While the race to Mars is making headlines, there is another ongoing space race that will shape the digital era and the way the world is connected: satellites. Satellites are essential for many of the services we use every day, from location-tracking GPS to high-speed communication with 5G networks. Over 2,000 active satellites have been…
Simulating Fiber-Reinforced Composites. It’s a multiscale world.
Composite materials, and particularly fiber-reinforced composites, present an interesting challenge. They have superior properties, compared to homogeneous materials, and have the potential to help engineers and designers meet increasingly challenging product requirements. Yet, they can be maddeningly difficult to engineer properly. To understand why this is so, you need to look closely, at the structure…
System Level Dynamic Simulation for Machinery Designers
By Evan Yares, Senior Editor & Analyst, Software Adams/Machinery makes analyst-level simulation practical for the rest of us. For engineers who build high-performance machinery, today’s CAD systems are a mixed bag. Most mainstream CAD programs include tools to evaluate part interference, and do kinematic motion studies. They often include closely integrated FEA, for studying linear…
U.K. Engineering firm pics U.S. FEA software
A developer of multidiscipline simulation software says P/A Engineering, a U.K.-based engineering consulting company, has selected MSC Nastran and Patran to simulate complex composite components for the aerospace industry. P/A Engineering has an extensive background in structural analysis of large aircraft. Working with OEMs, their suppliers and Supplemental Type Certificate holders, P/A Engineering offers a […]
Real World Nonlinear Mechanical Applications
Until recently, most finite element analysis (FEA) applications undertaken by design engineers were limited to linear analysis which provides an acceptable approximation of real-life characteristics for most problems. However, occasionally more challenging problems arise that call for a nonlinear approach. In this webinar, you will hear about real-world nonlinear applications and case studies associated with…
Lamborghini Selects MSC.Software
MSC.Software (NASDAQ: MSCS) announces that Italian world-leading sports car manufacturer Lamborghini Automobili S.p.A. has selected MSC.Software’s simulation solutions including the Adams automotive product suite to enhance their product development process. The new software capability will bring enhanced reliability into the Lamborghini simulation process and allow designers to increase the number of virtual prototypes to be…
MSC.Software Moves into Thermal Management Simulation
MSC.Software announced the acquisition of Arizona-based Network Analysis, Inc. (NAI), a global innovator of thermal simulation software and the developers of the SINDA/G™ advanced thermal modeling software. This acquisition, complete with all of NAI’s expert technical staff, allows continuity of NAI’s business while concurrently complementing MSC.Software’s development organization. SINDA/G is a robust thermal design program…
MSC’s SimManager selected by Hyundai
MSC.Software Corp. has announced that the automotive manufacturer, Hyundai Motor Company, has selected MSC.Software’s SimManager to manage their simulation processes. SimManager, part of SimEnterprise, is MSC.Software’s enterprise simulation process and data management solution. Hyundai was able to dramatically reduce time in preparing pedestrian protection analysis and achieve high improvement in efficiency of simulation data management.…
Brunel Selects Simulation Tools from MSC.Software
MSC.Software Corp. announced that Brunel GmbH, a Germany-based provider of technology and management consulting, has selected SimXpert to deliver faster, more accurate, cost-efficient results to customers within the automotive and aerospace industry. With SimXpert, Brunel can leverage a fully integrated, multidisciplinary mechanical simulation environment for its automotive and aerospace customers. Auto manufacturing is one of…