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Simulation Sciences
Eighteen years of chemical process simulation, then absorbed into the industrial machine.
acquisition gone wrongAcqui-hire
Fatal mistake: Simulation Sciences built a dominant niche product but remained small enough to be absorbed by Invensys, losing its independent identity in the industrial software consolidation wave of the 1990s.
Key Events Timeline
FOUNDING
Simulation Sciences founded in California to develop process simulation software for the chemical engineering industry.
PRODUCT LAUNCH
PRO/II process simulation platform established as an industry standard in chemical and petroleum engineering.
FUNDING
Last recorded funding activity as company reached maturity in its niche market.
ACQUISITION ATTEMPT
Acquired by Simsci as industrial software consolidation accelerated across engineering verticals.
SHUTDOWN
Fully absorbed into Invensys, losing independent identity after 18 years as a standalone chemical engineering software firm.