Altair’s simulation software increases margins and reduces design costs
Many suppliers are leveraging simulation tools such as HyperWorks and solidThinking Inspire to achieve remarkable improvements in weight reduction and development time to meet today's automotive engineering challenges.
As OEMs are under pressure to increase their profit margins and bring innovative products to market faster, they are in turn putting pressure on their suppliers to supply less costly and lighter components in much shorter timescales.
HyperWorks is a computer-aided engineering (CAE) simulation software platform that allows businesses to create superior, market-leading products efficiently and cost effectively. HyperWorks replaces expensive traditional licensing plans with a pay-per-use system. Employees across organizational and geographic boundaries are able to access simultaneously not only the HyperWorks suite, but also a broad range of complementary third-party programs and other Altair products at no extra cost. HyperWorks uses simulation-driven design technologies that enables achievement of performance, timing, and cost targets through rapid, low-cost, virtual exploration that accelerates informed decision making throughout the product life cycle.
solidThinking Inspire enables design engineers, product designers, and architects to create and investigate structurally efficient concepts quickly and easily. The software offers manufacturers the perfect opportunity of fully exploiting the design freedom advantages of additive layer manufacturing (ALM). Parts can now be designed using the least amount of material to achieve substantial weight and cost savings, while still meet their required performance criteria.
To learn more about these products, Altair is holding a free conference taking place on 10th September 2013 which is being held at the Heritage Motor Centre in Gaydon, Warwickshire. Delegates to this event can look forward to 3 visionary keynote presentations from Airbus, Jaguar Land Rover and the London Design Museum. There will also be 11 cutting edge technical papers presented by leading industry experts including BAE Systems, EADS, Gestamp, Plaxton, SSTL, Supacat and many more. These high profile companies will review how they have injected innovation into their development processes by implementing the latest virtual design software solutions. Individuals can register at www.altairatc.com/uk to secure a place at the event.
