3 / 1 / 2026
Customer Success: Pipeline Organics
How Pipeline Organics Cut CFD Costs and Halved Meshing Time with ChopMesh
Pipeline Organics, a UK-based SME developing advanced bio-fuel cell technologies, has adopted ChopMesh, a meshing solution from Voxshell, to support computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis for the design of new bio-fuel cells.
By deploying ChopMesh within an automatic OpenFOAM workflow, Pipeline Organics eliminated the need for commercial CFD solver licences while maintaining a scalable, production-ready simulation capability. The adoption resulted in a 50% reduction in meshing time, enabling faster and more reliable design iterations.
The investment delivered a payback period of less than one month. These benefits were driven by the avoidance of commercial CFD licence costs, reduced engineering time, and fewer failed simulation runs and rework cycles.
“ChopMesh made OpenFOAM viable as a scalable, licence-free production CFD platform,” said Pipeline Organics.
ChopMesh is designed to enable industrial users to deploy open-source CFD at scale by providing robust, automation-ready meshing technology compatible with high-performance computing environments.
About Pipeline Organics:
Pipeline Organics is a UK-based SME focused on the development of advanced bio-fuel cell technologies for sustainable energy applications.
About Voxshell:
Voxshell is a UK-based software company specialising in meshing, simulation, and digital engineering technologies. Its patented meshing technology enables fast, accurate analysis directly from complex 3D data, supporting applications across aerospace and energy industrial sectors. Voxshell develops next-generation CAE solutions that help manufacturers reduce development time, improve reliability, and accelerate the adoption of intelligent, simulation-driven workflows.
Pipeline Organics, a UK-based SME developing advanced bio-fuel cell technologies, has adopted ChopMesh, a meshing solution from Voxshell, to support computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis for the design of new bio-fuel cells.
By deploying ChopMesh within an automatic OpenFOAM workflow, Pipeline Organics eliminated the need for commercial CFD solver licences while maintaining a scalable, production-ready simulation capability. The adoption resulted in a 50% reduction in meshing time, enabling faster and more reliable design iterations.
The investment delivered a payback period of less than one month. These benefits were driven by the avoidance of commercial CFD licence costs, reduced engineering time, and fewer failed simulation runs and rework cycles.
“ChopMesh made OpenFOAM viable as a scalable, licence-free production CFD platform,” said Pipeline Organics.
ChopMesh is designed to enable industrial users to deploy open-source CFD at scale by providing robust, automation-ready meshing technology compatible with high-performance computing environments.
About Pipeline Organics:
Pipeline Organics is a UK-based SME focused on the development of advanced bio-fuel cell technologies for sustainable energy applications.
About Voxshell:
Voxshell is a UK-based software company specialising in meshing, simulation, and digital engineering technologies. Its patented meshing technology enables fast, accurate analysis directly from complex 3D data, supporting applications across aerospace and energy industrial sectors. Voxshell develops next-generation CAE solutions that help manufacturers reduce development time, improve reliability, and accelerate the adoption of intelligent, simulation-driven workflows.
