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descriptions of computer systems / codes (and their demo versions, whenever available) with applications in geosciences, mining, mineral processing and metallurgy; |
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websites of companies which produce software of interest to the mentioned areas; |
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scientific programs and other computational tools which are available as freeware or shareware through the World Wide Web. |
| AcQuire Technology Solutions Pty Ltd. |
| Australian producer and distributor of software for the mining industry, formerly know as Metech Pty Ltd. See its acQuire Managed Services. |
| AGIS |
| A simple mapping and geographic information system (GIS) shareware package for Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Vista. Maps and data can be provided by the user in the form of text files either created by other programs, or typed using a text editor. |
| ALB Crystallography Software |
| Public domain software developed by Prof. Armel Le Bail (Université Le Mans-Laval, France) and co-workers - two codes are of special interest to this directory: ESPOIR for Windows (reverse Monte Carlo and pseudo simulated annealing code for ab initio crystal structure determination) ; McMaille (Monte Carlo and grid search powder pattern indexing program). |
| Assaynet Inc. |
| Canadian company which produces software for the management of laboratory activities, especially environmental and minerals laboratories (from sample reception, logging and preparation through analysis and reporting, also providing access to a complete quality control program, quotations and invoicing, stock levels and inventories, sample storage and more). |
| AXIS Computer Systems, Inc. |
| American company which offers software solutions (ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning and MES - Manufacturing Execution Systems) especially for the metals, wire and cable industries. |
| B & V Group |
| Italian company (site only in italian) which produces computer systems for industrial logistics and, in particular, for the management of metallurgical processes (see M-Soft-Seel ; PROMA ; SIGLAM-E ; SYLOG). |
| BGMN |
| Software developed by the Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (Germany), uses Rietveld algorithm for graphic optimization and quantitative analyses of phases in difractograms. You may check out the demo version. |
| CAD/CAM Software |
| See some websites of companies which produce or distribute CAD-Computer Aided Design and CAM-Computer Aided Manufacturing programs used by the mining, mineral processing and metallurgical industries: CADCAM Solutions Australia ; COFFEY ; DELCAM ; GEMCAD ; MIRA Geoscience ; PROMINE ; RCTASK ; SALVAGNINI ; S3D ; TEKLA ; TOPSOLID. |
| CAE Mining |
| Set of computer programs developed by the canadian CAE Inc. (previously known as DataMine Corporate Ltd.) for various purposes: managing geological data, mine planning and production, resource modelling, data mining and process management. |
| Canarina Environmental Software |
| Spanish company which produces software for environmental impact assessment and analysis of environmental pollution. Demo versions of CUSTIC, DESCAR, DISPER and RADIA are available for downloading. |
| Carlson Software |
| American producer of software for various areas, including mining engineering. |
| CEMI |
| Brazilian consulting company (site only in portuguese) and also a distributor of computer systems for mining and mineral engineering, among which : BILCO (used for solving mass balance problems in various areas) ; ECHANT (for particulate matter sampling) ; GDM (basic tool for geologists, helping them to compile and organize field information) ; OPSA (online analyser of particle size) ; USIMPAC (package of software with applications in various steps of metallurgical processes, including cost estimates). |
| CHEMPUTE Software |
| Directory structured by South African professionals, contains links to proprietary software with applications in CAD and plant design, chemical engineering, instrumentation engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, safety & quality control, and other areas. Demo versions of some programs are available. |
| Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Software |
| Among many available software that help minerals and metallurgical engineers to optimize and improve equipment, processes and plants, we highlight those produced by CHAM (UK) , ANSYS (USA) and FLUENT (USA). |
| CONTROLTEST |
| This French company offers computer-driven solutions for quality control, including software for production quality control (data acquisition), Statistical Process Control (SPC), traceability, incoming inspection, gage management, nonconformities, gage capabilities, and more. Films presenting various software are available for downloading. |
| Corte Certo |
| Developed by Dimensions Softwares (Brazilian company), three series of the software Corte Certo 2D (Mini, Standard and Plus) offer solutions for splitting up one or more plates into pieces, in order to take better advantage of materials (glass, metals, plastics, wood and others). The Plus series also includes a system especially designed for the optimization of one dimensional materials such as border tape, fences, baseboards and wires. Solutions are presented in reports and diagrams than can either be viewed on the screen or printed out. |
| CTM - Controle de Títulos Minerários |
| Developed by Sicurezza Segurança da Informação Ltda. (Brazilian company), this software aims to be a corporative solution for the control and follow-up of mineral claim legal processes in Brazil. |
