 4:30 pm Central European...
- 01/20/2015 - Y15-01 – Reset functionality on Unit Operation
  The UNIT Special Interest Group met on January 20, 2015 from 4:30 pm till 5:30 pm Central...
- 04/08/2014 - Y14-04 – Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  The UNIT SIG met from 11:30 am till 12:30 Central European Time.
- 03/13/2014 - Y14-03 – Errata and Clarifications on UNIT specification
  Save and Retrieve Use Cases
- 02/04/2014 - Y14-02 – Errata and Clarifications on UNIT specification
  The UNIT SIG met from 10:30 am till 11:30 am. Agenda: “We should perhaps make a guide line on...
- 01/07/2014 - Y14-01 – Errata and Clarifications on UNIT specification
  Use Cases review
Interoperability SIG
The CAPE-OPEN Laboratories Network (CO-LaN) is operating under the guidance of the Management Board where Full Members are represented. All CO-LaN Members are convened in Ordinary or Extraordinary General Assemblies. CO-LaN works through a small number of technical groups Special Interest Groups). Each of these groups holds regular meetings.
- 06/06/2023 - Y2023-06 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  CAPE-OPEN Version Number protocol progressed
- 03/07/2023 - Y2023-03 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call at 4 pm C.E.S.T.
- 02/21/2023 - Y2023-02 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Decisions on design of next distribution of CAPE-OPEN Type Definitions
- 01/10/2023 - Y2023-01 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Progress on CAPE-OPEN version number
- 12/13/2022 - Y2022-09 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Diagrams within versioning document progressed.
- 12/09/2022 - Update 6 on Test Suite v0.2.1 development
  Project review
- 11/29/2022 - Update 5 on Test Suite v0.2.1 development
  Project is on track
- 11/02/2022 - Update 2 on Test Suite v0.2.1 development
  Project is on track
- 10/19/2022 - Update 1 on Test Suite v0.2.1 development
  Project is on track
- 10/05/2022 - Launch of work towards Test Suite v0.2.1
  V0.2.1 set on track
- 10/04/2022 - Y2022-07 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Versioning document progressed
- 09/06/2022 - Y2022-06 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call at 5:30 pm C.E.S.T.
- 07/20/2022 - Y2022-05 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Decision on Test Specification template
- 04/11/2022 - Y2022-01 – Monthly review of actions
  Conference call scheduled from 10:30 am till 11:30 am (CET)
- 07/28/2021 - Y2021-06 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Decision on distribution of new TLB/PIA installers
- 06/17/2021 - Y2021-06 – Monthly review of actions
  Conference call scheduled from 10:30 am till 11:30 am (CET)
- 06/16/2021 - Y2021-05 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call at 7:30 pm C.E.S.T.
- 05/19/2021 - Y2021-04 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call at 7:30 pm C.E.S.T.
- 04/09/2021 - Y21-04 – Monthly review of actions
  Conference call scheduled from 10 am till 11 am (CET)
- 03/17/2021 - Y21-03 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Recommendations and software distribution
- 03/02/2021 - Y21-03 – Monthly review of actions
  Design of a solution for issue with Type Library installation
- 02/24/2021 - Y21-02 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  More tests to be performed
- 02/03/2021 - Y21-02 – Monthly review of actions
  Review of CWAF#02
- 01/27/2021 - Y21-01 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Improving build processes and distribution of CO-LaN software
- 01/06/2021 - Y21-01 – Monthly review of actions
  CWAF#02 completion within reach
- 10/21/2020 - Y20-10 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call at 7:30 pm C.E.S.T.
- 07/20/2020 - Y20-08 – Monthly review of actions
  Conference call scheduled from 9 am till 10 am (CET)
- 06/24/2020 - Y20-06 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call at 8pm C.E.T.
- 06/15/2020 - Y20-07 – Monthly review of actions
  Versioning of the CAPE-OPEN standard
- 05/18/2020 - Y20-06 – Monthly review of actions
  Conference call scheduled from 9 am till 10 am (CET)
- 02/03/2020 - Y20-01 – Monthly review of actions
  A number of fixes to be made to installation packages
- 01/29/2020 - Y20-01 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  High-level requirements for document control
- 09/11/2019 - Y19-07 – Monthly review of actions
  Conference call scheduled from 9 am till 10 am (CET)
- 08/07/2019 - Y19-06 – Monthly review of actions
  Various issues related to software development and distribution
- 07/15/2019 - Y19-05 – Monthly review of actions
  Conference call scheduled from 9 am till 10 am (CET)
- 06/03/2019 - Y19-04 – Monthly review of actions
  Changes to COLTT: logging of information and energy streams and ports
- 05/02/2019 - Y19-03 – Monthly review of actions
  Functionality needs to be added to COLTT / Modifications made to TLB/PIA installers to be distributed
- 03/27/2019 - Y19-03 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Symbol Server considered for COBIA
- 02/20/2019 - Y19-02 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  COBIA installer specification
- 01/30/2019 - Y19-01 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Technical issues with installers
- 11/26/2018 - Y18-07 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call from 9 pm till 10 pm
- 11/21/2018 - Y18-12 – Monthly review of actions
  Deployment of CAPE-OPEN Type Libraries and Primary Interop Assemblies
- 10/25/2018 - Y18-11 – Monthly review of actions
  Various points addressed on Type libraries and PIAs
- 10/15/2018 - Y18-06 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Proposal for a versioning scheme
- 09/27/2018 - Y18-10 – Monthly review of actions
  Progress report October 2017 till October 2018
- 09/24/2018 - Y18-05 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Use Cases listed for versioning and potential technical solution under investigation
- 08/30/2018 - Y18-09 – Monthly review of actions
  Purposes of versioning for various stakeholders
- 08/16/2018 - Y18-08 – Monthly review of actions
  Purposes of versioning the CAPE-OPEN standarf
- 07/16/2018 - Y18-07 – Monthly review of actions
  Analysis of versioning proposal and COBIA impact on it
- 07/16/2018 - Y18-04 Joint meeting M&T/Interop SIGs
  Conference call from 9 pm till 10 pm
- 06/14/2018 - Y18-06 – Monthly review of actions
  Conference call scheduled from 9 am till 10 am (CET)
- 05/11/2018 - Y18-05 – Monthly review of actions
  Experiences with CAPE-OPEN TLB/PIA installers
- 04/13/2018 - Y18-04 – Monthly review of actions
  Proposal for certification software suite
- 02/14/2018 - Y18-03 – Versioning proposal
  Versioning proposal refined
- 01/12/2018 - Y18-01 – Monthly review of actions
  COBIA, Certification Suite and COLTT addressed
- 11/27/2017 - Y17-13 – Monthly review of actions
  Proposed rules on versioning
- 11/13/2017 - Y17-12 – Monthly review of actions
  How to manage new versions of the CAPE-OPEN IDL?
- 10/23/2017 - Y17-11 – Monthly review of actions
  Need for a path forward regarding versioning
- 10/10/2017 - Y17-10 – Monthly review of actions
  Activity report well progressed
- 09/07/2017 - Y17-09 – Monthly review of actions
  Priorities defined
- 08/03/2017 - Y17-08 – Monthly review of actions
  Lessons learnt from development of CAPE-OPEN TLB/PIA installers
- 06/29/2017 - Y17-06 – Monthly review of actions
  COLTT development back on top of priorities
- 04/24/2017 - Y17-04 – Monthly review of actions
  Conference call scheduled from 9 am till 10 am (CET)
- 03/16/2017 - Y17-03 – Monthly review of actions
  Debrief of conference call on TLB/PIA installers
- 02/24/2017 - Developer Guide for Type Libraries and PIA installers
  Learn how to make use of the TLB/PIA installers
- 02/13/2017 - Y17-02 – Monthly review of actions
  Actions on TLB/PIA installers
- 01/12/2017 - Y17-01 – Monthly review of actions
  Good progress on COLTT 64 bits
- 12/08/2016 - Y16-11 – Monthly review of actions
  Request for public release of Developer Guide for TLB/PIA installers sent to Management Board
- 11/09/2016 - Y16-10 – Monthly review of actions
  Safety of reference counting for TLB/PIA installers still an issue
- 10/03/2016 - Y16-09 – Monthly review of actions
  Conference call scheduled from 9 am till 10 am (CET)
- 09/02/2016 - Y16-08 – Monthly review of actions
  From 9 am till 10 am European Central Time. Agenda: Type Library Installers, Repository Hosting, COLTT, other CO-LaN...
