These conferences are a unique opportunity for attendees to learn about ANSYS' strategy for the future of engineering design simulation and analysis. Plus, attendees have the chance to gain an understanding of ANSYS, ICEM CFD and CFX, and how the integration of these technologies offers an unprecedented level of capability in one solution.

This seminar aims to review the evolving CAD/CFD interface in order to identify basic strategies that are available to users and also to disseminate best practice. The seminar will examine the major trends within the industry. The issue of CAD will be viewed in a broad sense and will encompass a full range of inputs that are in the CFD process.

The purpose of the Center of Excellence (CoE) is to examine cabin air quality and study chemical and biological threats in airliners. The consortium, headed by Auburn University, will research cabin air quality and conduct an assessment of chemical and biological threats. Other participating institutions are the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, Purdue University, Harvard University, Boise State University, Kansas State University, the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. has announced that the company is targeting computer-aided engineering (CAE) as a primary market for its new Cray XD1(TM) Opteron/Linux-based supercomputer. The Cray XD1 product is "purpose-built" for high performance computing (HPC) applications, including CAE problems, and features breakthrough innovations in interconnect technology, high availability and ease of management.

Cray is working with leading Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to exploit the Cray XD1 system's advantages on widely used CAE applications. With U.S. list pricing starting at under $100,000, the Cray XD1 system promises to substantially outperform conventional Linux clusters in the same price range.

The new solution accurately calculates and simulates density and pressure changes in the material during the molding process to enable manufacturers to effectively produce a mold with fewer prototypes and cut production costs.

The system works with FLOW-3D, Flow Science's computational fluid dynamics (CFD) flow modeling software.

How do you capture and protect your companies design expertise, and apply it consistently design after design?

How can you make better use of powerful analysis software early in design when its impact is greatest?

Since as much as 75% of a typical product's life cycle cost is determined during the initial design phase, the return on investment for upfront analysis should be the highest.