| Deutsche Shareware für Ingenieure |
| German directory with information about 70 computer tools (mostly shareware, but some are commercialised at low cost) for a wide variety of applications in engineering. |
| DIFFRAC Plus |
| Set of software packages developed by Bruker AXS Inc. (USA) for data acquisition and analysis, covering all X-ray diffraction application areas in industry and research. See other software of theis same company for biological crystallography ; chemical crystallography ; X-ray fluorescence. |
| Directory of Computer Software Manufacturers |
| Directory, in PDF format, disseminated via the Metal Center News portal (USA), provides links to websites of producers and distributors of software for the metallurgical industry. |
| DMOZ Software Directories |
| Directories of the Netscape Communications Corporation containing links to producers of software with applications in various engineering areas. See specifically: Chemical Engineering Software ; Safety Engineering Software ; Mining Software. |
| Economia Mineral (Mineral Economy) |
| Website from the Brazilian Department of Mineral Production (DNPM) provides lots of information (in portuguese) for downloading, such as: Mineral Yearbooks (since 1997), mineral business statistics and indicators, and other data. The english version of this website does not provide all the information. |
| EDEM |
| Software developed by DEM Solutions Ltd. (United Kingdom) for simulation, analysis and visualization of particulate flows providing high-resolution information on particle kinematics, momentum, heat and mass transfer. |
| ELLETRE |
| Software developed by Marcegaglia SpA (Italy) for optimizing waste management in automated industrial processes, especially those of the steel industry. |
| ENCOM Technology Pty Ltd. |
| Australian company (recently acquired by the american Pitney Bowes Business Insight) that produces software for geosciences and mining engineering, among which: Compass ; Discover ; Engage 3D ; Geophysical Modelling ; GP Info. Some programs have free downloading demo versions. |
| ENGWHERE |
| Software developed by EngWhere Orçamentos Ltda. (Brazil) used by engineers and architects for construction budgeting and planning. |
| Epicor Software Corporation |
| American producer of software for various industrial sectors. Worth highlighting : ENTERPRISE (end-to-end suite of proven industry-specific solutions for the global midmarket enterprise) ; iSCALA (includes integrated ERP-Enterprise Resource Planning, supply chain, manufacturing execution systems, field service, project management, payroll and other capabilities) ; VANTAGE (with built-in workflow processes that enable manufacturers to manage the entire order cycle: from marketing and sales through production and planning, sourcing and procurement, installation and service, and finally financial recognition) ; VISTA (integrated manufacturing and accounting solution for emerging manufacturers, job shops or make-to-order departments of large enterprises). |
| ERDAS - Earth to Business Company |
| American producer of software for storing and processing large volumes of geospatial image data. Main products (all with free demo versions for downloading) are: APOLLO ; ECW JPEG2000 ; ER Mapper ; IMAGINE ; LPS. |
| ERP Software |
| ERP stands for Enterprise Resource Planning - an integrated system for optimizing business processes - from purchasing and sales to production, warehouse management and financial accounting. Some producers and distributors of ERP software for the mineral and metallurgical sectors: AA Sistemas (Brazil); ABAS (Germany); ACERO (USA); AXIOM (USA); EVO (Germany); FENIX (Spain); FRIEDMAN (USA); IFS (Sweden); IRIS (UK) ; ITALSOFT (Italy); KIMZEY (USA); KnowledgeStorm (USA); MAGISOFT (France); PCP Informática (Brazil); PPS (Germany); ROSS (USA); SAP (Germany); 4-SITE (Canada); SIVECO (France); SOLARSOFT (UK); VERTICENT (USA). Most of these companies have offices in various countries. |
| ESI Group |
| French producer of software for various applications, including the simulation of metallurgical processes. Some programs worth hightlighting: CATIA V5 PLM (set of engineering solutions for both metal forming part designers and die designers) ; PAM-STAMP 2G (integrated, scalable and streamlined stamping solution which covers the entire tooling process from quotation and die design through formability and try-out validation, including springback prediction and correction) ; PAM-TUBE 2G (tube bending simulation with realistic tool modelling) ; ProCAST (targeted to reduce manufacturing costs, shorten lead times for mold developments and improve the casting process quality, allowing for predictive evaluations of the entire casting process including mold filling, solidification, microstructure and thermo-mechanical simulations) ; QuikCAST (simulation of the entire casting process from filling to solidification including defects prediction) ; WELD QUALITY (tool for the simulation of heat treatment, welding and welding assembly processes, taking into account all aspects of material behavior, design and process). |
| FACT-Facility for The Analysis of Chemical Thermodynamics |