- 07/18/2016 - Y16-07 – Monthly review of actions
  Further review of TLB/PIA installers documentation needed. COLTT installation issue to be resolved.
- 06/16/2016 - Y16-06 – Monthly review of actions
  Launching review of documentation for TLB/PIA installers
- 05/12/2016 - Y16-05 – Monthly review of actions
  Progress on TLB/PIA installers v2.0 / Bug fixing on COLTT
- 04/07/2016 - Y16-04 – Monthly review of actions
  Outline of Developers' Guide for TLB/PIA installers
- 03/09/2016 - Y16-03 – Monthly review of actions
  Test protocol for TLB/PIA installers
- 02/11/2016 - Y16-02 – Monthly review of actions
  XP support questioned for TLB/PIA installers
- 01/07/2016 - Y16-01 – Monthly review of actions
  Code signing certificate available for CO-LaN software
- 11/09/2015 - Y15-11 – Monthly review of actions
  The conference call was held from 9 am till 10 am European Central Time. Agenda: Code signing certificate,...
- 10/09/2015 - Y15-10 – Monthly review of actions
  COLTT 2.3 prepared for release
- 09/08/2015 - Y15-09 – Monthly review of actions
  The conference call was held by the Interoperability Special Interest Group from 9 am till 10 am...
- 08/04/2015 - Y15-08 – Monthly review of actions
  IDL refactored on RepositoryHosting project
- 07/02/2015 - Y15-07 – Monthly review of actions
  The conference call was held from 9 am till 10 am Central European Time. Attendees: Malcolm WOODMAN (BP),...
- 02/23/2015 - Y15-02 – Monthly review of actions
  Repositories under growth
- 01/19/2015 - Y15-01 – Monthly review of actions
  Beta version of TLB/PIA installers released
Other meetings
- CAPE-OPEN 2024 Annual Meeting
  We look forward to your participation!
- COBIA 1.2.1.0 released
  CO-LaN makes available today the release of COBIA 1.2.1.0, available for download here.  This version forms part of...
- Update on CAPE-OPEN interface definitions
  Includes the revised Petroleum Fractions Interface Specification
- Kyle Abrahams joins CO-LaN
  Kyle Abrahams joins CO-LaN !
- Revised Petroleum Fractions interface specification
  Update of CAPE-OPEN interface specification
- COCO 3.7 released
  Discover new versions of COFE, TEA, etc...
- COBIA 1.2.0.13 released
  Maintenance release of COBIA 1.2
- Fives acquires ProSim
  A new actor in process simulation
- CAPE-OPEN 2023 Annual Meeting
  Thanks for a great meeting!
- Design of CAPE-OPEN Test Suite for PMEs
  Completion of high-level design and launch of detailed design
- July 2023 issue of Hydrocarbon Processing
  Promoting CAPE-OPEN in an ad
- COBIA 1.2.0.12 released
  Maintenance release of COBIA 1.2
- CAPE-OPEN within EFCE Spotlight
  Opportunity to present and explain CAPE-OPEN
- CAPE-OPEN Update: February 2023 issue
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- CAPE-OPEN Update: January 2023 issue
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- Chemical Process Simulation Innovation Breakfast
  AVEVA, an Associate Member of CO-LaN, has invited Michel PONS to attend an event organized on January...
- Maintenance of COBIA in 2023
  Secure swift resolution of any issues in COBIA middleware
- Floor & Cie contracted for 2023
  Office Management for the next 13 months
- Software development resources for 2023
  Positioned to deliver new versions of CO-LaN software tools
- Malcolm Woodman contracted for 2023
  Supervision of CAPE-OPEN Test Suite development
- CAPE-OPEN Update: December 2022 issue
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- CAPE-OPEN Test Suite 0.2.1 completed
  Major progress achieved
- COBIA 1.2.0.11 released
  Maintenance release of COBIA 1.2
- CAPE-OPEN Update: November 2022 issue
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- Multiflash 7.3 released
  New version of CAPE-OPEN Process Modelling Component
- Version 1.0.15 of Python Unit Operation
  COBIA 1.2.0.10 put to use
- COBIA 1.2.0.10 released
  Maintenance release of COBIA 1.2
- CAPE-OPEN Update: October 2022 issue
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- Manager interface specification submitted to Methods & Tools
  From Thermo SIG to Methods & Tools SIG
- New steps decided in COBIA Phase III
  Covers on-the-fly generation of proxy interface and optimized data transport mechanism
- OGT Suite Version 8.0 released
  Commercial availability of a new CAPE-OPEN Process Modelling Component
- New representative for Optimized Gas Treating
  Welcome to Prashanth!
- New representative for Fives Cryo
  Welcome!
- CAPE-OPEN Update: September 2022 issue
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- CAPE-OPEN 2022 Annual Meeting
  Many thanks to all who have attended and presented. Presentations made available.
- CAPE-OPEN Update: August 2022 issue
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- Decision about CO-LaN Test Suite
  Version 0.2.1 of Test Suite in the making
- CAPE-OPEN Update: May 2022 issue
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- Thermo SIG charter revised and approved
  Updates scope, responsibilities and deliverables
- Upstream Development and Engineering Inc. joins
  Welcome to UDE Inc.
- New steps in Tester Suite development
  Start of version 0.2.0 development
- Simulis Thermodynamics for CO-LaN
  For use with CAPE-OPEN Tester Suite
- CAPE-OPEN Update: March 2022 issue
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- Welcome to Florence KUIJL
  Office manager for CO-LaN
- COBIA 1.2.0.9 released
  Maintenance release
- ECA Engineering joins CO-LaN
  Looking for developing a Unit Operation component
- CAPE-OPEN Test Suite beta release
  Review process launched
- Look at paper in Computers & Chemical Engineering
  Opening GAMS to CAPE-OPEN Property Packages
- CAPE-OPEN Update: November 2021 issue
  Here is a summary of what took place in November 2021. The CAPE-OPEN 2021 Annual Meeting took place...
- New representative for IFP Energies Nouvelles
  Welcome to Martin GAINVILLE
- CAPE-OPEN Update: October 2021 issue
  Here is a summary of what took place in October 2021. The CAPE-OPEN 2021 Annual Meeting took place...
- COBIA 1.2.0.8 released
  Maintenance release
- CAPE-OPEN Update: September 2021 issue
  Here is a summary of what took place in September 2021. The CAPE-OPEN 2021 Annual Meeting is one...
- Comments requested on Petroleum Fractions
  Additional extension to CAPE-OPEN 1.1 is considered.
- Comments requested on Chemical Reactions
  Adoption process of revised CAPE-OPEN interface specification
- Update on CAPE-OPEN interface definitions
  Corrections brought to version 2.1.1
- University of Oslo as new Member
  A new Member in Norway
- New representative for Toulouse INP-ENSIACET
  Welcome to Jean-Pierre BELAUD
- New distribution of CAPE-OPEN interface definitions
  Flowsheet Monitoring and Custom Data interface definitions released
- CAPE-OPEN Update: July 2021 issue
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- Development of generic COBIA-based marshaller
  Implementation after design
- New representative for FIVES
  FIVES has designated today a new representative in CO-LaN: Dr David AVEROUS, its Sales and R&D Director. Dr...
- COBIA 1.2.0.7 released
  Maintenance release
- CAPE-OPEN 2021 Annual Meeting
  Most presentations are now available as PDF and videos.
