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Pre-calibrated Anisotropic Material Models for Ascend Performance Materials

With providing material data for PART Engineering´s software material database, Ascend Performance Materials helps users to easily implement holistic…

Strength and Limit Load in the FKM Guideline - A Clarification

Components are often designed too conservatively. Learn in our blog article how you can use the FKM guideline to exploit load-bearing reserves and…

Using Load Spectra in S-Life

For the description of load situations with changing amplitudes, load spectra can be used for the assessment according to the FKM guideline. This…

Developing Construction Tools Using Simulation - From the Series "A Commitment to Simulation"

Simulation-driven product development of a handheld electric mixer by BERG TECTOOL GmbH

Back-to-Basics: Multiscale Material Models for Short-Fiber-Reinforced Plastics

What is Multiscale Modeling?

Multiscale modeling approaches are increasingly used in structural simulation. By means of such approaches, the material…

Simulation of a lightweight battery housing made from Long Fibre Reinforced Thermoplastics (LFT) with local UD-Tape reinforcements

Integrative simulation of a battery housing considering anisotropic material behavior of LFT compound and multilayered Tapes.

Metal Substitution in Railway Applications Using Function Driven Coupled Analysis

Using the capabilities of Altair’s and PART Engineering’ s software for customer specific simulation of composites.

Simulation of the Long-Term Behavior of Plastic Components

How to avoid costly tests and complex material models with on-board tools

Considering Weld Line Positions When Simulating Plastic Components

Weld line positions are an often neglected by-product of injection molding simulations. This paper explains why one should use this valuable…

Prediction and Prevention of Core Fractures in Injection Molds - From the Series "A Commitment to Simulation"

How time-consuming and costly damage can be prevented by simple means.

Assessing Rotating Components with S-Life

Use the special features of S-Life FKM and S-Life Plastics to more effectively perform strength assessments for rotating components.

Sustainability through simulation - From the series "A commitment to simulation"

How BRITA GmbH optimizes components and processes through using simulation to act more sustainably.

Use Reduction Factors Correctly

When designing plastic components, it is quite common to use reduction or safety factors. It is not always clear what exactly is being reduced, which…