| Result of a joint project between two Canadian universities (École Polytechnique de Montreal and McGill University), for treating thermodynamic properties and performing calculations in chemical metallurgy. The main database FactSage includes several sub-bases - some are proprietary (access upon subscription payment), but the ones with open access are: - Aqualib (equilibria of a dilute aqueous solution with an ideal gas and pure solids at 298.15 K) - Compound (lists inorganic pure substances up to 4 elements) - Equilib (2 databases : one for 5-component systems containing gases, solids and liquids from the pure substance database and the other for Fe-Si-S-O system including real solution of slag, spinel, monoxide, solid alloys and liquid steel) - EPH (one-metal isothermal Eh versus pH (Pourbaix) diagram for various concentrations of solutes in a dilute aqueous phase) - Phase Diagrams (interactive phase diagrams for 20 oxides, 267 salts, 675 metal alloys and 367 other systems; see more detailed explanations) - Phase Diagrams and Articles for Download (manuals with explanations about the various programs and some articles on thermodynamic analysis) - Predom (generates one-metal isothermal predominance area diagram that shows which possible compound phases are most stable over the specified ranges of the axes) - Reaction (calculates properties of a species or chemical reaction, at different temperature ranges) |
| Flairbase Inc. |
| Canadian producer of software for the mining industry : AMINE (an AutoCAD based application for geology, mine design and graphical document management) ; MineSafe (web based centralized database application for mine safety, designed to collect all the information related to injury, incident, inspections and meetings for a mine) ; SIMS (centralized data entry and reporting system designed for the mining industry needs). |
| FRAMASOFT Logiciels Libres |
| An initiative from the Centre de Ressources Informatiques de Haute-Savoie (France), this site disseminates free computer codes and tools, among which : - Calculators : CALCOO ; Calcotron ; GRAPHCALC ; Numerical Chameleon ; Qalculate ; SpeedCrunch and WXGéométrie - Graph plotter : Gnuplot - Database generator : MySQL - Fractal image generator : Fractal Forge - Generators of tables from graphic data : Engauge Digitizer ; Plot Digitizer - System for geoscientific analyses : SAGA GIS - System for statistical computing and graphics : R Project - System for drawing chemical structures and reactions : BKchem - Java viewer for chemical structures in 3D : Jmol |
| Free Structural Software |
| Directory structured by Chris Buczkowski (engineer from the UK), provides information about public domain software for various engineering applications. |
| GAEA Technologies Ltd. |
| Canadian company which develops software for engineers (environmental management) and geoscientists. Most of its products have a free demo version that can be downloaded and evaluated. |
| GEMCOM Software International Inc. |
| Canadian producer (with offices in various countries) of 7 software products for the various stages of the mining cycle (from exploration through production management). Worth highlighting : GEMS (provides capabilities for open pit and underground mining professionals in exploration, modelling, mine design, long-term planning and production scheduling); InSite (gives mining operations the tools and real-time data needed to improve production management from the mine to final product, enabling to link production data, costs, and planned versus actual production); MineSched (can schedule from pre-created block, grid, and polygon models that originate from many different mine planning systems, including Gemcom Surpac and Gemcom Minex); MINEX (end-to-end software specifically designed for coal and other stratified deposits such as lignite, phosphate, bauxite, iron ore, and platinum, which fully integrates all aspects of mining from exploration through rehabilitation); PCBC (used by mining companies involved in block caving who depend on it to improve profits through better mine plans, schedules and production management); SURPAC (most popular geology and mine planning software which delivers efficiency and accuracy through ease-of-use, powerful 3D graphics and workflow automation that can be aligned to company-specific processes and data flows); WHITTLE (help companies to determine their investment strategy and to deliver robust mine plans that maximise profitability by taking into account real mining constraints). |
| Geologynet Freeware |
| Directory of computer tools (shareware and freeware), with various applications for geoscientists and mining engineers. Besides the freely available software, there are 3 other proprietary programs (MinSpectra, PointScan and WinRock Wizard) with free demo versions. Theu also offer free access to 5 databases. |
| Geoscience Australia |
| There are several computer tools, freely disseminated by the Australian government, for calculating parameters of interest to geodesy amd geomagnetism. See also the section with maps and 3D models. |
| GEOSOFT |
| Canadian company which develops software for geological mapping and exploration. Download resources of some programs are available. |
| Geostat Systems International Inc. |
| Canadian producer of software for geology, geostatistics and mining engineering. Demo versions of some programs are available for free downloading. |
| Geovariances |
| Consulting French company responsible for the development and commercialization of various software packages from which are worth hightlighting: Isatis (user-friendly package which contains an exclusive range of proven geostatistical techniques and allows simple or complex workflows) and Kartotrak (for the risk assessment of radio-contaminated sites, with an integrated workflow from in-situ characterization to final control after remediation). |
| GeoWeb |
| Computational tools developed by scientists from Bonn University (Germany) for storing and viewing 3D images. |
| GIS Software |
