Mechanical Engineering-CIME articles from April 2005

Mechanical Engineering-CIME archives from April 2005

Where we are and where we're going.(editorial)(Nanotechnology)(Editorial)
April 1, 2005... We've all heard it a hundred times, usually from people who don't know the difference between a microelectromechanical system and an integrated circuit: "I'll be there in a nanosecond," they'll say cavalierly, or "It'll only take a...

Out in space.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... To the Editor: Since when is Mechanical Engineering trying to emulate Popular Science? Nothing but opportunity, sweetness, and light? Ahmed K. Noor and James A. Cutts's article on space exploration (November 2004) presents the NASA...

Not so idle.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... To the Editor: In the story entitled "Idle Hour" (January), you reported, "A case for improving profits without compromising operational readiness has yet to be made that will satisfy the majority of independently minded truckers." ...

Human relations.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... To the Editor: Published in your September 2004 issue was a reader's letter entitled "People, People Everywhere." This letter contained a closing statement that read in part, "... Humanity is a cancer on the planet, killing off all life forms...

Setting limits.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... To the Editor: In the November 2004 issue, George C. Creel responds to Russell Koelsch's letter, saying that there is no basis for his statement that there is some limit to the number of people who can live on this planet. As mechanical...

Half of eighty.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... To the Editor: With reference to the letter by Steven M. Schultheis, P.E., in your October 2004 issue, I wish to inform your membership that I do not make $80K a year as a "pretty normal salary." I finally found employment, after seven...

Satisfaction guarantee.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... To the Editor: The article "Evaluating Your Next Employer" in the November 2004 issue had a very unfortunate risk-oriented slant in its advice. It mentioned job security five times and employer respect twice, but only once mentioned...

No easy street.(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... To the Editor: Running is one of my activities. It has always confused me when some runners claim they have to run on the asphalt road, rather than the cement sidewalk. They feel it is easier on their legs. I believe the only factor...

For whose wealth?(letters)(Letter to the Editor)
April 1, 2005... To the Editor: Your article "Share the Wealth," in the December 2004 issue, shows that some companies realize how much their engineers learn on the job, and that their experience shouldn't go to waste. This will definitely help save time and...

Micro-atmospheric testing.(news & notes)(Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems )
April 1, 2005... Gears, circuits, and power drivers in MEMS devices exist in tiny, self-contained atmospheres that largely determine how long the components will survive and function. Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, N.M., have...

Stand-still efficiency.(news & notes)(Department of Energy's Office of Distributed Energy)(Piston rings)
April 1, 2005... Under a study of stationary engine efficiency funded through the U.S. Dept. of Energy's Office of Distributed Energy, MIT principal research scientist Victor W. Wong and some colleagues are evaluating how minor changes to piston ring geometry,...

Only on M.E. magazine online: @www.memagazine.org.(news & notes)
April 1, 2005... Responses to the March Question of the Month: In what areas does your company use data mining? Research/New Product Development 46% None of the above 25% Business Analysis 15% Customer...

Hold that thought.(news & notes)(electrolyte-filled glass pipettes)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... How do you visualize thought? Researchers can do it by pressing the open tip of an electrolyte-filled glass pipettes--much thinner than a human hair--against the membrane of an individual brain cell. The technique, known as the patch-clamp...

Minneapolis-based Tekna Seal LLC and FloMet LLC of DeLand, Fla., said they can now make hermetic windows using optical glass.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Minneapolis-based Tekna Seal LLC and FloMet LLC of DeLand, Fla., said they can now make hermetic windows using optical glass. They've coupled Tekna Seal's proprietary metal-to-glass bonding process with FloMets metal injection molding process,...

Waste Industries in Raleigh, N.C., a non-hazardous solid-waste services company, acquired three waste companies.(Briefly Noted)(D&D Disposal, Southland Disposal and A Plus Disposal)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Waste Industries in Raleigh, N.C., a non-hazardous solid-waste services company, acquired three waste companies: D&D Disposal, Southland Disposal, and A Plus Disposal, in the greater Atlanta area.

