10 May 2007 | Ref. 144/2007
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Supercomputers Deliver Half Million Pounds Savings
BAE Systems IT support manager Tim Amphlett 'eyes up' the super computers that are set to save the company thousands of pounds a year.
Warton, UK. - Big savings and big power are being provided by brand new supercomputers recently installed at BAE Systems Warton site. The supercomputers, which each have more than 100 times the capacity of a top-of-the range modern PC, are set to save £500,000 per year in running costs alone.
Tim Amphlett, IT support manager at BAE Systems, outlined: “Our previous computers were around ten years old and had limited capability. The new facility has over ten times the capacity of its fore-runner and is used for complex calculations in structural, aerodynamic and electromagnetic engineering.”
The investment has brought a system that can do many more tasks, much more quickly. Crucially, it allows the company to cut down on the amount of testing that needs to take place as the computers can process calculations to provide data that in the past could only be found experimentally by an aircraft actually in the air. It’s the ability to produce this sort of information that saves a great deal of money as it’s much cheaper to run the computer than take an aircraft up.
Tim added, “What’s even more important, is that we have more than enough capacity to be going on with, and the machines are upgradeable. This means that, just like a home PC, as demand grows, the capacity of the computers can be increased to cope.”
Picture caption: BAE Systems IT support manager Tim Amphlett ‘eyes up’ the super computers that are set to save the company thousands of pounds a year.
About BAE SYSTEMS
BAE Systems is a global defence and aerospace company delivering a full range of products and services for air, land and naval forces, as well as advanced electronics, information technology solutions and customer support services. With 88,000 employees worldwide, BAE Systems' sales exceeded £13.7 billion pounds sterling (US25.4 billion dollars) in 2006.
For further information contact:
Mike Sweeney, BAE SYSTEMS
Tel: + 44 (0)1252 383074 Mobile: + 44 (0)7801 716452
Email: mike.sweeney2@baesystems.com
Ashleigh McClure
Tel: + 44 (0)1772 855572
Ashleigh.McClure@baesystems.com
