Westminster, CA, - October 30, 2007. Noran Engineering, Inc. (NEi) today announced that Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) of Oceano, CA will utilize FEMAP, NEi Nastran, and NEiWorks to perform advanced finite element analysis (FEA) and simulation in its project work on military, commercial and private aircraft. ESAero provides analysis, prototyping, testing, and large scale model services for systems ranging from conceptual aerospace designs to aircraft requiring supplemental type certification. Some notable clients of ESAero would include Boeing Phantomworks, NASA, and Southwest Aero Group. Utilizing FEMAP, NEi Nastran, and NEiWorks will allow ESAero to quickly iterate designs and structurally analyze aerospace components and configurations through integration of their existing Solidworks CAD package.

“We look forward to beginning our partnership with Noran Engineering”, says Andrew Gibson, Principal Partner and V.P. of Business Development at ESAero. Noran Engineering’s aggressive development, training, and support of NEi Nastran, FEMAP, and NEiWorks software are simply ahead of the rest which, in turn, will allow us to offer cutting edge solutions with the best results for our customers.” Craig Preston, Pacific Region Sales Manager for NEi commented on the relationship, “We are excited to partner with an innovative and progressive company such as ESAero. Their knowledge, experience, and dedication in providing cutting-edge system design, development, and testing solutions for the aerospace industry is synergistic with the core principles on which NEi Nastran was developed.”


About Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero)

Empirical Systems Aerospace provides development solutions to the problems facing today’s innovators in aerospace. With an emphasis on quality, cost, and time, ESAero performs analytical, prototyping, and testing services for systems ranging from conceptual aerospace designs to aircraft seeking supplemental type certificates. Through the breadth of capabilities offered during a system’s development, ESAero offers its customers truly tailored solutions.

Website: www.esaero.com Telephone: 805.275.1053 Email: Email Contact

About Noran Engineering, Inc. (NEi)

Noran Engineering develops, sells, and supports NEi Nastran engineering analysis and simulation software worldwide for companies in aerospace, automotive, maritime, military, petrochemical, medical, electronics, and consumer products to speed up product development, reduce test and prototyping cost, insure quality, and optimize designs through virtual testing of structures with linear and nonlinear static, dynamic, and thermal loads.

Website: www.NEiNastran.com Telephone: 714.899.1220 Email: Email Contact





Contact: Dennis Sieminski

Noran Engineering, Inc.

Phone 714.899.1220 x 207


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