London and New York, 21st October 2005. CD-adapco, the leading provider of Full-Spectrum CAE solutions will be showcasing its STAR-CAD Series at the MSC VPD Conference, from 24 – 26th October 2005. CD-adapco’s CAD-embedded solutions are unique on the market place for delivering easy-to-use, flow and thermal simulation embedded into the users’ preferred CAD system, be that CATIA V5, Pro/ENGINEER. SolidWorks, or Unigraphics NX.

This intuitive approach to CFD means that even Engineers who are new to flow simulation are able to quickly obtain industrial strength results. Based on the technology behind the industry leading STAR-CD and STAR-CCM+, the STAR-CAD Series is a gateway to the most comprehensive flow simulation tools in the world. As a consequence, CD-adapco’s solutions are capable of keeping pace as the users use of simulation grows into new areas. This full-spectrum CFD offering enable simulations to be driven by the physics of the problem at hand, not the limits of the software used.

CD-adapco's Vice President of Business Development, Dennis Nagy is confident that the STAR-CAD Series is the most complete solution on the market, “CD-adapco’s CAD-embedded solutions are the only offerings to recognize the variety of CAD systems used in industry. We embed CATIA V5, Pro/ENGINEER, Unigraphics NX and SolidWorks." he says. "The STAR-CAD Series has been specifically designed for seamless integration with our Full-Spectrum solutions, STAR-CD and STAR-CCM+, which means there’s no glass ceiling when you partner with CD-adapco.”