Draping Simulation Saves Yachtbuilders Time and Money

Matrix Applied Computing, New Zealand

MSC.Patran Laminate Modeler Creates Flat Pattern Strips for Hull Materials

The New Zealand company Matrix Applied Computing has successfully used MSC.Patran Laminate Modeler to generate flat patterns for strips of material quickly and effectively from a CAD model of a racing yacht. For racing yachts where stiffness and mass are of paramount importance, the draping simul ... more

Building Better Trucks with VPD

Leyland Trucks Ltd., UK

Simulation at Leyland Trucks Expands Analysis, Cuts Design Time, and Reduces Physical Prototypes

As one of the UK's leading manufacturing companies, Leyland Trucks Ltd. is PACCAR's established center for lightand medium-truck design, development, and manufacture. Leyland used MSC.ADAMS to access ride behavior of trucks earlier in the design cycle. In addition to studies ... more

Solving a Pressing Problem

Invernizzi Presse, Pescate, Italy

Invernizzi Presse Gains Precision and Safety with VPD Tools

The Italian manufacturer Invernizzi Presse employed MSC.Marc and MSC.Patran to improve existing presses and to develop new custom-made presses. They also used MSC.Software tools to illustrate the functional performance of the presses to their customers. The combination of MSC.Marc and MSC.Patran was used for vari ... more

As Clear as Glass

Guardian Europe S.A., Luxembourg

MSC.Marc Simulation Aids Glass Development at Guardian Automotive

Guardian Automotive uses MSC.Marc and MSC.Software Professional Services in the development of glass products such as windows for the automotive industry. Simulation with MSC.Software products enabled Guardian to try different temperature situations without interrupting the actual production process and to predic ... more

Boeing Makes the Connection to International Space Station

Boeing

MSC.ADAMS Contact Optimization Reduces Simulation Run Time

Boeing is responsible for design, development, construction, and integration of the International Space Station (ISS) integrated on-orbit from a series of segments transported up to the Station by the Shuttle. MSC.ADAMS was used for functional verification of the attachment interface mechanisms, which required a thoroug ... more