Firehole News Press Releases

(January 24 , 2013) 

Firehole Composites, leaders in development of advanced composite analysis software, announced an new release of their front end design and analysis tool suite, Helius:CompositePro.  Inspired by customer feedback,Helius:CompositePro Version 4.2 includes a package of improvements designed to give users key new features and improve overall efficiency and ease of use.

Enhancement topics of int... read more

Firehole Composites today announced the release of Helius:MCT v5.0, their platform for finite element analysis of composite materials. Built upon the tenet of offering accurate, efficient analysis of composite structures, the newest version delivers a package of customer-driven enhancements and new features designed to provide even more flexibility and... read more

Dr. Andrew Hansen – co-founder of Firehole Composites and co-creator of Multicontinuum Theory – was recently one of two honored with the UW Faculty Service Award for Economic Development..."Watching Firehole develop into a major software provider for the composite material industry has been incredibly gratifying,” says Hansen…Read More

The American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) recently announced winners of this year's ACE Awards (Awards for Composites Excellence) at the COMPOSITES 2012 Exhibit and Convention. Cervelo Cycles was awarded Best of Show for the Ceverlo R5ca High Performance Carbon Cycle Frame... read more

January 18, 2012 - Fort Worth, TX - UST Mamiya – maker of the world's finest carbon fiber golf club shafts – has partnered with Firehole Composites, developers of advanced solutions for composite simulation and analysis.  The partnership will allow UST Mamiya to enhance exclusive in-house design tools and further advance the design and manufacturing of the world's most advanced, high performance golf shafts.

Since 1991, UST Mamiya has been a leading innovator in the design and manufactu... read more

Collaboration combines specialist data and software for users of composite materials

Cambridge, UK -- July 20, 2011 -- Granta Design and Firehole Composites have announced a collaboration that will help product designers to make better decisions about composite materials. Granta will integrate an extensive collection of material data from Firehole Composites into the upcoming releases of its CES Selector and GRANTA MI software. The result will be a new tool that will enable... read more

Firehole Composites, developers of advanced solutions for composite simulation and analysis, announced a partnership with MSC Software, producers of the widely used MSC Nastran Finite Element Analysis (FEA) solver.  The partnership will enable Firehole to extend the advanced multiscale analysis functionality of Helius:MCT™ to users of MSC's MD Nastran.

"Partnering with MSC is a welcome expansion for Firehole" said Chief Operating Officer Em... read more

Firehole Composites' Engineering Services branch has announced a contract award with Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) for structural analysis of their patented TidGen™ advanced design cross flow turbine.  Utilizing ocean energy, the underwater turbine produces clean, renewable and predictable electricity.  Eric Newberg, Director of Engineering, said, "The complexity of design of our underwater turbines operating in the harsh ocean environm... read more

Composite Analysis Software Now Takes on Challenges of Delamination and Mesh Dependency

Laramie, WY – February 23, 2010 – Firehole Composites (www.firehole.com) announced today the launch of Helius:MCT v4.0, the newest edition of the finite element add-on built to significantly improve the accuracy and efficiency of composite structural analysis.  Building on the strength of its multiscale and progressive failure technologies, versi... read more

Helius:Fatigue selected as Desktop Engineering's Pick of the Week

Firehole Composites, provider of innovative software tools and engineering services designed to significantly improve structural design and analysis with composite materials, today announced the opening of a satellite office in Seattle, Washington. The extension will offer technical customer support, training and software sales as well as expanded, on-site collaboration with industry partners. The decision to establish an office in Seattle is a result of ... read more

Firehole Composites, provider of innovative software tools and engineering services designed to significantly improve structural design and analysis with composite materials, today announced the sale of Helius:CompositePro to Easton Bell Sports for use within their Hockey Research and Development Group. Easton Hockey technical prowess has made its stick the number 1 choice among NHL players and amateurs alike. Their popular Synergy model exemplifies the... read more

Firehole Composites has announced that their Analysis Services branch will be partnering with Waterfront Composite Solutions (WCS), providers of innovative design solutions for the watercraft industry. Firehole will bring an added expertise in structural analysis of composite materials to the pioneering design process at WCS. The two will collaborate on analysis of composite assemblies incorporated in the design of a large, private yacht.

