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AFT: A Recognized International Leader in Pipe Flow Modeling Software
For 25 years and counting, AFT is, and has been, a recognized international leader in pipe flow modeling software. We work with 40 international distribution partners and serve over 80 countries. Our portfolio of industries and projects is impressive with proven success helping engineers simulate, analyze and build anything from simple to highly complex systems.
Throughout our 25 years, AFT has worked hand-in-hand with some of the world’s best and brilliant engineers. In 1994, Trey Walters, P.E. laid a solid foundation that AFT has been able to build on. The software tool he initially developed have continuously increased in ability and have allowed engineers to do more with their designs and stretch their possibilities beyond what they thought was possible.
AFT has taken technology that once had to be sourced to experts and have created tools that everyday engineers can use to accomplish the same goals.
AFT has had the honor of being a part of innovative projects and providing challenging solutions. With the knowledge that what our software is used for is highly proprietary, we take great pride in showcasing a database of case studies which high-profile industries around the globe have shared so we can give others a glimpse into how industries utilize the technology. But we know this is only the tip of the iceberg.
When engineers have issues they have never seen before, AFT has the answer. There is not much we haven’t seen and haven’t been able to fix. That’s because AFT engineers go the extra mile in all directions to ensure efficiency, safety and accuracy.
We have helped design and troubleshoot an array of models used within the power, aerospace, water/wastewater, chemical, and of course oil & gas industries, just to name a few. Engineers in any industry use our software for systems ranging from simple verification models, to highly intense waterhammer/surge or pulsation mitigation.
AFT software tools exist to help engineers in two primary ways:
- Ensure accurate and safe designs to prevent issues and build efficiently.
- Quickly troubleshoot so systems can get back to production as quickly and cost efficiently as possible.
AFT looks forward to many more years of helping engineers who help us as much as we help them. Throughout our 25 years, AFT has befriended engineers who tell us their stores and give us honest feedback on what they need. These conversations do not fall on deaf ears. In our future travels we hope to meet whoever is reading this so you too can share your stories and challenge us to continue to be an innovative organization ourselves.
Thank you for your friendships, your partnerships, and cheers to many more years of innovative engineering.
25 Moments in History
January 1992
January 1992
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July – November 2016
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