Southern Enterprise Awards 2021

39 | Southern Enterprise Awards 2021 PDM Analysis develops, markets, and supports SCORG™ – specialised software for designing and analysing positive displacements rotary machines. These include screw compressors, pumps, motors, expanders, roots blowers, rotary screw extruders and more. SCORG is an essential tool that enables engineers to design and analyse positive displacement machines quickly and accurately. PDM Analysis specialises in the design and analysis of screw machines. SCORG has been developed by the expert group originating from the Centre for Compressor Technology at City, University of London. In 2014, PDM Analysis Limited was appointed by City, University London to continue the development and commercialisation of this software. Together with City, PDM offers comprehensive services for the screw machines industry and has already implemented its IP in hundreds of screw machine designs. The continuous development of SCORG in alliance with the Centre makes this strategic partnership unique. It allows designers to implement the latest findings from the fundamental and applied research and uses the software PDM creates to support designing these machines. There are two main objectives that PDM must accomplish to support the constant evolution of screw machines, to reduce environmental impact and the profitability of the clients. These objectives include the continuous development of the software and ensuring easy access of its software and knowledge to the OEMs, consultants, researchers, educators, and students. PDM has revealed its new cloud solution for the design and analysis of positive displacement screw machines named SCORG alto in the past year. The unique platform allows virtual machines to connect to the grid generation and simulation software SCORG. Their clients are screw machine design engineers, R&D specialists, manufacturers, technical or business advisers, university teachers or researchers and students working on projects related to screw machines. The company is exceptionally proud that SCORG is widely accepted as the leading solution for the design of screw machines and that it has been used in almost all corners of the world. SCORG is the software that allows comprehensive analysis of screw machines Best Positive Displacement Screw Machines Design & Analysis Specialists - Europe and their systems, including rotor profiling, grid calculation and chamber thermodynamics in one software. Another unique point is that SCORG allows CFD solutions with various solvers (Ansys CFX, Ansys Fluent, Ansys Forte, Star CCM+, Simerics MP+, OpenFOAM). Therefore, it can offer a complete solution to screw compressor, pump, expander, or motor companies and can be used in designing of screw machines and analysing them in detail by CFD. PDM has established global partnerships with leading companies in the field of CAE software, such as Simerics Inc. (USA), Gamma Technologies LCC (USA), Siemens Digital Industries Software (USA), and through them distribution agreements with 80/20 Engineering Ltd (UK), OMIQ Srl - Società a socio Unico (IT), Hi-Key Technology Corporation Ltd (CH), Beijing UNINSIM Technology Co Ltd (CH) and WaveFront Co Ltd (JP). As a result, users can benefit more from these integrated solutions. Moreover, energy efficiency and sustainability are one of the main agenda topics for all countries worldwide, and historically, the UK has played a significant role in industrial revolutions. We are currently witnessing the fourth industrial revolution. Data science, artificial intelligence, and cyber security play a major role in energy, environment, health, transport, and other areas necessary for humankind. That reflects within the fluid machinery sector. About 20% of electricity generated in developed countries is used for compression, and PDM can improve the efficiency of machines that has the potential to save the global compressor industry millions of kilowatts of energy. There are just a few major compressor companies in the UK, but the compressor market and many companies worldwide are booming. Today, the number of compressors produced worldwide has exceeded the number of internal combustion engines used in cars or other vehicles. PDMs aim to move this kind of technology forward. Recently, PDM has sponsored the 12th International Conference on Compressors and their Systems, organised by City, University of London, the central hub for industry and academia in this area. Also, the company was exhibiting at one of the significant events in the Middle East, ME RoTIC 2021, which coincided with EXPO 2020 in Dubai. An example of the research undertaken with City, which will impact the future, is a five-year strategic project called “SECRET: Smart Efficient Compression: Reliability and Energy Targets” funded jointly by the Royal Academy of Engineering and compressor manufacturer Howden from Glasgow. It is set to reduce losses in the new generation of oil-free compressors by 20%. PDM believes that the future of rotating fluid machinery is bright and promising, which was endorsed in COP 26 and held in Glasgow in November this year. Furthermore, PDM is planning to continue the development of its software SCORG, which will help achieve challenging targets for NetZero 2050. The company has already launched its services in the cloud and will continue implementing AI in the software and machines that it helps to design. Name: Ahmed Kovacevic Email: a.kovacevic@pdmanalysis.co.uk Web Address: https://pdmanalysis.co.uk Sep21696 PDM Analysis Ltd