Curtiss-Wright Corp. of Roseland, N.J., has acquired Indal Technologies, a Mississauga, Ontario, manufacturer of products.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Curtiss-Wright Corp. of Roseland, N.J., has acquired Indal Technologies, a Mississauga, Ontario, manufacturer of products for motion control and flow control applications.

Fedders Corp., based in Liberty Corner, N.J., acquired 80 percent of the stock of Islandaire.(Briefly Noted)
April 1, 2005... Fedders Corp., based in Liberty Corner, N.J., acquired 80 percent of the stock of Islandaire, a Ronkonkoma, N.Y., manufacturer of air conditioners and heat pumps for residential and institutional use.

The Metropolitan Utilities District of Omaha recently awarded USFilter in Warrendale.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Metropolitan Utilities District of Omaha recently awarded USFilter in Warrendale, Pa., a contract in excess of $6 million to provide clarification and dewatering technology for its new 100-million-gallon-per-day Platte West water treatment...

Flowserve Corp. of Dallas has been awarded a contract by Shenhua Group Corp. of China to provide reactor recycle pumps for Shenhua's full-scale, direct coal-liquefaction plant.(Briefly Noted)
April 1, 2005... Flowserve Corp. of Dallas has been awarded a contract by Shenhua Group Corp. of China to provide reactor recycle pumps for Shenhua's full-scale, direct coal-liquefaction plant. Flowserve has been actively involved in the past construction of...

Z Corp.(Briefly Noted)(Spectrum Z510 3D Printing System)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Z Corp. of Burlington, Mass., is shipping its Spectrum Z510 3D Printing System, a high-definition, color 3-D printer.

UGS of Plano, Texas, is releasing the upgraded three-dimensional computer-aided design system.(Briefly Noted)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... UGS of Plano, Texas, is releasing the upgraded three-dimensional computer-aided design system, Solid Edge version 17, this LightWork Design of Sheffield, England, which makes rendering software for 3-D computer graphics, has released LightWorks...

Stop 'em in their tracks.(computing)(truck-stopping technology)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... A REMOTE-CONTROLLED DEVICE that can stop a speeding truck with a single click keeps tankers or other hijacked vehicles from becoming bombs on wheels. The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory created truck-stopping technology for the...

Speedy die design.(computing)(Progressive Design Technologies)
April 1, 2005... BECAUSE ENGINEERS NOW RELY on modeling software that often includes surfacing capabilities, the products they create consist of more and more refined shapes. But those newfangled products can be difficult to manufacture using traditional...

Learning from disaster.(computing)(computer programs that simulate disasters)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING to improve three computer programs that simulate disasters such as Three Mile Island with an eye toward ensuring power-plant safety. The complex programs model severe power plant accidents and, in the process, give...

Analyzing beats guessing.(computing)(Occupational safety and health)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... ALL ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING companies should try analysis software at least once to see how the results work for them. So says Rene Burger, a principal manufacturing engineer at Mine Safety Appliances of Pittsburgh. His company makes...

The sound that pleases.(computing)(ARA Engineering Inc.)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... GOLFERS LIKE TO HEAR a reassuring click when they putt. Unfortunately, engineers at ARA Engineering Inc. of Mesa, Ariz., a consultant services firm, recently discovered that their putter prototype made an unusual, hollow sound when it...

Keep the designs coming.(computing)(Roman Showers)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... ENGINEERS AT A EUROPEAN MAKER of shower products find that they're firing off more innovative designs in less time now that they've standardized on new computer-aided design and analysis software. Roman Showers in Newton Aycliffe, England,...

No more rattling teeth.(computing)(noise and vibration engineering software)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... WITH AUTOMOBILES OFFERING a smoother ride than ever before, other vehicle manufacturers are following suit. Today, even such huge off-road equipment as harvesters and road pavers keep their rattling to a minimum. Marketplace pressure means...

PLM gets more respect.(computing)(product lifecycle management)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... MANUFACTURERS NOW VIEW product lifecycle management technologies with less skepticism than they have in the past, according to a market research firm. More medium and small companies are signing on for PLM systems than in the past, said...

