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Romax Drives Hexagon from Romax round off our focus on (page 52) from our team. Romax drives Romax this edition from Hyundai (page 10) in Korea and GKN (page 14) in the UK MSC’s Adams system dynamics Hexagon | MSC to illustrate the return on investment software is still the gold standard in its that Romax offers. field, and we continue to invest heavily Software into in its development. It features heavily eMobility Talking about our newest software in this edition with stories from Tata Delivering solutions for offering reminds me that our flagship Motors (page 24), Ford (page 32) and structural FEA software, MSC Nastran, Adams Drill (page 39). In addition, the has reached a significant milestone University of Perugia in Italy (page 43) the next generation this year; we’ve instigated our inaugural have a wonderful story on how Adams MSC Nastran Excellence Award for is being used in criminal cases and 2020. We are expecting this annual health & safety analyses to show how of electric drivetrains Award to be a showcase of application human bodies fall down staircases. of our tried and trusted structural Finally, the Universities of Craiova analysis software that is still the gold (page 43) and Carleton (page 84) standard for FEA simulation in many highlight some cutting-edge activities industries. This year I am so pleased to in exoskeleton modeling and landing With industry-leading simulation software and a wealth of see that Andrzej Pietrzyk of Volvo Car gear simulations. engineering expertise, Romax Technology is at the forefront of st Corporation in Sweden has won the the acceleration into electrification. 1 70% to offer complete of cars worldwide Award thanks to some innovative MSC This magazine edition also sees several gearbox system are developed Nastran simulations of vibro-acoustics excellent cutting-edge applications • Expertise: Over 30 years’ experience in rotating machinery design and based on our analysis technology for realistic modeling of a car’s audio and one that caught my eye was a engineering and simulation, supplying the automotive, Roger Assaker aerospace and bearing industries. system to capture high frequency subject dear to my heart, sustainability, Executive Vice and airborne sound simulations (page featuring Korean skyscrapers designed 98). Two Runners Up (page 100) also with our Cradle CFD software (page • Software: An integrated suite of multi-physics and + President, Design and multi-fidelity software applications driving the next 90+ 500 won prizes for work on simulating 16) to have wind turbines embedded patents customers Engineering Software mechanical vibration characteristics into the building’s upper floors to generation of quiet, efficient and durable granted around the powertrain designs. worldwide world of DNA-wrapped single-walled carbon take advantage of wind power at Dear Readers, nanotube composites (Tokyo University source on the building! Changan Auto • Design services: Supporting the industry’s key players as Department of Physics, Japan) and in China also outline how they use they move into electrification, from concept design Welcome to this our latest edition of structural and aeroelastic design of MSC’s SPDM software, SimManager through to testing and manufacture. Engineering Reality magazine which aircraft configurations (DLR, Germany). to handle all their CAE simulation focuses on eMobility and the latest The judging panel thought all the workflows (page 20). There are also We’ve supported more than 50 customers with their software suite to join our portfolio at shortlisted papers were of a very high virtual manufacturing and costing electric drive unit designs in the last 5 years, from MSC Software, Romax Technologies. standard and illustrated how MSC applications for Simufact at Metal 3D optimisation and troubleshooting to complete Romax is the market leader in design, Nastran is pushing the boundaries of (page 76), FTI at Boehm (page 76), and system developments. analysis, testing and manufacture of various sectors of the FEA market still. I cutting-edge Generative Design from the simulation of gearboxes, drivetrains am also excited to see that we have our my colleague Gereon Deppe (page 81). Find out more and bearings for conventional and first Textbook review in this magazine Our virtual test drive software, VTD | Visit romaxtech.com/emobility electric drivelines. They became part of by James Pura on Dominique Madier’s for ADAS and autonomous scenarios, Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence excellent new real-world applied FEA features a story on trams and off-road division and the MSC business unit in textbook that features many MSC transportation (page 78) and Tata (page June this year. Their former founder Nastran examples (page 102). 24) that I urge you to read along with. and CEO, Dr. Peter Poon, who is now GM’s Actran story (page 27) shows a MSC Software Fellow and is still a We do have some fascinating some excellent acoustic simulations. thought leader for his industry in his commentaries in this magazine. I 80s has been interviewed for this would encourage you to read an Finally, our new Director of MSC magazine to offer his insights into a informative and market leading one Partnerships, Sam Wade, outlines range of electro-mechanical drivetrain by my colleagues Kais Bouchiba and his vision for developing our partner challenges along with an outline of Keith Hanna along with our partner, ecosystem and announces our first the history of Romax and the future Kambiz Kayvantash of CADLM, to partner software in our MSCOneXT of this pivotal technology sector for provide a very informative opinion token system (page 94). so many industries. The Romax Nexus piece on how Artificial Intelligence suite of software and design solutions and Machine Learning are impacting Stay safe perfectly matches our burgeoning the CAE Industry today and what portfolio of multi-disciplinary physics MSC Software offers in this rapidly software and CAE for manufacturing evolving discipline (page 62). There solutions along with Hexagon’s are also commentaries on Life hardware synergies. Two user stories Sciences (page 36) and Sustainability Volume XII - Winter 2020 | mscsoftware.com | 3.
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