MSC software corporation has announced that e-Xstream engineering's Digimat-VA ("Virtual Allowables") platform has been awarded the title of "Most Innovative Platform in the world". major innovation in composite materials manufacturing "Jec Composites, the world's leading industrial group for composite materials, has awarded these prizes. For the past 14 years, the Jec awards have symbolized excellence in composites-based manufacturing. More than 150 companies and 350 partners have been recognized for their contributions to improving composites technology and its added value for end-users.
Digimat-VA ("Virtual Allowables") enables engineers to virtually compare various composite materials before beginning a lengthy process of physical allowables. Digimat-VA now makes it easy to generate hundreds or thousands of coupon simulations. Understanding the variability of composites reinforces confidence in design values. By generating virtual allowances, engineers can now start designing components in parallel with the physical allowances campaign. What's more, they can explore the sensitivity of materials to parameter variations, thereby gaining a better understanding of composite performance.
The jury based its decision on Digimat's ability to provide engineers with accurate and comprehensive descriptions of the local behavior of composites. This knowledge gives them the confidence to take full advantage of the potential of composites to replace metals, thanks to their superior lightness for equal strength. The jury also recognized Digimat's integration into existing design processes, and its role as a bridge between manufacturing processes and structural analysis.
" In order to understand and characterize composites and the generation of eligible materials, it is necessary to carry out a large number of physical coupon tests. This process is costly and, above all, time-consuming. "explained Roger Assaker, Chief Material Strategist and CEO. of e-Xstream engineering, a subsidiary of MSC Software. " To reduce lead times and costs, we developed Digimat-VA, a vertical solution from Digimat designed to set up virtual test campaigns to generate and run thousands of coupon analyses, post-process the results and validate eligibility. "
Launch webinar, June 4, 2015. : https://e-xstream.com/webinars
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