| GIS means Geographic Information System - used in geoprocessing (for modelling and mapping). Some of the producers and distributors of GIS software are: CARLSON (USA); COFFEY (Brazil); DATASHED (USA); ERDAS (USA); ESRI (USA); FRACTAL (Australia); GEMCOM (Canada); GEODATA (Spain); GRASS (EUA); LEICA GEOSYSTEMS (USA); MAXWELL (Australia); RMSI (India); THINKGEO (USA). See also the directories of GIS freeware : site 1 and site 2. |
| GR-FX Pty Limited |
| Australian consulting firm that concentrates on Microsoft Access/Office product design, development and support, especially for the management of metallurgical and mining operations. Demo versions of some programs are available for free downloading. |
| GSLIB |
| This acronym stands for Geoestatistical Software Library - a collection of public-domain programs for geostatistical problem solving, originally developed at Stanford University (USA). |
| Hydromine Software Tools |
| Directory structured by Robertson GeoConsultants Inc. (Canada), disseminates various computer programs for hydrogeology and mining. |
| IC-MinEval |
| Set of computer programs, developed by IC-FinEval Ltd. in close cooperation with the Imperial College / Royal School of Mines (United Kingdom) for financial evaluation and risk assessment of mining projects. |
| INFOMINE Software Directory |
| Disseminated by the Canadian mega directory InfoMine, contains contact data and links to websites of about 400 producers and distributors of software for mining operations. It is also worth exploring the webpages SoftwareMine and Technology/Software of this directory - they provides information about free downloading demo versions of programs with application in geosciences, mining engineering and mineral processing. |
| Infomineral Software |
| Developed by Data Freitas Comércio Ltda. (Brazil), this software is used for controlling mineral rights. Demo versions of this and other program (Netmineral) can be provided upon request. |
| Instron Corporation |
| American company which manufactures equipment and produces software packages for materials testing (tension, compression, flexure, peel, tear, friction, etc.) providing automatic test control, data collection, results analysis and reporting. |
| InterCorr International, Inc. |
| American company specialised in developing software systems for corrosion evaluation, addressing issues such as: assessment and prediction of corrosion rates for steels exposed to corrosive oil/gas and acidic environments, assessment of corrosion rates in dry gas transmission pipeline systems exposed to corrosive environments due to water condensation / accumulation, and other applications. Demo versions of some programs are available for free downloading. |
| Itasca S.A. |
| Consulting company from Chile which also distributes software to analyse the behaviour of rocks and soils under different geotechnical conditions. The programs are : FLAC (Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua); FLAC3D (extends the FLAC modelling to 3 dimensions); UDEC (Universal Distinct Element Code); 3DEC (3-dimensional Distinct Element Code); PFC (Particle Flow Code in 2 & 3-Dimensions). |
| Logiciels de Gestion de Collections Minéralogiques |
| Links provided by AFM-Association Française de Microminéralogie for the management of mineralogical collections. Another site with related information. |
| MAGMA GmbH |
| German company, with offices in various countries, responsible for the development of the Magmasoft system for simulating casting processes and optimizing their performance. |
| MAP - Materials Algorithms Project |
| Resulting from a project originally supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (United Kingdom), MAP aims to validate and disseminate algorithms useful in the modelling of materials (aluminium and nickel alloys, steel, composites, polymers). Allows free downloading of various computer codes, but it is necessary to fill up an agreement form for software donation. Alternative site to the codes and data library. |
| Maptek Pty Ltd. |
| Australian producer of software for the mining industry. The 3 main : I-SITE (combines highly accurate 3D laser scanning hardware with advanced point cloud processing software); MINESUITE (for tracking, monitoring, control and reporting of all products, equipment, processes and personnel, allowing operations to reduce costs while improving performance, productivity and profitability); VULCAN (3D geological modelling, mine design and production planning solutions). |
| Math, Statistics and Computational Science |
| Public domain computer codes, for mathematical modelling and statistical analyses, developed and used by researchers from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The site also provides links to other software sources. |
| MATTER Software |
| MATTER was originally set up in 1993 as a non-profit consortium of Materials Science Departments from British Universities to develop and help integrate computer-based learning materials into mainstream teaching (especially related to metallurgy, X-ray diffraction and gamma spectrometry). Due to its success, activities have expanded to include the development of science-based software resources for schools, industry and other science disciplines in universities. Some of the available tools are: aluMATTER ; aluSelect ; SteelMATTER. |
| MELTS Software |
| Developed by the Geological and Planetary Sciences Division / Calltech University (USA) to facilitate thermodynamic modelling of phase equilibria in magmatic systems, providing the ability to compute equilibrium phase relations for igneous systems over the temperature range 500 - 2000°C and the pressure range 0 - 2 GPa. |
| Metallurgical Accountant |
