API-650 COMPLIANT STORAGE TANK DESIGN
PMT TANK VS SPREADSHEETS
PMT Tank is a web-based software tool that engineers can use to design, calculate and verify storage tanks that are compliant with API 650 code. We looked at the process of designing storage tanks and outlined 11 areas where PMT tank helps speed up the process.
PMT Tank has features and benefits that are ideal for engineers to design, calculate and verify an API 650 compliant storage tank faster and better than traditional design methods.
| Comparison Factor | PMT TANK | Manual calculations & spreadsheets |
|---|---|---|
| Storage tank design using API 650 code | Yes | Yes |
| 1. Accessibility | A Web Application accessible on any PC or laptop with free version upgrades for all users including API 650 code revisions. | Needs an updated spreadsheet to be prepared and validated periodically and as per API 650 code revisions. Also requires Microsoft Excel and Adobe PDF licenses. |
| 2. Reporting | Get detailed step-by-step calculation design reports in Word and PDF formats, in under a minute. | 10 to 15 hours of repetitive manual work in generating and editing reports for every design and revision. |
| 3. Revision History Log | Automatically maintained and added to every report. | Manual Revision Tracking |
| 4. Copy & Share designs(on Software) | One-click sharing with anyone in your team for comments or design approvals. | Designs need to be converted to reports, manually emailed and another team
member comments on the report and replies with updates. It is a longer process that also needs an additional license of Microsoft & Adobe. |
| 5. Flexible Subscriptions | Yes | Not applicable. |
| 6. Process Design (Venting as per API-2000 and Heating Coil) | Yes | Separate spreadsheets need to be prepared and validated from time to time. It also requires Microsoft Excel and Adobe PDF licenses. |
| 7. Immediate License Onboarding | Seamless access via online subscription from anywhere, at any time. | Spreadsheets need to be prepared and validated from time to time. In case of standalone software, a lot of time is lost in license on-boarding as the process for registration, payment, approval, license key generation and transport etc. is tedious and time consuming. |
| 8. Prior Industry experience | 35+ Years of Global Industry experience in Engineering & Design. | Senior engineers or tank expert resources are always needed to validate the spreadsheets and design tanks using these spreadsheets. |
| 9. Support | 24x7 support by our In-house Chartered Engineers and Technical Support Team. | A senior tank expert resource must be kept on the team. Senior tank experts are cost intensive and in high demand. |
| 10. Real-Time Design validations (as per code guidelines/ good engineering practice) | Immediate error notifications if the user has entered a wrong input. Reducing manual errors and providing more accurate design. | Spreadsheets have limitations and depend on the spreadsheet's maker and checker's skills. |
| 11. New API Code Revision releases/updates | Free version upgrades to PMT TANK Users within weeks of the release of revised code. | A new spreadsheet must be prepared according to the latest version of the code. This spreadsheet must be validated before use for projects requiring time, financial resources, and expert manpower. |
We hope this blog was useful in helping you learn more about PMT Tank. If you want to know more about our software for storage tank design or have any questions, please contact us at info@pmechtech.com. Thanks for reading, and we look forward to hearing from you soon!