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Designing for The America’s Cup Race
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Engineering the Perfect Sound

Researchers and musicians alike are turning to FEA and CFD to help with instrument design. 

GRAITEC Launches Advance Design 2027

June 22, 2026 · Advance Design 2027 introduces automation and AI capabilities to help structural engineers streamline modelling, analysis, and design workflows.

Coreform IGA for Abaqus Coming Soon

May 26, 2026 · Coreform is now accepting notification list requests for Coreform IGA for Abaqus, an upcoming integration designed to bring meshing-free isogeometric analysis workflows into established Abaqus environments.

Cadence Finalizes Purchase of Hexagon’s Design and Engineering Business

February 24, 2026 · Complementary technologies combine to deliver physical system design and AI-driven analysis solutions.

Cadence to Buy Hexagon Design & Engineering Business

September 5, 2025 · Solutions to complement Cadence’s system analysis portfolio for automotive, aerospace, industrial and robotics, Cadence notes.

Hexagon, SimScale Now Offer Cloud-Native Nonlinear Structural Analysis Capabilities

July 9, 2025 · Engineers and design teams can leverage the nonlinear capabilities of Marc, directly from a web browser to enable scalable product development.

SimScale, Hexagon Partner on Cloud-Native Access to Advanced Analysis

December 6, 2024 · Platform enhances accessibility, usability, and deployment of advanced structural analysis tools for engineering teams worldwide.

The Race is On

August 8, 2024 · Designing for The America’s Cup Race

Cadence to Buy BETA CAE

March 5, 2024 · Purchase to allow for expansion into structural analysis.

Altair Buys OmniQuest

October 3, 2023 · OmniQuest was founded by the late Professor Gary Vanderplaats, who was known in the field of structural optimization.

Rand Simulation Partners with Predictive Engineering

May 16, 2023 · Partnership involves acquisition of the Ansys LS-Dyna (LS-Dyna) customer base and supplement in-house expertise to support customers using this technology.

Up to 100 Times Faster – RISTRA Structural Analysis

April 28, 2023 · RISTRA accelerates structural analysis simulations by a factor of up to 100 compared to commercially available software without loss of quality.

Airbus Commercial Picks Altair SimSolid in Sustainable Aircraft Effort

February 3, 2023 · Altair SimSolid will be used to streamline Airbus teams in their development of a zero-emission commercial aircraft, the companies report.

Engineering the Perfect Sound

October 27, 2022 · Researchers and musicians alike are turning to FEA and CFD to help with instrument design. 

PTC Offers Cloud-Native Simulation in Onshape

October 25, 2022 · It is a computer-aided design and product data management tool designed to offer simulation that is interwoven with the core design and assembly environment, according to PTC.

HyperX Software from Collier Aerospace Sizes Composite Wind Blade

May 5, 2022 · Software helps Korean team evaluate feasibility of replacing e-glass with flax fibers to enhance sustainability of small wind turbine blades.

Collier Aerospace Markets Design Optimization Software

April 20, 2022 · New technology helps designers reduce weight, and shorten development and certification cycles, company says.

Yamaha Motor Wins 2021 MSC Nastran Excellence Award

December 27, 2021 · Motor company receives award for multiphysics unmanned helicopter noise simulation.

Altair Acquires S-FRAME Software

August 13, 2021 · As an innovator in architecture, engineering and construction structural simulation and certification for 40 years, S-FRAME Software advocates for the use of timber in building design.

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