Picture this: an oil strike.(computing)(Sensitive electrical imagers )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... TO SITE AN OIL WELL, experts need to know the character of the subsoil in which it will be sunk. For this, petrochemical engineers usually turn to electrical imagers, which, when sunk, produce a fuzzy picture of underground soil and structures....

Delmia Corp.(new human modeling software version)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Delmia Corp. of Auburn Hills, Mich., has released version 5 of its human modeling software. It simulates digital human mannequins, allowing users to consider ergonomic factors early in the product lifecycle.

CADopia.(new products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... CADopia of San Diego is now shipping its CADopia IntelliCAD 5, CAD software.

NavisWorks Ltd.(Briefly Noted)
April 1, 2005... A developer of interactive viewing technology, NavisWorks Ltd. of Sheffield, England, has released its fourth version of NavisWorks JetStream, a real-time, 3-D collaborative review software application.

Huckerby Royall.(new product)(Jobshop 9.2)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Huckerby Royall of Leicester, England, has announced the release of Jobshop 9.2, its manufacturing software suite.

The Stokes Research Institute of Surrey, England, and the University of Limerick in Ireland have released a guide to evaluating thermal analysis software.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... The Stokes Research Institute of Surrey, England, and the University of Limerick in Ireland have released a guide to evaluating thermal analysis software. The guide can be downloaded at www.stokes.ie/pdf/questionnaire.pdf. It is designed for...

Bentley Systems Inc.(new products)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Bentley Systems Inc. of Exton, Pa., has released Bentley Fiber, Bentley Coax, and Bentley inside Plant, three integrated products that help cable television and telephone companies, municipalities, utilities, and other organizations design,...

@Last Software Inc.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... A maker of 3-D design software, @Last Software Inc. of Boulder, Colo., has made its SketchUp Component Libraries available for use in the film and stage, interior design, landscape architecture, architectural, and mechanical design businesses....

Everyday analysis.(software exchange)
April 1, 2005... Capability: The freeware Robot program can help engineers carry out most of their everyday analysis work, according to its developer. The application provides 2-D frame, truss, and grillage analysis of up to 3,000 nodes and 3-D frame and truss...

Accident reconstruction.(software exchange)
April 1, 2005... Capability: This software for the analysis and reconstruction of vehicle accidents is available as a set of Excel spreadsheets and workbooks. Vehicle Crash Reconstruction Software, or VCR ware, allows users to perform calculations based on...

Industrial design.(software exchange)
April 1, 2005... Capability: Alias Studio 12 personal learning edition is a compendium of industrial design software tools, which can by used by novice design students or by experienced industrial designers. Users have access to the main toolsets of the...

Digital clay for kids.(software exchange)
April 1, 2005... Capability: Cosmic Blobs is 3-D graphics design software that children and teenagers use to digitally create animated people, animals, and shapes much as they'd shape clay. With their mouse, kids grab a chunk of digital clay, then bend, pull,...

Design and reference.(software exchange)
April 1, 2005... Capability: The EngineersToolbox is used for engineering design, analysis, and reference. For problem solving, the graphically driven software uses first principles, empirical correlations, experimental data, rules of thumb, and numerical...

Ducts without sweat.(Fluid Handling And Fluid Power)(Oswego East High School )(Kluber Skahan & Associates )
April 1, 2005... What better time to try something new in ventilation than when you're designing a new building? Oswego East High School in Oswego, Ill., faced a tough ventilation challenge. It needed to cut costs, eliminate ductwork sweating (a potential...

Look, Ma, no transmission.(Fluid Handling And Fluid Power)(hydraulic hybrid urban delivery vehicle )
April 1, 2005... Delivering the goods may soon become more eco-friendly, thanks to a partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, United Parcel Service, and others. The EPA and four partners are building a full hydraulic hybrid urban delivery...

