A Wealth of Consultancy Services in VP

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CAE and VP are the key technologies to save costs and time in product and process development. Their successful implementation requires a variety of inter-related applications and multi-disciplinary know-how. EnginSoft was the first Italian company to recognize the importance of computer simulation in engineering applications and has spent years of efforts to constantly improve the same. Today, we have the capability of providing first-class consulting services in the fields of CAE and digital prototyping.

In this light, and based on the over 20 years of company experience and multidisciplinary know-how, EnginSoft offers a broad range of first-class services, ranging from our CAE assessment to CAE/VP applications in certain domains, integration, web-based engineering, turn-key solutions, customized applications and more.

Modelling real-life systems is a challenge between art and science. In this process, we invest our unparalleled experience. Indeed, we have hundreds of applications documented in case histories,  and our specific competences in computer simulation technologies.

Our offering includes:

• CAE Assessment
• Structural Analysis for Civil Applications
• Structural Analysis for Mechanical Applications
• Structural Analysis for Naval & Offshore Applications
• Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation (CFD)
• Acoustic Analysis
• CAD-CAE Integration
• Multi-Body Systems (MBS)
• Multi-objective and Multi-disciplinary Optimization
• Simulation of Casting Proocesses
• Simulation of Bulk Metal Forming Process
• Distance ENGIneering (DENGI)

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CAE Assessment

Staying competitive in today’s market requires constant innovations of company systems and processes. These goal can be achieved by merging smart insights with the application of robust methodologies and procedures. CAE technologies play a fundamental role in this context, as they support the development of products and processes from concept design to industrialization.
Our CAE assessment includes, first of all, a comprehensive characterization of the client (interviews, surveys, workshops, and testing) to evaluate the CAE implementation within the enterprise. The service is specifically designed to improve efficiency and effectiveness of Computer Aided Engineering tools, balancing business and technical requirements.

The analysis is carried out based on the four main perspectives of:

• Return on CAE investments
• Quality of CAE procedures
• Integration of CAE tools with other CAE tools, CAD tools, and testing
• Role of CAE systems within product/process development

and delivers key information regarding:

• The client’s level for state-of-art CAE procedures
• Necessary improvements
• Costs of improvements and the return on investments
• A Roadmap to better implement CAE technologies

The results obtained from the CAE assessment are being applied and adjusted around the client’s needs (introduction of new tools, more efficient use of existent technology, variation in the development cycle, and so on).

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Structural Analysis for Civil Applications

Despite the fact that FEA techniques have the largest diffusion in this field, Enginsoft offers above-average competences and expertise. We design Finite Element models that meet the goals they are conceived for. In this way, optimized and application-oriented models are delivered. The added value of EnginSoft is the transfer of our experiences to the models from the start of the modeling process which  offers improvements in time savings and quality results.

At Enginsoft, structural problems are managed in accordance with one of the following approaches:

• standard analysis using commercial general purpose software. We have different FEA codes to cover more than 90% of the industrial applications and superior experience for fixing CAD-FEA import issues.
• integrated analysis where inputs/results of FE codes are coupled with inputs/results of other software. Possible integrations are between multi-body and FEA (for dynamic load evaluation of complex systems), FEA and durability (fatigue life), process simulation and FEA (taking into account variations in material properties, residual stresses), FEA and CFD, and more.
• customized analysis. EnginSoft develops customized pre and post-processors to create the models and to interpret results as required by specific standards. We also build templates for recursive calculations, and, within the limit, set-up turn-key solutions.
  
  

Our competences and know-how in designing off-shore structures are based on 20 years of collaborations with international customers and partners working in the field.  This sector requires a deep knowledge of a variety of national and internatonal standars for design, construction, inspection and maintenance of structures, as well as for the definition of the actions governing all works to be carried out. EnginSoft’s competences and offer include: overall analysis (global performances) of off-shore platforms (earthquake response, fatigue/durability responses both for stochastic and deterministic approaches) off-loading, substructures and components design (emergency release systems, riser connectors, tanks, casings, conductors). mechanical-structural analysis/design of submarine vehicles and structures operating underwater.

