Blue Collar Computing™
 The Ohio Supercomputer Center’s award-winning
Blue Collar Computing™ program focuses on providing
the power of supercomputing to companies that
cannot afford to acquire the hardware, software and
staff necessary to successfully compete in the global
economy. Larger companies already possess the scale of
operations to invest in this technology and the expertise
to leverage advanced modeling techniques.
Supercomputing, known as high performance
computing in the industry, can reduce the time required
to design new products, lead to the discovery of new
processes and products, reduce a product’s time-tomarket
and improve production quality and efficiency.
Leading companies are using sophisticated computer
models to create and improve a diverse array of
products, ranging from containers and pharmaceuticals
to automobiles and airplanes, testing different product
designs before physical products are manufactured.
This competitive edge is vital to keeping Ohio and
America at the forefront of the global economy. The
Center’s BCC program has developed a strong
foundation of technology infrastructure and staff
expertise to infuse high performance computing into the
industrial marketplace. Recent accomplishments include:
- Working with the Edison Welding Institute, OSC
introduced the E-Weld Predictor portal, an easyto-
use, web-based interface that allows welding
engineers to simulate “virtual” welds. Since its
launch in 2007, more than 115 EWI members have
tested pipe and sheet welds via the portal.
- Collaborating with PolymerOhio, OSC is developing
the ePolymer portal for the state’s plastics, rubber
and advanced materials industry. PolymerOhio
promotes dialogue between technology
developers and technology implementers, and
OSC partnered with the group to present the forum
“Productivity — The Key to Profitability” in 2007.
- Partnering with the Ohio Supercomputer Center
and Fireline TCON Inc., Youngstown State University
will establish a Center for Excellence in
Advanced Materials Analyses. The project will focus
on research, analyses, modeling and commercialization
of products with increased resistance to
thermal shock and lower thermal conductivity.
- In conjunction with the University of Southern
California’s Information Sciences Institute and the
Council on Competitiveness, OSC was awarded a
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency grant
to study the migration of defense-critical modeling
and simulation applications to high performance
computing environments to speed the Defense
supply chain procurement process.
- OSC is hosting supercomputing jobs for AP
Solutions Inc., a minority-owned small business
that provides designs and analysis of gas turbine
engine components in support of the propulsion
and power generation industries.
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