Orlando, FL – Blue Ridge Numerics, Inc., the 2004 PTC Software Partner of the Year, announced today that Edelbrock Corporation has become the 500th OEM site to implement CFdesign® upfront CFD software for Pro/ENGINEER®. The company plans to commemorate this milestone achievement during the PTC/USER World Event, today through June 8th.

“The growth and quality of our customer relationships within the PTC user community is a source of great satisfaction for our team and we are thrilled Edelbrock is our 500th customer site within this community,” stated Blue Ridge Numerics president Ed Williams. “They have a great team of engineers using carefully selected cutting edge tools to develop high-performance products and we’re honored they’ve added CFdesign to their tool kit.”

A true household name in the automotive and motorcycle aftermarket, Edelbrock is a driving force in many of the fastest vehicles around the world. “We’re pleased to be the 500th Pro/ENGINEER site using CFdesign,” stated Edelbrock director of engineering, Rick Roberts. “Our team took a comprehensive approach to selecting a flow and thermal simulation tool and we believe CFdesign and Pro/ENGINEER create a potent integrated platform to further accelerate our rate of innovation.”

In addition to 500 sites, Blue Ridge Numerics estimates there are currently more than three thousand users of CFdesign within the Pro/ENGINEER user community. “We are adding more sites and training more users at existing sites every month,” explained Kevin O’Shea, vice president of sales at Blue Ridge Numerics. “We are on target to reach the 1,000 site milestone by 2008.”

More than 1,300 attendees are expected at PTC/USER. Blue Ridge Numerics will be demonstrating CFdesign at exhibit 318 in the Partner Pavilion located within Marriott World Center Resort.

About Blue Ridge Numerics A Platinum member of the PTC Partner Advantage™ program, Blue Ridge Numerics integrates full-spectrum fluid flow and heat transfer simulation upfront in the product development process where it creates tremendous value for small, medium, and large companies around the world. Our rapidly growing global customer list includes leaders in major vertical industries including aerospace, appliances, automotive, electronics, food & drug, HVAC, material processing, medical, military & defense, plumbing, and power generation.

First introduced in 1992, our unique Upfront CFD vision, supported by a proprietary technology platform, saves customers money and time by reducing the amount of wind tunnel and flow bench testing necessary to validate new designs. Listed on the Inc. 500 and Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Blue Ridge Numerics is one of the fastest growing technology companies in America and the fastest growing CFD software company in the world.

About Edelbrock Founded in 1938 by Vic Edelbrock Sr., Torrance, Calif.-based Edelbrock Corp. is celebrating its 67th anniversary of manufacturing and marketing the highest quality aftermarket performance automotive and motorcycle products.

Edelbrock's ever-expanding product line now features more than 8,100 performance products for domestics and imports, including nitrous systems, fuel rails, throttle bodies, exhaust headers, carburetors, mufflers, camshafts, fuel pumps, aluminum intake manifolds, turbos, exhaust systems, suspension and shocks, EFI systems, aluminum cylinder heads, water pumps, crate engines, brake and fuel lines and fluid transfer products. Edelbrock also manufactures aftermarket parts for Harley-Davidson and other motorcycles, plus ATVs.

Edelbrock's core product line of performance-enhancing engine, suspension and exhaust system parts, which make up The Total Power Package®, are made in the USA. In addition to four production facilities in Torrance, the company owns and operates a state-of-the art foundry in San Jacinto, Calif.