Driving Value With ANSYS Simulation

and CAE Associates

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Outline

Simulation Driven Product Development and Best-in-Class Strategies

Overview of ANSYS and CAE Associates

ANSYS Mechanical in a Nutshell

ANSYS Deep Dives

— Geometry Preparation

— Meshing

— Analysis of Nonlinear Assemblies

Summary

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Simulation-Driven Product Development

The true value of simulation software comes not from occasional use by a

few experts, but by pervasive use throughout the design process,

especially early in the process.

Biggest hurdles for product design:

47%

41%

36%

28%

24%

0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%

Problems/errors found too late

Making trade-off for cost, performance, and quality

Frequent design changes

Predicting product behavior in a real world environment

Workforce reductions/lack of technical experts

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Systematic, Pervasive Use of Simulation

Simply using simulation is no longer a competitive advantage.

How and when simulation is used provides the advantage.

“Simulation is a necessary capability and not investing puts

firms at a competitive disadvantage… Management needs to

focus on how to get the most value out of simulation tools.”

Stefan Thomke

Harvard Business School

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Best-In-Class Strategies

Best-in-Class: Top 20% in terms of meeting manufacturing target

dates, product cost targets, and engineering development cost

targets.

How Best-In Class Companies Improve Product Design:

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Best-In-Class Strategies

Benefits of Simulation:

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Digital Prototyping is Critical

Source: Fortune Magazine, November 2015 Issue, “Why Every Aspect of Your Business is About to Change”, by Geoff Colvin .

Illustration: Eric Scott Pfeiffer for Fortune.

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ANSYS and CAE Associates

CAE Associates and ANSYS, Inc. have been working together for over 30

years to provide our clients with the best combination of:

— ANSYS Simulation Software

— Local Technical Support and Training

— Coaching and Mentoring

— Engineering Consulting Services

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*BusinessWeek, FORTUNE

FOCUSEDThis is all we do.Leading product technologies in all physics areasLargest development team focused on simulation

CAPABLE2,700+

75

40

employees

locations

countries

TRUSTED

FORTUNE 500 Industrials

96 of the top 100

ISO 9001 and NQA-1 certified

PROVENRecognized as one of the world’s MOST INNOVATIVE AND FASTEST-GROWING COMPANIES*

INDEPENDENTLong-term financial stability

CAD agnostic

LARGEST

3x The size of our nearest competitor

The Simulation Leader

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CAE Associates – Focused on Simulation

One of the original 4 ANSYS Channel Partners, since 1985

Business Philosophy: Build Partnerships

— Maximize the value of simulation by ensuring our clients get the best combination of

engineering software, support and services to achieve their objectives.

— Provide the highest level of expertise every step of the way to ensure a fast, successful

implementation, as well as ongoing support.

World Class Technical Team

— Average of 15+ years of practical engineering experience.

— All hold advanced degrees. (M.S. or Ph.D.)

— Use ANSYS every day to solve real-world engineering problems.

— Recognized ANSYS & simulation experts in the engineering community.

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Industries:

— Aerospace

— Automotive

— Biomedical

— Civil Structural

— Electronics

— Energy

— Military/Defense

— Nuclear

CAE Associates - Our Customers

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CAE Associates - What Our Clients Say

Ralph Woelfel, Alliant TechsystemsI'm very impressed with the job CAE Associates is doing in supporting the ANSYS community. The staff is

friendly, knowledgeable, courteous, and never condescending. The engineers providing support and

training are heavily experienced in a wide range of disciplines and will provide you with a practitioner's

insight while fielding your questions.

Shantanu Sane, GE Global ResearchI tried the solution you provided for speeding up my ANSYS material macro. It worked magic on my

problem. The runtime went down from 25 minutes to <20 sec. This is pretty impressive and means a lot to

my project. Thanks for being awesome!

Barry Benedict, UTC Pratt & WhitneyI think you have done a fantastic job supporting Pratt & Whitney. I have mentioned that opinion to [others]

several times, but have never taken the time to send you a note with my personal thanks.

John Reinhard, UTC Aerospace SystemsThe feedback I heard from your presentation was good. We appreciate the time and effort it takes. We

don't get this type of personalized service from [our other software providers].

Tony Portelinha, Sikorsky AircraftIn a production environment that is always changing, it's a relief to know CAE Associates are providing

technical support and software in a timely manner. Along with this, they provide informational seminars on

new product features and releases.

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ANSYS Mechanical in A Nutshell

Click on the link below to view a short video showing a typical ANSYS

Mechanical simulation workflow.

https://caeai.com/resources/ansys-simulation-overview-video

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ANSYS Deep Dives

Click on the links below for more details on some specific ANSYS

advantages.

— Geometry Preparation

— Meshing

— Analysis of Nonlinear Assemblies

For more great content, please visit our Resource Library & YouTube

Channel

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Summary

ANSYS software provides all the tools you need for simulation-driven

product development.

— Unparalleled breadth and depth of capabilities.

— Easy to learn and use.

— Seamless integration with all the leading CAD packages.

— Continued investment and commitment to providing the best simulation

technology.

CAE Associates provides the support to make sure your organization

is successful with implementation.

— Support and Training

— Quick-start mentoring and coaching

— Automation and Customization

For more information, visit us at caeai.com