SoftInWay Debuts AI-Powered Environment for Turbomachinery Design

SoftInWay has released AxSTREAM AI, a new AI-powered engineering environment the company says was designed to reduce modeling friction, shorten iteration cycles, and help accelerate engineering decisions. Designed for early-stage modeling, analysis, and decision-making, the software provides AI-assisted modeling, optimization, and design exploration capabilities.

Engineers can define turbomachinery components and system-level models based on design intent, constraints, and operating conditions, then rapidly generate and evaluate candidate geometries to explore viable design configurations early in the development process, the company says. AxSTREAM AI also helps engineers assess cost drivers and tradeoffs early, enabling more cost-aware design decisions while preserving transparency and physics-based validation.

AxSTREAM AI can be used as a standalone environment or embedded within AxSTREAM System Simulation, enabling engineers working on turbomachinery design, optimization, and thermal-fluid systems to move efficiently from concept to validated system behavior—without disrupting established engineering practices.

According to SoftInWay, the AI environment brings workflow and physics-aware intelligence directly into system modeling and turbomachinery design and analysis, while maintaining full engineer control and visibility into assumptions, inputs, results, and established turbomachinery engineering practices.

“These updates are about making AxSTREAM easier and faster to use for real engineering work,” said Valentine Moroz, COO of SoftInWay. “AxSTREAM AI is not a black box or a replacement for engineering judgment. It is designed to assist engineers within their workflow, helping them reach confident decisions earlier while maintaining engineering accuracy and best practices.”

The initial release also enhances Peter, SoftInWay’s AI workmate, with agentic capabilities. Peter actively assists engineers with tasks such as configuring system models, modifying elements, and executing analysis steps directly within the AxSTREAM System Simulation workflow, reducing manual effort while keeping engineers in control.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.