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Add ANSYS DesignSpace
and its add-on module ANSYS DesignXplorer to your CAD package.
For the first time, simulation iterations match the rapid pace
of parametric CAD iterations.
With ANSYS DesignSpace and ANSYS DesignXplorer at the front
end of your product development process, you are free to explore
and evaluate multiple design alternatives, quickly and easily.
Dramatically shorten iterations. Streamline design. Reduce costs.
Now that's intelligent design.
Conventional wisdom states that if an object isn't broken, there
is no need to fix it. However, even in today's high-tech world,
companies needlessly expend exorbitant amounts of time, energy,
and money breaking their own products.
Traditionally, this occurs once these products are designed,
and prototypes are built and tested. When the prototypes fail
to perform under the right conditions (i.e., they break), they
must then be redesigned, rebuilt. and retested. This cycle repeats
until just the right balance is struck. |
| Dyson Ltd. of Tetbury Hill, Malmesbury,
U.K., implemented ANSYS DesignSpace(R) to conduct easy
and accurate simulations to verify load handling and to
optimize the design of an innovative washing machine that
uses a single, high-performance sports car bearing to
support the drum instead of two lower-grade bearings.
Using this front-end simulation strategy, the company
was able to run through hundreds of designs before settling
on suitable candidates to check physically, saving time
and money by eliminating costly prototypes. |
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Although this process saps a significant amount of corporate resources
(just take a look at any corporate R&D expenditures), companies
choose to stick with it simply because they believe there is no
viable alternative.
But there is...
Adopting a computer-aided engineering (CAE) design strategy can
save considerable amounts of time and money in the development of
products. In particular, implementing design simulation and
analysis in the critical early stages of the process expedites the
validation of design assumptions and the prediction of product performance
before committing to expensive prototype construction. This helps
companies realize cost savings in prototype materials, man-hours,
and scrap disposal as well as significant reductions in warranty
issues.
Large and small companies in various industries have already realized
significant benefits through the implementation of a front-end analysis
strategy. For example, Eaton Corp. was able to cut their development
costs an average of 30 to 50 percent and reduce the average number
of design iterations from six to two. Meanwhile, Stein Design, a
small United States design firm, improved the strength of a particular
component typically found in commercial coffee makers, vending machines,
and like devices by as much as 220 percent.
In addition to the opportunity for lower costs, increased revenue,
and greater market share, a front-end analysis solution affords
design engineers an opportunity to expand their personal skill set
and heighten their contribution to product innovation.
ANSYS Inc.'s front-end analysis solution is developed exclusively
for designers and engineers. It offers the broad range of functionality,
flexibility, and intuitive operation essential to give product design
professionals the ability to perform elementary structural and thermal
analyses, quickly.
ANSYS DesignSpace offers users the advantage of the ANSYS Workbench
Environment, a one-of-a-kind user interface similar to many popular
CAD packages. The Workbench Environment's numerous toolbars, automated
features. and wizards allow design engineers of all skill levels
— entry through expert — to become familiar with vital
operations at their own pace.
Bringing simulation and analysis to the design engineering level
of your company's product development system lays the foundation
for a fast, efficient, and cost-effective process.
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