| This is one of the data reconciliation and automatic controller optimization softwares developed by the Canadian company Algosys Inc., for monitoring metallurgical processes and increase their productivity and competitiveness; there are other systems for production accountancy and inventory management. |
| METALogic |
| Belgian consulting company that also develops information systems for monitoring materials degradation, and especially for corrosion control. |
| MetalPass Software Database |
| Compiled by the american company Metal Pass LLC, this directory contains information on dozens of software packages used in metal and related industries, providing links to their producers. Demo versions of some programs are available for free downloading. |
| METAMOD |
| Software for the modelling of pressure-temperature-time graphs of metamorphic rocks, developed by Prof. Christian Nicollet (Université Blaise Pascal, France). |
| METSIM |
| Proprietary software of the american company ProWare, used for complex chemical, metallurgical and environmental processes (i.e. calculates mass and energy balances, calculates equipment parameters from actual operations, sizes equipment based upon design criteria and mass balances, calculates and plots time dependent processes). Alternative site with explanations about this software. |
| METSO Corporation |
| This mega company, with offices in several countries, is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services. Also develops and distributes a wide range of software products for mining, construction, power generation, automation, recycling and the pulp and paper industries. Should you like to become acquainted with all available software products, first select a category (mining and construction; energy; automation; recycling; pulp and paper) at the top of the site screen, then click on "find a product" (right side of the screen) and, in the field "Search by keyword" write "software" and click to submit our query. As an example, for the mining and construction industries, you will find more than 360 software products, among which MinOOcad (for the simulation of comminution flowsheets from mine to mill) ; OCS Expert System (for real time control of hydro and pyro mineral processing plants) ; USIM PAC Simulator (for design, adaptation or optimization of processing plants involving: crushing, grinding, classification, flotation, gravity separation). |
| Micromine Software Solutions |
| Range of software products for the exploration and mining industries, developed by the company Micromine Pty Ltd.(Australia). Demo versions of some programs are available for free downloading. |
| Mincom Ltd. |
| Australian provider of software solutions and services to asset-intensive industries that manage and operate complex capital infrastructure. Worth highlighting the six programs especially designed for the mining industry : Assay Management (web-based solution that tracks and stores both analytical data and sampling protocols for all types of samples in the mining value chain, even the most complex metallurgical test work samples); CCLAS (laboratory information management system for mining and metal processing, provides a range of tools to help laboratories optimize their processes and ensure quality results); Exploration (for managing exploration, drilling, and sampling data); MineMarket (access to real-time information on the entire logistics chain, it maximizes commercial outcomes by charting the impact of sales and provides a current view of available and upcoming supply of saleable product); MineScape (integrated solutions for coal and metalliferous deposit open-cut and underground mining operation - it delivers extensive geologic modeling and mine-design functionality); Production Accounting (production accounting solution designed for mining, mineral processing, smelting, and refining operations). |
| Mine Data and Resource Management Software |
| Disseminated by SPG Media Ltd. (USA), there are some links to software producers for the mining and construction industries. |
| MineGeo |
| Software developed by the company Cad Cam Solutions Pty. (Australia) for real time mine geology and geotechnical mapping in 3D. |
| Mine Solutions |
| Australian producer of software for mining engineers and surveyors. See its range of tools which complement the software SURPAC (from GEMCOM Software International Inc.). |
| MineSuite |
| Collection of software and hardware modules produced by Maptek Pty Ltd. (Australia) that provide a fully integrated production and performance reporting system for the mining industry. |
| Mineral Manager / Mineralienverwaltung |
| Software developed by the company ITS Seffner & Schlesier (Germany) for the management and representation of mineralogical collections. |
| Mineral Technologies International, Inc. |
| American producer of computational tools for the mineral processing industry : MMIA (Mineral and Metallurgical Image Analysis) ; MODSIM (Modular Simulator for mineral processing plants) and OPSA (Online Particle Size Analyser). Demo versions of some programs are available for free downloading. |
| MineSight |
| Software in modules developed by Mintec Inc. (USA) to accomplish specific functions of the mining chain (geo-modelling, mine planning, and design. |
| Mining Software - End to End Supply Chain Solutions |
| Software and services to the global mining, port, power generation and bulk commodity industries, provided by QMASTOR Ltd. (Australia). Their comprehensive supply chain software and solution suite for the mining industry includes: bulk material tracking, mine logistics management, mine planning and scheduling, stockpile management, stockpile modelling, grade control, blend management, mine reconciliation, process plant management, commodity marketing, contract management, systems integration, mine consulting, vessel and berth scheduling, advanced planning and scheduling, supply chain optimisation and training services. |
