Case Studies

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“We have been using traditional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software to analyze our Autodesk Inventor solid models for the last couple of years. But we found the analysis process too time consuming because our software was unable to meet the rigorous demands of our development timescale. EFD.Lab on the other hand matches our needs for shortened design time and ease-of-use” Dr. Zafer Ayaz, Naval Architect

“EFD.Lab results are easy to understand and interpret by any engineer who is already familiar with the subject matter being studied.” Ad Heijmans, development manager at Eclipse Combustion

“We had complete confidence in the simulation results because EFD.Lab had provided such an accurate simulation of the original design.” Rob Preble, Project Engineer at Shaw Aero Devices

“EFD.Lab offered the best combination of cost effectiveness and ease-of-use for us. As a matter of fact, my colleagues who were using a traditional market-leading CFD code were amazed at how quickly I could conduct “what-if” tests.” Evan van Wolfswinkel, Engineer at Ceemo

“Testing, which used to take 2 weeks, now takes only one day; therefore, our design test schedule has shortened dramatically.” René Aarntzen, R&D / Engineering Manager

“EFD.Lab enabled Actaris engineers to quickly and accurately simulate the flow velocity, direction and pressure, making it possible to evaluate new design concepts without the expense and leadtime required to build multiple prototypes.” Ibne Soreefan, Project Manager for Actaris

“EFD.Lab considerably reduced the amount of time required to optimize the design by enabling us to evaluate design concepts in software without having to build a prototype.” Dustin Borg, Johnson Design Engineering

“Software tools such as EFD.Lab are imperative for us so that we can still retain our high quality standards at reasonable prices.” Kai Huck, Grohe

“However, we have now progressed so far that we only carry out 10% of the tests which were previously necessary. The simulation has thus also led to an enormous cost saving in terms of test set ups.” Dipl.Ing. (TU) Rainer Hoffmann, Océ Drucksysteme

“I would purchase EFD.Lab for my part. Our experiences with it have been very good. It is the right product for us, and this also applies to the support.” Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Karsten Cartarius, BOLL & KIRCH Filterbau

Bayern-Chemie Protac uses NIKA flow simulation software for example to optimise intake components for flying objects with ram rocket drives, for calculating thrust vectors of angled nozzles or ascertaining the aerodynamic coefficients of flying objects.

"It was exactly the right software to be offered at exactly the right time. After only just a few days, it transpired that this software is ideal for our purposes." Dipl.-Ing. Michael Jacob, Glatt Ingenieurtechnik

The simulation of fluid or thermodynamic processes will increasingly establish itself a routine tool in most development departments. With programs like EFD.Lab from NIKA, the first steps have already been taken.

“Flow simulation is a vital requirement for us to realise our claim of developing state of the art products. CFD is the only sustainable way to achieve this, and EFD.Lab has proved to be the perfect choice for our needs.” Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Karsten Cartarius, BOLL & KIRCH Filterbau

“EFD.Lab has become an indispensable tool in our product development. The opportunity to visualise the effects opens up totally new dimensions for designers developers in product design and optimisation”. Dipl.-Ing. Rocco Kemnitz, RAPA Rausch & Pausch GmbH

“We see EFD.V5 as an important element in the overall PLM concept and at the same time as a milestone on the road to integrated digital product development using CATIA V5.” Roland Feldhinkel, Chief Executive NIKA GmbH

Metzeler APS, the global leader in the development and manufacture of body sealing systems and window channel technology, used its know-how of rubber extrusion to work jointly with NIKA to integrate an appropriate calculation model for coextrusion of window sealing profiles for vehicles into EFD.Lab and EFD.V5 ...