Dassault Systemes Announces New Release of Abaqus FEA from SIMULIA

Dassault Systèmes, a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced the availability of Abaqus 6.9, its technology-leading unified finite element analysis (FEA) product suite from SIMULIA.
Abaqus is used by designers, engineers, and researchers in a broad range of industries, including electronics, consumer packaged goods, aerospace, automotive, energy, and life sciences to evaluate real-world behavior of materials, products, and manufacturing processes. This release delivers key new capabilities for fracture and failure, high-performance computing, and noise and vibration. In addition, SIMULIA is continuing to enrich the product suite with capabilities for modeling, meshing, contact, materials, and multiphysics.

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NEi Software is offering a limited time promotion of NEi Fusion - FEA package for designers.

NEi Fusion combines a 3D parametric CAD modeler powered by SolidWorks with Nastran Finite Element Analysis (FEA) solvers to create an analysis and simulation package perfect for any product designer or engineer who needs affordable, professional analysis and simulation software. NEi Fusion can be used in all phases of product development including concept and design validation, trade-off studies, virtual testing, and quality assurance.

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Verity for Abaqus Analyzes Reliability of Welded Joints

Dassault Systèmes, a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, announced the availability of Verity for Abaqus, from the DS SIMULIA brand, for simulating realistic structural stress in welded joints and other connections. Verity for Abaqus, a new add-on product for Abaqus FEA software, enables engineers to easily and accurately predict a consistent stress characterization for welded joints in industrial applications such as pressure vessels, piping, storage tanks, offshore platforms, and construction equipment. The new product is based on the Verity mesh-insensitive structural stress method from Battelle, the world’s largest non-profit independent research and development organization.

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New crash tests demonstrate the influence of vehicle size and weight on safety in crashes; results are relevant to fuel economy policies

Three front-to-front crash tests, each involving a microcar or minicar into a midsize model from the same manufacturer, show how extra vehicle size and weight enhance occupant protection in collisions. These Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests are about the physics of car crashes, which dictate that very small cars generally can't protect people in crashes as well as bigger, heavier models.

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Sigma Technology becomes an official partner of ANSYS, Inc.

Sigma Technology becomes an official partner of ANSYS, Inc. Sigma Technology is excited to announce that it starts collaborative relationship with the leader of CAE software providers ANSYS, Inc., the purpose of the partnership is the development of integration module between unique IOSO optimization technology and state of the art simulation environment ANSYS Workbench.

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New Release of NEi® Nastran V9.2 Finite Element Analysis Software Focuses on Productivity and Realism in Engineering Simulation

NEi Software, a leading developer of Nastran engineering analysis and simulation software, announced the availability of NEi Nastran V9.2, a major upgrade to its FEA solver for high end Finite Element Analysis (FEA). The new NEi Nastran version incorporates over 85 customer driven enhancements. The following is a list of key additions: nonlinear composite Progressive Ply Failure Analysis (PPFA™), concrete material model, direct enforced motion, bolt preload, enhanced rigid element features, visualization support for various entities, automatic dynamic plots during nonlinear analysis, transparent max/min, and a new look and feel for its industry unique Editor. A complete detailed description of all the new capabilities in NEi Nastran V9.2 can be downloaded at www.nenastran.com/AnnouncingV92.pdf.

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Cambridge University Students Racing to Design Solar Car in SolidWorks and SIMULIA Abaqus Software

Dassault Systèmes, a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that a team of Cambridge University engineering students is using SolidWorks ® 3D CAD and Abaqus finite element analysis (FEA) software from Dassault Systèmes’ SIMULIA brand to develop a solar-powered car they will race across Australia in the fall of 2009. More spaceship than road vehicle, the car’s flat shape will feature a large solar panel that converts the sun’s energy into speeds of 60 miles per hour or faster as the team races against other teams from around the world.

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The Board of Directors of MSC.Software Names Ashfaq Munshi Interim CEO and President

MSC.Software Corporation announced that the Board of Directors has named Ashfaq A. Munshi interim Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. These actions followed the decision of William J. Weyand, Chairman and CEO and Glenn Wienkoop, President and COO to resign from MSC after four years. The Board of Directors also named current board members Donald Glickman and Robert A. Schriesheim to serve as non-executive co-chairmen, effective immediately.

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Ford Motor Company Extends 20 Year Commitment to MSC Nastran and Adams

MSC.Software, a leading global provider of enterprise simulation solutions, including simulation software and services, today announced that Ford Motor Company has signed a new agreement, extending their 20 year history of engineering simulation and innovation using MSC.Software products.

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Moldex3D Announces the Official Release of Moldex3D R9.1

CoreTech System, the "True 3D" CAE simulation solution innovator announced the latest release of its new plastics design and analysis software version for precise injection molding simulation—Moldex3D R9.1.
The release provides several breakthrough new functions and enhancements, such as enhanced parallel computing technology and new meshing kernel, to launch the fastest true 3D analysis tool. Moldex3D R9.1 also includes new features that deliver the most accurate analysis results on multi-component molding. Integration with several structural CAE software such as ANSYS, SIMULIA, Nastran, Marc and LS-Dyna, can expand solutions to encompass in-depth evaluations of manufacturing process impacts on the structural performance of the part.

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