HOUSTON, TX, USA, Mar 11, 2025 – CPFD Software is pleased to announce that Thomas Brandt has joined our team as Manager, Foundry Products and Services, to lead the growing Arena-flow sand core engineering software business unit.

Thomas brings extensive experience in the foundry industry, including roles related to CAD / CAM, simulation software, core box / tool design, simulation services, training, and customer support.
Passionate about designing foundry tooling and processes that are right the first time, Thomas has supported a range of industries and academic research institutions globally, leveraging his experience with core making, metalcasting, 3D modeling, and simulation.
About CPFD Software
CPFD Software is advancing multiphase simulation and technology. Our flagship product, Barracuda Virtual Reactor, is a physics-based engineering software package that simulates the 3D, transient, fluid-particle hydrodynamics, heat balance, and chemical reactions in industrial fluidized bed reactors and other fluid-particle systems.
Virtual Reactor enables researchers and engineers working with diverse sustainability, renewables, and decarbonization technologies to explore a broad range of ideas, reduce physical testing costs, and minimize development risk, all while accelerating commercialization, scale-up, and overall time to market. The simulation results provide an objective basis for effectively communicating technological merits to partners, customers, and investors, while increasing market exposure and bolstering patent applications. The Virtual Reactor technology can be accessed via software licensing, services, or custom collaborative arrangements.
For more information, visit https://cpfd-software.com.