Engineering

Our activities at Ansys go beyond the regular support of LS-DYNA. We are convinced that in order to support our customers in the best way possible we need to understand and solve ourselves the same problems our customers are dealing with.

With an experienced team, in which the members have a strong background in finite element analysis and computational mechanics the solution to your simulation problems could be only a fingertip away.

Our expertise encompasses applications in the following areas:

  • vehicle crash simulations (Euro-NCAP, US-NCAP, FMVSS, …)
  • crash simulations using frontal and side impact dummies
  • simulation techniques in the area of pedestrian safety
  • pendulum tests on truck cabins
  • metal forming simulations using Ansys Forming
  • multi-disciplinary optimization using LS-OPT.

Our activities are not limited to full structural analyses but we perform also investigations on the component level, e. g.

  • seat track investigations
  • seatbelt simulations
  • door closing mechanisms

While many of our activities deal with problems in the automotive industry, our services are not limited to this application area. We are offering our support also to customers in rail, ship-building and aerospace industries.

In addition, we are supporting our new LS-DYNA customers to define and carry out their first projects.

Our engineering services offer comprises not only of our competence and experience in simulation, but also of our flexibility to tailor a solution that fits the customer.

Crash of Volvo X90 using LS-DYNA - Courtesy of Volvo Car Corporation

Realistic simulation/Virtual prototyping is today one of the key drivers for fast and cost-effective development of products and manufacturing processes – to be more competitive. This key driver is our focus: to provide our customers with a complete solution for realistic simulation, from software to engineering services. Our engineering services offerings are in the following areas

  • Method development, QA,  and Benchmarking of our customers’ simulation processes and workflow.
  • Implementation of virtual prototyping/realistic simulation in customers organization
  • Coding custom add ons to LS-DYNA and ANSA/metaPost
  • Supporting customers product development with realistic simulation & virtual prototyping

We have more than 20 years of experience in using LS-DYNA and realistic simulation. Please contact us directly to learn more about what we can do for you.

Method development & Implementation

Simulation of test for the FIM Racing Homologation Programme for helmets - Courtesy of MIPSWe regularly carry out Methodology development, QA and Benchmarking of our customers’ simulation processes and workflow for LS-DYNA. This is especially valuable when faced with new LS-DYNA simulation challenges. We also regularly aid customers previously unaccustomed to realistic simulation to implement a reliable and efficient process and organization for realistic simulation/virtual prototyping to support their product development.

We have a long experience and a practical aproach. We work holostically with a focus on helping your team to quickly get up to speed with producing useful simulation results that supports the product development.

Here we rely on our most senior engineers and application experts who have long experience of using simulation and virtual prototyping to support product development. Our wide knowledge is a key strength and includes simulation technology, computers, CAD, economy, organization, thesis work, and hiring. Our  experience ranges from automotive, manufacturing, and machinery to defense and biomechanics.

Custom coding / add ons

CodingWe regularly  develop and implement custom user code for customers, past projects include

  • LS-DYNA:  material models, load models, additional data output for fatigue analysis, postprocessing tools, and more
  • ANSA & metaPost: scripts and user interfaces for mesh generation for crack analysis, fatigue analysis, and more

As an  example of what we can do, take a look at our public tools for  LS-DYNA and ANSA/metaPost.

Supporting product development

Roof crush simulation by DYNAmore Nordic. Base model courtesy of CCSA at George Mason University.Take a look at our library of case studies, it shows a selection of what we can do in the area of simulation for product and process development. Areas where we offer engineering simulation services include

  • Automotive:
    • Occupant protection including side and frontal impact
    • Pedestrian protection including active hood systems
    • Seats to minimize whiplash injuries
  • Heave vehicle
    • Cabin safety structures for heavy equipment according to ROPS & FOPS
    • Couplers, adapters and gangways for train
  • Manufacturing:
    • Designing presses and tools for deep-drawing and much more
    • Development of simulation methodology for 3D roll forming
  • Machinery
    • Development of pneumatic and hydraulic breakers and other construction equipment
    • Development of top hammer rock drills, rock breakers and similar heavy-duty machines
    • Development of pallet drones and other machinery for warehouse automation
  • Defense, explosives and blast
    • Design of containment chambers for removal and transport of explosives and other dangerous materials
  • Medical technology
    • Development of syringes, injectors and other medical devices