- David VICKERY retiring from Dow
  Valued supporter of CAPE-OPEN
- CAPE-OPEN Update: June 2021 issue
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- Accreditation of Philippe ARPENTINIER
  Interchangeability of PMCs advocated
- Politecnico di Milano joins CO-LaN
  COBIA-based development of CAPE-OPEN Unit Operations
- New representative for PROSYS
  Welcome!
- Testing Suite: launch of prototype development
  Decision to launch actual coding of Testing Suite
- COBIA 1.2.0.6 released
  Maintenance release
- Michael HALLORAN’s decision
  A page is turned
- CAPE-OPEN Update: May 2021 issue
  Here is a summary of what took place in May 2021. AmsterCHEM has released its Python CAPE-OPEN Unit...
- New Named Values
  Support for additional report formats
- COCO 3.5 released
  Improvements and enhancements
- CAPE-OPEN Update: April 2021 issue
  Here is a summary of what took place in April 2021. CO-LaN Management Board held its monthly meetings...
- Structure of COBIA repository modified
  Access to COBIA repository
- Python CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation released
  COBIA-based development
- COBIA 1.2.0.5 released
  Maintenance release
- AmsterCHEM contracted for COBIA Phase III
  Contractual start of COBIA Phase III
- COBIA 1.2.0.4 released
  Maintenance release
- CAPE-OPEN Update: March 2021 issue
  Here is a summary of what took place in March 2021. On March 11, CO-LaN Management Board decided...
- COBIA 1.2.0.3 released
  Ensuring compatibility between versions at installation
- Architectures for CAPE-OPEN applications
  32-bit and 64-bit offers
- COBIA 1.2.0.2 released
  Transitioning from COM to COBIA
- Additional work on CAPE-OPEN Type Libraries distribution
  Adressing issue related to version recognition
- Budget committed to COBIA in 2021
  Budget approved for starting Phase III and delivering maintenance
- CAPE-OPEN Update: February 2021 issue
  Here is a summary of what took place in February 2021. CO-LaN thanks the many Corporate Associate Members...
- COBIA 1.2.0.1 released
  Maintenance release of COBIA
- High-level design of testing suite for PMCs
  Initial phase of development for self-test suite
- COBIA Phase III: scope approved
  Phase III put in motion
- Use of CO-LaN test suite in vendor test procedures
  Questionnaire distributed
- Exchanges with DNV
  Bridging multi-physics and process engineering
- CAPE-OPEN Update: January 2021 issue
  Here is a summary of what took place in January 2021. For CO-LaN, 2021 starts a new period...
- Software services contracts extended in 2021
  Extension of existing service agreements
- New contract with Stenhouse Simulations Ltd
  Secretarial and administrative support
- Service contract with Malcolm Woodman for 2021
  Management of certification and testing suite development
- Exchanges with Inprodat e.V.
  Looking into ontologies applied to CAPE
- New representative for CPERI
  News from Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute in Greece
- Michael Halloran as consultant for 2020-2021
  Maintenance and development of CO-LaN software tools
- Michel PONS as Chief Technology Officer for 2021
  As per the decision taken by CO-LaN Management Board on December 10, 2020, CO-LaN has signed today...
- 2020 AIChE Annual Meeting
  Promoting COBIA
- ANSYS resigns from CO-LaN
  Departing but hoping to rejoin
- Bill BARRETT promoted at US EPA
  Congratulations!
- CAPE-OPEN Update: November 2020 issue
  Here is a summary of what took place in October 2020. The CAPE-OPEN 2020 Annual Meeting took place...
- Evaluation of CAPE-OPEN 2020 Annual Meeting
  Somewhat limited by virtuality but interesting meeting
- COBIA Class wizard released by AmsterCHEM
  Improve access to COBIA
- CAPE-OPEN Update: October 2020 issue
  The CAPE-OPEN 2020 Annual Meeting will take place on October 14th afternoon and October 15th afternoon, 2020....
- CAPE-OPEN 2020 Annual Meeting
  Most presentations are now available on line
- 2nd contractor work authorizations issued
  New releases of CO-LaN software targeted
- ESCAPE 30
  Using CAPE-OPEN components in GAMS thanks to MOSAICmodelling transormation model
- Contractual Work #01 completed
  CWAF#01 completed
- One hundred subscribers to CAPE-OPEN channel
  More than 50 videos
- Thermo SIG requests input on specific properties
  Dielectric constant and refractive index
- Move to HTTPS
  More secure visitor experience
- Intellectual Property policy adopted
  Organizing CO-LaN Intellectual Property
- First contractor work authorizations issued
  CWAF#01
- Services by Marcus Bruno Fernandes Silva
  Software development expertise
- Service contract with Malcolm Woodman for 2020
  Management of certification and testing suite development
- Software services by AmsterCHEM and Céondo
  Access to software services in place
- Contract renewed with Stenhouse Simulations Ltd
  Secretarial and administrative support
- Extension of consultancy services contract to KBC
  Contract duration extended till end of 2020
- .Net Unit Wizard in use
  Explains how to develop a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation in .Net
- CAPE-OPEN Update: January 2020 issue
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- 2020 AIChE Spring Meeting
  CAPE-OPEN advertised as a way to embed a gas treatment model into a PME
- Participation to DEXPI Group meeting
  Introducing CAPE-OPEN to DEXPI initiative
- Cooperation between CFIHOS and CO-LaN
  Share and/or exchange electronically the information needed to design, build, operate and maintain process and power plants...
- Cooperation between DEXPI and CO-LaN
  Process Industry 4.0
- Flowsheet simulation of solids processes at TUHH
  Current status and future trends
- RWTH Informatik 5 resigns from CO-LaN
  Professor Matthias JARKE has announced today to CO-LaN that the Chair of Computer Science 5 – Information...
- Feedback requested on new funding model
  Solution proposed to increase CO-LaN financial resources over the next years
- CAPE-OPEN Update: November 2019 issue
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- CAPE-OPEN Update: October 2019 issue
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- Consultancy delivered successfully to OGT
  Success in making ProTreat a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
- CAPE-OPEN Update: September 2019 issue
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- CAPE-OPEN Update: August 2019 issue
  Here is a summary of what took place in August 2019. CO-LaN is organizing the CAPE-OPEN 2019 Annual...
- Software Services – Request for Bids
  Responses expected by September 30, 2019
- Contract signed for consultancy services to OGT
  Official launch of action to make ProTreat® a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
- Consultancy services in place
  Support to HTRI and KBC Advanced Technologies
- New BASF representative in CO-LaN
  Welcome to Norbert ASPRION and thanks to Peter MAUER
- Deprecation of Thermo version 1.0
  Focus on version 1.1 of CAPE-OPEN Thermodynamics
- FOCAPD 2019
  Another push for linking CAPE-OPEN to other standards
- Flowsheet Monitoring specification released
  CAPE-OPEN standard expands
- Consultancy services awarded to OGT
  Support to development of a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
- CAPE-OPEN Update: June 2019 issue
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- Michael Halloran as consultant for 2019-2020
  Maintenance and development of CO-LaN software tools
- CAPE-OPEN Awareness lecture
  Event at Technical University Munich
- CAPE-OPEN 2019 Annual Meeting
  Most presentations are now on line
- Data Exchange for the Process Industries
  Is CAPE-OPEN part of the solution for increased digitalization in the process industry?
- New release of ProSim software
  Includes CAPE-OPEN Unit Operations CO-ProSec and CO-ProSim PHE
- CAPE-OPEN Update: April 2019 issue
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- Release of aspenONE® V11
  Adoption of 64-bit architecture for all software implementing CAPE-OPEN
- OPTIMIZE 2019
  Presentation of a Unit Operation model developed by BASF and wrapped as a CAPE-OPEN component
- Rate-based parallel column model for DWC
  Enhanced Dividing Wall Column model deployed within a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
- Support to COBIA-based developments
  Consultancy Service requests approved for KBC Advanced Technologies and for Heat Transfer Research Inc.: CO-LaN capitalizes on...
