The number of joint replacement surgeries in the US is skyrocketing amongst the baby boomer population. Not only are joints being replaced due to fractures and severe pain, but also to facilitate the continuation of an active lifestyle. Previous generations … Read More
The design of a manufacturing process is iterative in nature. The influential process parameters which can be quantified (E.g. Die radius) are continuously optimized using metal forming simulators coupled with optimization algorithms. This approach is being successfully applied at various … Read More
Earlier this month, Altair and the Enlighten Award supported the Automobil Industrie Leichtbaugipfel in Würzburg. Leichtbaugipfel is hosted by one of the award’s media sponsors Automobil Industrie, and is one of Germany’s headline automotive events featuring automotive lightweight design topics … Read More
Lightweighting is important in nearly every industry today and it’s more than just using lighter materials. These materials have to be designed and optimized for maximum results, creating stronger, lighter, and more efficient designs. Altair solutions help customers all over … Read More
Altair Product Design’s Industrial Design team, led by Vice President of Design, Kevin Shinn, looks to design products for people in real life situations. Their goal is to improve the user experience, make life easier, more beautiful, and a little … Read More
“If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” (A. Einstein). Engineers are nerds. Designers are hipsters. How are they supposed to mix? The first ones see numbers and squares to calculate. The … Read More
It has been nearly 15 years since I first heard about topology optimization. The fluke decision to fill out my first year graduate student class schedule with a niche special topics course on structural optimization became a fateful choice in … Read More
Squeak and Rattle (S&R) noise in vehicle interiors are known to be amongst the most irritating issues for the passenger, causing dissatisfaction and perception of extremely poor build quality. For decades, OEMs and interior suppliers have been well aware of … Read More
This guest post on Innovation Intelligence is written by Neil Baumann, Chief Operations Officer at Key to Metals AG, developer of the Total Materia materials database. Key to Metals is a member of the Altair Partner Alliance. Global data is increasing, and it’s increasing fast! In … Read More
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