SuperPro Designer Overview

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SuperPro Designer facilitates modeling, evaluation and optimization of integrated batch and continuous processes in a wide range of industries (Biotech, Pharmaceutical, Specialty Chemical, Food Processing, Consumer Goods, Metallurgical, Materials, Water Purification, Wastewater Treatment, Air Pollution Control, etc.). The combination of manufacturing and environmental operation models in the same tool enables users to concurrently design and optimize manufacturing and end-of-pipe treatment processes and practice pollution prevention and control. SuperPro Designer is shipped with more than sixty thorough examples covering a variety of industries and applications. For additional information on the tool, please visit the SuperPro Product Features page.

SuperPro Designer is available for:

MS Windows 10 and 11 platforms. We recommend a PC with at least 4 GB of RAM and a vertical screen resolution of at least 1024 pixels.

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Key Features of SuperPro Designer

  • Models for over 140 unit procedures / operations.
  • Rigorous reaction and VLE separation modules.
  • Material and energy balances.
  • Extensive chemical component and mixture database.
  • Extensive equipment and resource databases.
  • Equipment sizing and costing.
  • Thorough process economics.
  • Scheduling of batch operations.
  • Throughput Analysis and Debottlenecking.
  • Resource tracking (main and auxiliary equipment, utilities, raw materials, and labor) as a function of time.
  • EPA/MACT compliant emission calculations and reporting.
  • Environmental impact assessment.
  • Use SuperPro from VBA Scripts, or C# as a COM library to perform parametric sensitivity analysis and optimization.
  • PFD customization through addition of your own graphics and text.
  • Compatibility with a variety of graphics, spreadsheet, and word processing packages.

Unit Procedure Models in SuperPro Designer

1.

Reaction

  • Well-Mixed Reactor
  • Batch/Continuous
  • Fermentor
  • Air-Lift Fermentor
  • Plug Flow Reactor
  • Equilibrium Reactor
  • Heat Sterilizer
  • Aeration Basin
  • Plug Flow Aeration Basin
  • Trickling Filter
  • Anoxic Reactor
  • Anaerobic Digester
  • Neutralizer
  • Wet Oxidation
  • Incinerator
  • UV Radiation

2.

Phase Separation

  • Centrifugal Extractor
  • Differential Extractor
  • Mixer-Settler Extractor
  • Batch Extractor
  • Crystallizer
  • Short-Cut Distillation
  • Batch Distillation
  • Flash
  • Condenser
  • Absorber/Stripper
  • Adsorber
  • Decanter Tank

3.

Homogenization

  • High Pressure Homogenizer
  • Bead Mill
  • Nano-Mill

4.

Chromatography

  • Gel Filtration
  • Ion Exchange
  • Reverse Phase
  • Affinity
  • Expanded Bed Adsorption

5.

Drying/Evaporation

  • Freeze Dryer
  • Tray Dryer
  • Fluid Bed Dryer
  • Rotary Dryer
  • Flash Evaporator
  • Rotary Evaporator
  • Sludge Dryer

6.

Pressure Change

  • Pumps
  • Compressors
  • Fan/Blower

7.

General Unit Operations

Generic Boxes for

  • Reaction and Separation
  • Flow Mixers/Splitters
  • Component Splitter
  • Heater/Cooler
  • Heat Exchanger

8.

Product Formulation

  • Dryers & Granulator
  • Tablet Press
  • Tablet Coater
  • Fillers
  • Packaging Machines

9.

Solid/Liquid Separation

Microfilter
Ultrafilter
Diafilter
Reverse Osmosis
Dead-End Filter
Basket Centrifuge
Nutsche Filter
Bowl Centrifuge
Disk-Stack Centrifuge
Decanter Centrifuge
Centritech Centrifuge
Hydrocyclone
Clarifier / Thickener
Flotation
Oil Separator
Plate & Frame Filter
Rotary Vacuum Filter
Granular Media Filter
Belt Filter

10.

Solid/Gas Separation

Electrostatic Precipitator
Baghouse Filter
Gas Cyclone
Air Filter

11.

Tanks

Various Storage Tanks
Various Blending Tanks
Equalization Tank
Junction Box

SuperPro Designer

Pricing Policy

Purchase Price
$ NA per copy
This type of license has been discontinued.
Fixed License
$ 7,000 per copy / per year
unlimited technical support and free upgrades for as long as the license is maintained
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Pricing Policy

(the combination of SuperPro and SchedulePro)

Purchase Price
$ NA per copy
This type of license has been discontinued.
Fixed License
$ 11,000 per copy / per year
unlimited technical support and free upgrades for as long as the license is maintained
Fixed licenses are intended for use on a specific PC. They can be deactivated and transferred to another PC, though this can only be done a limited number of times (not frequently). We also provide Floating licenses that cost a bit more, which can be installed on multiple PCs within your company and easily shared by multiple users, with access managed through a central license server.

  • Discount is available for multiple licenses and multi-year commitments.
  • Corporate licenses are available under very attractive terms.
  • Educational licenses are available at substantial discounts (to qualifying academic institutions only).
  • A FUNCTIONAL EVALUATION version is available to download (FREE OF CHARGE).