- CAPE-OPEN Update: March 2019 issue
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- New BP representative in CO-LaN
  From March 2019 Dr Kathryn Yearsley will be representing BP on the CO-LaN Management Board. Kat obtained an...
- New DOW representative in CO-LaN
  From February 2019 Michael Berger will be representing the Dow Chemical Company on the CO-LaN Management Board. Michael...
- CAPE-OPEN Update: February 2019 issue
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- Capital Gain Consultants as new Associate Member
  A specialist in interfacing for process simulation
- Call for Consultancy Service Requests
  Take advantage of advanced expertise on CAPE-OPEN: five requests received.
- The Chemical Engineer features CAPE-OPEN
  A short viewpoint piece reaching out to a wide audience
- Process optimization using CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
  Further use of CAPE-OPEN at NTNU
- CAPE-OPEN Update: December 2018 issue
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- Fischer-Tropsch reactor model in CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
  Additional use of CAPE-OPEN at NTNU
- CAPE-OPEN in a review on natural gas processing
  Interoperability for thermodynamic models
- CAPE-OPEN Update: November 2018 issue
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- CAPE-OPEN in ProSim News November issue
  Enhancing awareness on CAPE-OPEN
- Process economics with a MATLAB Unit Operation in Aspen Plus
  Catalytic membrane reactor model wrapped as a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
- COCO 3.3 released
  Improvements and enhancements
- Review requested on Flowsheet Monitoring
  A new CAPE-OPEN interface specification nearing release
- AIChE 2018 Annual Meeting
  Communication on ontology to select models built upon CAPE-OPEN
- CAPE-OPEN Update: October 2018 issue
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- Review requested on Errata for Thermodynamic interface specification
  Feedback expected from CO-LaN membership
- New version of MATLAB CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
  User needs fulfilled
- CAPE-OPEN 2018 Annual Meeting
  Discover presentations made in Ludwigshafen
- New representative for AVEVA
  Congratulations to Krishna PENUKONDA for the nomination
- CAPE-OPEN Update: September 2018 issue
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- COBIA training course at BASF
  Learn how to use COBIA
- SIMS 59
  Communication recognizes CAPE-OPEN as standardization effort to obtain software interoperability in chemical engineering
- New representative appointed for ANSYS
  Congratulations to Tony for his new role within CO-LaN
- Joint academic/industrial research work using CAPE-OPEN link
  Aspen Properties plugged in gPROMS Model Builder
- Review requested for Custom Data interface specification
  First step in release of new interface specification
- MEMSIC for optimization of multistage membrane gas separation processes
  Detailed modeling of gas permeation within a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
- New representative for BelSim Engineering SA
  Welcome to Julie COUTURIER
- CAPE-OPEN forum unreachable
  Support notified and then issue resolved
- CAPE-OPEN Update: July 2018 issue
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- New representative for Honeywell Process Solutions
  Congratulations to Rasool BAROUNI and welcome
- Call for papers at ICheaP-14
  Opportunity to present on CAPE-OPEN
- Preliminary steps towards a Certification SIG
  Shaping up a Certification Special Interest Group
- CAPE-OPEN Update: June 2018 issue
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- ESCAPE 28
  Ontology to help mix and match models
- CAPE-OPEN survey
  Express yourself!
- Request for comments on new economic dimension
  Survey on economic dimension
- Reactive distillation modelled through gPROMS linked to Aspen Properties
  Unclear if mixture properties were accessed
- 51st CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems
  States wrongly that co-simulation through CAPE-OPEN is not achieved at run-time
- Simulation of Rotating Packed Bed using CAPE-OPEN
  Linking gPROMS and Aspen Properties
- New representative for Technische Universität Berlin
  Welcome to Erik ESCHE
- Contract renewed in 2018 with Stenhouse Simulations Ltd
  Secretarial support and CAPE-OPEN survey
- NTNU uses MATLAB Unit Operation in Aspen HYSYS
  Demonstrates ease of programming a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation within MATLAB
- Introduction to CAPE-OPEN in undergraduate course
  UML documentation and EMSO but no practical implementation of CAPE-OPEN
- New representative for Optimized Gas Treating
  Nate HATCHER to represent OGT from now on
- Peter NELLEN as new Associate Member
  Experience in PMC development and use
- New version of ChemSep
  Better integration between ChemSep and COFE
- Proposal for Reporting interface in COBIA
  Enhancement proposed to reporting by Process Modelling Components
- AIChE 2017 Annual Meeting
  Semantics applied to process simulation models
- Fix to CAPE-OPEN Logging and Testing Tool v2.4
  System file added to installation
- ESCAPE 27
  CAPE-OPEN appears in multiple communications and under different aspects
- CAPE-OPEN Update: September 2017 issue
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- Optimized Gas Treating, Inc. as new Associate Member
  Planning on making ProTreat® CAPE-OPEN compliant
- Intelligen, Inc. awarded Consultancy Services
  CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation socket in SuperPro Designer
- CAPE-OPEN Update: August 2017 issue
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- SIMULTECH 2017
  Recognizes significant contribution CAPE-OPEN brings to interoperability in Computer Aided Process Engineering software
- CAPE-OPEN 2017 Annual Meeting
  Most of the presentations are online
- List of Named Values
  Expanding functionality through Simulation Context
- Michael Halloran renewed as consultant for 2017-2018
  Maintenance and development of CO-LaN software tools
- Using 3rd party thermodynamic model and waste reduction algorithm
  PRSV model from Aspen Hysys and COWAR used in COFE for technico-economic comparison of processes
- CAPE-OPEN support among comparison criteria
  CAPE-OPEN not discriminating feature among considered process simulators
- Looking into ways to improve website
  On the way to a more friendly website
- Release of Developer Guide for Type Libraries and PIA installers
  Replay conference call held on February 24, 2017
- New application of CAPE-OPEN in Diana
  Equation Set Objects in application
- Entire process model uses thermo through CAPE-OPEN
  Renewed confidence in CAPE-OPEN
- COLTT 2.4 released
  Completely new 64-bit version of COLTT
- TOTAL withdraws from CO-LaN
  TOTAL no longer a Full Member
- Economic impact evaluated through WAR in COFE
  On the need for Flowsheet Monitoring
- COBIA Phase II launched
  Looking forward to functional COBIA
- Ramiz MOMIN’s application approved
  Active end-user of CAPE-OPEN technology
- COCO 3.2 released
  New version of the CAPE-OPEN to CAPE-OPEN environment
- CAPE-OPEN Update: September 2016 issue
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- New representative for SINTEF
  Welcome to Olaf Trygve BERGLIHN!
