SCIENCE

• Cloud infrastructures for scientific and technical computing developed under the CLOUDPYME project provide competitive advantages to companies in northwestern peninsula.

• CLOUDPYME is a cloud supercomputing platform accelerates and reduces the costs of design and innovation in products manufactured by small and medium enterprises.

• Companies can start using the platform immediately by requesting user account.

The Supercomputing Center of Galicia (CESGA) in collaboration with the Technology Centers AIMEN, AIMMAP and CATIM open to small and medium enterprises in Galicia and northern Portugal a state of the art and high capacity supercomputing platform known as CLOUDPYME. This cloud, based on the latest technology, is being developed within the CLOUDPYME project to meet the computational needs of Euroregion companies to develop their products.

Numerical simulation is an essential tool for business competitiveness, facilitating the creation of new products with high quality and robustness, and reducing development costs. Usually, the company already uses simulation, using its own infrastructure, blocking it for other tasks necessary or limiting the number of trials. This new platform eliminates these drawbacks, opening the possibility of using numerical simulation to companies that do not already use in their innovation processes, thereby increasing its competitiveness. The platform enables companies to connect to the technological infrastructure installed in the Supercomputing Center of Galicia and test virtual prototypes with demand to fit their needs, safely and reliably.

Initially the platform provides access to open source software for CAD and CAE, which adapts to the needs of companies that are developing new products. However, the platform allows the installation of other software like spreadsheets or data analysis the company needs for its innovation processes.

The platform is supported by a stable and reliable supercomputing infrastructure, consisting of more than 1,200 processors and 31,000 GB disk space, so that the user company can make those virtual testing deemed necessary and they are not limited by lack of capacity, to create new competitive products.

Companies can now use CLOUDPYME

The CLOUDPYME project provides an opportunity to test this new platform easily, for a limited time, and without any cost implications for use. You can request access via the Website: http://www.cloudpyme.eu.

PROJECT CLOUDPYME

The CLOUDPYME project is creating a sustainable infrastructure to support Small and Medium Enterprises in the manufacturing sector, to enhance their international competitiveness through free software including CAD and CAE and to help them design better products and processes. The project is developed by CESGA and AIMEN Technology Centre (in Galicia) and technology centers and CATIM and AINMAP (in the North of Portugal) and offers not only computing power but also support associated with the design and numerical simulation of products.

It is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), within the second call for projects border Cooperation Operational Program Spain-Portugal 2007-2013 (POCTEP).

Collaborating in the project:

* The AIMEN Technology Center is a private non-profit organization that provides research and development in areas such as welding, materials and manufacturing processes and non-destructive testing (NDT). AIMEN is dedicated to improving the manufacturing processes in industry and boost competitiveness. AIMEN Technology Centre participates in numerous R&D at regional, national and international, in most cases in collaboration with SMEs and large companies can be grouped into the following areas of research: Connection Technologies, Laser Technologies, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, Design and Simulation and NDT.

* AIMMAP - ASSOCIAÇÃO DOS INDUSTRIAIS METALÚRGICOS, METALO-MECÂNICOS E AFINS of Portugal, is a private, nonprofit, established in 1957, and consists of companies or legal entities engaged in metallurgical engineering, electromechanical and similar, based or established in Portugal.

* CATIM has a history of more than two decades in the technical and technological support in the Metallurgical and Metalworking sector, promoting the improvement of the competitiveness of its businesses, focusing on quality and innovation vectors. Currently with about 3,000 active customers and 650 partners, CATIM is looking permanently to adapt to the needs of its partners and customers, the main areas of activity include: Innovation, Quality, benchmarking (benchmarking), Strategic Analysis, Environment, Health and Safety, Machine Safety, Noise Studies, Calibrations, Product Testing, Material Testing, Standards and Training.

* CESGA, the Supercomputing Center of Galicia (CESGA) which depends on the Ministry of Economy and Industry gives Galician regional government and the National Research Council (CSIC), is an organization with 19 years of experience in providing computing services. It aims to research, develop and expand supercomputing services and advanced communications for the Galician communities, CSIC researchers, companies and institutions. http://www.cesga.es