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DreamWorks Animation SKG relies on powerful high performance computing (HPC) clusters to make its characters come alive. But when the company's software engineers needed to test new software concepts to significantly improve the capabilities of their proprietary tools, DOE's INCITE program enabled the company to refine and test its redesigned software on the leadership-class supercomputer […]

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has a new imperative: ensuring that current and new products are environmentally sustainable without sacrificing product performance and market share. Through a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy's INCITE program, P&G's research scientists were able to study the complex interactions of billions of atoms and create simulations at the atomic […]

Researchers at Science Applications International Corporation in San Diego have been studying the sun's corona and its impact on space weather for well over a decade. Advances in their understanding of the physics of solar activity, made possible by the use of supercomputers at the nearby NSF-funded San Diego Supercomputer Center, have allowed them to […]

In 2003 and 2004, the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company found itself in a definite slump, suffering declining revenues and losing out to its two main competitors, Michelin and Bridgestone. In response, Goodyear leveraged its high performance computer clusters and its ongoing collaborative relationship with the Sandia National Laboratories to change the way it developed […]

PING, a manufacturer of high-end golf equipment, is in a fiercely competitive marketplace where the phrase "innovate or die" is a literal truth. In 2005, the company replaced the workstation that had been used to simulate the design of new clubs with a powerful supercomputer running advanced simulation software. The machine paid for itself in […]

Virtual product development using in-house supercomputing capabilities has allowed Whirlpool Corporation to take a systems approach to designing not only its broad and varied line of appliances, but also the packaging that protects the products during shipping. High performance computing at the company is operating in a full-fledged production environment, delivering significant payback. Top management […]

High performance computing (HPC) is enabling researchers at Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, to conduct leading-edge research into plant genetics to create improved varieties of seeds. Pioneer researchers use HPC to manage and analyze massive amounts of molecular, plant, environmental and farm management data, allowing them to make product development decisions much faster than by […]

Many U.S. manufacturers and their supply chains are in crisis. In this time of crisis, the United States has the technological tools to maintain a competitive edge and global leadership in manufacturing, but failure to utilize the game-changing tool of high performance computing (HPC) for modeling, simulation, and analysis poses a real risk to the […]

In the face of serious global competition and a sobering economic climate, U.S. leadership in high performance computing—in hardware, software, and expertise—stands out as a true national strategic asset. The Council believes that leveraging this leadership to support next-generation innovation and manufacturing is a sure way to advance overall national competitiveness and prosperity. But the […]

This study benchmarks the U.S. aerospace, automotive, bio-life sciences and energy industries' use of high performance computing (HPC) to drive innovation for global competitiveness. It is the first study to attempt to do this and to understand how deeply within each industry's supply chain HPC has been embraced. The most noteworthy finding was that U.S. […]