| MiningUSA |
| American directory with information about proprietary software for the mining industry, and with links to their suppliers' websites. |
| Modular Mining Systems, Inc. |
| American company with a line of products and software ranging from fully automated, total mine management and control systems using the latest high-precision global positioning systems for surface applications, to proven mining cycle control, monitoring and identification systems for underground mines. |
| NIST Software and Tools |
| Besides the various programs, freely disseminated by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), it is worth highlighting other 6 computational tools developed by NIST researchers: - CIS/2 to VRML Translator : CIS stands for CIMSteel Integration Standards and is the product model and electronic data exchange format (file format) for structural steel project information, creating an integrated flow of information among all parties of the steel supply chain involved in the construction of steel framed structures. - Interactive Standard Test Data (XPS-STD) : simulations of 220 X-ray photoelectron spectra for assessing quality in computer-based data analysis procedures. - MassSpectator Online Calculator : a mathematical method that locates, and calculates the area beneath peaks from mass spectra using only reproducible mathematical operations and no user-selected parameters ; it makes no assumptions about peak shape and requires no smoothing or preprocessing of the data. - Matrix Market Database : visual repository of test data for use in comparative studies of algorithms for numerical linear algebra, featuring nearly 500 sparse matrices from a variety of applications, as well as matrix generation tools and services. - Statistical Reference Datasets : datasets with certified computational results that enable the objective evaluation of statistical software. - Tool for Converting Carbon Dioxide Isotope Measurements delta-45 e delta-46 into standardized delta-13-C and delta-18-O values. |
| Novacast Technologies AB |
| Swedish company that develops software for the simulation and control of casting processes, especially those used by the automotive industry and its sub-contractors, mainly foundries and tool manufacturers. |
| Optima Powerware Inc. |
| American producer of software for modelling, control and optimization of industrial processes, including the metallurgical - see Products. |
| OPUS21 Software |
| It is one of the programs developed by Caption Sistemas (Brazil), using the Simplex method for minimizing costs in foundries. |
| OriginLab Corporation |
| American producer of the software ORIGIN (in two versions: Origin 8.5 and OriginPro 8.5), used by scientists and engineers for numerical data analysis and graphing. Demo versions are freely available for evaluation - this program can import SPC and CGM files from software developed by Thermo Fisher Scientific (originally Galactic Industries), a well known spectroscopy and chromatography equipment manufacturer. |
| PDXpert PLM Software |
| Developed by Active Sensing, Inc. (India), this program is a product lifecycle management which manages historical data, current configurations and planned changes relating to the definition, design, validation, production, support and ultimate disposal of engineered products (such as machinery, industrial measurement and control instruments, medical devices, automotive parts, communications and consumer electronics, and aerospace components). |
| PHOENICS - Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| Software developed by CHAM-Concentration, Heat and Momentum Ltd. (United Kingdom), which simulates processes involving fluid flow, heat or mass transfer, chemical reaction and combustion in engineering equipment and the environment. |
| Prorok AB |
| Swedish producer of software for the mining and mineral processing industries. Demo versions of some programs are available for free downloading. |
| PSI Metals GmbH |
| German producer of the system PSI Metals for production management in the metals industry, especially for steel and aluminum production. |
| QuantorForm Ltd. |
| Russian producer of software for the forging industry, with offices in several countries. The main products are: QForm 2D (used to model 2D material deformation, allows for the material flow analysis including the prediction of possible flaws like suck-in or flow-through defects and the forecast of forces, strains and deformations in the dies) ; QForm 3D (used for the simulation of hot, warm and cold forming processes, this software predicts material flow defects, identifies the temperature distribution, and calculates the load and consumption of energy for the deformation) ; QForm-Extrusion (integrates all the features required for analysis and optimization of the most complicated extrusion processes; it is used for simulation of solid, semi-hollow and hollow profiles as well as extrusion through multi-hole dies - extruded material can be aluminum alloys, brass, steel and other metals). |
| QuickWave |
| Software developed by QWED (Poland), to facilitate the reliable design of tailored materials with specific electromagnetic properties without hardware prototyping. |
| Quintiq AB |
| Dutch company which produces various software for the metallurgical industry, to support the complete supply chain planning process (including smelting and casting facilities, integrated/non-integrated mills, specialty and mini-mills, converters and processors, finishing facilities, service centers and distributors). The three main programs are: Company Planner ; Macro Planner ; Metal Scheduler. |
