Lists conference calls of the Interoperability Special Interest Group.

• Management Board

  Lists conference calls of the Interoperability Special Interest Group.

  This group addresses issues related to the Software Tools that CO-LaN distributes. The most prominent ones are the CAPE-OPEN Logging and Testing Tool and the CAPE-OPEN Type Libraries and Primary Interop Assemblies.

  2023

  • 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

  2022

  • 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

  2021

  • 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

  2020

  • 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

  2019

  • 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

  2018

  • 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

  2017

  • 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

  2016

  • 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

  2015

  • 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.

  2014

  • 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

  2005

  • 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

  2002

  • 08/28/2002 - 04 – Monthly conference call

    Many new Associate Members welcomed

  2001

  • 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

  Lists conference calls of the Interoperability Special Interest Group.

  This group addresses issues related to the Software Tools that CO-LaN distributes. The most prominent ones are the CAPE-OPEN Logging and Testing Tool and the CAPE-OPEN Type Libraries and Primary Interop Assemblies.

  2023

  • 10/12/2023 - Annual General Meeting 2023

    Statutory meeting of CO-LaN for 2023

  2022

  • 09/21/2022 - Annual General Meeting 2022

    Statutory meeting of CO-LaN for 2022

  2021

  • 10/28/2021 - Annual General Meeting 2021

    Statutory meeting of CO-LaN for 2021

  2020

  • 10/15/2020 - Annual General Meeting 2020

    First ever virtual General Assembly of Members

  2019

  • 10/23/2019 - Annual General Meeting 2019

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  2018

  • 10/10/2018 - Annual General Meeting 2018

    Ludwigshafen, Germany

  2017

  • 10/13/2017 - Annual General Meeting 2017

    Sunbury, UK

  2016

  • 10/06/2016 - Annual General Meeting 2016

    Call for more participation from members

  2015

  • 10/14/2015 - Annual General Meeting 2015

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

  2007

  • 03/08/2007 - Annual General Meeting 2007

    Heidelberg, Germany

  2006

  • 03/09/2006 - Annual General Meeting 2006

    Cannes, France

  2005

  • 02/17/2005 - Annual General Meeting 2005

    Como, Italy

  2003

  • 02/04/2003 - Annual General Meeting 2003

    Sunbury-on-Thames, UK

  2002

  • 03/23/2002 - Annual General Meeting 2002

    Frankfurt, Germany

  2001

  • 12/04/2001 - Annual General Meeting 2001

    Cambridge, UK

• Methods & Tools SIG

  Lists conference calls of the Interoperability Special Interest Group.

  This group addresses issues related to the Software Tools that CO-LaN distributes. The most prominent ones are the CAPE-OPEN Logging and Testing Tool and the CAPE-OPEN Type Libraries and Primary Interop Assemblies.

  2024

  • 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

  2023

  • 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

  2022

  • 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

  2021

  • 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

  2020

  • 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

  2019

  • 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

  2018

  • 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

  2017

  • 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

  2016

  • 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...

  2015

  • 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

  Lists conference calls of the Interoperability Special Interest Group.

  This group addresses issues related to the Software Tools that CO-LaN distributes. The most prominent ones are the CAPE-OPEN Logging and Testing Tool and the CAPE-OPEN Type Libraries and Primary Interop Assemblies.

  2023

  • 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

  2022

  • 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

  2021

  • 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

  2020

  • 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

  2019

  • 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

  2018

  • 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

  2017

  • 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

  2016

  • 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

  2015

  • 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

  2014

  • 01/16/2014 - Y14-01 – Chemical reaction interface specification

    Thermo SIG met on January 16, 2014 from 10 am till noon

  2002

  • 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

  Lists conference calls of the Interoperability Special Interest Group.

  This group addresses issues related to the Software Tools that CO-LaN distributes. The most prominent ones are the CAPE-OPEN Logging and Testing Tool and the CAPE-OPEN Type Libraries and Primary Interop Assemblies.

  2023

  • 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

  2019

  • 05/15/2019 - Y19-05 – Petroleum Fractions

    Conference call: ask for joining

  2018

  • 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

  2017

  • 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

  2016

  • 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...

  2015

  • 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...

  2014

  • 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

  Lists conference calls of the Interoperability Special Interest Group.

  This group addresses issues related to the Software Tools that CO-LaN distributes. The most prominent ones are the CAPE-OPEN Logging and Testing Tool and the CAPE-OPEN Type Libraries and Primary Interop Assemblies.

  2023

  • 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

  2022

  • 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)

  2021

  • 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

  2020

  • 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

  2019

  • 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

  2018

  • 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

  2017

  • 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

  2016

  • 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

  2015

  • 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

    Thanks for a great meeting!

  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • CAPE-OPEN Update: October 2008 issue

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  • 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