“This pro... read more

Laramie, WY – Emphasizing their dedication to excellence in composite analysis, Firehole Technologies announces that they are changing their name to Firehole Composites.  For over a decade, Firehole has delivered advanced composite analysis services and engineering software solutions.   In that time, they have grown from a... read more

Firehole Composites’ Engineering Services Branch announced a contract relationship with Farr Yacht Design, Ltd. The contract award entails analytical evaluation, design review and modification recommendations for a high performance ocean racing yacht. Mark Bishop, a Senior Design Engineer at Farr Yacht Design, spoke of Firehole’s performance, “We’ve been looking for an engineering firm that provides state-of-the-art analytical skills, timely/reliable delivery, personal interaction and flexi... read more

Software Developer Firehole Composites Becomes a Red Bull Racing Innovation Partner

Firehole Composites (www.firehole.com), a leader in the development of analysis software for composite materials, announced today that Red Bull Racing (www.redbullracing.com) has chosen their Helius:MCT software package and selected Firehole for participation in their technology development program. Red Bull Racing will use Helius:MCT for computer-a... read more

Safe Technology Limited (Sheffield, UK, September 2010), announces the launch of a new module for the advanced fatigue analysis of composite materials.

As the use of composite materials becomes more widespread in the drive to produce strong yet lightweight products, there is an increasing necessity to understand their behaviour and predict design life. Yet an accurate and robust fatigue life prediction tool for composite materials has not been available to meet this growing demand ... read more

Laramie, WY — July 15, 2010 — Firehole Technologies, Inc., a leader in the development of analysis software for composite materials, announces its participation in the advancements in composite analysis webinar hosted by NEi Software on July 20. Attendees will get a first hand demonstration of the superior simulation capabilities provided by Firehole Technologies’ adva... read more

Laramie, WY —July 1, 2010 —Firehole Composites (www.firehole.com), a leader in the development of analysis software for composite materials, announced a partnership with engineering and management solutions provider Saratech Inc. (www.saratechinc.com) to market and sell Firehole’s Helius™ line of software tools.

Saratech provides, among other things, analysis and simulation tools and services ... read more

National Institute for Aviation Research to use Firehole's Helius software to investigate certification by analysis for composite materials

Laramie, WY May 6th, 2010 Firehole Composites (www.firehole.com), a leader in the development of analysis software for composite materials, today announced a partnership with the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University. One of the top aerospace research insti... read more

Leading Composites Design Software Gets Major Update

Laramie, WY — March 15, 2010 —Firehole Composites (www.firehole.com), a leader in the development of analysis software for composite materials, announces the immediate availability of Helius:CompositePro™ Version 4.0. Previously available as CompositePro, the widely acclaimed desktop software package was acquired by Firehole from Peak Composites in 2009. Firehole’s team of compo... read more

The Laramie Area Chamber of Commerce awarded Firehole Composites the leading edge award recognizing Firehole's innovative new technology. 

Read the Laramie Boomerang article.

Advanced Composite Simulation now supports analysis of woven composite materials. Aerospace industry feedback.

Laramie, WY — January 7, 2010 —Firehole Composites (www.fireholetech.com), a leader in the development of analysis software for advanced composite structures, announces the immediate availability of Helius:MCT Version 3.0, the most advanced composite analysis solution commercially available. With the release of version 3.0,... read more

Firehole Composites' advanced product Helius:MCT has been officially recognized by being selected as the 'Pick Of The Week' by Desktop Engineering.

UW Graphic Designers Dominate Colorado Competition

Laramie, WY — November 11, 2009 — Bauer Hockey, distinguished makerof performance hockey equipment, is taking new steps to pursue further perfectionof the composite hockey stick. Teaming with expert composite analysts from FireholeTechnologies, the Bauer Product Development team is using advanced analysis anddesign technology to improve the performance and feel of the stick.

Since the mid 1990’s, composite materials have revolutionized the game of hockey.Their added stiffness allows mor... read more

Laramie, WY — October 19, 2009 — Firehole Composites (www.firehole.com),specialists in composite structural analysis, is pleased to announce Mr. William"Bill" Wright is joining the Laramie, WY based company as its Directorof Commercial Products and Engineering. Chief among Bill’s duties at Firehole willbe to serve as the company’s primary interface with leading aerospace companieswith a focus on delivering analytical, technical and design support for thei... read more

Composite Design and Analysis software Extends Firehole’s Helius Solution

Laramie, WY — October 19, 2009 — Firehole Composites (www.firehole.com),a leader in advanced composite analysis and simulation, today announced the acquisitionof CompositePro from Peak Composites, Inc. (www.peakcomposites.com).The acquisitionof CompositePro will allow Firehole to enhance and extend th... read more