| REFLEX Software |
| Eight software solutions developed by Reflex Instruments (Sweden) for viewing, printing and exporting data generated by surveying instruments manufactured by this company and used in exploration and mining activities. |
| RockWorks |
| Software family developed by RockWare Inc. (USA) for creating surface geochem contour maps, 2D elevation contour maps and 3D terrain models (well suited for use with coal, industrial minerals, and other stratabound economic deposits, in both the exploration and production phases). Demo versions are available for free downloading upon registration. |
| Runge Pty Ltd. |
| Australian consulting company which also produces software for the mining industry. See information about the programs: DragSim (to model total mining operations, optimize equipment and productivity); Mining Dynamics (visual system to support data management and discovery across the entire production chain from geology, modelling and design, through scheduling and reconciliation); TALPAC (to determine productivity and economics of truck and loader hauling systems); XACT (can construct, analyse and update short-term mining schedules on a regular basis using databases, Gantt charts, plots and reports - it allows a hierarchical navigation system and 3D representation of the mine allowing close monitoring of mine work in progress); XERAS (financial modelling and re-forecasting software which provides input to Mining Dynamics and ERP systems); XPAC (mine scheduling application, designed specifically for forecasting, reserve estimation and mine scheduling management; available in three modules - AutoScheduler, Open-cut Design and Advanced Destination Scheduler). |
| SCADA - Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition |
| Software developed by Schneider Electric Pty. Ltd. (Australia) for collecting data and providing an interface to control specific equipment such as programmable logic controllers, remote terminal units and others, thus controlling and improving the performance of engineering and runtime operations. Demo versions of some programs are available for free downloading. |
| SCENTIS |
| Software developed by Struers Materialographic System in collaboration with MediaCybernetics Inc. (both in USA) for image archiving and image analysis. It collects data from microscopes, materialographic preparation equipment and hardness testers and stores the data. In addition external data in various formats can be included, resulting in a lab management system. |
| Scientific Freeware |
| Directory of scientific programs developed by Antonio Gorni (a Brazilian engineer), contains links to available freeware for various applications: statistics and data handling, quantitative metallography, hot rolling models, determination of activation energy for deformation, and others. |
| Scientific & Technical Software |
| See some websites with algorithms (mostly of public domain) for scientific applications:
- AccuSoft (image generator) - ACD/ChemSketch (for chemical drawing) - Golden Software (2D and 3D mapping and graphing); Grabitech/Metso (for optimizing industrial processes, reducing production costs and toxic emissions) - LeoStatistic (for data modelling, building histograms, curve fitting, multivariate regression and other applications); - KVL Algorithms , Maplesoft , MathWorks , QT Software and Scilab (for various mathematical applications, numerical computation, database structuring, and construction of tables and graphs) - MultiD Analyses (multidimensional data analyses with applications in spectroscopy, fluorescence detection, chemometry, software engineering and others) |
| SIGLAM |
| Modular system developed by ELSY Informatica (Italy) for the management of the steel industry processes. |
| Single Crystal and Powder Diffraction Software |
| Initiated in 1994 as a collaborative project among lecturers/researchers from british universities, under the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council sponsorship, this website (and its overseas mirrors) provides links to more than 200 computer codes and databases especially useful for chemical crystallography and powder diffraction. For better exploring this website, point your mouse to "Outside World" and click on each of the available options - a wealth of information is available, all free-of-charge. |
| Snowden Technologies |
| Australian information systems solution provider for the mining industry. Some of its geological and engineering analysis tools are: ANALYSOR (package for geologists, calculates key statistics on data sets, and produces a number of plots, including histograms, Q-Q plots, box-and-whisker plots and scatter plots for regression analysis) ; MAXIMISOR (for producing conditional simulations) ; RECONCILOR (for capture and reconciliation of information from resource/reserve estimates, grade control, truck dispatch, survey pickup and plant production systems) ; VISOR (for univariate and multivariate semi-variogram analysis and modelling). |
| SoftSearch |
| American portal and search engine for finding software created to meet the needs of businesses in a wide variety of industries. Programs are grouped in 55 categories according to their applications. |
| Software for Crystallography |
| See some computer codes for molecular modelling and crystal structure determination - with demo versions for downloading: GNU-XTAL ; JANA ; MERCURY ; ORTEP III ; OSCAIL-X ; PLATON ; SHELX ; SINCRIS (directory with several codes). |
