Out of a manufacturing plant in Brook-ings, S.D., roll the electronic screens thatrnmay show fans the score, replay videos, advertise new business offerings, tout the stars appearing in Vegas nightspots, or help drivers navigate highways.rnDaktronics, which is the manufacturer, supplies electronic scoreboards, computer-programmable displays, digital billboards, and large-screen video displays and control systems. Those displays are created with help from computational fluid dynamics software, according to Shannon Mutschelknaus, a thermal product development engineer at Daktronics.rnThe engineering software helps the Daktronics engineers design products that can withstand all types of weather, dissipate heat generated by light-emitting diodes, and be read even when directly opposite the sun, Mutschelknaus said.
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