- Review of Errata & Clarifications for Utilities Common Interface
  Comment till September 2, 2016
- CAPE-OPEN Update: August 2016 issue
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- Call for requests for support via the Consultancy Service
  Call now closed and consultancy awarded to Intelligen
- COLTT 2.3.1 released
  Upgrade to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 redistributables
- Training course hosted by Linde Engineering
  CAPE-OPEN main concepts and implementation
- Malcolm WOODMAN as new Associate Member
  From representing BP to Associate Member
- Persistence Errata & Clarifications approved for release
  Clarifies persistence related requirements for PMCs and PMEs
- Type Libraries / Primary Interop Assemblies installers updated
  Primary Interop Assemblies now included in distribution
- Too few CAPE-OPEN methanol synthesis reactor models
  Mentions one reactor model as a MATLAB CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
- CAPE-OPEN Update: July 2016 issue
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- BP nominates a new representative within CO-LaN
  Dr Leslie BOLTON is the new BP representative within CO-LaN
- CAPE-OPEN link envisioned for biorefineries modelling framework
  Implementaion of CAPE-OPEN interfaces underway
- CAPE-OPEN at ESCAPE 26
  Custom model development based on CAPE-OPEN and a new framework aiming at CAPE-OPEN support
- New CO-LaN website up and running
  Discover the new website powered by WordPress
- Michael Halloran renewed as consultant
  Maintenance and development of CO-LaN software tools
- Use of advanced thermodynamic model through CAPE-OPEN
  Dynamic model improved through CAPE-OPEN use
- CAPE-OPEN 2016 Annual Meeting
  Presentations available
- Update on Errata and Clarifications for Persistence interface specification
  Review step finalized of Errata and Clarifications on Persistence
- Contract for development of COBIA Phase I signed
  Formal start of COBIA Phase I
- Thesis on CAPE-OPEN at Tampere University of Technology
  CAPE-OPEN considered for Outotec software
- CERE uses CAPCO2 in Aspen Plus for process evaluation study
  Rate-based separation model used through CAPE-OPEN
- COBIA Phase I development launched
  Validation of CAPE-OPEN Object Model interoperability with COM
- Leo BENCY joins CO-LaN as Associate Member
  A very active CAPE-OPEN forum member
- New representative for AVT-Process Systems Engineering
  Professor MITSOS represents AVT in CO-LaN
- Contract renewed with Stenhouse Simulations Ltd
  Secretarial and administrative support
- New representative for BelSim SA
  Robert CHARES is the new representative of Belsim SA within CO-LaN
- Parameter Errata & Clarifications approved for release
  Describes minimum support for array Parameters
- Li ZHONGYUAN joins CO-LaN as Associate Member
  Involved in coupling CFD tools with process simulators
- Intelligen, Inc. joins as Associate Member
  Simulation and Scheduling software tools
- CO2 capture process study using gPROMS and Aspen Properties
  Relying of specialized electrolyte model in advanced modeller
- Review of Errata and Clarifications document on Persistence interface specification
  Feedback requested from CO-LaN Members
- ADAKOM joins as Associate Member
  Software for heat exchangers
- CO-LaN duration extended till December 31, 2020
  An Extraordinary General Meeting of the Members was called for December 10, 2015 and held by conference...
- Value of CAPE-OPEN recognized
  Usefulness of CAPE-OPEN Equation Set Object interface
- CAPE-OPEN at AIChE 2015 Annual Meeting
  Using CAPE-OPEN concepts in ontology
- CAPE-OPEN and Heat Exchanger Networks
  Additional use case for Flowsheet Monitoring
- CAPE-OPEN 2015 Annual Meeting
  Shell Technology Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- COLTT 2.3 released
  Upgrade to Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Community Edition
- CAPE-OPEN 2012 Award
  Daniel WAGNER honored
- Hydrodynamic interface specification
  Request For Comments till October 31, 2013
- Dean LATHAM joins as Associate Member
  From Canada
- Haiyun SU joins as Associate Member
  From Reading, UK
- Xin LIU joins as Associate Member
  From Beijing, China
- Vitor HENRIQUE joins as Associate Member
  From Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Renan RANELLI joins as Associate Member
  From Sao Paulo, Brazil
- COLTT Roadmap updated
  Look ahead on future COLTT features
- Future Directions for CAPE-OPEN interfaces
  Management Board views on September 18, 2012 session
- Lunch and Learn on CAPE-OPEN
  Talk on CAPE-OPEN at Shell Technology Center Amsterdam
- Multiflash license renewed
  MultiFlash license awarded by Infochem to CO-LaN for interoperability tests
- Change of representative for Dow
  Isaiah HUANG as new Dow representative
- OPTIMIZE 2011
  AspenTech held its Global Conference OPTIMIZE 2011 on May 23-25, 2011 in Washington D.C. Malcolm WOODMAN from...
- gPROMS Annual Meeting 2011
  Developing Unit Operations
- Peter BANKS
  It is with great sadness that we have to report that Peter Stephen Banks passed away in...
- InMoTher 2012
  Source code examples
- 5th CAPE-OPEN US Conference
  Experiences and demos
- P&I Design Ltd joins as Associate Member
  Consultancy services
- KBC Advanced Technologies plc joins as Associate Member
  Petro-SIM to become a CAPE-OPEN PME
- Short course on CAPE-OPEN thermo
  Training in Cambridge, UK
- Licenses of ProSim software renewed
  Licenses for interoperability testing
- MultiFlash license renewed
  License for interoperability testing
- Unit Operation Wizard from SASOL
  New Wizard available
- Article in npt procestechnologie
  Cross Platform Chemical Processes
- Visit to Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique
  CAPE-OPEN and nuclear engineering
- Workshop on Modelling
  CAPE-OPEN at CAPE Working Party of European Federation of Chemical Engineering
- Contribution at CFD Summit
  Coupling CFD and process simulation
- Visit to Scandpower Petroleum Technology
  Flow assurance and CAPE-OPEN
- CAPE-OPEN event in Cambridge, UK
  Learning about CAPE-OPEN
- CO-LaN Annual General Meeting 2001
  Towards an end-user driven organization
- Caspeo joins as Associate Member
  On December 15, 2005, the CO-LaN Management Board approved the application for membership of Caspeo. Caspeo is providing...
- Zhejiang University joins as Associate Member
  1st Chinese Associate Member
- SimTech joins as Associate Member
  On January 30, 2006 CO-LaN Management Board has approved the application for Associate Membership sent by SimTech. SimTech...
- PSE Ltd joins as Associate Member
  On August 28, 2002, CO-LaN Management Board approved the membership application from Process Systems Enterprise. Process Systems Enterprise...
- Result of Request For Bids on PME Tester
  PME tester in development
- CAPE-OPEN at FOCAPD 2009
  FOCAPD 2009 is the 7th International Conference on Foundations of Computer-Aided Process Design. Widely recognized as a...
- Aurel joins as Associate Member
  At the beginning of August 2008, Aurel Systems, Inc. has applied for Associate Membership in CO-LaN. The...
- BR&E joins as Associate Member
  Bryan Research & Engineering, LLC. (BR&E) is a widely recognized privately-owned provider of software and engineering solutions...
- Change of Aspentech representative
  Welcome to David TREMBLAY!
- Franco MOCKE joins as Associate Member
  1st South African individual to join CO-LaN
- Alan SCOTT joins as Associate Member
  Expert in thermodynamics
- 2013 SimSci Client Conference
  The 2013 SimSci Client Conference was held on October 14-17 in Dallas, Texas. It featured two presentations...
- Dr Ismael DIAZ joins as Associate Member
  On December 12, 2013, CO-LaN Management Board has approved the application for Associate Membership received from Dr...
- AixCAPE e.V. joins as Associate Member
  Aachen university spin-off joins CO-LaN
- PDVSA Intevep paper at PSE 2015 – ESCAPE 25
  Refinery reactor modeling with CAPE-OPEN
- Revised Charter for Methods and Tools Special Interest Group
  Multi-year committment defined
- Clarifications on Collection and Simulation Context
  Clarifies rules of collections, new named values introduced
- PPDB Tester development awarded to ProSim SA
  Following the Request for Bids 002 published in May 2001, CO-LaN Management Board has selected ProSim SA for...
- 1st CAPE-OPEN event at EniTecnologie
  Discover CAPE-OPEN in San Donato Milanese
- Contribution at International IMS Project Forum
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- COLTT 2.2 released
  Controller improved. Enhanced log file contents. Easier tracking of objects in the log file.
- New representative for Max-Planck-Institute für dynamik komplexer technischer Systeme
  Welcome to Gerrit DANKER!
- RENESENG Workshop
  How to integrate models with CAPE-OPEN
- Competitiveness and efficiency through CAPE-OPEN
  Professor Jean-Claude CHARPENTIER presented a paper titled “What kind of Modern “green” Chemical Engineering is required for...
- CAPE-OPEN Update: May 2015 issue
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- Nominations for the CAPE-OPEN 2014 Award
  On May 13, 2015, the CO-LaN Management Board has initiated a new process for designating the recipient...
- AspenTech renews licenses for CO-LaN
  Aspen Technology, Inc. (“AspenTech”) has issued to CO-LaN on May 1, 2015 free-of-charge licenses of its software...
