Jun 29, 2010

Tetra Pak Chooses ANSYS for Product Development Simulation

The Swedish company Tetra Pak is applying Simulation Driven Product Development  using ANSYS software, which enables system analysis and leverages single-component modeling as an integrated part of the process. The technology enables customers to optimize designs throughout the product development process, especially in the early stages when changes can be efficiently and cost-effectively implemented.

Mar 29, 2010

GEA Niro Chooses ANSYS to Optimize Food, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Processes

GEA Niro uses engineering simulation software from ANSYS to optimize equipment design and reduce development time and costs.  GEA Niro develops equipment and processes for transforming liquids into powders, a major consideration in the dairy, food, pharmaceutical and chemical industries.

Feb 10, 2010

Volkswagen Signs Master Agreement With ANSYS

Mere experience and prototyping is not sufficient in today's dynamic environment. Forward-looking companies like Volkswagen are increasing their use of simulation technology to lower their development costs and gain more confidence in designs. Volkswagen R &D efforts incorporate virtual prototyping to study climate control, headlights and engine internal flow.

Oct 27, 2009

Game, Set, Match: ANSYS Software Verifies Design of Wimbledon Innovative Retractable Roof

The new retractable roof over Centre Court at Wimbledon, one of the most famous tennis venues in the world was designed in part with software from ANSYS. The roof operated as designed at its debut at the Championships tennis event, held in the summer of 2009. "By using ANSYS software, we performed a timely, cost-effective verification of the roof's design so the designers could proceed with construction," said Dr. Martyn Lacey, founder of ACA, the engineering company that performed the analysis.

Oct 12, 2009

VSE Tunes Up Flowmeters Virtually with ANSYS Engineering Simulation Software

German flowmeter manufacturer VSE Volumentechnik GmbH uses tools from ANSYS to improve the performance of its industrial flowmeters. "Because our instruments are designed to operate in small, fluid-filled spaces, it is difficult to analyze them under actual working conditions," said Axel Vedder, technical director at VSE Volumentechnik. "Software from ANSYS allowed us to assess the performance of our flowmeters in a virtual environment that accurately replicated real-world operating conditions. We were able to quickly identify, and address, the relevant design issues."

Aug 10, 2009

ANSYS Paves the Way for Economic and Environmental Improvements in Cement Manufacturing

To make cement manufacturing more environmentally responsible, Germany-based  aixprocess has been investigating replacing traditional fossil fuels with alternative fuels. “By using software from ANSYS, we have been able to analyze the effects of replacing 40 percent of the traditional fuels used in an existing cement factory with alternative fuels,” said Martin Weng, co-founder of aixprocess. "We must compensate with increased oxygen pressure and an intensified materials blending process. Real-world testing to reach this same conclusion would have taken much longer and been far more expensive."

Jul 28, 2009

VNIIGAZ Selects ANSYS Multiphysics Software to Drive Innovation in Oil and Gas Pipeline Technology

VNIIGAZ is using Simulation Driven Product Development to drive technological innovation in the pipeline equipment used to transfer oil and gas. “By placing ANSYS technology at the foundation of our research and development program, we can reduce the number of full-scale experiments and lead time required to develop innovative technologies designed for extraction, transportation and gas processing facilities accident prevention,” said Sergei Kovalyov, director of laboratory simulation of emergency processes at VNIIGAZ.

Jul 07, 2009

Mining Prospects Enhanced with ANSYS Engineering Simulation

A leading supplier of commercial explosive, Orica USA is using engineering simulation in the mining industry to develop precise-delay timing for blasting, shedding light on the complex physics set in motion in the rock blasting process. The results will be used to improve overall processes, including blast control along with time and cost savings. Mining activities remain a time- and cost-intensive business, so accurate planning is critical. The pioneering work from Orica has the opportunity to advance the entire mining industry -- helping engineers to understand the physics that go on in an explosion, which is not visible to the human eye.