PITTSBURGH, Sept. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Startup companies
can speed their innovative products to market by leveraging the
same cutting-edge engineering simulation solutions used by larger,
more established industry leaders, thanks to a new program from
ANSYS (NASDAQ: ANSS).
Small startups often skip engineering simulation because they
think the cost can be prohibitive. As a result, engineers in those
nascent companies spend an inordinate amount of time and waste
funding developing their products building multiple physical
prototypes – or miss effects that cannot be discovered using
traditional product development methods. As a result, these
innovative companies risk being slower to market or only partially
fulfilling their bold product promises.
ANSYS has been committed to helping small and large companies
innovate since its inception and the ANSYS Startup Program,
formally launched today, aims to benefit the tens of thousands of
small companies around the world by giving them virtually free
access to ANSYS' leading suite of engineering simulation
products.
"It's incredibly valuable for a small business like mine to have
access to this kind of professional toolkit," said Robert Lumley, founder and CEO of AirLoom
Energy, one of the program's initial members. "Not only has ANSYS
software helped answer key product-development questions, but it's
given me the credibility to win funding. I recently received a
research grant from the National Science Foundation, and a key
element of my proposal was ANSYS simulation results showing my idea
is feasible in the real world."
"Our mission with the Advanced Prototyping Center at LACI is to
help ensure the success of our entrepreneurs," said Brandon Iglesias, director of engineering, at
cleantech incubator LACI. "Offering ANSYS solutions to the startups
in our portfolio will help to alleviate the long simulation and
design timelines that are a pain point in the cleantech industry –
and will give our companies and prototyping center members a leg up
on the competition as they try to get their products to market
faster."
"The startup program at ANSYS has helped me access a world-class
simulation tool that is invaluable in our product development
efforts," said Mohammed El-Kurdi,
co-founder and director of research at Neograft, a healthcare
startup. "Without ANSYS it would be impossible to move so quickly
and analyze so many simulated device geometries. The complexity of
the variables we analyze from patient-specific data is handled
easily with the workflow we have developed using ANSYS. This has
been essential during our clinical trials. ANSYS software helps us
add to our knowledge base every day."
"These startup companies are creating cutting-edge products that
can change the way we think or do things," said Paul Lethbridge, senior manager of the ANSYS
Startup Program. "Entrepreneurs typically invest their time and
energy into an idea because they believe it can change the world.
ANSYS is no different, we believe simulation can change the world,
by helping them succeed."
About ANSYS, Inc.
ANSYS is the global leader in engineering simulation. We bring
clarity and insight to our customer's most complex design
challenges through the broadest portfolio of fast, accurate
and reliable simulation tools. Our technology enables organizations
in all industries to imagine high-quality, innovative and
sustainable product designs that have an accelerated time to
market. Founded in 1970, ANSYS employs almost
3000 professionals, more than 700 of them with PhDs in
engineering fields such as finite element analysis, computational
fluid dynamics, electronics and electromagnetics, embedded
software, system simulation and design optimization. Headquartered
south of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., ANSYS has more than 75 strategic
sales and development locations throughout the world with
a network of channel partners in 40+ countries. Visit www.ansys.com
for more information.
ANSYS also has a strong presence on the major social channels.
To join the simulation conversation, please visit:
www.ansys.com/Social@ANSYS
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