Laramie, WY — October 16, 2009 — NEi Software and Firehole Technologies Form Partnership to Deliver Advanced Composites Analysis to NEi Nastran NEi Software, a leading developer of Nastran Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software, and Firehole Technologies, a leader in advanced composite analysis and simulation, have announced a software integration and distribution par... read more

Laramie, WY — September 29, 2009 — Emmett Nelson, COO of Firehole Technologies, was recently recognized as an established leader in the composites field. The B.E.S.T. recognition program, for bright, energetic, skilled, and trailblazers, spotlights the most accomplished members and their impact on the composites industry. Visit www.cmmagazine.org for the Fall 2009 online edit... read more

Advanced Composite Simulation now available for ANSYS Users

Laramie, WY — September 1, 2009 — Firehole Technologies, Inc. (www.fireholetech.com), a leader in the development of analysis software for structures with advanced composite materials, announces the immediate availability of Helius:MCT Version 2.0, the most advanced composite analysis solution commercially available. With the release of version 2.0, users... read more

Firehole Technologies, Inc. (www.fireholetech.com), a leader in advanced composite analysis and simulation, announced a partnership with Intercon Corporation, a consulting firm serving major US and international aerospace and defense firms. As part of Firehole’s Industry Solution Partner Program, Intercon Corporation will assist in building relationships within the aerospace and defense industries... read more

Firehole Technologies, www.FireholeTech.com, recently completed a phase of finite element analysis for XCOR Aerospace’s Lynx, a suborbital vehicle being designed and built for the commercial space tourism industry.

This craft, first unveiled in March, 2008, will be built utilizing composite materials. The two-seat suborbital spaceship, roughly the size of a small private airplane, will carry... read more

Doug Kenik, a Wyoming native, is joining the Laramie, WY based company Firehole Technologies, Inc. as a Composites Engineer. Doug’s main focus will be to aid in the development and advancement of the company’s commercial composites analysis tools.

Doug has been an intern at Firehole Technologies, Inc. for two years while completing both his BS and MS degrees. During his time at Firehole, Doug has helped to create numerically efficient finite element micromechanics models used to gen... read more

Jerad Stack, CEO of Firehole Technologies, was recently named to Wyoming’s prestigious "40 Under Forty" for 2009. The 40 Under Forty program honors individuals under the age of forty that demonstrate an outstanding record of achievement and a potential to play a continuing leadership role in the state’s future. The annual award spotlights Wyoming’s premier business and community leaders and their accomplishments.

Stack was one of the original founders of Firehole in earl... read more

Italian company becomes a Firehole Certified Reseller of Helius:MCT™

Laramie, WY — May 27, 2009 — Firehole Technologies, Inc. (www.firehole.com), a leader in advanced composite analysis and simulation, announced a partnership with SmartCAE (www.smartcae.com) to market and sell Firehole’s Helius brand of advanced composites simulation software. The Prato, Italy based company is the ... read more

Laramie, WY — May 11, 2009 — Firehole Technologies, Inc. (www.fireholetech.com), a leading provider of advanced composite analysis and simulation solutions, announced a partnership with the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) industry specialist, AeroMorphology (www.aeromorphology.com) LLC. The partnership will focus on taking the solutions ... read more

Laramie, WY — April 23, 2009 — Over the years, Firehole Technologies, Inc. (www.fireholetech.com) has provided donations and support to several University of Wyoming programs. This April, Firehole continued the tradition through support to the UW Moonbuggy team. The team was comprised of four mechanical engineering students including Eli Krahenbuhl, a former Firehole intern, and have w... read more

Firehole Composites (www.firehole.com), a leader in advanced composite analysis and simulation, has recently sponsored the University of Wyoming's SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Mini Baja team. This team, consisting of eight mechanical engineering students, is building a car for the Mini Baja Competition taking place in Alabama later this spring. During competition, the SAE members will compete against one-hundred teams in one of six competitions... read more

Firehole Technologies, Inc. (www.firehole.com), a leader in the development of software for advanced composite analysis, announced today the production release of their composite material simulation tool - Helius:MatSim™. This web-based tool allows users to simulate composite lamina properties based upon constituent (fiber and matrix) level data and fiber volume.

