August 5, 2026
Elsyca Advances Predictive Cathodic Protection Design with New Meshing and Multi-Domain Modeling in CPManager
Latest release replaces manual mesh repair with automated geometry resolution, adds customizable boundary conditions, and introduces physics-based anode consumption modeling validated against analytical results.
WIJGMAAL (LEUVEN), Belgium, July 16, 2026 — Elsyca, a provider of electrochemical simulation software for cathodic protection, surface finishing, and electronics applications, today announced a major update to CPManager, its cathodic protection design and analysis software. The release targets a long-standing gap in the field: engineers have historically relied on standards, experience, and conservative rules of thumb to size anode systems, an approach that works but often results in over-designed systems and limited visibility into how protection performs over the asset's lifetime. The new release moves CPManager toward predictive, physics-based engineering that can be validated before installation, whether onshore or offshore.
A New Advanced Meshing Engine
Meshing has long been a bottleneck in CP project setup. Imported STL files frequently contain non-connected, intersecting faces that previously required manual cleanup before a model could be built. CPManager's new deterministic meshing engine resolves these intersections automatically and generates a compatible mesh at the interface without user intervention, reducing time spent repairing geometry and freeing engineers to focus on interpreting results.
Tooling Bodies and On-the-Fly Boundary Conditions
The release also introduces tooling bodies, which let engineers apply special boundary conditions to a model without altering the original CAD geometry. The mesher automatically accounts for the intersection between the asset and the tooling body and applies the tooling material to that intersection face, with mesh refinement built in. A common use case is modeling a coating defect: engineers can define a tooling body over a patch of bare steel and see it reflected in the model while the underlying reference geometry remains untouched. Multiple tooling bodies can be applied within a single model, allowing side-by-side comparison of different conditions.
Multi-Domain Modeling and the New ShapeChange Module
CPManager now supports any number of closed volumes, each assigned its own resistivity, that can be in contact with one another or with any asset, anode, or domain in the setup. This capability is paired with a new ShapeChange module that operates directly on the internal volume of the anode, modeling how anode geometry and output change as the anode is consumed rather than assuming a static condition throughout its service life. In a nested-sphere validation case, the simulated anode surface area over time matched analytical results, confirming the module's accuracy.
Availability
The updated version of CPManager is available now. Engineers and asset owners interested in a walkthrough of the new capabilities can request a demo at https://www.elsyca.com/corporate/contact.
About Elsyca
Founded in 1997 as a spin-off of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel's Computational Electrochemistry Group and the von Karman Institute for Fluid Mechanics, Elsyca develops digital twin simulation software for electrochemical processes. The company's software portfolio spans cathodic protection and AC mitigation, surface finishing, electrocoating, and PCB plating, serving customers across oil and gas, marine and offshore, automotive, aerospace, electronics, infrastructure, and medical industries. Elsyca is headquartered in Wijgmaal (Leuven), Belgium, with additional offices in the United States and China.