PITTSBURGH, Jan. 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Engineers,
from the novice to the highly experienced, can now use engineering
simulation software across the entire product lifecycle with the
newly released ANSYS® 18. This next generation of ANSYS'
(NASDAQ: ANSS) industry-leading engineering simulation solutions
builds upon decades of cutting-edge technology for the most
complete and accurate digital prototypes across all major physics,
electronics and embedded software areas. This feature-rich release
expands the boundaries of simulation upfront in the development
process to digital exploration as well as downstream with digital
twins, expanding simulation to the operations and maintenance of
products.
Today's industries are undergoing a fundamental transformation
in manufacturing and product development. Trends like the Internet
of Things, additive manufacturing and machine learning are merging
the physical and digital worlds, creating an unprecedented pace of
product innovation. The opportunity is immense, but also creates
incredible levels of complexity across the entire product
lifecycle.
"Emerging technologies and changing customer expectations are
spurring a major transformation in the way products are
manufactured and brought to market. Simulation is playing a
critical role giving engineers the necessary tools to innovate and
transform products across their entire lifecycle," said Ajei Gopal,
president and CEO of ANSYS. "With ANSYS 18, customers can use
simulation upfront in the development process to quickly evaluate
changes in design and downstream of the product lifecycle to
analyze real-time operational data – providing companies with
game-changing data that in turn furthers innovation, operational
efficiency, product quality, as well as cut costs and time to
market."
Simulation is being adopted across the entire product lifecycle,
empowering engineers to imagine more options – a trend ANSYS calls
pervasive engineering simulation. ANSYS simulation's increasing
ease of use enables more users to take advantage of simulation
early in the design process. Its increased scalability empowers
users to quickly evaluate thousands of choices for optimal product
design. ANSYS 18 also integrates with Internet of Things platforms
to simulate digital twins of assets in operation.
"Technology is growing by leaps and bounds and to stay ahead of
the curve, simulation will be a critical tool to accomplish more,
faster and provide deeper insight into our products. Simulation
offers infinite possibilities into understanding our products and
we've only just scratched the surface to modeling and simulation,
said Bob Tickel, director of
structural and dynamic analysis of research and technology,
Cummins. "We're doing things today that could only have been
imagined just a few years ago and simulation is playing a huge
role. ANSYS simulation allows us to make better decisions earlier
in the design process to get our design right the first time to
produce the best products on time at the lowest cost for our
customers."
Early design decisions lock in most of a product's costs.
Through digital exploration capabilities in ANSYS 18, users can
test hundreds of "what-if" concepts early in the design phase and
quickly assess product performance for strength, power, thermal,
pressure, flow rate, electrical or a number of other performance
requirements. Through this digital exploration, designers and
product engineers can identify optimal combinations while
eliminating outlying designs – saving time and money.
"The telecommunications market is growing fast and ANSYS
multiphysics solutions are an exceptionally productive tool with
results I can trust," said Ricardo
Damian, engineering director at Jet Towers Telecom. "ANSYS
simulation tools are helping us to understand every aspect of the
product design, like reducing wind drag, testing different
materials, geometrical configurations and testing unusual and odd
scenarios. But most importantly, we are learning so much more about
our product physics. Thanks to ANSYS software, we are delivering a
superior product to customers five times faster than other
manufacturers at a competitive price."
Leading organizations are also expanding their use of simulation
into operations by creating digital twins – virtual representations
of individual operating assets whose performance and productivity
can be improved through simulation technology. Sensors on the
machine relay specific operating data — temperature, vibration,
impact, loading — to the digital twin. This continuous
feedback helps engineers to optimize the operation of a machine or
a system and can predict adverse conditions long before they happen
– unlocking billions of dollars in production and maintenance
optimization. ANSYS 18 in combination with partner applications
like, GE Predix and PTC ThingWorx, empowers users to create digital
twins and apply predictive analytics to optimize their product's
performance and operations in the field.
"The Industrial Internet provides the opportunity to gain better
insight, better control and better decision making over industrial
operations and simulation is playing a significant role in that,"
said John Magee, chief marketing
officer for Predix, GE Digital. "Working with ANSYS has provided us
with modeling and simulation capabilities that enable us to collect
data and arm our customers with better decision making tools. By
combining ANSYS simulation tools with GE's Predix platform, we are
delivering a stronger solution for the industrial world."
For more information about the features and enhancements
available in ANSYS 18, read the latest ANSYS Blog.
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 is 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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