- Consultancy Services provided to AspenTech
  Testing of CAPE-OPEN interface implementation
- Consultancy Services provided to VMG
  On April 16, 2015, CO-LaN Management Board has reviewed the requests for Consultancy Services received following the...
- Anaproc joins as Associate Member
  Reaction engineering expertise
- Contract renewed with Stenhouse Simulations Ltd
  Secretarial and administrative support
- CAPE-OPEN Update: February 2015 issue
  Subscribe!
- Call for requests for support via the Consultancy Service
  Call for consultancy support opened for 2015
- Article in Desalination and Water Treatment Journal
  Matlab used to develop a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
- Anatol GUTAK joins as Associate Member
  Operator Training Simulator developer
- Speeding up model using CAPE-OPEN thermodynamics
  Optimize the number of property calculations requested from the CAPE-OPEN Property Package
- Microsoft Excel Unit Operation in PRO/II
  CAPE-OPEN referred to by not used
- CAPE-OPEN 2014 Annual Meeting
  With the help of BASF who facilitated the choice of the venue and many of the arrangements,...
- International Conference on Chemical & Process Engineering – 12
  Process engineering conference in Milano, Italy - May 2015
- CAPE-OPEN Update: July 2014 issue
  Subscribe!
- New representative for Technishe Universität Hamburg-Harburg
  Welcome to Professor Stefan HEINRICH
- CAPE-OPEN review in Chemie Ingenieur Technik
  List of published works on CAPE-OPEN
- CAPE-OPEN Update: June 2014 issue
  Subscribe!
- Rotating packed bed modelled in gPROMS using Aspen Properties
  An electrolyte thermodynamic model within a detailed unit operation model
- CAPE-OPEN based framework envisioned for energy-water nexus
  CAPE-OPEN as part of the solution
- CAPE-OPEN at ICIST 2014
  Pinpoints CAPE-OPEN as suitable interoperability technology
- Bryn STENHOUSE to provide administrative support to CO-LaN
  Strengthening CO-LaN capacity to carry out actions
- Reactive distillation modelled with gPROMS and Aspen Properties
  Applying the most suitable thermodynamic model within a detailed first-principles unit operation model
- VORtech awarded Consultancy Services
  Help to plug CAPE-OPEN Property Packages in Modelica
- Honeywell awarded Consultancy Services
  Help for re-structuring Unit Operation socket in UniSim Design
- AIChE 2013 Annual Meeting
  Two papers involving CAPE-OPEN presented by Associate Members
- VORtech BV as new Associate Member
  Software house for complex and demanding applications
- CAPE-OPEN Update: October 2013 issue
  Subscribe!
- CAPE-OPEN 2013 Annual Meeting
  Lyon, France
- Article on MATLAB Unit Operation in Aspen Plus
  How to include a reactor model in Aspen Plus using MATLAB and COFE
- NETRAL no longer a Member
  Company ceased to exist
- AkzoNobel has resigned from CO-LaN
  AkzoNobel joined CO-LaN in April 2008. Even before joining, AkzoNobel was in contact with CO-LaN on several...
- Clarifications on Thermodynamic and Physical Properties 1.1
  For all developers to read: discusses CheckEquilibriumSpec, SetMaterial, CalcEquilibrium methods as well as UNDEFINED type.
- CAPE-OPEN Award 2011
  ProSim SA recognized by CO-LaN through CAPE-OPEN Award
- AIChE 2012 Annual Meeting
  CAPE-OPEN sessions, for presentations and discussions
- Artur KRUEGER joins CO-LaN
  From Houston, Texas
- CAPE-OPEN 2012 Annual Meeting
  Lyon, France
- PPDS license granted to CO-LaN
  For interoperability tests
- COLTT 2.1 released
  Fifteen issues resolved
- Shell paper at ACS Symposium
  Link between Shell process models, interface and process modeling environment using CAPE OPEN architecture
- Revised UNIT Operation interface specification document
  Current version of UNIT 1.0
- BR&E grants a ProMax® license to CO-LaN
  For interoperability tests
- CAPE-OPEN in Russia
  On July 4 Elena YUDOVINA, representative in CO-LaN of Associate Member Piping Systems Research and Engineering Co...
- Prototype of Flowsheet Monitoring interface
  From specification to implementation and on to use
- New representative for TÜV SÜD NEL in CO-LaN
  Congratulations de Dermot McGINNIS for his new role
- Honeywell renews UniSim Design licenses
  For interoperability tests
- CAPE-OPEN Update: May 2012 issue
  Subscribe!
- XChanger Suite license renewed
  To be used for interoperability tests
- Simulis Thermodynamics license renewed
  To be used for interoperability tests
- CAPE-OPEN Update: December 2011 issue
  Subscribe!
- CAPE-OPEN related publication
  A paper titled “Implementation of the waste reduction (WAR) algorithm utilizing flowsheet monitoring” by William M. BARRETT...
- Bertrand BRAUNSCHWEIG receives the CAPE-OPEN 2010 Award
  On September 28, 2011, within the CO-LaN Annual General Meeting, Malcolm WOODMAN, BP representative in CO-LaN and...
- CAPE-OPEN Update: September 2011 issue
  Subscribe!
- Source code examples of CAPE-OPEN thermodynamic components
  A starting point for Thermodynamic PMCs development
- COLTT 2.0 released
  Features now a Viewer to display and parse through log files
- CAPE-OPEN Update: August 2011 issue
  Subscribe!
- Updated Thermodynamic and Physical Properties interface specification v1.1
  No change in design while many clarifications provided
- PRO/II license renewed
  For interoperability testing
- CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation in FORTRAN 95
  Multitubular catalytic reactor model as CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
- Updated Thermodynamic and Physical Properties interface specification v1.0
  Revised Thermo 1.0 specification
- Another CAPE-OPEN related publication
  Gibbs reactor as CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
- Daniel WAGNER joins as Associate Member
  Developer of DWSIM in CO-LaN membership
- Fives Cryogénie as new Associate Member
  Hardware manufacturer and service provider joins CO-LaN
- NTP Truboprovod OOO joins as Associate Member
  1st CO-LaN Member in Russia
- CAPE-OPEN at Transient Multiphase Flows meeting
  Status of CAPE-OPEN hydrodynamic module interface specification
- CAPE-OPEN Update: March 2011 issue
  Subscribe!
- Licenses of AspenTech software
  Since January 2005, Aspen Technology Inc. has granted free licenses of some of its software products to...
- MultiFlash license renewed
  For interoperanility tests
- XChanger Suite license
  Since March 2005, Heat Transfer Research Inc. (HTRI) has granted a free license of XChanger Suite to...
- CAPE-OPEN Update: February 2011 issue
  Subscribe!
- SFGP event
  Two Subject Groups of the Société Française de Génie des Procédés (SFGP), the Informatique et Procédés (IEP)...
- ProSim SA supplies new licenses to CO-LaN
  For a number of years now, ProSim SA has been supplying to CO-LaN free-of-charge licenses of its...
- Request For Comments on revised UNIT interface specification
  Input needed on CAPE-OPEN interface specification
- Clarifications on FORTRAN Unit Operation Wizard
  In 2006 TOTAL commissioned ProSim SA to create a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation Wizard for unit operation models...
- Ross Tomson joins as Associate Member
  From Houston, Texas
- CAPE-OPEN Update: December 2010 issue
  Subscribe!
- AIChE Annual Meeting 2010
  The AIChE Annual Meeting 2010 was held this year in Salt Lake City, Utah. On November 10, Jasper...
- IFP New Energy as Corporate Associate Member
  New status in CO-LaN for IFP New Energy
- Visual Basic 6 and C++ source codes examples of Unit Operations released
  Release to developers of CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation examples.
- COMSOL Multiphysics licence awarded to CO-LaN
  For interoperability tests
- CAPE-OPEN Update: November 2010 issue
  Subscribe!
