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HARPOON, THE EXTREME MESHER RAISES THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR MESHING
27 January 2007 - NAFEMS
| Sharc Ltd today announced the release of version 2.0 of its flagship meshing software, Harpoon, ‘The Extreme Mesher’. Key enhancements to the code include a new boundary layer meshing algorithm which will broaden the range of applications available in all industries. Harpoon V2.0 has been beta-tested extensively by users and subjected to real-world industrial geometries. Beta users have reported impressive meshing improvements in Harpoon V2.0 compared to its already notable predecessor, Harpoon V1.4.9. |
“Extreme Just Got Better! ” says Richard Bardwell, CEO Sharc, echoing the feedback he has been receiving from beta-testers all over the world. “Harpoon Version 2 builds on its unrivaled meshing speed and ability to cope with complex geometry, adding a number of significant enhancements” These primary enhancements for Harpoon Version 2 are: • Accuracy of results due to improved, unrestricted boundary layer algorithm
• Ease of Use through more intuitive GUI
• Speed due to optimized surface mesh clean up
• Mesh Quality through improved surface recovery Harpoon gives a wide range of engineering companies the competitive edge when it comes to development time. “I’ve had a great time-boost using Fluent once I started using Harpoon” Charles J. Kurle, Donaldson A wide range of industrial sectors use simulation technology to speed up development time. Previously, transforming the CAD model into a workable 3D mesh took days or even weeks. The process of optimisation requires numerous changes to the model which magnifies this pre-processing step and can have a devastating effect on time to market. Harpoon’s speed provides extra time when it is needed the most. “Harpoon’s mesh generation speed allowed us to deal with these iterations with minimal time delay.” Darren Woolf, Arup One of Harpoon’s main strengths is its ability to handle the massive changes in scale exhibited by large models. Features such as boundary layer creation and cell stretching allow the user to reduce the number of cells in a mesh while retaining the necessary precision. Model surfaces need not be watertight as Harpoon tolerates gaps and overlaps of surface data that would require manual clean-up in most other mesh generators. “The meshing speed is jaw dropping, especially with the high quality meshes it achieves”. Fernando Cacho, GEMM
Mesh checking hole and leak detection contribute to Harpoon being the quickest and easiest to use mesh generation package on the market. “The developers were great and very helpful” says Alexej Goehring, Arup To get a copy of the world’s fastest meshing software, Harpoon V2.0, contact your local Harpoon distributor.
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NAFEMS is a not for profit organisation aimed at promoting best practices and also fostering education and awareness in the engineering analysis community. In line with its objectives to promote the effective use of simulation technologies, NAFEMS is continually seeking to create awareness of new analysis methodologies, deliver education & training, and stimulate the adoption of best practices and standards by offering a platform for continuous professional development.By the late 1970s and early 1980s, as computing power became more widely available, increasingly industry was starting to solve practical engineering problems using finite element analysis techniques. There was however considerable concern that the accuracy of the methods, and software implementations, required to be verified in order to allow the results to be effectively used. Following extensive lobbying, by industry and academia, the UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) set up, and funded, a project within the National Engineering Laboratory (NEL), based in East Kilbride, Scotland, to investigate the issues. As a result the National Agency for Finite Element Methods and Standards, quickly shortened to the acronym NAFEMS, was founded as a special interest group in 1983 with a specific objective namely: "To promote the safe and reliable use of finite element and related technology" In order to keep engineers abreast of the latest developments in the Analysis World the quarterly magazine BENCHmark was launched by NAFEMS in July 1987. After seven years of seed funding by the UK government, and with the support of its industrial members, the decision was taken to launch NAFEMS Ltd as an independent not-for-profit company, owned by its member's in 1990. The company celebrated its 10th Anniversary in 2000, and has developed both the scope of its technology focus and its membership well beyond the original vision. Today NAFEMS and its members are involved in many different types of engineering simulation covering both products and processes. Membership continues to grow, now exceeding 700 corporate members in over 30 different countries. Steering groups have been set up in the UK, France, Germany, and the USA to co-ordinate local activities and interaction with members. |
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