CFD Simulation Enhances Machine Efficiency
On top of intensifying global competition, shifting consumer preferences and ever-shrinking time-to-market schedules, the growing need to address climate change is increasing the pressure on...
View ArticleNew Capabilities for Testing Embedded Software Announced
A number of new and exciting workflow enhancements were included in ANSYS SCADE 17.2 for those who are validating and testing embedded software. In this blog, I’ll cover the top 3 enhancements. Virtual...
View ArticleANSYS in ACTION Demo Series Announced
I would like to tell you about a new weekly webinar series we’re launching called ANSYS in ACTION. Before I do, let me ask you a few questions. Do you like to see software in action before trying it...
View ArticleCreating Reliable SoC Designs Using N7 and InFO-WLP Technologies
According to Gartner, designing, testing and manufacturing 7nm FinFET-based system on a chip (SoC) requires massive resources: as much as $270 million and 500 man-years to bring the chip to market....
View ArticleThe Role of Engineering Simulation in Energy Innovation
A few weeks ago, I had the honor and privilege of being one of a few invited attendees at the DOE Mission Innovation Workshop on Grid Modernization. The workshop was hosted by the University of...
View ArticleTake a Load Off! Lightweighting for Engineers
I was fortunate enough to own a Lotus Elise for a number of years. I loved that car but had to give it up when I moved to the U.S. One of the reasons I liked it so much was the design philosophy it...
View ArticleBillet Designs Uses ANSYS SpaceClaim as Primary 3-D CAD Tool
Billet Designs is a small engineering firm that found great success in using ANSYS SpaceClaim as their primary 3-D CAD tool. They specialize in wide variety of offerings for their clients, including...
View ArticleTSMC’s InFO Packaging Technology is a Game Changer, empowered by ANSYS
For engineers designing integrated circuits (IC) including system on chips (SoC), using integration and miniaturization to increase performance and bandwidth while reducing power and footprint has been...
View ArticleSystems Simulation Advances With ANSYS’ Acquisition of Medini
We’ve discussed the need to simulate a full system quite a bit in this blog over the years. The need is clear: as products become smarter and more complex, component or sub-system simulation alone...
View ArticleImporting ECAD Trace Data for Better Thermal and Vibrational Analysis
Many of our customers are reaping the benefits of the trace import functionality in ANSYS Mechanical, which accounts for the effects of copper distribution on every layer of a printed circuit board...
View ArticleSubmodeling: Simple Solutions for Large-Scale Problems
If you’re an engineer who has dealt with large simulation models, you know there’s often a trade-off between accuracy and solution time. Submodeling is a technique you can use to reduce solution time...
View ArticleDefining the Future of Cloud-based Engineering Simulation: ANSYS at AWS...
Each year the cloud faithful converge on Las Vegas in the fall for AWS re:Invent. This year’s event delivered exciting announcements for ANSYS users interested in performing engineering simulation on...
View ArticleSmart Home Technology and Simulation Solutions
The concept of the “automated home and smart home” was first introduced over 80 years ago, and has been facing different technical limitations since then. Recently, service providers and home appliance...
View ArticleDesign Subsea ROV Faster and Better with ANSYS CFD
The ROV, or subsea remotely-operated vehicle, is frequently used in marine operations such as underwater mapping, pipeline inspection and surveillance, sending payload, maintenance and operations on...
View ArticleDragonfly: The Mysterious Insect Driving Engineering Innovation
Who hasn’t dreamt of flying like a bird? From Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings of flying machines to Otto Lilienthal’s gliders, inventors have focused, quite logically, on human transport. We now take...
View Article3-D Design Helps Pool Cleaning, Accessibility Go Swimmingly
What comes to mind when you think of public swimming pools? A refreshing escape from the summer heat? Children playing and swimming? Free-swimmers, divers, and water polo players jockeying for limited...
View ArticleANSYS 18 Delivers Pervasive Engineering Simulation
It’s no exaggeration to say that simulation is more important than ever in today’s rapidly expanding industrial and consumer environment. Our customers are pushing the boundaries of engineering...
View ArticleAdditive Manufacturing, Topology Optimization and 3-D Printing
Additive manufacturing (AM), topology optimization and 3-D printing have produced some remarkable changes in the manufacturing sector, enabling companies to make parts whose geometries would have been...
View ArticleMitigating Risk of UAV Collisions Using Explicit Dynamics
Unmanned aerial vehicles, in short UAVs or drones, have become very popular both in the industrial and consumer space. With the number of units expected to reach 67 million by 2021 the potential for...
View ArticleANSYS 18 Fluid Dynamics Makes CFD Simulation Practical for Every Engineer
It is hard to believe that a year has passed and it’s time to update you on what’s new for ANSYS 18 fluid dynamics. There is so much to write about and so little space in this blog! I’m tempted to...
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