Customer Briefs


	SureFire, maker of high-end illumination tools for the U.S. military and law enforcement officers, credits upfront CFD for a key role in the design success of the X400, the first weapon-mounted assembly to combine an LED flashlight with a red targeting laser. Full brief

	Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH offers a complete, integrated infrastructure for data communication throughout the customer enterprise. This respected global company is recognized for innovative, high-quality industrial Ethernet and electronic control systems such as their Octopus Series. Full brief

	Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. mission is to deliver compact, economical, high output and high efficiency engines for generators, agricultural machinery, industrial equipment, and all-terrain vehicles like dune buggies and snow mobiles, Fuji Heavy Industries employs the upfront CFD approach and has integrated CFdesign flow and thermal analysis software into their early design process. Full brief

	Elster Kromschroeder is the global market leader for bellows gas meters, the company portfolio covers gas meters for domestic households and commercial premises, safety valves and controller components for heating systems as well as systems for measuring and controlling industrial heating processes Full brief

	Finish Thompson, a designer and manufacturer of chemical process, drum and barrel pumps, used CFdesign upfront CFD software to double the efficiency of a new line of magnetic drive pumps while reducing total product development time by an estimated 33 percent. Full brief

	Betts had the opportunity to redesign its vents that reside on top of gasoline trailers. The vents help ensure safety by normalizing pressure and vacuums that build up within the tank. Full brief

	Macrolink uses CFdesign to conduct early-stage flow and thermal analyses on ruggedized electronics enclosures for avionic, mobile and fixed applications. They engineer rugged ATR chassis, COTS chassis, portable rugged workstations and SCSI & Fibre Channel storage systems to meet the most demanding environmental requirements. Full brief

	Berner uses CFdesign to assist and accelerate the development of air doors that can stop 30 mpg gusts and work in openings up to 30-ft high. The ability to conduct extensive early stage design reviews prior to the construction of a physical prototype gives Berner engineers the ability to efficiently sort through all the ‘what ifs’ until all product quality and innovation objectives are achieved. Full brief

	Xan3D Technologies Hybrid IC processes can compress what are today's modules, and even systems, down to individual chips. On a new project, preliminary design evaluations done in CFdesign revealed that traditional fin and pin fin heat sink design configurations simply could not keep the maximum case temperature below 80° C. A new revolutionary heat sink design was created using SolidWorks® and CFdesign. Full brief

	Sechan Electronics was tasked with developing a new digital fire control system for the Paladin self-propelled Howitzer. Soldiers count on the reliability of this unit and Sechan backed it with a protracted warranty, so the engineering team used Pro/ENGINEER® and CFdesign to insure maximum reliability and performance. Full brief

	Imperial Oil, an important customer to the Velan Valve Corporation, needed a forged globe valve with a high flow coefficient and they needed it fast. Full brief

	Packaging powerful 4D digital imaging functionality and voice-activated controls within a compact, ergonomic design, the iU22 from Philips Medical is truly a next-generation ultrasound system. Full brief

	Eastern Instruments develops highly engineered flow measurement devices for highly demanding industrial applications. The company serves it customers by cost-effectively designing fully customized systems based on their proprietary product lines. Full brief

	Getting high flow rates through a compact, lightweight, pneumatic valve system looked like a horrendous task to design engineer, Tim Gaddy, until he put CFdesign to the challenge. Full brief

	The product development team for Top-Flite golf balls uses CFdesign to drive innovation from the tee to the green. Full brief

	Read how a leader in transmission-control solenoid valves uses CFdesign to reduce project costs, shrink cycle times, and increase customer confidence. Full brief

	Using CFdesign in conjunction with Pro/ENGINEER® as part of the early product design process, this innovator of network intrusion prevention systems delivered mission-critical technology to market on- time and on budget. Full brief

	Test Equipment for the semiconductor industry is serious business. That’s why Credence uses CFdesign to make sure their systems can handle the heat. Full brief

	The Conval team built a 3D model of the system in Pro/ENGINEER® and launched a flow simulation in CFdesign. Full brief