EnginSoft competences and offering include:

Rotating turbo-machines, such as centrifugal pumps, gas turbines, blowers, axial and centrifugal compressors, propellers and ventilators. For each machine we can calculate efficiency and performances both in standard and critical working conditions. CFD analysis may be coupled with structural analysis for taking into account deformation influences. Geometries can be optimized using parametrical models.

EnginSoft competences and offering includes: environmental acoustics (environmental impacts, noise reductions) industrial acoustics (noise generation and noise prevention/reduction) acoustics of buildings (design and optimization of auditoriums, conference rooms, public structures) fluid-structure interaction and evaluation of noise generated by vibrating surfaces (mufflers, chimneys, general resonance issues, household appliances, machines, antennas, underwater acoustics) analysis and optimization of acoustic responses of surfaces and walls acoustic transmission (acoustic panels to stop noise)

One of the main issues when working with different CAE tools, is to transfer models and physical entities/data from one environment to another. A further, even more complex issue, is the import of models from CAD and the turning of the same into coherent/usable CAE models. EnginSoft has a long experience in modelling these types of transfer/manipulations, and offers a variety of services covering:

• CAD-CAD conversion issues
• CAD-CAE importing issues
• CAD model repairing/fixing
• automatic mesh generation starting from CAD models
• data transfer/conversion between different environments and numerical set-ups (Finite Element, Finite Differences, control volumes, semi-numerical and semi-analytical models)
  
  

The simulation of multi-body systems is largerly dependent on functionalities of commercial computer codes. EnginSoft’s offering covers a variety of applications, and moreover, the development and implementation of customized modules/functions to extend the capabilities of commercial software. Application sectors include:

• machinery for industrial manufacturing
• household electric appliances
• vehicles, including comfort evaluation
• suspension design and virtual test of performances
• mechanical transmissions
• analysis and synthesis of 2D cam mechanisms
• mechanism synthesis
• analysis of amusement equipment and components
• analysis of safety devices for off-shore platforms, aircrafts, and other
• high-speed dynamics
• satellite dynamics

Moreover, a unique offering from EnginSoft is the coupling of MBS software with MDO in-house software (modeFRONTIER) and hence the possibility to improve performances and/or to discover performance limits of different designs.

modeFRONTIER is a product developed by Esteco srl, a daughter company of EnginSoft. modeFRONTIER provides a platform for process integration and multi-objective and multi-disciplinary design optimization. In addition to the software, EnginSoft’s offering includes: assistance to develop the logic of the problem and hence the optimization sequence and scheduling customized interfaces to and from both commercial and proprietary software IT services, to optimize/balance the computer and computer network performances Distance-sharing of CAE resources

EnginSoft’s competences and offer in this field, divided into different application categories, include: Cast Iron thermo fluid dynamic analysis for casting of gray cast iron radiators mold filling and solidification analysis for casting of spheroidal cast iron components solidification and cooling analysis to evaluate residual stresses and strains of gray cast iron boilers mold filling and solidification analysis for Disamatic(tm) casting of gray cast iron components optimization of mold pattern and temperature

Non-ferrous materials

• simulation of pressure die-casting of aluminium and magnesium alloys (automotive industry components and further), including optimization of process parameters, and in the light of reduced cycle times, incremented quality, and overall efficiency and cost reduction
• simulation of thixocasting and rheocasting processer
• simulation of squeeze casting processes (liquid metal forging)
• simulation of low pressure casting processes
• simulation of gravity chill casting processes

Steel

• steel casting of valves, turbine boxes, plates, covers
• simulation of heat treatments

Furthermore, Enginsoft collaborates with both university and private Laboratories, and therefore, is able to offer services, such as material characterization (including thermophisical properties), and x-ray monitored testing.

EnginSoft competences and offer in this field include:

• up-front consultancy to identify client needs, design margins, and goals
• optimization of both mold and product geometries
• complete simlation of the processes (all phases)
• suggestions of possible adjustments
• overall optimization

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This service consists of a multi-disciplinary web site where single purpose engineering applications are offered to clients worldwide. These turn-key applications, with high technology content, are user-oriented and specifically designed to overcome typical engineering issues. DENGI allows clients to cancel the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) as expensive software and powerful hardware are not required. Moreover, having the applications ready-to-use, even costs for training and time can be saved. DENGI brings effective solutions for various engineering problems to your company - at extremely competitive costs.