Liège, Belgium – March 2004. SAMTECH s.a., the leading European Company for the development of Integrated CAE Solutions, today announces the presentation of the new release 10 of its general-purpose Finite Element Analysis environment SAMCEF, recognized industrial software tool for the linear and the non-linear analysis of structures and the simulation of mechanisms.
With the new version SAMCEF V10, SAMTECH extends again the modeling capabilities of the general-purpose package SAMCEF applicable to numerous fields of expertise: linear and nonlinear structural analyses using the Finite Element Method, static, kinematical and dynamic analyses in mechanics, stationary or transient thermal analyses, coupled thermo-mechanical analyses, mechanisms simulation, composite or metallic materials, fracture mechanics, durability, random vibration, rotor dynamics, cable structures...
The main evolutions of this version concern SAMCEF generic functionalities as well as its “professional” oriented solutions based on SAMCEF, reinforcing SAMTECH position as high level provider of specific application-driven analysis solutions in solid mechanics.
In addition to the continuous improvements of the performances of SAMCEF solvers, numerous developments have also been performed by SAMTECH increasing the functionalities of SAMCEF. Amongst others, one can mention some new features:
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New modeling capabilities like shell elements for mechanical analysis of very thin structures, circumferential distribution of holes in axi-symmetric models, new shell and pipe elements dedicated to thermal analysis for example;
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More robust contact algorithms, including facet smoothing techniques;
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New material behavior laws like material without resistance in compression for example;
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New loading types like 3D interpolation between thermal and mechanical meshes; adjustment of a pressure field to a given resulting force; mean displacements and forces on a group of nodes...;
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Increasing of capabilities in the management of SAMCEF Mecano and SAMCEF Thermal calculations like automatic evaluation of first time step size; automatic elimination of redundant kinematical constraints; stop criteria...;
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Improvement of interfaces between SAMCEF modules like between SAMCEF Mecano/Thermal and SAMCEF Linear, and between SAMCEF modules and external tools (fluid codes or MATLAB Simulink for example);
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New functionalities in post-processing like error estimators, MAC matrices...
“SAMCEF V10 gives once again to SAMTECH the opportunity to demonstrate to the whole design and analysis community its high level of expertise in Scientific Computation Software development. The main capabilities of the version 10 of SAMCEF are available either for linear or for non-linear analyses. A huge compatibility is also guaranteed between thermal and mechanical non-linear analysis modules due to the fact that they share the same software platform“, said Didier Granville, Chief Marketing Officer of SAMTECH. “This integration of analysis capabilities is the necessary condition to facilitate the switch from an analysis type to another one.”
About SAMTECH
Founded in 1986, SAMTECH is now the European Technology leading provider of scientific analysis/optimization software (FEA, MBS, MDO), professional solutions and associated services.
SAMTECH develops and commercializes:
“General-purpose software tools”: this SAMTECH offer includes the general linear and implicit non-linear Finite Element Analysis package SAMCEF with the CAD/CAE modeling environment FIELD, the general explicit and fast dynamics code EUROPLEXUS; the task management and optimization platform BOSS quattro; TEA Mecano and TEA Thermal CAA V5 Based as non-linear thermo-mechanical solution embedded in CATIA V5 and SAMCEF Gateway CAA V5 Based, the SAMCEF integrated interface within CATIA V5.
“Professional solutions”: this SAMTECH offer is based on its general-purpose software tools and is dedicated to specific domains of application like rotor dynamics, modeling of composite structures, mechatronic modeling of machine-tools, modeling of high voltage substations, modeling of pipes for automotive industry...
“Third party and customized solutions” like the SAFE tool (fatigue analysis of aeronautic structures) and the Application COMPOSITES (analysis of aeronautical structures made of composite materials) from AIRBUS, where SAMTECH provides its clients with services such as development, reengineering, packaging and deployment of proprietary professional solutions on the customer site.
“Customized multi-physics solutions”, like OOFELIE Vibroacoustics and OOFELIE Piezoelectric. OOFELIE is commercialized by Open Engineering, the SAMTECH subsidiary, that allows SAMTECH to be present on the multi-physics design markets and to provide services for the development of original highly coupled analysis solutions covering specific needs.
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For further information about SAMTECH please contact us (marketing@samtech.com).
Didier Granville, Chief Marketing Officer
SAMTECH Headquarters
Liege Science Park
Rue des Chasseurs-Ardennais 8
4031 Angleur - BELGIUM
tel: + 32-4-361.69.69
fax: + 32-4-361.69.80
email: marketing@samtech.com
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