- JMS2010: Modeling and Simulation Symposium 2010
  HDHPLUS: a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation modeling deep hydrocracking of vacuum residue feeds
- CO-LaN duration extended till Dec 31, 2015
  Air Liquide, BASF, BP, Dow, IFP Energies Nouvelles, Shell, Total convened on November 25, 2010 at Total...
- Gasification Technologies Conference 2010
  Multiphase CFD models help design and optimize processes when embedded through CAPE-OPEN in process simulations
- Survey from Working Party on Thermodynamic and Transport properties at EFCE
  CAPE-OPEN considered incomplete in survey on thermodynamics
- New Associate Member: Struttura Informatica
  On May 14, 2010, Struttura Informatica srl applied for Associate membership in the CO-LaN organization and the...
- UNIT SIG Charter 2010 approved
  The CO-LaN Management Board has recently reviewed the charter of the UNIT Special Interest Group and has...
- Ronald Klein leaves CO-LaN Management Board
  As of July 1st, 2010 Ronald Klein, Senior Manager of IT at BASF SE and the BASF...
- HYDRO SIG Charter 2010 approved
  On track with developing the CAPE-OPEN hydrodynamic interface specification
- New Associate Member: T.P. van der Stelt
  On May 17, 2010, Teus van der Stelt applied for Associate membership in the CO-LaN organization and...
- Michael Halloran renewed as consultant
  Insures continuous progress in COLTT functionalities
- GAMS as modeller for CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
  Joins Excel, gPROMS, MATLAB, MOSAIC, Scilab
- Training course on CAPE-OPEN
  CO-LaN was organizing a training course on CAPE-OPEN on March 24, 2010 at Selwyn College, Cambridge, UK....
- New Associate Member: INOSIM GmbH
  InoSim GmbH, new actor of discrete event simulation, joins CO-LaN
- Alain FAVRE as new representative from IFPEN
  IFP Energies Nouvelles (IFPEN) has announced today to CO-LaN Management Board that Claude MABILE is stepping down...
- AixCAPE appoints a new representative
  Welcome to Marcus SOEMERS!
- Request For Comments on revised Thermo 1.0 specification
  Request For Comments on revised Thermo 1.0 specification conducted
- CAPE-OPEN Update: February 2010 issue
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- Reaction Design joins CO-LaN
  On February 1, 2010, CO-LaN Management Board has accepted the application for Associate Membership from Reaction Design. Reaction...
- CAPE-OPEN framework for polymerization processes
  CAPE-OPEN used for polymerization processes
- CAPE-OPEN Update: December 2009 issue
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- 7th CAPE-OPEN European Conference
  The CO-LaN Management Board had chosen to organize the 7th CAPE-OPEN European Conference at Selwyn College, Cambridge,...
- COLTT 1.08 released
  Refactoring achieved for an increased maintainability
- CAPE-OPEN Update: November 2009 issue
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- Methods & Tools SIG re-commissioned
  Will identify and resolve existing cross-cutting issues with CAPE-OPEN
- ANSYS renews Fluent license offered to CO-LaN
  On September 22, 2009, ANSYS Inc. has kindly renewed the year-long Fluent license offered to CO-LaN for...
- Vishwamitra Research Institute joins CO-LaN as Associate Member
  On October 28, 2009, CO-LaN Management Board accepted the application for membership of Vishwamitra Research Institute. Based in...
- NETL 2009 Workshop on APECS
  Progress report and new perspectives of Advanced Process Engineering Co-Simulation
- Alain RICORDEAU
  It is with a great sadness that CO-LaN Management Board learnt that Alain Ricordeau passed away on...
- Extensions to CAPE-OPEN Numerical interfaces proposed
  Learn more about Equation Set Objects
- CAPE-OPEN at ESCAPE 19
  The 19th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering was held from June 14 till June 17,...
- CAPE-OPEN at PSE 2009
  Presents IPOPT as CAPE-OPEN MINLP component as well as automatic generation of CAPE-OPEN PMCs
- Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia joins as Associate Member
  1st CO-LaN member in Malaysia
- 2009 AspenTech Worldwide User Conference
  Promotes CAPE-OPEN to end-users of Aspen Engineering Suite software
- CAPE-OPEN 2008 Award
  On April 2nd, the CAPE-OPEN community present at the 6th CAPE-OPEN European Conference gathered to congratulate the...
- Fédéral University of Rio de Janeiro joins as Associate Member
  The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has applied for Associate Membership to CO-LaN and the...
- CAPE-OPEN Update: January 2009 issue
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- CAPE-OPEN Update: November 2008 issue
  Subscribe!
- CAPE-OPEN Update: October 2008 issue
  Subscribe!
- CAPE-OPEN at ESCAPE 18
  Promoting CAPE-OPEN and CO-LaN in France
- NTNU Department of Energy and Process Engineering joins CO-LaN
  NTNU Department of Energy and Process Engineering has applied on April 18, 2008 for Associate Membership in...
- 5th CAPE-OPEN European Conference
  2008 Annual Meeting
- Akzo Nobel joins CO-LaN as Full Member
  Akzo Nobel has submitted an application for Full Membership to CO-LaN Management Board on March 3, 2008. During...
- Evaluation of process sustainability with CAPE-OPEN
  Example of use for the CAPE-OPEN Unit Wizard
- Errata and clarifications document for Thermo 1.0
  Preliminary to revising the interface specification document
- .NET Unit Wizard
  The Computer Aided Systems Laboratory at University of Trieste, Italy has released on Feb 9, 2008 a...
- COLTT 1.06 released
  Major usage simplications achieved
- VMGThermo license renewed for 9 months
  CO-LaN is conducting interoperability tests between software products implementing CAPE-OPEN interfaces. These tests are performed on computers...
- Critical review of CAPE-OPEN published
  An assessment of CAPE-OPEN
- ChemStations extends CO-LaN license of ChemCad
  CO-LaN is conducting interoperability tests between software products implementing CAPE-OPEN interfaces. These tests are performed on computers...
- Software licenses received from Aspentech and SimSci-Esscor
  CO-LaN is conducting interoperability tests between software products implementing CAPE-OPEN interfaces. These tests are performed on computers...
- Process Systems Enterprise provides additional license
  CO-LaN is conducting interoperability tests between software products implementing CAPE-OPEN interfaces. These tests are performed on computers...
- NETRAL SA as new Associate Member
  On January 24, 2008 CO-LaN Management Board approved NETRAL’s application for Associate Membership. NETRAL (wwww.netral.com) is a software...
- Michael HALLORAN joins as Associate Member
  Consultancy work
- Akzo Modelling Seminar
  © 2017 Akzo Nobel N.V. The CO-LaN CTO gave today a talk at the Akzo Modelling Seminar organized...
- COMSOL AB joins as Associate Member
  Multiphysics modelling
- CAPE-OPEN at SPE ATCE 2007
  Status report on Transient Integrated Networks Analysis project
- Short course at AIChE’07
  Create a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
- COLTT 1.05 released
  Error interfaces supported
- SPT joins as Associate Member
  Flow assurance
- Céondo joins as Associate Member
  Physical property calculation
- Ruhr-Universität Bochum joins as Associate Member
  Thermodynamic expert team
- Thesis on CAPE-OPEN at LIG
  Efficiently scheduling CAPE-OPEN calculations
- Iowa State joins as Associate Member
  Virtual engineering software
- DynoPC by Carnegie Mellon University
  Implementation of CAPE-OPEN MINLP interface specification
- COLTT 1.04 released
  Support for Thermo 1.1 included
- Thanks to Bertrand!
