Engineered Software, Inc. Celebrates 25 Years

With over 25 years of success and offering more than ten software products and services, Engineered Software, Inc. is celebrating its Silver Anniversary. Engineered Software, Inc. continues to be the industry’s leading provider of software used to design and simulate the operation of fluid piping systems. In 1982, Engineered Software started creating engineer tested and approved software before personal computers were a commonality. The company’s flagship product soon became the world’s first and most widely used Window’s® based fluid flow analysis software.

To celebrate, the company has grown ever larger, building and moving into a new corporate headquarters. The new Engineered Software Headquarters boasts 72% more space, more than doubling in size. The company has increased personnel by over 50%, adding new engineers, programmers, testers, and territory representatives, all to improve service for their customers.

“It’s exciting to be part of a company where you can be proud of the product you produce,” said Zac Vawter, V.P of Programming at Engineered Software. “The great people who work here is the reason this company is such a great success.”

Engineered Software threw a party celebrating the quarter decade of ongoing growth, with an anniversary surprise for their employees. The company’s history was presented and original promotional items were on display. Even the first computer the program was written on was on display. The original computer was an Osborne OS-1, and at only $1,995 (in 1982 dollars), it boasted a Z-80, 8 bit 2 MHz processor with 64Kbytes of memory, two 5.25” floppy drives, and a built in monitor.

“With the right coaxing and finesseing, the computer still works,” said Carolyn Popp, President and Chief Technical Officer for Engineered Software, the computer’s original owner. “It’s in pretty good shape considering it’s age. What’s available now for computers is so much more user friendly.”

The company founders, Carolyn Popp and Ray Hardee both agreed it was time to share the company’s beginnings with the rest of the organization. The marketing materials, yellowing newspaper clippings and dated brochures are planned for display in the company’s lobby, along with the old Osborne OS-1 computer.

“It’s a part of our history, and people need to see where we have been to see how far we have come,” said Popp. “It reminds everyone here that we’re on one big team and working together towards the future. We’re getting big enough now that sometimes the company needs that reconnection,” she said.

Engineered Software designs software programs with engineers in mind. The programs are designed by collaboration between computer programmers and engineers so the end product is something that is efficient and functional. Taking cues from their customers, the company comes out with new features for their programs every one to two years. In fact, this attention to their customers has kept their customers coming back year after year. The first PIPE-FLO program sold to a customer in 1983 and they are still a customer today.

“Our customers keep coming back because we are reliable, and we have reliable software. They never worry about whether the program will work and with every new version we provide features our customers asked for, it’s a symbiotic relationship,” said Ray Hardee, CEO and Chief Engineer at Engineered Software. “We both have something to gain from working together.”

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About Engineered Software, Inc. – Founded in 1982, Engineered Software, Inc. has created products that are known worldwide for high end-user satisfaction rates. The company has two award-winning product lines – PIPE-FLO and PUMP-FLO Solutions. Recognized as the best in the industry, the programs’ interface was developed and refined based on over 25 years of customer feedback. Engineered Software is also the creator of Flow of Fluids Premium software, and holds an agreement with Crane Valve North America to produce, market and sell their Technical Paper, TP410. Engineered Software, Inc. has more than 5,500 clients worldwide across a variety of industries including aerospace and defense, chemical processing, engineering design and consulting, food and beverage, oil and petrochemical, mining and metals, pharmaceutical, power generation, pulp and paper, wastewater collection and treatment and education.