Engineered Software Awards Grant to Purdue University

Lacey, WA, May 18, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Engineered Software, Inc., an independent technology company developing next generation hydraulic analysis software today donated over $25,000 worth of software licenses and technical support to Purdue University’s College of Technology in Anderson/Muncie, Indiana. The CEO and Vice President of Engineering at Engineered Software, Inc. Ray Hardee P.E. met with mechanical engineering faculty and students to announce that Engineered Software will provide leading-edge piping design technology to the Mechanical Engineering Technology department.

The PIPE-FLO Professional software is targeted for use in the planned Applied Fluid Mechanics Course. This course focuses on the study of compressible and incompressible fluid statics and dynamics as applied to hydraulic and pneumatic pumps, motors, transmissions, and controls.

“We plan to use the software to allow students to verify their hand calculations, and demonstrate how to design [piping] systems,” said R. L. Alan Jordan, P.E., Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University’s College of Technology.

“We are honored to provide our software as a learning tool to the next generation of engineers,” said Ray Hardee, P.E. We hope the return on investment is a generation of engineers that are more energy and efficiency focused, because that is really what our software is designed for.”

The grant includes a five-user Enterprise license of PIPE-FLO® Professional, technical assistance and support. PIPE-FLO software allows users to simulate the operation of the complete piping system showing the interaction of pumps, compressors, pipelines, control valves, and components.

Engineered Software intends to make this grant the first of many investments to the future of the engineering industry. This includes offering training and materials on piping systems as well as software and books.

“We have always understood the value of education and the future of engineering,” said Michael Blondin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Engineered Software. “This is just one of the ways we plan to contribute to the education of future engineers.”

PIPE-FLO has been used in research and educating students at over 35 fine universities stateside and abroad such as Clemson University, University of Limerick, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, North Carolina State University, Pennsylvania State University, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, University of Washington, and University of Zaragoza, Spain.

PIPE-FLO has helped large and small manufacturers improve productivity and profitability by providing accurate design data for piping system operations. PIPE-FLO software is used in a wide variety of industries including aerospace & defense, wastewater collection & treatment, education, oil, gas, and petrochemical processing. As the industry standard in piping design software, over 5,500 companies in more than 80 countries around the world utilize PIPE-FLO to design, optimize, and troubleshoot their piping systems.

About Engineered Software, Inc.
Founded in 1982, Engineered Software, Inc. has created products that are known worldwide for high end-user satisfaction rates. The company has two award-winning product lines – PIPE-FLO and PUMP-FLO Solutions. Recognized as the best in the industry, the programs’ interface was developed and refined based on over 25 years of customer feedback. Engineered Software is also the creator of Flow of Fluids Premium software, and holds an agreement with Crane Valve North America to produce, market and sell their Technical Paper, TP410. Engineered Software, Inc. has more than 5,500 clients worldwide across a variety of industries including aerospace and defense, chemical processing, engineering design and consulting, food and beverage, oil and petrochemical, mining and metals, pharmaceutical, power generation, pulp and paper, wastewater collection and treatment and education.

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