Run fast, run cool.(Fluid Handling And Fluid Power)(liquid cooling system )
April 1, 2005... Every new generation of PCs brings with it faster CPU speeds. To achieve these speeds, CPUs use more transistors, draw more power, and have higher clock rates. All this leads to more heat inside the PC case. Heat sinks on the CPU and fans help...

Water wonders.(Fluid Handling And Fluid Power)(water recycler )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... Columbus never would have discovered the New World, if his crew didn't have enough water to drink. Similarly, man won't make it to Mars without enough potable water. But NASA is working on solving that particular problem. Researchers at...

Prize targets arsenic.(Fluid Handling And Fluid Power)(Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... National Academy of Engineering has established the Grainger Challenge Prize for Sustainability. The competition will award a $1 million prize for the development of a community- or household-scale water treatment system to remove arsenic from...

Tight Bush budget is lean on research funding.(Washington window)
April 1, 2005... In his budget proposal to Congress for fiscal year 2006, which begins Oct. 1, 2005, President Bush for the most part scaled back on increases in federal support for research and development--and in certain cases proposed eliminating some...

On-machine inspecting: turning ... and milling ... time into cash.(Renishaw Inc)
April 1, 2005... If you aren't making chips, you aren't making money. So goes the reasoning that keeps on-machine inspecting out of many shops. It's a popular, though flawed, objection, according to Barry Rogers, director of sales for Renishaw Inc., a...

Pumped up: micro-device manufacturers shift into high gear, as new federal rules give them millions of tires to ride.(Feature focus: MEMS)(Microelectromechanical systems)(Cover Story)
April 1, 2005... Microelectromechanical systems have been one of the hot topics of the engineering world for years now. After all, it's fascinating to see the ingenuity by which inventors can create transducers from the stuff that semiconductors are made of....

Organic developments: from one coliseum to another, this pneumatic machine has served athletes, emperors, and a genius or two.
April 1, 2005... IT'S APRIL, AND THE TIME OF YEAR IS UPON US when fans head to the ballpark. Maybe you can hear it now--the crack of the bat, the keyboard fanfare for a base hit--the background music for the summer. What many fans may not realize, however,...

Wheeling and dealing: the inventiveness of engineers made the auto trade big business in the early 20th century.(ASME: the first 125 years)(American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
April 1, 2005... The name of Lloyd R. Smith never appeared in the annals of automotive history alongside Alfred P. Sloan, B.F. Goodrich, and Henry Ford. Sloan was the brilliant business manager who built General Motors into a powerful industrial company....

Tiny tinkertoys.(Nano Bits)(Nanotechnology)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... AT THE END OF THE DAY, NANOTECHNOLOGY researchers want to build stuff. But building things at the nanoscale with the same ease that we construct them at the human scale has proven elusive. The techniques are often quite cumbersome. Now a team...

Lotus alone.(Nano Bits)(lotus leaf to design surface that lead self-cleaning glass )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... THE LOTUS LEAF IS FAMOUS FOR its sheen: Even in the muddiest water, its leaves look clean. Now engineers at Ohio State University in Columbus have borrowed the secret of the lotus to design a surface that could lead to self-cleaning glass or...

Beyond nanoscopes.(Nano Bits)(aberration correction )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... PEOPLE STILL MARVEL AT SCANNING electron micrographs of bugs and blood cells. But for researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee such objects might as well be as big as an elephant. A team there recently set a new record for...

The new engineering world: a national investment strategy is key to transforming nanotechnology from science fiction to an everyday engineering tool.(United States National Nanotechnology Initiative)
April 1, 2005... IT HAS GONE LARGELY UNNOTICED IN THE larger society, but we are now in a new era. This era is one of increased innovation for manufacturing products, of new techniques for improving human health and cognitive abilities, of integrating...

Spheres of influence: minuscule balls of nickel may well help power cars and usher in the hydrogen economy.(QuantumSphere inc)
April 1, 2005... THE SPHERE IS A WONDERFUL shape: It has the smallest surface area encompassing a given volume. That's great if you want to limit the amount of material exposed to an environment or build the largest enclosure with a given amount of material....