| Software for Image Processing |
| Some of these computer codes are of public domain; others are proprietary : ESO-MIDAS ; HyperChem ; HyperCube ; IRAF ; MathWorks ; PGPLOT ; VISILOG ; Wolfram Mathematica. |
| Software for Optimizing Mining Operations |
| Some of the many proprietary computer systems are: from DataMine (MULTIMINE Scheduler ; NPV Scheduler) ; from GemCom (GEMS ; MINEX ; WHITTLE) ; from InSite Software (INSITE) ; from JK Tech (JKSIMBLAST) ; from Maptek (VULCAN 3D) ; from MineMax (SCHEDULER) ; from Pizer (EARTH) ; from Symantec (SimMine). |
| Spectroscopy Software from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. |
| American manufacturer of laboratory equipment and also producer of software for spectroscopic data processing and management : AA (Atomic Absorption); FT-IR and Raman (Fourier Transform Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy); GC / LC (Gas Chromatography and Liquid Chromatography); GC-MS (Gas Chromatography and Liquid Chromatography combined with Mass Spectrometry); OE (Optical Emission Spectrometry); XRF (X-ray Fluorescence). Oferece, também, software para surface analysis, laboratory information management e spectroscopic techniques in general. Software packages usually include spectral data libraries. |
| Structural Engineering Software Database |
| Worldwide directory of proprietary software with applications in architecture, engineering and construction. There are some computer programs of interest to geotechnical and metallurgical engineering. |
| TeleSpec IR Simulator |
| Simulator of infrared spectra, especially for compounds whose spectra are not available in any database. The TeleSpec project is based on the use of artificial neural networks and new molecular representations of structures, and it has been developed at the Computer-Chemie-Centrum of the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg in cooperation with the Technical University of Dresden (Germany). Also worth seeing are 46 software products distributed by Chemie Information Service GmbH (Germany). |
| Thermo-Calc Software |
| Swedish producer of thermodynamic simulation software, including simulations of diffusion in multicomponent alloy systems. Demo version of this program is available for free downloading, upon registration. |
| Tobias Geotecnologia Ltda. |
| Brazilian company which developed the Mining System for the control and follow-up of mineral claim legal processes. The system includes 3 programs: mTituOn , mMapFind and mReport. Website only in portuguese. |
| TWI Ltd. |
| British company specially founded for distributing welding software developed by the TWI World Centre for Materials Joining Technology, with various applications: basic metallurgy, automation of fracture and fatigue assessment procedures for defect assessment and fitness for service evaluations, interpretation of weld radiographs, welding quality control. There are videos demonstrating how the various softwares (Welderqual, Welding Coordinator, Welding Estimator, Weldspec) work. |
| Uconeer Freeware - Units Conversion for Engineers |
| This program, developed by the south african company Katmar Software, includes 397 units related to 46 different physico-chemical properties (diffusivity, enthalpy, entropy, fouling Factor, friction factor, heat capacity, heat transfer coefficient, moment of inertia, stress, surface Tension, thermal conductivity, torque, valve sizing coefficient, viscosity and others). |
| Websites in Inorganic Chemical Thermodynamics |
| Disseminated in the website of FACT-Facility for the Analysis of Chemical Thermodynamics, there is a directory of useful links to: - thermochemical proprietary databases - calculators (for units conversion, chemical calculations, gaseous equations of state, gas law calculations, etc.) - thermodynamic and physico-chemical data - publications and reports - proprietary software and data packages - freeware (for the calculation of air & exhaust gas properties and with applications in hydrometallurgy, chemical engineering, electrochemistry, geology) |
| WinLIMS |
| Software package (Laboratory Information Management System) developed by QSI-Quality Systems International Corporation (USA) for a variety of different industry sectors. It combines manual interaction with automated data integration with analytical instruments, ERP, process control, customer relations and project management systems to facilitate the flow of information within an organization. |
| WinRock Wizard |
| System with freedownloading for the classification of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks and meteorites. |
| World Mine Cost Data Exchange |
| Disseminated by the american company World Mine Cost Data Exchange Inc., in cooperation with its representatives in Australia and the UK, this directory provides information for mining industry analysts: production cost curves (including major worldwide producers of copper, gold, iron ore, lead, manganese, molybdenum, nickel, silver and zinc); models that alow input data for the calculation of production costs. Some resources have free access, but you need to register first. |
| X-Ray Scientific Software |
| Four comptuer codes of scientific interest to powder diffraction crystallography are disseminated by the X-Ray Science Division / Argonne National Laboratory (USA): CMPR , FPRIME/ABSORB , GSAS/EXPGUI and Data Merge. |
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| With ADOBE ACROBAT READER (free downloading) you may view files in PDF format, as for example some full texts of online publications included in the Websites page of the INFOMIMET directory. |
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