What is BEP & why is it important? Every pump has an ideal range of operation where the pump is most efficient. The peak of the efficiency curve is known as the  best efficiency point (BEP).  Determining how far your pump is operating from its BEP is critical to increasing pump reliability and efficiency as well as meeting  API 610 recommendations .  AFT Fathom  models pump curves with efficiency data and will determine the margin between the simulated operation of the pump and the actual best efficiency point. Our friends at Empowering Pumps shared an article  titled, " Some Effects of...

Since AFT’s beginning in 1993, we have been committed to our mission:   “To provide fluid dynamic expertise through world-class software, dedicated technical support and effective training that enables engineers to design and operate fluid transfer systems that are more efficient, cost effective and reliable.”   Part of this ongoing dedication is providing continuous support and maintenance through our SUM program.   In order to provide you with up-to-date solutions, we are working to ensure that the most current software versions are always utilized.    Effective January 15, 2018, customers with an SUM that has been expired for more than 2...

It was an honor to visit our friends in Beijing, China to provide our Channel Partner, AECsoft Engineering Software (AECSOFT), two days of complimentary workshops. During these workshops, attendees had a hands-on experience with AFT Software as well the opportunity to discuss relevant hydraulic topics. Each attendee also received a 15-day free trial license to review topics discussed in the workshop. The first workshop, held August 21-22, hosted 65 attendees from twenty-nine companies. The workshop focused heavily on technical orientation to the AFT software.         The second workshop, held August 24-25, was dedicated exclusively to the biggest state...

Originating in Colombia at the start of 2017, AFT began offering free 1-day workshops combined with scheduled customer visits.

During these workshops, attendees get hands-on experience with AFT software as well as the opportunity to discuss relevant hydraulic topics. Attendees also receive a 15-day free trial license to review topics discussed in the workshop.

This month we teamed up with our channel partner in Colombia, XSYSTEM , to host an AFT software workshop in the country's beautiful capital, Bogota. Attendees from seven different companies gathered for three days of intensive work to discuss topics such as sonic choking, surge forces, pump sizing, B31 code compliance, and more.  Workshops are a free and effective way for customers and prospects to get a hands-on experience with AFT software products and engage in technical discussion. We have more workshops in the queue for 2017--from Houston to India--with our next one in the Denver Tech Center on Thursday, April...

Engineering Challenge of the Month. In this new challenge, we will give you a problem and ask you to answer a question. You can use our DEMO programs to solve the problem or if you prefer, enough information will provided for you  to solve it manually.   The Equation of the Month will still provide the opportunity to win a $50 Amazon.com gift card, as it has been in the past, but the Engineering Challenge prize will vary depending on the difficulty of the challenge presented. More challenge = Better prizes. Whether the question will be an Equation of the Month or...

Knowledge is the key element for efficient engineering design. Since 1993 AFT has made an effort to provide this knowledge in hydraulics through our high quality software, seminars, webinars, videos, etc. But our users have a lot to say in this matter; their experience in different projects is a fundamental wellspring for this effort. Keeping this source isolated is the worst use of this knowledge, and the AFT user group meetings are AFT's first effort to break the communication barrier by means of creating a user community. AFT has been hosting User Group Meetings in the Houston and Denver area and...