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APEX, N.C., October 23, 2006 – Ford Motor Co. has been
selected by CEI as winner of its 2006 ExtremeSim award for outstanding
use of advanced simulation technologies in the automotive
industry. CEI is a leading supplier of engineering simulation
solutions, including Harpoon meshing and EnSight visualization
software.
“In its divisions throughout the world, Ford
Motor Co. is using extreme meshing and visualization solutions to see
and interact with product designs in new and exciting ways,” says Kent
Misegades, CEI president. “CEI is proud to be a part of Ford’s
innovative work.”
Examples of Ford engineers using CEI products for advanced simulation include:
- Anders Jonson, Volvo Car Corp. Fluid Dynamics Center – Animations
of complex airflow problems integral to automotive design and
engineering.
- Paul Yu, Ford Powertrain – Meshing and visualization for design engineering of engine components.
- Bob Thacker, Ford Powertrain – Automation of mode shape analysis
animations for automotive NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) studies.
- Scott Morton, Ford Powertrain – Animations of airbag structural analysis results.
- Dr. Burkhardt Hupertz, Ford Germany – Pioneering work in
automated processes for performing complex CFD simulation and animation.
- Dr. Steven Pierson, Jaguar Powertrain – Visualization of fuel sloshing, transient in-cylinder flow models, and cooling jackets.
- Dr. Warren Seeley, Ford UK – Automated processes for analyzing piston model CFD studies.
About CEI
CEI (www.ensight.com)
offers a suite of tools for engineering and scientific simulation,
including meshing, plotting, animation and data visualization.
The company’s software can be run on every type of computer, from
laptops to clusters to supercomputers. It interfaces seamlessly
with all popular CAE software and most scientific research codes, and
can drive the most advanced VR displays. CEI has corporate
headquarters in Apex, N.C., and authorized distributors around the
world.
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