  Bertrand BRAUNSCHWEIG
- ESCAPE-17
  .NET interoperability / COLTT featured
- CiT joins as Associate Member
  Polymerization reaction engineering
- Wizard for Unit Operations in Pascal
  Version 0.2 released
- CAPE-OPEN at Aspen Engineering Suite User Group Meeting
  A successful application of CAPE-OPEN by National Energy Technology Laboratory
- REI joins as Associate Member
  Reaction engineering
- Feedback from CAPE-OPEN 2007 Annual Meeting
  CAPE-OPEN Conference format
- SAIC joins as Associate Member
  Technology integrator
- CAPE-OPEN 2006 Award
  On March 8, 2007 CO-LaN President Ray Dickinson presented the 2006 CAPE-OPEN Award to Jasper van Baten....
- 4th CAPE-OPEN European Conference
  The CO-LaN Management Board has organized the CAPE-OPEN 2007 Annual Meeting on March 8 and 9, 2007...
- Halias Technologies joins CO-LaN
  Software testing
- New representative for ANSYS-Fluent
  Welcome to Dr Jens MADSEN, the new ANSYS-Fluent representative
- 3rd CAPE-OPEN US Conference
  1st CAPE-OPEN US Conference within AIChE Annual Meetings
- CAPE-OPEN Short Course at AIChE 2006 Annual Meeting
  Concepts and implementation
- CAPE-OPEN at ACHEMA 2006
  Poster, presentation, information
- CAPE-OPEN presentation at Purdue University
  Thanks to Professor Luis PUIGJANER
- Technical University of Denmark (IVC-SEP) as new Associate Member
  From Lyngby, Danemark
- Future trends in CFD include integration with process simulation software
  CFD models in flowsheets
- New Associate Member: University of Trieste
  From Italy
- Institute of Chemical Technology Prague joins CO-LaN
  From Praha
- CO-LaN 2006 Technological Survey
  Answer by October 10, 2006
- HTRI 2006 North American Meeting
  Live demo of XChanger Suite in Aspen Plus
- .NET Interoperability Guidelines
  Interoperability guidance and examples for CAPE-OPEN with .NET
- Interest in CORBA version of CAPE-OPEN
  Parallel computation of software components
- CAPE Working Party Recent Achievement Award
  Recognition of CAPE-OPEN importance to the CAPE community
- Refinery Reactors SIG launched
  To revise approach to Petroleum Fractions
- Process Systems Enterprise 2006 Annual Meeting
  Live demo of a gPROMS Unit Operation running in Aspen Plus
- 3rd CAPE-OPEN European Conference
  A two-day showcase for CAPE-OPEN
- First training session targeted at CAPE-OPEN
  Targeted at thermodynamic and physical properties
- The Tulsa University joins as Associate Member
  TUWAX and TUFFP interest in CAPE-OPEN
- New Shell representative to lead UNIT SIG
  Richard BAUR steps in
- Visit to The University of Tulsa
  Interest in CAPE-OPEN for integrating their software
- CO-LaN duration extended till December 31, 2010
  Renewed commitment to CAPE-OPEN
- CO-LaN visits IFP
  Integration of advanced unit operation models
- Visit to NETRAL
  Neural networks as CAPE-OPEN Unit Operations
- Visit to Akzo Nobel Chemicals
  Explaining CAPE-OPEN
- Paper in Info Chimie Magazine
  CAPE-OPEN offers better visibility for niche software
- AIChE 2005 Annual Meeting
  MATLAB/Simulis with CAPE-OPEN and report on APECS progress
- US EPA software implementing CAPE-OPEN
  CAPE-OPEN PME developed at US EPA
- ESCAPE-15
  CAPE-OPEN Consultancy Scheme explained
- ICheaP-7
  Communication on how to migrate to CAPE-OPEN
- Chemstations Inc. joins as Associate Member
  ChemCad soon a CAPE-OPEN PME
- 2nd CAPE-OPEN European Conference
  CO-LaN held its Annual General Meeting of Members on Feb 17, 2005 in Como, Italy, followed by...
- New representative for Fluent, Inc.
  Continuity of representation of Fluent in CO-LaN
- CAPE Working Party endorses CAPE-OPEN
  CAPE Working Party at the European Federation of Chemical Engineering endorses CAPE-OPEN and CO-LaN
- ProtechSoft Systems as new Associate Member
  New Associate Member active in Operator Training Systems
- 1st CAPE-OPEN US Conference
  Cincinnati, Ohio
- EGAS endorses CAPE-OPEN
  European Group of AspenTech Software Users endorses CAPE-OPEN and CO-LaN
- CAPE-OPEN at ESCAPE 14
  Implementation of numerical interfaces
- Kerry IRONS is retiring
  Thanks!
- Informatique et Procédés endorses CAPE-OPEN
  French CAPE Working Party endorses CAPE-OPEN and CO-LaN
- 1st CAPE-OPEN European Conference
  First consultancy scheme proposed
- VDI-GVC endorses CAPE-OPEN
  The Association of German Engineers endorses CAPE-OPEN
- FLUENT® and Aspen Plus® coupling
  Relies extensively on CAPE-OPEN interfaces
- ChemSep joins as Associate Member
  A robust column simulator to become a CAPE-OPEN Unit Operation
- Call for Bids on Consultancy Services
  Looking for proven record of CAPE-OPEN technical expertise to help developers of PMCs and PMEs
- ICheaP-6
  Gives the opportunity to list existing implementations of CAPE-OPEN
- Processium joins as Associate Member
  Process design and optimisation for the chemical and bio industries
- Norsk Hydro resigns from UNIT SIG leadership
  New leader to be designated
- CAPE-OPEN Update issue 5
  The fifth issue of CAPE-OPEN Update has been released on-line today with Kerry IRONS from the Dow...
- SolidSim project selects CAPE-OPEN
  CAPE-OPEN applied to solids processes at PME and PMC levels
- TUHH joins as Associate Member
  Brings expertise on modelling of processes involving solids
- FOCAPO 2003
  Explained the missions of CO-LaN
- CAPE-OPEN as AspenWorld2002
  Benefits and achievements of CAPE-OPEN
- New CO-LaN Associate Member: VTT
  From Finland
- CAPE-OPEN abstract accepted for ESCAPE 13
  An abstract has been submitted to the Scientific Committee of ESCAPE 13, the next conference in the...
- CAPE-OPEN day in Teeside
  CAPE-OPEN Day in UK
- ESCAPE 12 Conference
  Status of the CAPE-OPEN Standard
- Contribution accepted at FOCAPO 2003
  Missions of CO-LaN to be promoted
- ESCAPE 12 award
  At the last ESCAPE-12 conference in The Hague, the presentation “TRIZ AND THE EVOLUTION OF CAPE TOOLS...
- Standardisation and Innovation in Information Technology 2001
  CO-LaN's goals and means in a conference on standardisation
- CAPE-OPEN at Expert Group Meeting organized by ICS-UNIDO
  New opportunities for developing countries
- Version 0.93 released
  A new version of the CAPE-OPEN standard, i.e. version 0.9.3, has been released in August 2001. The interface specification...
- Process Systems Enterprise Ltd joins CO-LaN
  CAPE-OPEN to be used in Advanced Process Modelling solution
- DIPPR joins as Associate Member
  Looking forward to see DIPPR adopt the CAPE-OPEN Physical Property Data Banks interface specification
- European Refining Technology Conference – 2001
  Bertrand BRAUNSCHWEIG (IFP Energies Nouvelles) and Didier PAEN (RSI) presented today “the use of CAPE-OPEN interfaces for...
- Virtual Materials Group joins as Associate Member
  Welcome to the first CO-LaN member in Canada
- BelSim SA joins as Associate Member
  Renowned data reconciliation software provider adheres to CO-LaN
- ESCAPE-11
  Paper on an implementation of CAPE-OPEN Numerical interfaces by ENSIACET researchers
- ICheaP-5
  Reports on Global CAPE-OPEN and CO-LaN
- CAPE-OPEN thermodynamic socket in gPROMS
  gPROMS as a new CAPE-OPEN Process Modelling Environment
- W. David SMITH, Jr
  Requiescat in pace
- CO-LaN is born!
  Constitutive assembly of CAPE-OPEN Laboratories Network

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