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Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 13 August 2004
de Globe commits to simulation software
After several years of using the software, Dutch foundry group de Globe has strengthened its commitment in Magmasoft.
After several years of using the software, Dutch foundry group de Globe has strengthened its commitment in Magmasoft The company has decided to install a 16 processor Linux PC cluster along with two new cluster licenses of Magmasoft
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 16 Aug 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Benchmarks comparing the response times of our current working environment with the new one clearly demonstrated the superiority of the new solution", Hein Strijbos, Manager Advanced and Process Engineering of de Globe, states.
"With the installation of two Magmasoft cluster licenses we do not only expect a quantum leap in calculation times, but also a real change in the way we work with Magmasoft".
"The cluster installation of Magmasoft allows us do real experimentation on the computer screen".
"This will substitute a lot of shop floor trials as well as help our casting experts to identify the best process conditions before the first casting is made".
"The decision of de Globe confirms our approach to make latest software and hardware cluster technology available to innovative medium sized foundries", says Dr Jorg C Sturm, Executive Manager of Magma.
"The dedicated requirements of de Globe for its casting design support and methoding work including casting property prediction for its complex cast and ductile iron components lead to the natural decision to give Magmasoft cluster a real thought".
"The benchmarks we performed at Magma offered such a strong speed up to their current solution, which strongly helped de Globe to justify such an investment into their future".
The Linux PC cluster will be delivered by Linux NetworX, an acknowledged US based and world wide acting vendor of cluster technology.
The solution has been shipped completely preconfigured and customised with Magmasoft cluster.
The first simulations were successfully performed on the day of installation.
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