Redefining Heating Design with Rapid Innovation + Simplicity

Ideal Heating, leaders in heating solutions, continually seek innovative tools to enhance design processes, especially in the heat pump market.

Andrew Johnson, Training Director at Groupe Atlantic and Ideal Heating, identified the need for more efficient, user-friendly design software.

The goal was to reduce the time-consuming, tedious tasks like heat loss calculations, emitter sizing, and pressure loss assessments.

Challenge

Designing heating systems is traditionally a detailed and time-intensive process.

Consequently, for many companies, this overhead requires recouping through project contracts.

Andrew tasked his design engineers, Natalie Bamforth and Jonathan Sutton, with evaluating h2x software to simplify and accelerate the design process.

The challenge was clear: rigorously test the software to determine if it could meet their high standards and improve their workflow.

Solution

h2x’s co-founder, Jordan Mills, spent three days on-site at Groupe Atlantic’s Ideal Heating headquarters in Hull, working closely with Natalie and Jonathan.

The engineers were instructed to rigorously test the software, evaluating it across scenarios to identify any potential shortcomings.

Throughout the process, Jordan engaged directly with the team, addressing their concerns and gathering feedback for further enhancements.

Furthermore, this hands-on approach and willingness to adapt the software to meet specific needs set h2x apart from other solutions.

Results

After three days of rigorous testing, the design team at Ideal Heating became convinced of h2x’s value.

The software not only met their expectations but exceeded them, proving to be a vital tool in their design process.

Additionally, its ability to simplify complex tasks and its commitment to continuous improvement were key factors in their decision to integrate h2x into their workflow.

Andrew noted h2x’s rapid evolution, emphasising how the team listens, engages, and quickly implements user feedback.

Ultimately, this dynamic approach has solidified h2x as the preferred solution for Ideal Heating, with plans to transition some of their design engineers to using it very soon.

Conclusion

Ideal Heating’s experience with h2x demonstrates the software’s capability to transform heating system design.

By offering a solution that is both powerful and user-friendly, h2x enables companies like Ideal Heating to maintain high standards while reducing the time and cost associated with design work.

Overall, Andrew Johnson and his team are excited to use h2x and look forward to its ongoing development:

“h2x is developing so quickly, literally every week. They listen, they engage and they act. I had the co-founder [Jordan Mills] himself sat in our site for 3 days demonstrating and working through our issues, taking away a ‘to do list’ for more enhancements. Where else do you get that? Their whole ethos is to make a system that is as simple as it can be to use – I love simple.

We all know heating design needs to be done to a high, consistent standard to make sure we provide systems that function well and are efficient. In delivering this, we must not grind small businesses to a halt or load significant costs onto end users buying systems. We need software and teams like h2x to make it as simple and swift as it practically can be. I’m excited to see how Jordan and the team continue the development of this platform to deliver just this. The are a fantastic team of engaging, energetic people and one to watch.”

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