About us

Advancing Engineering Through Computational Intelligence

Fluid Dynamic Sciences (FDS) is a technology company focused on transforming how industries design, analyze, and manufacture complex systems. Formed through a joint venture between Aero Design Labs and Zenotech Ltd, FDS combines decades of aerospace engineering experience with cutting-edge computational and AI technologies.

Our mission is to bridge the gap between digital models and real-world performance, delivering tools that enhance precision, accelerate analysis, and unlock new levels of engineering efficiency.

Many companies scramble to add the “AI” label to their brand to bask in the shine of this rapidly evolving technology. Unfortunately, many ‘AI products’ are skin deep, from using stock LLMs with basic prompting to little more than creative labeling. This leads to a weak value proposition and little protection from more savvy or resourced competitors in their spaces.

FDS is different. We leverage fundamental AI technologies, neural networks, massively parallel GPU acceleration, and AI enhanced machine vision to make truly differentiated products with superior performance. Unlike others, this technology is hard to duplicate without the expertise our technical team has developed over a number of years.

Our strong differentiation is demonstrated by our patents in this space, covering powerful techniques that provide a ‘moat’ against competitors, even ones that are large and well funded.

Our products bring strong value to our customers in performance, scalability, and reliability, making them hard to ignore. They benefit a divergent range of sectors: aerospace, automotive, engineering, medical, defence and built environment customers have all seen fit to engaging with us.

Our Team

Lee Sanders

Founder/Business Development

Doug Bennett

CFO/Operations

David Standingford

Director UK Operations

Jamil Appa

Chief Technology Officer

Tom McReynolds

Board member/Strategy

Charmaine Pinto

Director of India Operations

Our Expertise

At the core of FDS is a multidisciplinary team of specialists in aerospace engineering, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), geometry modeling, and high-performance computing. This combination of expertise allows us to address complex challenges that span industries such as manufacturing, electronics, medical technology, and digital engineering. Our work is grounded in applied research and real-world engineering collaboration. By partnering with industry leaders and academic institutions, we ensure that every solution we develop is practical, scalable, and seamlessly integrates into existing design and analysis workflows.

Our Technology

Our flagship product, AFid (Advanced Feature Identification), represents a breakthrough in applying machine vision to engineering data. AFid automatically identifies geometric features within CAD and scanned models using a patented algorithm that recognizes patterns from a single example. This innovation replaces time-consuming manual setup with intelligent automation, reducing processes that once took days to just minutes. Used across aerospace, manufacturing, and medical applications, AFid demonstrates our broader mission, to develop high-performance computational tools that redefine how engineers interact with complex geometry and simulation data.

Looking Ahead

As we continue to expand, FDS is exploring new ways to apply computational intelligence to the engineering lifecycle, from design optimization to predictive maintenance. Our commitment is to empower engineers, researchers, and innovators with the tools they need to design smarter, faster, and with greater confidence.

Trusted by Industry Experts

“AFID has an impressive team and core technology that appears to raise the bar in terms of performance and accuracy in a range of engineering workflows.” — Ron Fritz, CEO & Co-Founder Tech Soft 3D.