Firehole’s CEO, Jerad Stack said, "Helius:MatSim falls nicely in our product line co... read more

Laramie, WY - Jan. 21, 2009 - Firehole Composites  (www.firehole.com), a leader in the development of analysis software for advanced composite structures, announces the immediate availability of Helius:MCT™, the most advanced composite analysis solution commercially available. Helius:MCT™ gives engineers the ability to analyze complex composite materials in a manner similar to that of traditional materials using composite simulation tech... read more

Wyoming firm selected for its expertise in composite construction of aircraft

Laramie, WY, Dec 4, 2008: Firehole Technologies, a leader in advanced composites analysis, and XCOR Aerospace have announced a partnership that will lead to faster construction of XCOR’s two-seat Lynx suborbital launch vehicle. This craft, first unveiled in March, 2008, will be built of composites. It will provide affordable access to space for researchers as well as individu... read more

LARAMIE, WY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008: Firehole Technologies, a supplier of computer-aided design software for composite materials to the aerospace, defense, automotive, and energy industries, has recently graduated from the Wyoming Technology Business Center (WTBC) and announced their decision to expand into Downtown Laramie, WY. Firehole will be relocating to a larger facility to accommodate its recent growth. They have selected a renovated loft in Downtown Laramie.

"This is a reall... read more

LARAMIE, Wyo. — November 19, 2008 — Firehole Technologies Inc. (www.fireholetech.com), a developer of innovative simulation technologies for composite materials and structures, and IDES Inc. (www.ides.com), home of The Plastics Web™ and the fastest growing search destination for the plastics industry, announced today that both companies have developed and... read more

Laramie, WY - September 8, 2008 - Firehole Technologies has recently entered into a partnership with HexagonEC, a global marketing and consulting firm that assists small to medium businesses. By selecting HexagonEC, Firehole will receive help creating marketing strategies and will have assistance with pricing, product portfolios, sales, and support decisions. The relationship will include market research into the composite FEA software market and networking with composite and CAE indus... read more

Laramie, WY - June 6, 2008 - Firehole Technologies Inc. (www.fireholetech.com), a developer of innovative simulation technologies for composite materials and structures, has partnered with NASA and the Wyoming Space Grant Consortium to give UW students hands-on experience in the Space Industry this summer.

“There is a shortage of quality graduates in the science and engineering disciplines these days. Being engineers ourselv... read more

Laramie, WY - July 21, 2008 - Ray Fertig, a native of Cheyenne, Wyoming, has joined the team at Firehole Technologies, Inc. as an Applied Research Engineer. He will focus on providing scientific support to further extend the capabilities of the company’s composite materials analysis tools.

“Adding an engineer with the background and skills that Dr. Fertig has will be a great benefit to our company,” said Jerad Stack, CEO of Firehole Technologies. “Ray’s understanding of b... read more

Firehole Technologies Intern is a World Class Mountain Biker and Student

Laramie, WY - July 7, 2008 - Eli Krahenbuhl, intern with Firehole Technologies, a developer of innovative simulation technologies for composite materials and structures, is ranked 3rd out of 112 professional downhill mountain bikers in the US, according to USA Cycling. During his races he routinely competes with the best in the world including the current world champion and top world cup contenders... read more

Laramie, WY - July 1, 2008 - Two members of Firehole’s leadership team recently visited the United Kingdom and gained valuable insights into the composite simulation market in Europe.

Jerad Stack, CEO and Emmett Nelson, COO of Firehole Technologies attended a NAFEMS conference where Nelson gave a presentation to the conference showcasing the technology behind Firehole’s software.Dr. Andy Hansen - one of Firehole’s partners at the University of Wyoming - also attended the con... read more

Laramie, WY - June 5, 2008 - IDES Inc. (www.ides.com), home of The Plastics Web® and the fastest growing search destination for the plastics industry, and Firehole Technologies Inc. (www.fireholetech.com), a developer of innovative simulation technologies for composite materials and structures, announced today that both companies have entered a strategic partnership to develop a searchable c... read more

Laramie, WY - May 20, 2008 - Firehole Technologies www.fireholetech.com continues to show their support for educating tomorrow's engineers, scientists, and technology professionals through financial support of the Women in Science Conference.

This year over 320 young women were able to participate in the WIS activities which included hands on workshops from women in various science, math, engineering, and technology fi... read more

Laramie, WY - May 10, 2008 - Jason Gies has joined the Laramie based technology company, Firehole Technologies, Inc.,as its first Director of Commercialization and Quality. Jason will focus on advancing Firehole's software offerings and will drive overall quality assurance of the companies' products and services.

"We are very excited to have Jason join our team," said Firehole's CEO, Jerad Stack. "His hands-on technical background combined with high level of customer inter... read more