Next Limit Technologies

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Next Limit Technologies is a computer software company based in Madrid, Spain. Founded in 1998 by engineers Victor Gonzalez and Ignacio Vargas^[1], the firm now creates cross-platform particle simulation and light simulation software for fluid and rigid body modeling, and accurate visual rendering. The company's projects are Maxwell Render (a light simulator), XFlow (a fluid simulator for engineers and scientists), and RealFlow (a physics simulator for the 3D industry); the latter of which was used in the films: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Robots.

[edit] "Mission and Vision"

Next limit states its mission and vision on its official site.^[2]

"The mission of Next Limit Technologies is to provide cutting edge simulation technologies for a broad range of applications in Computer Graphics, Science and Engineering. Next Limit boasts a young, multidisciplinary Research and Development team with expertise in physics, mathematics, computer graphics, engineering and visualization. They all share a common vision for the creation of new products that connect science, simulation and visualization using novel paradigms and innovative methodologies."