Modine Manufacturing's Transformation with Rescale's Cloud Computing

Modine Manufacturing Company, a global provider of heat transfer solutions, was facing challenges with their computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Their workstation computing systems in North America were relatively large but lacked an in-house grid computing environment. These workstations, with 10 cores and 64 gigabytes of memory, were constrained by memory and computing bandwidth, limiting the amount of parallelization they could use in their simulations. Modine Germany had a grid updated every five years, with 32 processors and plans for expansion. However, the company wanted to eliminate assumptions in their models, which added complexity and increased the model size. They also wanted to do more transient simulations, which are complex models that take a long time to run. Running a transient simulation on ten cores took them about three months, which was practically impossible. They realized they didn’t have the computing power to quickly investigate methodologies without purchasing their own computing equipment, which would have significantly delayed their development.

Modine Manufacturing Company is an international company that designs, manufactures, and tests heat transfer solutions. They serve a wide range of industries, including automotive, agriculture equipment, and construction equipment. A significant portion of Modine’s business is in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). They focus on designing heat transfer components and systems, providing products like radiators, charge-air coolers for diesel engines, oil coolers, exhaust gas recirculation coolers, condensers and evaporators for air-conditioning systems, and battery coolers for electric vehicles. With fiscal 2016 revenues of $1.4 billion, Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin, with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.