Catching more rays: nanoscale crystals can make solar cells with unheard-of efficiency.
April 1, 2005... ALMOST ANYONE WITH A calculator knows the advantages of photovoltaic cells: They generate electricity quietly with little or no maintenance. PV works so well in applications that draw little power that frequently one doesn't mind paying several...

Hollow victory.(Nano Bits)(hollow nanospheres )(Brief Article)
April 1, 2005... PHYSICISTS HAVE BEEN INTRIGUED by high-frequency sound waves for years. Some believe the energy released from acoustic cavitation--the formation, growth, and implosion of small gas bubbles in a liquid blasted with sound--generates a high enough...

Integrated stepper motor.(new products)
April 1, 2005... BALDOR ELECTRIC CO., FORT SMITH. ARK. The company has launched a range of microstepping motors with onboard drive electronics. Their compactness is useful wherever space saving or simplicity of installation is important, such as in...

Safety shutoff valve.(new products)
April 1, 2005... PARKER HANNIFIN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS, NEW BRITAIN, CONN. The compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas safety shutoff valve, a two-way, normally closed solenoid valve, is useful for applications in the oil, gas, and petrochemical...

Mini turntable bearings.(new products)
April 1, 2005... KAYDON BEARINGS DIVISION, MUSKEGON, MICH. A line of miniature thin-section turntable bearings, the Reali-Slim TT Series, is said to have several advantages. The bearings save weight, reduce product design envelope sizes, and increase design...

Linear drives.(new products)
April 1, 2005... AMACOIL INC., ASTON, PA. Uhling roiling ring linear drives now offer a free movement lever (F-lever) as a standard feature, making it possible to slide the drive unit, with its attached load, anywhere along the shaft without having to turn on...

High-temperature duct heater.(new products)
April 1, 2005... GAUMER PROCESS HEATERS, SYSTEMS & CONTROLS, HOUSTON, TEXAS. IDH high-temperature duct heaters are used where high-temperature air is required in applications such as ovens, dryers, rotary gravure presses, and heat treating. The heaters are...

Heat exchanger.(new products)
April 1, 2005... WATLOW ELECTRIC MFG. CO., ST. LOUIS, MO. The company's rapid response heat exchanger quickly and effectively heats gases and fluids as they circulate through the unit's tubular design. It offers users a quick response rate and peak performance...

Nitrogen-charged tubing.(new products)
April 1, 2005... CERRO FLOW PRODUCTS INC.. ST. LOUIS, NO. When cleanliness is a requirement, nitrogen-charged CerroPure ACR tubing is a useful product, according to the company. It meets the maximum allowable residue limit of 0.0035 g/sq. ft. of interior tube...

Locking pins.(new products)
April 1, 2005... JERGENS INC.. CLEVELAND, OHIO. Kwik-Lok heavy-duty T&L handle pins, also known as ground handling pins, feature a solid stainless steel handle and button to provide corrosion resistance. The welded handle supplies impact resistance. A ring is...

Electric actuators.(product information)
April 1, 2005... DANAHER MOTION, WOOD DALE. ILL. The company's new brochure, Thomson Electric Acuators for Mobile Off-Highway Applications, discusses the benefits of using rugged electric actuators, instead of hydraulic systems, in off-highway vehicles. Some...

Engineering design.(product information)
April 1, 2005... MINNESOTA RUBBER/OMR PLASTICS, PLYMOUTH. MINN. The Elastomer and Thermoplastics Engineering Design Guide is a 120-page reference book for simple or complex rubber and plastic components, including assemblies. Among the topics covered are:...

Automation safety.(product information)
April 1, 2005... PILZ AUTOMATION SAFETY LP. CANTON. MICH. Complete Solutions for Safe Automation is a 20-page brochure that provides an overview of best safety practices when designing and implementing automation. Sensors, control and monitoring technologies,...

Heat treating.(product information)
April 1, 2005... WALL COLMONOY CORP., MADISON HTS., MICH. The company's facility in Dayton, Ohio, is highlighted in a six-page brochure. It is in Dayton that the processing group specializes in thermal spraying, furnace brazing, and thermal processing of all...

