Category "Technical Article"
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…
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
Back-to-Basics: Fiber Orientation and Component Behavior
CONVERSE & S-LIFE PLASTICS offer helpful tools for quick plausibility checks and feasibility analyses
Estimation of Fatigue Strength Limits for Plastics
Experimental data show good agreement with MatScape
Efficient Homogenization of Short Fiber Reinforced Plastics
Independent study shows superior technology of CONVERSE
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.
Software-Supported Strength Assessment of the Rocker Arm of a Vertical Roller Mill According to the FKM Guideline
See how Loesche uses S-Life FKM to design their roller mills
Fatigue Strength Assessment of an Elastic Coupling under Rotating Loads According to the FKM Guideline
See how S-Life FKM helps to design an elastic coupling