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Simple Fatigue Strength Assessment of Fiber-Reinforced Plastic Components

The use of plastic components in technical applications is growing. At the same time, the number of available material types is increasing due to…

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Estimating the Weld Line Strength of Plastic Components Easily

Weld lines regularly pose a problem with regard to strength assessment. This article develops simple rules of thumb that can be used to eliminate some…

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CAE-Supported Development of a Plastic Impeller Blade

Traditionally, impeller blades are made from metals such as propeller bronze or stainless steel. In a pilot project, SCHOTTEL GmbH has now developed a…

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FEM analysis of short-fiber-reinforced plastic component application example: Bosch Multipoint Connector Part II - Component Strength

Assessing the strength of a plastic component often causes problems, especially when it is a short-fiber-reinforced component. The first part of the…

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FEM analysis of short fiber reinforced plastic components application example: Bosch Multipoint Connector Part I - Component Stiffness

In the context of initial estimative analyses, it is often not necessary or even possible to use more complex material models that can take anisotropy…

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Mobility Scooter Chassis Optimization Considering Fatigue Strength According to FKM Guideline

As part of this work, the chassis of an existing Merlin-Mobil wheelchair was optimized in terms of weight and payload, based on FEM analyses and…

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A trip to Detroit in January can be surprising - A short travel report

A visit to Detroit in January can be very surprising. Michigan is known for its odd weather - you can supposedly experience all four seasons in one…

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GEO-FiberMap - Investigation of the geometry dependence of fiber orientations at weld lines

The new GEO-FiberMap research project at the Plastics Center in Leipzig is investigating the geometry dependence of fiber orientation at weld lines in…

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Substituting Finite Element Solvers with AI Models for Rheological and Structural Analyses

The calibration of anisotropic material models requires filling and structural simulations to determine the model parameters. The process is…

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Understanding the Bailey-Norton Creep Model: A Step-by-Step Guide to Calibrating the Material Model

The Bailey-Norton creep model is used to simulate the behavior of components under long-term loads. Correctly determining the required model…

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New Version V5 of S-Life FKM

S-Life FKM, Version 5 will soon be released

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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

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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…

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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.

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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.

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Simulation of the Long-Term Behavior of Plastic Components

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

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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…

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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.

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

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

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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…

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Back-to-Basics: Fiber Orientation and Component Behavior

CONVERSE & S-LIFE PLASTICS offer helpful tools for quick plausibility checks and feasibility analyses

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Series Kickoff: Not just "Colorful Pictures" - a Commitment to Simulation

Announcement and short overview of a new series of articles about simulation

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Estimation of Fatigue Strength Limits for Plastics

Experimental data show good agreement with MatScape

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Efficient Homogenization of Short Fiber Reinforced Plastics

Independent study shows superior technology of CONVERSE

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Merge Process and Structural Simulation

Detect weak points and other problems of your components at an early stage by evaluating unused data from injection molding simulation.

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Efficient Workflow for the Simulation of Plastics in the Medical Industry

Learn how Fresenius Medical Care assesses the strength of their plastic parts with S-Life Plastics.

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PART Engineering Named Altair Channel Partner

Long-time Altair Partner Alliance (APA) member, PART Engineering to sell Altair solutions in DACH region

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PART Engineering wins Kautex Innovation Award 2018

The automotive supplier Kautex Textron, based in Bonn, honors PART Engineering with the Innovation Award for 2018. This is in recognition of the…

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