Slides and grippers.(product information)
April 1, 2005... PHD INC., FORT WAYNE. IND. PHD's 2005 catalog contains the latest information on its standard products, including powered slides, grippers, rotary actuators, cylinders, multimotion actuators, escapements, clamps, sensors, and switches. New...

Precision production.(product information)
April 1, 2005... FISHERCAST GLOBAL CORP., PETERBOROUGH. ONTARIO. This brochure, Shaped by Innovation, gives OEMs an overview of precise small component production solutions--proprietary zinc and magnesium alloy die casting, and assembly processes. It details...

Air quality.(product information)
April 1, 2005... STERIL-AIRE INC., CERRITOS, CALIF. The company's expanded line of UVC Emitters for mold and microbial control, enhanced air quality, and energy savings is showcased in its catalog. The eight-page publication describes Steril-Aire's...

Flow measurement.(product information)
April 1, 2005... ENDRESS+HAUSER INC., GREENWOOD, IND. A revised edition of the Flow Handbook, a hands-on guide to industrial flow metering, provides more in-depth understanding of the way modern flowmeters actually work. The initial overview of the 456-page...

Leaf chain.(product information)
April 1, 2005... EMERSON POWER TRANSMISSION, ITHACA, N.Y. Morse lift truck replacement chain is featured in a new brochure, which provides a lift truck leaf chain interchange. The interchange is cross-referenced by the lift truck manufacturer, manufacturer part...

Actuators for automation.(Power Transmission & Motion Control)
April 1, 2005... 8 Rotary and linear motions Web site aids quick pick Select options with pop-up support Download product CAD files Built to order, quick turnaround www.rotomation.com 386-672-6377 ROTOMATION Circle 300 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Spiral retaining rings.(Power Transmission & Motion Control)
April 1, 2005... The new Smalley Steel Ring Co. Retaining Ring Catalog is now available. Smalley has over 4,100 rings in stock, sizes from 1/2" to 16". Special designs are available with No-Tooling-Charges[TM] with sizes from 9/32" to 84"; available in carbon...

Metric gear components.(Power Transmission & Motion Control)
April 1, 2005... NEW 456-page catalog Q410 features technical specs for over 3,400 standardized stock metric gear components, including spur, helical and internal gears, straight and helical racks, straight and spiral bevel gears, worm and worm gears, ratchets,...

New Reali-Slim[R] Bearings Catalog.(Power Transmission & Motion Control)
April 1, 2005... Save weight, space, and cut manufacturing costs with thin-section bearings. Ideal for design of machine tools, food processing equipment, SME equipment, scientific apparatus, medical, and aerospace products. 112-page catalog gives selection...

Rotating electrical connectors.(Materials & Assembly)
April 1, 2005... Liquid metal wetted connectors are superior to conventional slip rings and feature sealed ball bearing construction. Durable, compact connectors offer increased reliability, low electrical noise and less than 1 milliohm resistance. Ideal for...

New optics catalog.(Materials & Assembly)
April 1, 2005... Rolyn Optics announces its new catalog, "Optics for Industry." 140 pages of product data, photos, performance graphs, and ordering information. Simple and compound lenses, prisms, optical flats/flat glass, flat and concave mirrors, absorption...

Low-cost vibration test systems and digital controllers.(Engineering Tools)
April 1, 2005... 100 Ibf System $5,557 with Vibrator, base, blower, low-distortion linear amplifier, cables & hose. Digital Controller Packages convert PCs to Vibration Controllers-Sine $3,995. Random $4,995. 4-Channel Swept-Sine, Random & Classical Shock with...

Sculptor[TM] ... where complex CFD models become clay in your hands ...(Engineering Tools)
April 1, 2005... Optimal Solutions Software is pleased to announce the release of a one-of-a-kind technology, which performs optimal shape design for the computational fluid dynamics (CFD) industry--in less time and with more accuracy than any other product on...