Magna Powertrain (MPT) and Altair Engineering held a “Fatigue & Durability Meeting” in Troy/Detroit on the 21 October. The pleasant surroundings of the Altair Headquarters were used as the venue for presenting the software from both companies and for discussing hot topics in operational strength analysis. MPT and Altair were delighted to welcome some 80 delegates, primarily from the automotive industry, including DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Nissan, Detroit Diesel, Toyota, Mazda, Honda, AVL, FEV, Federal Mogul, SMW, Wayne State University, Visteon, McLarren Performance and BASF, to name but a few. The presentations kicked off with a review of the HyperWorks products from Altair, followed by presentations from the FEMFAT team of Helmut Dannbauer, Dietmar Peiskammer and Matthias Meise who described capabilities of the FEMFAT modules in detail and illustrated potential applications. Specialized topics included “Stress and fatigue analysis of a cylinder block”, “Predicting car body fatigue life”, "Virtual iteration using MBS and FEMFAT” or “Modal-based strength analysis of a crankshaft using NASTRAN, ADAMS and FEMFAT”. A relevant workshop example completed each presentation, demonstrating the simplicity and speed of using FEMFAT. During the lively discussion periods, there was a vigorous exchange of views between the delegates. Numerous detailed questions on specific applications linked to FEMFAT were discussed with the local support team in Troy, even days after the meeting. Looking forward to the second “FEMFAT User Meeting North America”, which takes place in fall 2006 in Detroit, the FEMFAT team are hoping for numerous user papers. MAGNA POWERTRAIN – ALTAIR cooperation: intensive discussions are currently taking place with Altair on the future coupling of FEMFAT in HyperView. On the cards is a preconfigured FEMFAT startup, in which entity and stress data is imported auto- matically for example. This can deliver even greater efficiency when working with Altair products. Fifty delegates, including major companies such as Hyundai Motor Co., Tata Daewoo, Katech, Rotem, Doosan Infracore, Jatco, and DongYang Piston, and representatives from the Kangwon, Kyungsang, Donga and Hanseo Universities met on 13 October in the “63 Building” in Seoul for the first Korean FEMFAT User Meeting. In addition to the presentation on FEMFAT 4.6 and practical tips, durability experts from Doosan Infracore (formerly Daewoo), Rotem and our partner ATES talked about their experiences with FEMFAT. We attribute the increasing number of Korean users not only to FEMFAT’s excellent repu- tation, but also to the expert sales and support provided for our products by our sales partner ATES Advanced Technology Engineering Services. Contents: 1st FEMFAT User Meeting, Korea ___ 1 Durability & Fatigue Meeting, Detroit _______________ 1 Future platform strategy __________ 2 FAQs: When/Why BASIC, ChannelMAX or TransMAX _______________ 3 Isothermal temperature influence ____ 3 FEMFAT startup options ___ 3 Training courses ________________ 4 News __________________________ 4 Stop press _____________________ 4 Event calendar 2006 ____________ 4 Publisher’s information __________ 4 Visit our website: www.femfat.com Winter Edition 2005/2006 - No. 7 1 st FEMFAT User Meeting Korea, Seoul Happy Christmas! Many thanks for your continued loyalty. Durability & Fatigue Meeting, Detroit FEMFAT VISUALIZER – Evaluation extended In FEMFAT 4.6, the VISUALIZER module has also been significantly revised, and new features added (stress ani- mation). Numerous improvements in perfor- mance feature alongside high display quality and automatic graphical output. We invite you to try out this cost- effective tool free for one-month, so that you can see for yourself the benefits of FEMFAT VISUALIZER.
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Magna Powertrain (MPT) and Altair Engineering
held a “Fatigue & Durability Meeting” in
Troy/Detroit on the 21 October. The pleasant
surroundings of the Altair Headquarters were
used as the venue for presenting the software
from both companies and for discussing hot
topics in operational strength analysis. MPT
and Altair were delighted to welcome some
80 delegates, primarily from the automotive
industry, including DaimlerChrysler, Ford,
Nissan, Detroit Diesel, Toyota, Mazda,
Honda, AVL, FEV, Federal Mogul, SMW,
Wayne State University, Visteon, McLarren
Performance and BASF, to name but a few.
The presentations kicked off with a review
of the HyperWorks products from Altair,
followed by presentations from the FEMFAT
team of Helmut Dannbauer, Dietmar
Peiskammer and Matthias Meise who
described capabilities of the FEMFAT
modules in detail and illustrated potential
applications. Specialized topics included
“Stress and fatigue analysis of a cylinder
block”, “Predicting car body fatigue life”,
"Virtual iteration using MBS and FEMFAT”
or “Modal-based strength analysis of a
crankshaft using NASTRAN, ADAMS and
FEMFAT”. A relevant workshop example
completed each presentation, demonstrating
the simplicity and speed of using FEMFAT.
During the lively discussion periods, there
was a vigorous exchange of views between
the delegates. Numerous detailed questions
on specific applications linked to FEMFAT
were discussed with the local support team
in Troy, even days after the meeting.
Looking forward to the second “FEMFAT
User Meeting North America”, which takes
place in fall 2006 in Detroit, the FEMFAT
team are hoping for numerous user papers.
MAGNA POWERTRAIN – ALTAIR cooperation:
intensive discussions are currently taking
place with Altair on the future coupling of
FEMFAT in HyperView. On the cards is a
preconfigured FEMFAT startup, in which
entity and stress data is imported auto-
matically for example. This can deliver
even greater efficiency when working with
Altair products.
Fifty delegates, including major companies
such as Hyundai Motor Co., Tata Daewoo,
Katech, Rotem, Doosan Infracore, Jatco, and
DongYang Piston, and representatives from
the Kangwon, Kyungsang, Donga and Hanseo
Universities met on 13 October in the “63
Building” in Seoul for the first Korean FEMFAT
User Meeting. In addition to the presentation
on FEMFAT 4.6 and practical tips, durability
experts from Doosan Infracore (formerly
Daewoo), Rotem and our partner ATES talked
about their experiences with FEMFAT.
We attribute the increasing number of Korean
users not only to FEMFAT’s excellent repu-
tation, but also to the expert sales and
support provided for our products by our
sales partner ATES Advanced Technology
Engineering Services.
Contents:
1st FEMFAT User Meeting, Korea ___ 1
Durability & Fatigue Meeting, Detroit _______________ 1